Lions Gate chairman on AT&T Time Warner: 'We're more than an interested party'
Michael Burns
Media mergers and acquisitions are a hot button topic. And while  Lions Gate Chairman Michael Burns  applauds the recent deal between Disney and Twenty-first Century Fox   he  says not all media deals are created equal.
 Burns  had nothing but good things to say about Disney's more than $52 billion deal with  Fox   arguing the mega-merger serves Lions Gate  a production and distribution company known for such films as the "Hunger Games" series.
"I think the deal is good for us  it certainly validates content  " Burns  said on CNBC's "Fast Money."
Lions Gate  which not only produces films  but has 45 shows on 90 different platforms is diverse enough to survive   Burns  said. And it helps that the big deal will strengthen smaller players  like Hulu  which can then purchase more content from Lions Gate.
It also helps Lions Gate   Burns  said  by reducing competitors in the market.
"I would guess they'll stick to big franchises  the movies they can promote in theme parks "  he  said. "I think the movies will have fewer big  wide releases than the two as separate companies."
When it comes to Time Warner and AT&T  the two companies whose talks have been called "illegal" by the Justice Department   Burns  isn't quite so confident.  He  said  he  worries the deal would give the conglomerate a monopoly  and create incentive to hurt smaller companies.
"What's most important to us is to make sure that we  if approved  are treated fairly. If we're not going to be treated fairly  then of course we would be against it "  Burns  said.
And Lions Gate isn't just sitting idly by.  Burns  said the company has been approached by regulators to give their opinions on the matter.
"We are more than an interested party "  he  added.
Media mergers and acquisitions are a hot button topic. And while   [TGT] applauds the recent deal between Disney and Twenty-first Century Fox    [TGT]   says not all media deals are created equal.
  [TGT] had nothing but good things to say about Disney's more than $52 billion deal with  Fox   arguing the mega-merger serves Lions Gate  a production and distribution company known for such films as the "Hunger Games" series.
"I think the deal is good for us  it certainly validates content  "  [TGT] said on CNBC's "Fast Money."
Lions Gate  which not only produces films  but has 45 shows on 90 different platforms is diverse enough to survive    [TGT] said. And it helps that the big deal will strengthen smaller players  like Hulu  which can then purchase more content from Lions Gate.
It also helps Lions Gate    [TGT] said  by reducing competitors in the market.
"I would guess they'll stick to big franchises  the movies they can promote in theme parks "  he  said. "I think the movies will have fewer big  wide releases than the two as separate companies."
When it comes to Time Warner and AT&T  the two companies whose talks have been called "illegal" by  [TGT] isn't quite so confident.   [TGT]   said   [TGT]   worries the deal would give the conglomerate a monopoly  and create incentive to hurt smaller companies.
"What's most important to us is to make sure that we  if approved  are treated fairly. If we're not going to be treated fairly  then of course we would be against it "   [TGT] said.
And Lions Gate isn't just sitting idly by.   [TGT] said the company has been approached by regulators to give their opinions on the matter.
"We are more than an interested party "   [TGT]   added.