Lionsgate has announced its Lionsgate Alternative Television, a division that combines its majority owned unscripted television producer, Pilgrim Media Group, with eOne’s non-scripted groups – Blackfin, Renegade and Daisybeck Studios. The division will be led by Craig Piligian, who will serve as Managing Director. The market-facing labels of each company will remain intact, with most […]
Lionsgate is demerging its studio business into a company that will trade on the Nasdaq in a deal that values the business at $4.6 billion (€4.18bn), including debt. The acquisition by Screaming Eagle Acquisition. a special purpose acquisition company, will create Lionsgate Studios, owner of franchise properties including the The Hunger Games, John Wick (pictured) […]
Lionsgate UK has announced the release date for Rose Glass’ upcoming second feature Love Lies Bleeding. The romantic thriller will be released on April 19th 2024 in cinemas nationwide. Love Lies Bleeding was written by Glass and Weronika Tofilska, and produced by Andrea Cornwell for Lobo Films and Oliver Kassman for Escape Plan Productions. The […]
The third Mega Movie Weekend is live from November 17th to 19th with an all action selection of films to download and keep. The campaign is running across six key retailers: Prime Video, BT Store, Google TV, Rakuten TV, Sky Store and Virgin Media Store. Prices start from £1.99. Mega Movie Weekend titles include: Rambo: […]
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced that Vubiquity, an Amdocs company, has been chosen by Lionsgate as a key collaborator to move its content library, consisting of over 18,000 film and TV titles, to a cloud-based platform. This collaboration marks a step forward in streamlining content accessibility […]
Starz, the US cable and satellite network is cutting around 10 per cent of its workforce as it lays the groundwork for its separation from Lionsgate in early 2024. Additionally, Starz will exit the UK and Australia as parent company Lionsgate continues to scale back its international footprint. Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch announced the measures […]
The first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ internationally acclaimed novel and Lionsgate’s worldwide box office phenomenon, The Hunger Games, will make its debut in London in autumn 2024. Heralded by the New York Times as the best playwright of his generation, the multi award-winning Conor McPherson has adapted the first book from Suzanne Collins’ […]
YouTube has announced the launch of Primetime Channels in the UK, which allows users to browse, subscribe to and watch premium content from a range of streaming services, all within YouTube. At the same time, the offering provides media partners with a new way to reach wider audiences – increasing user engagement – and subscriptions […]
Ateliere Creative Technologies, a cloud-native content supply chain, distribution platform, is expanding their leadership team with the appointment of Andy Hooper. As Vice President of Sales & General Manager, Hooper will oversee the rapidly growing Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) markets. Media brands, including A+E Networks EMEA, Lionsgate, and Viaplay, already rely on Ateliere’s […]
Lionsgate has reported Q1 revenue of $908.6 million (€824m), operating loss of $16.8 million and net loss attributable to Lionsgate shareholders of $70.7 million. “I’m pleased to report a strong financial quarter with another record library performance,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. “We continued to execute our strategic agenda culminating in our signing a definitive agreement with Hasbro last week […]