Long List of Potential Buyers in Any Starz Deal, Analyst Says

Amazon, AMC Networks, CBS, Comcast, Facebook and Sony potentially have interest in buying Starz, and such a deal with Starz parent Lionsgate is more than possible, FBN Securities analyst Robert Routh wrote investors Friday. He said Starz potentially could go for $6.5 billion. Lionsgate didn't comment. CBS reportedly has talked with Lionsgate about Starz (see here).