Lionsgate Launches All-Movie Digital Network

Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group has teamed up with Debmar-Mercury for MovieSphere Gold, the first contemporary all-movie digital network.

Driven by films from Lionsgate’s 20,000-plus film library, MovieSphere Gold can be seen on DIRECTV, Dish TV, Frndly and Sling Freestream, as well as broadcast groups reaching over 80 percent of the U.S., including in English on Univision’s digital channels.

The December lineup of movies includes Dirty Dancing, Rambo, Kick Ass, The Shack and movies from The Hunger Games and The Expendables franchises.

Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus commented, “MovieSphere Gold offers us the rare opportunity to enter into an area of television—digital broadcasting—that is growing year-over-year with eight diginets now among the top 50 entertainment networks,” said Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus, co-presidents of Debmar-Mercury. “And because of the massive size and quality of the Lionsgate film library, this now gives us the unique ability to pivot to the titles that perform best with viewers.”

“MovieSphere Gold represents the next evolution in multicast entertainment,” added Jim Packer, president of worldwide television distribution for Lionsgate. “This new digital network gives audiences access to acclaimed titles that were previously unavailable in this space, offering a richer, more diverse selection of films than ever before.”