Tag: Lionsgate

CANNES: Vimeo has launched its new global television storefront in partnership with Lionsgate, which has made available such hit series as Orange is the New Black, Casual, The Royals, Mad Men and Weeds.

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has signed a new long-term contract extending his tenure until May 2023.

STOCKHOLM: Lionsgate has set a deal with MTG that gives the company the global distribution rights for the comedy series Swedish Dicks, Viaplay's first original series.

NEW YORK: Peter Iacono, the president of international television and digital distribution at Lionsgate, met with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to discuss the complexities of windowing product in today’s multiplatform media environment.

SANTA MONICA: Independent studio Lionsgate is acquiring Starz in a cash and stock deal worth $4.4 billion.

SANTA MONICA/LOS ANGELES: The film franchise Step Up, which grossed $650 million at the global box office, is getting a series spin-off on the YouTube Red subscription platform.

SANTA MONICA: The strong performance of its television segment helped to boost Lionsgate’s fourth-quarter revenues to $791.2 million.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has picked up a Lionsgate-produced comedy series based on the 2014 indie film Dear White People.

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has teamed up with international entertainment executives Paul Presburger, William Pfeiffer and Clifford Werber to launch Globalgate Entertainment, which will focus on local-language film production around the world.

Sandra Stern, the president of Lionsgate Television Group, shares her views of the vibrant market for scripted programming.