Disney Has a New Rival in Bid for Maker Studios
 

Disney Has a New Rival in Bid for Maker Studios
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Disney's acquisition of Maker Studios, the YouTube-centric production company, is getting messy, according to various reports.

Relativity Media, a mid-size film and television production and distribution company, has offered Maker a counterbid of $500 million in stock, with a bonus of a**ther $400 million in stock conditional on achieving certain financial targets, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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In addition to that $900 million, the deal is said to include a $100 million bonus pool for talent and executives.

"Relativity's proposal fully values Maker Studios while providing its shareholders far more upside potential for growth than the Disney offer," Maker said in a statement Sunday, according to the publication. Read more...

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