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Old 04-21-2004, 05:05 PM   #1 of 42
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Sony to buy out MGM?

Here's a news flash:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040421/media_mgm_6.html

According to the article, Sony along with two partners is trying to buy out MGM for reasons inter alia to get their hands on the Bond films.

MGM has been releasing more and better DVDs lately, while Sony/Columbia-Tristar has been going in the opposite direction. I wonder what the fallout will be if this goes through.


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Old 04-21-2004, 05:10 PM   #2 of 42
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Agreed about the DVD releases. However! Maybe this means some great classics will get the restoration they deserve before the negatives becomes unusable.



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Old 04-21-2004, 09:40 PM   #3 of 42
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I hope sony doesn't buy MGM. Warner makes so much better dvd of MGM movies then sony has made dvds of their own movies.
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Old 04-23-2004, 02:43 PM   #4 of 42
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from today's IMDb news brief:

Add Time Warner To List of Potential Suitors for MGM
A day after reports appeared indicating that Sony was in talks with MGM about buying the legendary film studio, the New York Post reported today (Friday) that Time Warner has had similar talks with MGM and could team with buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners in making its own bid. The Post, citing unnamed sources, observed that it was not clear how serious Time Warner's interest is in pursuing MGM.
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Please let it be TW and not Sony.


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Old 04-23-2004, 03:51 PM   #5 of 42
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I'd much rather have Warner than Sony. Warner already releases many MGM titles and treat them with the proper respect. Sony's DVD strategy seems to be to release 5 versions of each film.
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Old 04-23-2004, 05:08 PM   #6 of 42
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If Warner bought MGM's library, they'd own the original Terminator, as well as T3. One step closer to an eventual boxset of the series.......


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Old 04-23-2004, 05:26 PM   #7 of 42
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Good news about Warner.

That would also bode well for MGM restorations.


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Old 04-23-2004, 06:13 PM   #8 of 42
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Hands off Sony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Old 04-23-2004, 06:16 PM   #9 of 42
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This could be the end to the Midnite Movies series! :-(
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Old 04-23-2004, 06:23 PM   #10 of 42
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I'd rather see someone like DreamWorks buy MGM.

While Warner would probably do a great job with the library... they already have a huge library to take care of.
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