Lionsgate said the deal in total values Starz shares at $32.73, an 18% premium over the 20-day average trading price for Starz as of June 28.

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Lionsgate acquired Starz in 2016 for $4.4 billion, and over time, has steadily grown its customer base, which grew by 4.8 million for the quarter, reaching a total of 35.8 million.

The newly single Hollywood studio saw overall revenues fall to $556 million, compared to a year-earlier $590.7 million.

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Lionsgate has long been expected to explore a sale or spinoff of Starz, which it acquired for $4.4 billion in 2016, which could lead to creating two stand-alone businesses.

Lionsgate spent $4.4 billion to buy Starz in 2016, a move that expanded its television operations, but one that also added to its debt load.

Lionsgate is set to (finally) acquire Starz in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, spread across cash and stock. The two companies had previously flirted for quite some time.

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Lionsgate, the film studio whose titles include The Hunger Games and The Twilight Saga, said Thursday it agreed to buy premium cable network Starz for $4.4 billion.

Lionsgate, the movie and TV studio behind “Hunger Games” and “Orange Is the New Black,” on Thursday announced its plans to acquire Starz for $4.4 billion, including debt.

Representatives of Lionsgate and Starz declined to comment on the merger talk. Analysts have long been intrigued by a Lionsgate-Starz merger as well as Malone’s interest in reshaping Hollywood.