Artisan Entertainment

==1998–2005==
In 1997, LIVE was acquired by Bain Capital and was taken private. As part of a restructuring process, in April 1998, the company became Artisan Entertainment.
On December 15, 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation acquired Artisan for $220 million and video and DVD releases through Artisan have now been re-released under Lionsgate Home Entertainment. After the sale, Artisan Entertainment, Inc. was renamed to Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.
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