Tag: Lionsgate

After posting a loss in its year-ago figures, Lionsgate has reported a profit for the fiscal third quarter.

Jim Packer, the president of worldwide TV and digital distribution at Lionsgate, spoke to World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati about the combined strengths of the Lionsgate-Starz portfolio and the value of aligning with top-flight partners.

Lionsgate delivered a second-quarter profit of $15.5 million, as compared with the year-ago loss of $17.5 million, on revenues of $940.8 million.

Lionsgate has named Jared Goetz, a 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, as president of North American television distribution, a newly created position.

Laugh Out Loud, the comedy brand and multiplatform network founded by Kevin Hart in collaboration with Lionsgate, is launching its streaming video service early next month.

PREMIUM: NBCUniversal's Rise and The Brave, Sony Pictures Television's S.W.A.T. and Lionsgate's Ten Days in the Valley were among the shows being sampled by buyers as the L.A. Screenings came to a close.

A+E Networks has expanded its long-term U.S. home-entertainment partnership with Lionsgate through a new deal that covers worldwide physical DVD distribution rights for its portfolio of brands, including A&E, Lifetime, LMN and FYI.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has entered into a multiyear deal for the distribution of Lionsgate's slate of TV programming.

NEW YORK: Jim Packer, the president of worldwide TV and digital distribution at Lionsgate, met with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to discuss the importance of delivering underserved audiences targeted, niche content.

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has invested in the eSports franchise Immortals.