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Update: Market Chatter: Netflix Interested in Buying Lionsgate Studios

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(Updates with Lionsgate Studios' response to a request for comment in the last paragraph.)

Netflix (NFLX) is one of several media companies interested in acquiring Lionsgate Studios (LION), Semafor reported Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Neither Netflix nor the other companies have put in a formal indication of interest, the report said, citing the person.

Lionsgate declined to comment to, while Netflix didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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