[Applause] So, sometime back in 2012, the first installment of the iconic book to movie series, The Hunger Games, was released in theaters. For those of you who are unfamiliar, The Hunger Games is a dystopian fiction in which the government called the capital enacts life or death challenges to enforce well to keep its command over the cap over the districts and controls. You would think with the disturbing topics this franchise tackles that the majority of the fan base would be focused on the literary or ci ...

Company Overview - Scholastic is known for popular children's and young adult book series such as "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "The Baby-sitters Club," "Harry Potter," and "The Hunger Games" [1] Strategic Focus - The company is currently focused on engineering a "comeback story" [1]

Group 1 - Legendary Entertainment is considering acquiring Lionsgate Studios, which has recently spun off its operations [1] - Moelis & Company investment bank is involved in early discussions between Lionsgate and Legendary regarding potential co-productions [2] - Lionsgate has a market capitalization of $2 billion, and its share prices increased by 20% following the initial report of acquisition talks [3] Group 2 - Lionsgate's business model involves offloading foreign films, which limits potential buyers from obtaining full ownership of its library [4] - The company has maintained success in the streaming market by acting as a content provider rather than launching its own OTT service [5] - Legendary's CEO indicated plans to utilize Apollo's funds for significant acquisitions in the entertainment sector [6]