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Starz int’l programming chief Jeff Cooke to exit
Starz’s international programming chief Jeff Cooke is exiting the Lionsgate-owned company later this year. Cooke…
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Amazon strikes Lionsgate pact ahead of relaunching MGM streamer in Europe
Amazon is relaunching MGM’s international streaming service across Europe and is stocking it with shows…
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News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
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Exclusive: Why the TV industry is all ears for podcasts
Nick Edwards investigates what it takes to adapt an audio production for the screen but…
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Former HBO Max execs launch VHM unscripted production firm
Former HBO Max execs Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn have launched VHM (Velvet Hammer Media), a new US unscripted…
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Lionsgate hits record $845m library revenue, sells Starzplay Arabia interest & “quietly” cuts 150 staff
Lionsgate has reported a record $845m revenue from its content library over the past 12…
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ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
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Starz to conclude ‘Outlander’, greenlights prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has ordered an eighth and final season of fantasy drama series Outlander…
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TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
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Lionsgate co-pro & acquisitions boss Marc Lorber departs US studio
Marc Lorber, SVP of international TV co-productions and acquisitions at US studio Lionsgate, has exited…
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Starz appoints int’l networks chief as Superna Kalle departs
US network Starz has promoted Darren Nielson to EVP of international networks to replace Superna…
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Lionsgate, SPT & Newen join The London TV Screenings
Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Television, Newen Connect, Eccho Rights and Viaplay Content Distribution are among new…
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Apple TV+ spins off ‘Mythic Quest’ with comedy ‘Mere Mortals’
AppleTV+ has ordered Mere Mortals, a spin-off to its workplace comedy series Mythic Quest. Lionsgate,…
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Lionsgate+ pulled from swathes of Europe & Japan as questions loom over originals
US media firm Lionsgate is pulling its streaming service Lionsgate+ (fka Starzplay International) out of…
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Lionsgate+ strikes Sky deal as streamer’s Europe expansion gathers pace
Starz-owned streaming platform Lionsgate+ is launching on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q in…
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TBI Scripted: Little Door on reforging BBC thriller ‘The Pact’ as an anthology show
e Mark Layton talks to Elwen Rowlands, co-founder and CEO of Cardiff-based Little Door Productions,…
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Lionsgate distribution chief talks FAST & ad-funded streaming
As the world’s TV industry gathered in Cannes for MIPCOM 2022, Lionsgate’s president of worldwide…
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Lionsgate signs global distribution boss Jim Packer to extended deal
Lionsgate’s Jim Packer has struck a new long-term employment agreement to remain in his role…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul names Epix & Lionsgate veteran as CCO
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) has appointed Epix and Lionsgate veteran Phil Oppenheim…
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Lionsgate TV chairman Kevin Beggs inks multi-year contract extension
Lionsgate TV Group chairman and chief content integration officer Kevin Beggs has inked a multi-year…
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Starz streamer StarzPlay rebrands as Lionsgate+
Lionsgate-owned Starz has announced a full rebrand of streamer StarzPlay to Lionsgate+. The streamer will…
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News round-up: NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE; Stan links with Lionsgate; Media Ranch deals
NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to roll its reality-focused streaming service Hayu into…
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‘John Wick’ prequel ‘The Continental’ moves from Starz to Peacock
NBCUniversal-owned US streamer Peacock and Lionsgate have inked a multi-year deal for The Continental, the…
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Canal+ eyes Lionsgate stake for US content push
Canal+ is reportedly looking at taking a minority stake in US studio Lionsgate as part…
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Lionsgate CEO hopes to reveal Starz ‘plan’ by ‘end of the summer’
Lionsgate is hoping to have details of its “plan” for Starz by the end of the…
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TBI Weekly: Are we looking at peak M&A?
Consolidation is as much a part of the global TV business as cliffhanger endings and…
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TelevisaUnivision to buy Spanish-language streamer Pantaya
TelevisaUnivision has struck a deal to buy Pantaya, the Spanish-language streamer launched by Lionsgate and Hemisphere…
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Lionsgate CEO on Netflix windowing strategy, Starz & embracing agencies
Netflix will “pivot” its business by reviewing its rights models and windowing – as well…
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TBI Weekly: What lies beyond the SVOD horizon?
Netflix’s plummeting share price has underlined the fragility of an SVOD-only model and already fed…
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Roku & Apollo team for minority stake bid on Lionsgate’s Starz
Roku has partnered with private equity firm, and former Endemol Shine co-owner, Apollo Global Management…