Lionsgate Play Sells to Rohit Jain in Southeast Asia

Lionsgate has sold Lionsgate Play, its streaming platform in Southeast Asia, to Rohit Jain, who has built and scaled the service in the region over the past eight years as president of Lionsgate Play Asia.

All other Lionsgate film and television businesses in India and Southeast Asia will remain with the studio. Jain will transition fully to managing Lionsgate Play and exit Lionsgate as part of the transaction.

Under a multiyear agreement, Lionsgate will license the Lionsgate Play brand name for the streaming platform as well as provide access to films and television series from the studio, allowing the platform to continue to scale.

“We thank Rohit for his outstanding leadership in building and scaling Lionsgate’s business in India over the past eight years,” said Brian Goldsmith, COO of Lionsgate. “Under his stewardship, the Lionsgate brand has gained greater resonance with audiences in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and Lionsgate Play has emerged as a distinctive premium streaming platform in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital entertainment markets. Rohit is an entrepreneur with a deep understanding of the Asia landscape, and he has the expertise and experience to lead Lionsgate Play into an exciting new phase of growth.”

“I’m deeply grateful to Jon Feltheimer and Brian Goldsmith for the trust and freedom to build Lionsgate’s India business and transform Lionsgate Play into a premium streaming platform across Asia,” Jain said. “Lionsgate Play has established itself as a leading destination for Hollywood content in India and is now positioned to expand well beyond that—shaping a differentiated, future-ready streaming platform for the region.”