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Lionsgate
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Roku Channel & Lionsgate strike far-reaching content pact
Roku has signed a major content deal with Lionsgate to fuel its AVOD platform The…
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Apple TV+ partners with Beletsky for Lincoln assassination drama
Apple TV+ has commissioned Manhunt, a limited drama series based on the book by James…
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FilmRise hires Lionsgate, Vudu alum to oversee digital distribution
US-based producer and sales firm FilmRise has hired the head of content at NBCUniversal and…
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Lionsgate to explore spinning off or selling Starz
Lionsgate is exploring spinning off its pay TV and streaming business Starz, barely five years…
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Lionsgate TV inks first-look deal with industry veteran Robert Greenblatt
US-based Lionsgate has signed a first-look TV deal with Robert Greenblatt, the former chairman of…
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Lionsgate buys into ‘Project Runway’ & ‘Paddington’ prodco Spyglass
Lionsgate has acquired a 20% stake in US-based Spyglass Media Group in a move that…
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Starz promotes Superna Kalle to president of international networks
US-based Starz has upped streaming chief Superna Kalle to become president of international networks. Kalle,…
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Lionsgate hires Amazon Prime alum to lead US distribution
Lionsgate has hired a former Amazon Prime Video exec to lead its North American distribution…
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Lionsgate boards Blackbox Multimedia drama ‘Costa’
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed on to co-produce and distribute Blackbox Multimedia’s supernatural crime…
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Lionsgate ups distribution exec duo in linear & streaming content push
Lionsgate has promoted Kate Nexon and Chase Brisbin to the positions of EVP of domestic…
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TBI In Conversation: How Pete McTighe’s ‘The Pact’ moves past the pandemic
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to Pete McTighe, creator of new BBC thriller The…
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Lionsgate appoints Craig Piligian to lead unscripted TV business
Veteran producer Craig Piligian has signed a new long-term agreement with Lionsgate, which will see…
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Netflix “doubles down” on docusoaps with renewals for ‘Selling Sunset’ & ‘Bling Empire’ & new commissions for their creators
Netflix has renewed LA-based docusoaps Selling Sunset and Bling Empire and ordered two new projects…
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Vuulr names Lionsgate alum Thomas Hughes CEO Americas as first US office opens
Online content marketplace Vuulr has hired Lionsgate alum Thomas Hughes as its CEO for the…
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‘Little Birds’ flies to Starzplay & more in global deals
Starz-owned streamer Starzplay is among a host of global platforms and broadcasters that have picked…
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Netflix, Lionsgate extend LA production pause as Covid spreads
Netflix and Lionsgate have become the latest companies to expand the production pause in LA…
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News round-up: All3’s ‘Van Der Valk’ returns; Apple TV+ unveils Julia Roberts drama and more…
More Van Der Valk detected ARD Degeto in Germany, Masterpiece in the US and ITV…
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Lionsgate’s streamer Pantaya partners with ‘Falco’ prodco Dynamo & Sony for cannabis thriller
Lionsgate-backed Spanish-language streamer Pantaya has linked up with the producer behind Amazon’s Falco for a…
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Bridging the gap: Solving viewer fatigue with scripted series
Serialised drama has soared in popularity over recent years, but as the number of shows…
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Lionsgate UK president Nicola Pearcey to step down
Nicola Pearcey, president of UK and European TV and film operations for US-Canadian entertainment company…
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Lionsgate signs first-look deal with ‘Mr Mercedes’ producer Temple Hill
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed a multi-year first-look TV deal with US-based Mr Mercedes…
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BBC Studios, Lionsgate hire ABC’s Rachel Bendavid for scripted partnership
BBC Studios (BBCS) and Lionsgate have appointed ABC Entertainment alum Rachel Bendavid to head up…
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BritBox UK summons Viaplay drama ‘Cold Courage’
BritBox UK has acquired Viaplay and Lionsgate’s political drama Cold Courage. The eight-part crime drama…
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Starzplay unveils Spanish, Mexican series as co-production deals bloom
Lionsgate-owned Starzplay has unveiled its first slate of international originals with four shows from Spain…
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Lionsgate’s UK & Europe CEO Zygi Kamasa to step down
Zygi Kamasa, the CEO of Lionsgate’s UK and European TV & film operations, is stepping…
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News round-up: Kew alums’ Rainmaker names COO; Amazon lands ‘Mad Men’; ‘Hard Quiz’ heads to Holland
Rainmaker adds Kew alum as COO Rainmaker Content, the recently launched distributor from former Kew…
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HBO Max faces analyst scorn, rejigs ‘Love Life’ & takes ‘Big Bang’ spin-off
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts,…
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Starz to revive YouTube’s cancelled ‘Step Up’ series
US cable and satellite network Starz is to revive dance drama Step Up: High Water,…
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Starz names ex-CBS drama head Christina Davis as programming president
US cable network Starz has appointed former CBS drama head Christina Davis as president of…
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AMC appoints Lionsgate’s Dan McDermott as programming president
Former Lionsgate exec Dan McDermott has been appointed as president of original programming at US-based…