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The company was established in July 1997 as Lions Gate Television, Inc. with the establishment of Lionsgate Films. In June 1998, it acquired documentary/reality production company Termite Art Productions but was itself acquired by Erik Nelson in September 2004 and renamed Creative Differences. [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of television series produced, distributed or owned by Lionsgate Television, including subsidiaries Debmar-Mercury, Pilgrim Media Group, and Starz, and former companies Artisan Entertainment, eOne Television, Vestron Television, Trimark Pictures, Creative Differences Productions, Alliance Atlantis, Hearst Entertainment, and ...
TitleYearsNetworkNotes1983–1984Distribution only; produced by Stampede ...1999–2000co-production with Paramount Network ...2000co-production with Paramount Network ...2000–2002co-production with Paxson EntertainmentLionsgate Studios (NASDAQ: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly-traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than ...
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Formation and early history
Lionsgate was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra, whose $16 million investment was augmented by $40 million from investors including Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson. Giustra had recently retired as CEO from Yorkton, an investment bank, and Paterson was then president. Giustra then merged Lionsgate with Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Beringer Gold Corp. (founded in 1986) to take the company public. Beringer's mining assets were soon sold off. Lionsgate then...
Expansion
Additional acquisition funding arrived in January 2000 as a $33.1 million investment from an investor group that included Paul Allen, former Sony Pictures executive Jon Feltheimer, German broadcasting company Tele-Munchen, and SBS Broadcasting SA. This led to Feltheimer taking over as CEO from Giustra thus the passed over Doroniuk left the company. Feltheimer increased film making including several $1 million films at Avalanche. However, Federgreen still remains one of the major owners of the...
2010s
On September 13, 2010, Lionsgate and Televisa formed a joint venture, Pantelion Films, to produce for the next five years eight to 10 films a year targeted for the U.S. Latin American market. Lionsgate sold off its Canadian distribution unit, Maple Pictures, in September 2011 to Alliance Films. Lionsgate announced on January 13, 2012, that it had acquired Summit Entertainment, producers and distributors of the Twilight Saga films, for $412.5 million. The two companies have planned on merging...
Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games
Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games is the video game development division of Lionsgate. It was founded in April 2014 and is headed by Nerdist Industries co-founder Peter Levin. This division is dedicated to producing and distributing multiplatform games based on Lionsgate franchises, and investing in digital businesses. One of these franchises was Blair Witch, with Lionsgate Games publishing a Blair Witchgame in 2019.
Lionsgate Entertainment World
Lionsgate Entertainment World is an indoor interactive experience centre based on Lionsgate's blockbuster film franchises, such as The Hunger Games, The Divergent Series and Now You See Me, opened on Hengqin, Zhuhai, China in the first half of 2019. The Lionsgate project is an investment by Hong Kong conglomerate Lai Sun Group and designed and produced by Thinkwell Group.
Celestial Tiger Entertainment
In 2008, Liongate formed Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) with Saban Capital Group and Celestial Pictures. CTE oversees the distribution rights of Lionsgate properties in Greater China and Southeast Asia.
Wholly-owned
1. Lionsgate Global Franchise Management 2. Lionsgate Music 3. Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games 4. Starz Inc. 4.1. Starz (Premium cable channels and streaming service) 4.2. Starz Encore 4.3. MoviePlex 4.3.1. IndiePlex 4.3.2. RetroPlex
Joint ventures
1. Free TV Networks (broadcast and FAST streaming networks; JV with Warner Bros. Discovery and Gray Television) 1.1. The365 (broadcast and FAST streaming network) 1.2. Outlaw (broadcast and FAST streaming network) 1.3. Dare (broadcast network; joint venture with A&E Networks) 1.4. VCR Action (FAST streaming network) 1.5. VCR Haha (FAST streaming network) 2. MovieSphere by Lionsgate (FAST streaming network) 3. OuterSphere by Lionsgate (FAST streaming network) 4. HerSphere by Lionsgate (FAST st...
Board of Directors as of July 2021: Chairman of the Board of Directors 1. Mark Rachesky, M.D., founder and president of MHR Fund Management Directors 1. Michael Burns, vice-chairman of Lionsgate 2. Mignon Clyburn, president of MLC Strategies 3. Gordon Crawford, former Capital Research executive 4. Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate 5. Emily Fine, exe...
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