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Lionsgate
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Lionsgate strikes streaming output deal Starzplay
Lionsgate has agreed an output deal with its Starz’s international streaming platform Starzplay for split…
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TBI’s UK Screenings Social prepares for launch with new guest speakers!
TBI welcomes you to a brand new event taking place a short walk from Southbank…
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Apple TV+ hires outgoing Starz progamming chief Carmi Zlotnik
Carmi Zlotnik, who is stepping down as president of programming at Starz, has struck an…
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Starz programming chief Carmi Zlotnik to depart
Starz president of programming Carmi Zlotnik has left the US cabler after a decade with…
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Apple takes new approach with ‘Mythic Quest’ launch plan
Apple TV+ is to drop all nine episodes of its upcoming comedy series Mythic Quest:…
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Quibi greenlights animated black superhero show with 50 Cent onboard
Shortform streamer Quibi has ordered an animated adaptation of graphic novel Trill League, which has…
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Lionsgate strikes content deal with Indian telco Bharti Airtel
India’s Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with Lionsgate that will see the US studio’s…
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Amazon UK nabs first-window streaming rights to Lionsgate films
Amazon is set to be the first-window streaming home for Lionsgate films in the UK,…
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ABC boards “Ultimate Surfer” from Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media
ABC in the US has picked up an eight-part competition series that will attempt to…
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Starzplay acquires Mindy Kaling’s ‘Four Weddings’ adaptation for UK
Lionsgate-backed SVOD service Starzplay has acquired Mindy Kaling’s adaptation of Four Weddings And A Funeral for…
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HBO Max pushes deeper into unscripted with Monica Lewinsky doc and ‘The Ho’s’
HBO Max is further expanding its unscripted output with a documentary featuring Monica Lewinsky and…
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Why consolidation doesn’t scare Starz
Starz is the jewel in Lionsgate’s crown, garnering interest from several deep-pocketed suitors. Superna Kalle,…
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Lionsgate mulls spinning off Starz to reduce debt load
Lionsgate is mulling spinning off cable channel Starz into a separate company as it looks…
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Avalon hires Lionsgate’s Laura Kennedy as CEO
Avalon Group has hired Lionsgate Television’s chief operating officer Laura Kennedy as CEO. Avalon founders…
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Lionsgate promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to become Starz CEO
Lionsgate-backed US cabler Starz has handed its chief operating officer Jeffrey Hirsch a new long-term…
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Tubi TV to launch in Australia ahead of global push
Lionsgate Entertainment and Metro Goldwyn Mayer-backed AVOD streamer Tubi is expanding into Australia as part…
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Lionsgate ups Scott Herbst and Jocelyn Sabo for TV roles
US studio Lionsgate has promoted Scott Herbst and Jocelyn Sabo to new roles overseeing the…
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Sales round-up: Euro nets take TVF titles; Foxtel claims ‘Deadly Deception’; Starzplay reels in ‘Ramy’
Arte, France TV takes TVF series European broadcasters including Arte, France TV and cablenet Planete+…
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Lionsgate strikes first-look TV deal with Mary J. Blige
Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with singer-actor Mary J. Blige and her fledgling Blue…
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Lionsgate strikes two-year output deal with Hulu, FX
Disney-controlled streamer Hulu and cable channel FX have struck a two-year output deal with Lionsgate…
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Lionsgate reports loss amid steady growth for Starz
Lionsgate has revealed less than satisfying year-end results, reporting a net loss of $284m for…
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Lionsgate picks up int’l distribution rights to Hulu’s ‘Ramy’
Lionsgate has picked up international distribution rights to Hulu comedy series Ramy. The studio has picked…
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BBC Studios, Lionsgate hire former DreamWorks exec to head US partnership
BBC Studios and Lionsgate have appointed former Fox and DreamWorks exec Dan McDermott as the…
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Lionsgate’s O’Connell lands at WarnerMedia
Lionsgate’s Jennifer O’Connell has landed at WarnerMedia, where she will serve as EVP of original…
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Jennifer O’Connell exits Lionsgate, replaced by Starz exec
Jennifer O’Connell has departed Lionsgate after less than four years. The EVP of alternative programming…
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Exclusive: Global Agency’s ‘Legend’ optioned in US
Lionsgate-affiliated Revenge Body producer Rogue Atlas has optioned Global Agency’s The Legend, billed as a musical game of…
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Lionsgate shoots for the Starz with Spanish Princess
Two high-profile Starz offerings and an OWN drama highlight Lionsgate’s slate, which will be screened…
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BoJack Horseman finds free-to-air UK home
Discovery-owned free-to-air broadcaster DMax has acquired Netflix original BoJack Horseman. The newly launched male-skewing UK entertainment…
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Starz boosts Lionsgate earnings as it expands into Canada
Lionsgate earnings topped Wall Street projections for Q3, due in large part to the success…
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Harlots finds UK home on Starzplay
Lionsgate’s Starzplay SVOD has swooped in to air Hulu drama Harlots in the UK. The…