Benzinga's Weekend M&A Chatter

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday November 21, through Sunday November 23, 2014:

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Starz

is getting attention from CBS Corporation

and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

, according to a report from the

. Sources say the pay-TV channel is said to be seeking approximately $5 billion, which would equate to a share price of approximately $48.00. Starz market cap at the close of trading on Friday was $3.3 billion. In September, The Wall Street Journal reported the company controlled by John Malone, met with Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

, though Fox had no real interest in a deal. The Post reports that spokespersons for Starz, CBS and Lionsgate declined comment. Starz closed Friday at $32.20, a gain of 1%.

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Shares of BlackBerry Limited

showed strength Friday, partly due to its most famous U.S. customer, President Obama, forgetting his, and returning to the White House to retrieve it, and then some additional chatter regarding the Canadian smart phone maker. Obama yelled out to reporters "I forgot my Blackberry." On the rumor front, a person familiar with the matter told

on Friday, that Samsung is in talks with BlackBerry, in addition to Lenovo Group Limited

, regarding a potential acquisition. He was not able to elaborate, but said that Samsung was in a much stronger position than Lenovo to make a deal. A spokesperson for BlackBerry told

they could not respond due the fact the company was in a "quiet period". BlackBerry reports earnings on December 19. BlackBerry shares gained almost 2% Friday, to close at $10.24.

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Visteon Corporation

is prepared to sell its 69.99% stake in its South Korean unit, Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp, to private equity firm Hahn & Co, reports

, via

. The sale price is said to be approximately $3.6 billion, according to a source. Visteon Corporation closed Friday at $97.12, a loss of $0.47.