Tag: Lionsgate

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.

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is collaborating with The Kingkiller Chronicle author Pat Rothfuss to serve as creative producer and musical mastermind for feature film and television series adaptations of the best-selling franchise book trilogy.

NEW YORK: Peter Iacono, the president of international television and digital distribution at Lionsgate, recently sat down with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to outline some of the company’s latest highlights and returning hits. Watch the interview here.

MADRID/SANTA MONICA: Attractions based on Orange Is the New Black and Nashville and feature-film franchises such as The Hunger Games and Saw are being developed following a deal between Lionsgate and leisure park operator Parques Reunidos.