Chris Albrecht

After months of speculation, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) confirmed on Thursday it will pay $4.4 billion to acquire Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA). As part of the merger agreement, each share of Lions Gate stock will be reclassified into 0.5 voting and 0.5 newly created non-voting shares...

Add Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA) to the growing list of networks looking to expand its audience. The premium cable channel revealed on Tuesday it was rolling out a brand new subscription service available immediately. For $8.99 a month, Apple, Android and online users would get access to the network...