Independent film distributor Artisan Entertainment Inc., best known for the 1999 phenomenon “The Blair Witch Project,” is being sold for $160 million in cash to fellow independent Lions Gate ...

HOLLYWOOD — The long-discussed marriage of Lions Gate and Artisan Entertainment has been consummated. Companies announced the closing of their $160 million-plus merger Monday. Transaction, which ...

As expected, Toronto-based filmmaker Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said yesterday it will buy Artisan Entertainment, the independent film company behind the “Blair Witch” blockbuster, for ...

Consolidating two mini-major independent film companies, Lions Gate Entertainment and Artisan Entertainment announced their anticipated merger plans on Monday. Under the deal, Artisan will be ...

Lions GateEntertainment has agreed to buy Artisan Entertainment for $160m plus assumptionof Artisan debt believed to be up to $85m, bringing to an end an auctionprocess that has lasted five months.

Spitz will assist Teddy Schwarzman's production and financing company - home of numerous Oscar nominees - as it becomes a ...

Some information may no longer be current. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. says it is buying Artisan Entertainment for $160-million (U.S.). The company's shares were halted just before noon.

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Lions Gate Entertainment, responsible for films including "Monsters Ball" and "American Psycho," unveiled a long-awaited deal where Lions Gate would buy privately held Artisan ...

HOLLYWOOD — Lions Gate has its prey, and Artisan Entertainment is no more. The Canadian company, which swallowed its Gotham-based quarry in a recently finalized merger, has quickly set about ...