Lionsgate has acquired a majority stake in talent management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment. The transaction is effective immediately and creates a platform which combines a global distribution infrastructure, production capabilities and developed talent partnerships. With the move, 3 Arts will continue to operate under the leadership of its partners with an operating board. […]
Parks and Recreation stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are reuniting on an unscripted series for US broadcaster NBC. Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions is behind The Handmade Project, whose first season will run to six episodes, marking the prodco’s first venture into unscripted. NBC’s new unscripted division, Universal Television Alternative Studio is making the show. […]
Fox-owned channel FX has ordered a new 10-part sitcom from comedian George Lopez that will stretch to a 100-episode order if ratings thresholds are hit. Saint George is a half-hour comedy coming out of a deal between FX, Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate-owned sales house Debmar-Mercury. It follows co-creator Lopez, best known for his self titled […]
