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Lionsgate
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Lionsgate poaches Disney veteran Goetz
Lionsgate has appointed Jared Goetz, a 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, to the…
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Lionsgate & Liberty Global partner on thriller for Starz
Lionsgate and Liberty Global have partnered up to produce new spy thriller The Rook for…
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Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
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Kevin Hart’s Lionsgate-backed VOD net set for launch
Kevin Hart’s Lionsgate-backed VOD service Loud Out Loud will debut in August with a raft…
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HBO Europe buys Breakthrough, Lionsgate dramas
Pay TV business HBO Europe has acquired dramas from North America’s Breakthrough Entertainment and Lionsgate….
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More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Lionsgate preps Sebag Montefiore’s Jerusalem series
Lionsgate is working on a drama adaptation of Jerusalem, the non-fiction bestseller from historian and…
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Raft of OTT channel deals for Celestial Tiger
Celestial Tiger Entertainment has struck a raft of OTT deals for its movies, action and…
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Lionsgate names TV COO
Laura Kennedy has been upped to COO of Lionsgate’s television division, putting her in charge…
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Chinese kids channel app launches in the US
Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America….
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Lionsgate launches Canada unit, Fremantle ups Di Mondo
Lionsgate has set up a Canadian distribution operation, with Susan Hummel (below left) joining from…
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MGM to buy all of Epix
Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwin-Mayer is to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of premium cable channel Epix….
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Sony UK lands Netflix’s Orange is the New Black
Sony has acquired Netflix original Orange is the New Black for its UK pay TV…
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MGM in talks to buy out Epix partners
US studio MGM Holdings is reportedly in talks to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of…
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Lionsgate poaches ITV exec for UK
Lionsgate has hired Sarah Conroy as executive producer, reuniting her with her former ITV boss,…
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Lionsgate’s Bellisario expands responsibilities to Starz
Lionsgate has handed Marcello Bellisario an expanded role covering talent and casting at the indie…
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Amazon lands Lionsgate output for India
Amazon India has secured a raft of exclusive TV and movie content after inking a…
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Starz joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
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Lionsgate strikes another UK producer deal
The UK division of Lionsgate has continued its expansion with another producer deal, this time…
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Starz COO extends stay
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
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Selak to cover international at Lionsgate
Chris Selak has renewed her deal as executive VP, scripted at Lionsgate and added international…
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Lionsgate buys into UK indie Potboiler
North America’s Lionsgate has bought into another UK prodco, this time taking a stake in…
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Epix poaches BBCWW exec for content sales
US premium network Epix has poached a high-ranking BBC Worldwide America distribution executive. Sandy Ashendorf…
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Lionsgate closes US$4.4 billion deal for Starz
Shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US studio Lionsgate’s takeover of Starz, meaning the deal is now…
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BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
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Vimeo adds BBC Worldwide, All3Media titles
Vimeo has agreed content partnerships with TV distributor All3media International and the BBC’s commercial arm…
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Idris Elba, Lionsgate UK to crown up-and-coming writer
Three finalists have been selected in the competition run by Lionsgate UK and Idris Elba…
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Vimeo to launch subscription video offering
Vimeo has announced plans to launch a subscription video offering on top of its existing…