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Lionsgate Entertainment
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Fremantle bolsters US scripted with Lionsgate’s Jerry Jacobs & Nyanza Shaw
Fremantle has bolstered its scripted team in the US by adding a business & legal…
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TiTAN Platform launches ‘unifying’ content hub in US
TiTAN Platform, a smart content and device firm led in the US by former Endemol…
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Lionsgate ‘in talks to sell Epix stake’
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly set to offload its stake in US premium cable channel Epix…
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Gameshow veteran forms JV with Lionsgate
Prolific gameshow producer Jeff Apploff and Lionsgate Entertainment are creating a joint venture to create…
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Albrecht extends Starz stay
Chris Albrecht has signed a contract to remain CEO of US premium cable channel Starz…
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Epix to adapt Get Shorty for TV
US premium cable channel Epix is to produce a TV version of 1990s movie Get…
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Exec upped as Lionsgate eyes global SVOD deals
Lionsgate Entertainment has promoted Agapy Kapouranis to the post of executive VP, global SVOD. Among…
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Pilgrim, esports firm create TV, digital pact
Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group and esports firm ESL have formed a partnership to create…
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Hegedus’ new indie scores Dick Clark deal
Former MTG and Debmar Mercury exec Bea (Beata) Hegedus has officially launched her new indie…
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Thorp exits eOne for Lionsgate post
Charlotte Thorp has left Entertainment One to become senior VP and head of television sales,…
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Lionsgate, Kevin Hart launch VOD platform
Comedian Kevin Hart is getting his own video-on-demand service after going into business with US…
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CBS ‘resumes interest in Starz acquisition’
US broadcaster CBS is reportedly back in for premium cable compatriot Starz. A report in…
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HBO Now to rival Netflix in Brazil, Argentina
Premium cable network HBO is to launch its over-the-top subscription service in Brazil and Argentina…
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Hulu scores first exclusive movie with Joshy
Hulu has become the latest US streaming platform to get into the original movies space,…
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Albrecht: Starz ‘believes in consolidation’
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has said the premium cable operation does “believe in consolidation” after…
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Lionsgate confirms Starz merger talks
Lionsgate Entertainment has confirmed it will explore a “potentially mutually beneficial combination” with premium cable…
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Lionsgate ‘restarts’ Starz acquisition talks
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly back in for US premium cable channel Starz. The pair was…
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NATPE: Lionsgate, Revenant firm join forces
Lionsgate Television and US studio New Regency have joined forces on a “multi-faceted” distribution and…
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Chinese conglom pays $3.5bn for Legendary
China’s Dalian Wanda is to acquire US studio Legendary Entertainment for US$3.5 billion. The Chinese…
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Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
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Spotnitz prodco makes French play
Frank Spotnitz’s prodco, Big Light Productions, has hired a former Canal+ commissioner to oversee a…
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MGM, Lionsgate buy into free VOD service
US studios Lionsgate Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have taken equity stakes in ad-supported VOD service Tubi…
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Lionsgate signs Harold & Kumar pair
Lionsgate Entertainment has signed Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (pictured) to…
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Lionsgate signs Harold & Kumar pair
Lionsgate Entertainment has signed Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (pictured) to…
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Liberty Global pays £3.5bn for Cable and Wireless
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for £3.5 billion (US$5.3…
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Lionsgate buys stake in Wicked Tuna indie
Lionsgate Entertainment is buying into Wicked Tuna producer Pilgrim Studios. The “strategic investment” means Pilgrim…
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Alvin exec buys The Simpsons studio
Historic animation studio Film Roman, which is behind The Simpsons, has sold to Steve Waterman’s…
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Discovery, Liberty to take Lionsgate stakes
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global will both take shareholdings in Lionsgate Entertainment. This comes after…
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Lionsgate names new TV chief
Lionsgate Entertainment has promoted long-time television COO Sandra Stern to president of the division. The…
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Ex-Core US TV chief lands Lionsgate role
Jennifer O’Connell (pictured) has landed a new alternative programming post at Lionsgate Entertainment, just weeks…
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