Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!houxa!lmv From: lmv@houxa.UUCP (L.VANDERBILT) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.tv Subject: Re: Ted Turner Buys MGM/UA Message-ID: <765@houxa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 17:04:09 EDT Article-I.D.: houxa.765 Posted: Mon Aug 19 17:04:09 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 22:22:36 EDT References: <6545@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 11 Xref: watmath net.movies:7442 net.tv:3173 > Ted Turner (also known as the Mad Georgian) has abandoned his attempt to > buy CBS. He's going to buy MGM/UA instead, according to the business > section of the LA Times. Well, maybe he's going to buy MGM/UA. ... > > .... because Turner will simultaneously sell UA back to current owner > Kirk Kerkorian. By UA, I assume United Artists which I thought was owned by Transamerica Corp. in San Francisco... are you sure it is owned by Kirk??