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1. Dish Network Trying to Lure Away Disaffected Netflix Users

   3:19 pm 6/21/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   In a tweet, the satellite TV provider lists movie titles that are suddenly unavailable for streaming at Netflix due to a contractual issue between Starz and Sony.Read more

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2. Analysts Discuss Starz's Decision to Pull Sony Films from Netflix Streaming Service

   10:49 am 6/20/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "Netflix will likely have to renew with Starz under much higher terms sooner than the first quarter 2012 contract expiration," says Stifel, Nicolaus expert Drew Crum said, while another analyst expect Sony to get a bigger cut of Netflix revenue from Starz.Read more

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   Sony Movies Disappear from Netflix Streaming Service

   11:22 am 6/17/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "This is the result of a temporary contract issue between Sony and Starz," Netflix says in a blog post.Read more

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   Starz to Launch Spanish-Language Channel Encore Espanol

   5:42 am 5/31/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The network is expected to launch on Aug. 1 as the company also tweaks some existing Encore offers, making Movieplex its own discreet channel and rebranding Encore Wam under the name Encore Family.Read more

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5. Liberty Media CEO Lauds Recovery of QVC Japan After Natural Disaster

   1:27 pm 5/24/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Greg Maffei also discusses Starz and Liberty’s $1 billion bid for Barnes & Noble. Read more

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6. Wall Street Debates John Malone's Play for Barnes & Noble

   1:56 pm 5/20/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "The offer appears to be a purely financial proposal to acquire an asset that Liberty [Media] management views as undervalued," Barclays Capital analyst James Ratcliffe says.Read more

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7. Liberty Bids $1 Billion to Acquire Barnes & Noble

   7:30 pm 5/19/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   John Malone's company wants to pay $17 a share, a 20% premium, for the chain of book stores.Read more

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   Liberty Media’s Starz Posts Stronger Quarterly Results

   6:04 am 5/6/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "The first quarter marked another period of solid results and new highs in subscriptions to the Starz and Encore flagship channels," said Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht.Read more

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9. Starz Sues Dish Over Year-Long Give-Away of Premium Channels

   12:13 pm 5/3/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Walt Disney, which has a film output deal with Starz, has also filed a complained against satellite TV provider Dish.Read more

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10. Dana Booton Promoted to Head of Production at Film Roman

    1:24 pm 5/2/2011

    • by Georg Szalai

    She will also be general manager of the animation studio behind such TV shows as The Simpsons and King of the Hill.Read more

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