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aintitcool.com - 9/25/2009
MGM In Trouble!? Will James Bond Lead Those Hobbits To A New Home??
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Merrick here... Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood has some alarming details about phone calls which went down yesterday between MGM and bondholders. MGM made a desperate plea for money because the studio had missed its numbers and was going to be out of funds very soon. "The implication ...
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: MGM Makes Phone Plea To Bondholders To Stay Alive; Both 'Hobbit' And James Bond In Peril; Bondholders Tell Studio To Go Bankrupt; MGM Calls That Worst Possible Outcome
deadline.com - 9/25/2009
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: MGM Makes Phone Plea To Bondholders To Stay Alive; Both 'Hobbit' And James ...
— deadline.com — I've collected several knowledgeable accounts of what happened during yesterday's multi-hour contentious MGM conference call with bondholders... who were "very loud and very upset". Here's why: The call was for the benefit of the lenders, and MGM ... (more) EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: MGM Makes Phone Plea To Bondholders ...

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hollywoodreporter.com - 10/2/2009
'Hobbit' stays with MGM
— hollywoodreporter.com — MGM has secured support from key lenders to allow the studio enough cash to proceed with its... participation in "The Hobbit." A recent proposal by MGM's new CEO Steve Cooper to defer interest payments on its debt load for the next three months on ... (more) 'Hobbit' stays with MGM

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hollywoodreporter.com - 10/2/2009
'Hobbit' stays with MGM
— hollywoodreporter.com — MGM has secured support from key lenders to allow the studio enough cash to proceed with its... participation in "The Hobbit." A recent proposal by MGM's new CEO Steve Cooper to defer interest payments on its debt load for the next three months on ... (more) 'Hobbit' stays with MGM

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