Lionsgate in TVOD, SVOD Chinese Deal

BEIJING/SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate and Jiaflix Entertainment have signed a multi-year licensing pact for films from the Lionsgate and Summit catalogues to be available in China for transactional and subscription video on demand (TVOD and SVOD).

The agreement sees the titles becoming available on M1905.com, China's official streaming website. Jiaflix subscribers will gain access to such titles as The Tree of Life, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Princess Bride and Dirty Dancing.

"We're pleased to be in business with our friend Sid Ganis and the entire team at Jiaflix," said Jim Packer, the presidnet of worldwide television and digital distribution at Lionsgate. "This agreement reflects our continuing commitment to monetizing our library and licensing our motion picture and television content to the large and growing Chinese marketplace."

"We're delighted to be in business with an innovator and global content leader like Lionsgate," said Sid Ganis, principal of Jiaflix. "This exciting new agreement is a major step in furthering Jiaflix's plan to provide the best selection of Chinese and international films to its subscribers in China."

Longfei Liang, M1905's director and VP, added, "Our website becomes even more attractive to movie fans with the addition of these important Lionsgate and Summit titles, and our audience continues to grow as we present great Chinese and Western films."