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   Starz Stock Rises in Market Debut

   6:55 am 1/14/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   The premium TV company's shares edged up early Monday trading as the premium TV company started trading as a separate entity after its split from Liberty Media. Read more

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   Liberty Media Splits From Starz; Analysts Generally Bullish

   3:26 pm 1/11/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   "With this spinout, Liberty is positioning Starz in order to sell it," one analyst writes.Read more

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   France's Vivendi to Appeal $1 Billion U.S. Ruling in Liberty Media Case

   4:24 am 1/10/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   An analyst estimates that a judge's decision in the long-running litigation could boost the legal bill by about $260 million.Read more

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   Liberty Media CEO Debates Merits of a Starz-Netflix Merger

   5:20 pm 1/8/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   Greg Maffei, head of the premium network's parent company, also asked if the timing of the recent Disney-Netflix deal "was designed to intentionally impinge upon the value the market will ascribe to Starz."Read more

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   Analyst: Entertainment Stocks Likely to Outperform Market Again in 2013

   3:24 am 1/2/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Lazard Capital's Barton Crockett calls Cinemark, Viacom, Sirius XM and Discovery Communications his favorite stocks for the new year.Read more

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   Irving Azoff on His Hasty Live Nation Exit: 'It's Obama's Fault'

   2:59 pm 12/31/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   From his vacation in Mexico, the industry legend reveals to THR that he's "been begging to get out for over a year," and says he plans to "invest" and "run my management company."Read more

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   Irving Azoff to Leave Live Nation

   1:15 pm 12/31/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Azoff was named chairman in 2011, taking over for Liberty Media chairman John Malone.Read more

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   Mel Karmazin Leaves Sirius XM Radio

   1:31 pm 12/19/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   As Liberty Media nears its takeover of the satellite firm, James Meyer, president of sales and operations, becomes interim CEO.Read more

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   Starz Plans to Speak to Potential Buyers Early Next Year (Report)

   10:52 am 12/6/2012

   • by George Szalai

   Liberty Media is expected to spin off the premium TV service, led by CEO Chris Albrecht and long seen as a target for Hollywood giants, in the coming weeks.Read more

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    Sirius XM Radio Unveils Shareholder Rewards via Dividend, Stock Buyback

    8:42 am 12/6/2012

    • by Georg Szalai

    Big shareholder Liberty Media, which owns close to 50 percent of the satellite radio company, has been pushing for such moves.Read more

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