Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: diferenças entre revisões

Em abril de 1997 a MGM comprou as subsidiarias da [[Metromedia]] ([[Orion Pictures]], [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]], e [[Motion Picture Corporation of America]]) por cerca de US$573 milhões, aumentando substancialmente sua bilbiotecabiblioteca de filmes, além ainda da sua capacidade de produção.<ref name="Metromedia">Bates, James. "MGM to Buy Metromedia in Deal Valued at $573 Million." ''Los Angeles Times.'' April 29, 1997; [http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/29/business/metromedia-to-sell-film-units-to-mgm-for-573-million.html "Metromedia to Sell Film Units to MGM for $573 Million."] ''[[The New York Times]].'' April 29, 1997.</ref> o acordo foi fechado em julho daquele ano.<ref>"Years of Hits, Misses Comes to Close." ''[[Daily News of Los Angeles]].'' July 10, 1997; Bates, James. "MGM Lays Off 85 in Metromedia Film, TV Units." ''Los Angeles Times.'' July 11, 1997.</ref> Esse catálogo, que incluía a franquia [[James Bond]], era considerado o principal ativo da MGM.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/30/business/fi-22412 Bates, James. "Deal Cements MGM's Bond to 007 Franchise."] ''Los Angeles Times.'' March 30, 1999; [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/business/sony-group-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-mgm.html Sorking, Andrew Ross and Fabrikant, Geraldine. "Sony Group Said to Be in Talks to Buy MGM."] ''The New York Times.'' April 22, 2004.</ref> No mesmo ano, a série da MGM ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''foi ao ar pela primeira vez.<ref>Shales, Tom. "On a Remote Planet... Click: Showtime's Sluggish 'Stargate SG-1'." ''[[The Washington Post]].'' July 26, 1997; Spelling, Ian. "Anderson Leaps Into 'Stargate'." ''[[Chicago Tribune]].'' July 24, 1997; Parks, Steve. "'Stargate's' Wormholes Might Hook You." ''[[Newsday]].'' July 27, 1997.</ref>