Lionsgate Aligns with YouTube Studio RocketJump

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate has forged a partnership with RocketJump Studios, a digital studio that is behind the hit web series Video Game High School, for the creation of film, TV and digital content.

RocketJump was founded four years ago and has now launched a broad range of properties on YouTube and RocketJump.com that have garnered more than 6.8 million subscribers and nearly a billion views across all platforms. The deal allows Lionsgate to access RocketJump's upcoming slate of digital content, in-house talent and devoted fanbase, while RocketJump can utilize Lionsgate's content leadership and global marketing prowess, bringing more long-form projects to its audience while continuing to expand its roster of weekly shorts, podcasts and tutorials.

"This partnership unites two entrepreneurial companies with similar cultures and a shared commitment to build new models for creating and delivering content to the next generation of audiences," said Jon Feltheimer, Lionsgate's CEO. "Freddie Wong is one of digital media's most prolific and visionary creators, and RocketJump is a bold and innovative platform that expands the breadth and diversity of content we bring to our audiences and extends our storytelling abilities in exciting new directions."

"Lionsgate stood out as the one studio that really gets our brand and will give us the freedom to flourish as digital content creators and distributors," said Freddie Wong, a founder of RocketJump. "It's rare to find a corporate partner who encourages true creativity, but our meetings with Lionsgate's creative team convinced us that this is the right move for RocketJump and our millions of fans."