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Three and a half years after Lionsgate announced its plan to separate from Starz, the long-awaited move is finally facing a vote this week as the Hollywood studio looks to unlock more value for shareholders and find more strategic flexibility. Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote at the meeting in Vancouver, and if the separation is approved by a majority, Starz will begin trading under the ticker symbol STRZ on the NASDAQ in May. The spin-off will bring to an end a combination that began nearly nine years ago when Lionsgate bought Starz in a $4.4 billion cash and stock deal. For Lionsgate, a split will position it strictly as a content studio that can focus on monetizing its library. Meanwhile, Starz will have more autonomy to explore distribution and bundling opportunities that may conflict with Lionsgate’s broader priorities. It may also be able to move more nimbly to consolidate niche streaming players aimed at female audiences, Starz’s primary demographic. But it also makes Lionsgate and Starz

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The Washington Post has become the latest media company to strike a deal with OpenAI, with both companies announcing a “strategic partnership” on Tuesday that will feature the outlet’s news content when ChatGPT users search for answers. Moving forward, ChatGPT will show summaries, quotes and links to WaPo stories that help answer user questions. “This partnership reflects a shared commitment to making reliable, factual information easier to find and engage with, especially on complex or fast-moving topics, where timely, well-sourced reporting, like that of The Post, matters most,” the two companies said in a joint press release. “ChatGPT will highlight The Post’s journalism across politics, global affairs, business, technology and more, always with clear attribution and direct links to full articles so people can explore topics in greater depth and context.” The new partnership comes at a time when several news outlets are partnering with OpenAI — and several others are suing it. Prior to Tuesday, media compa

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