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The first major studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the world.
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Lionsgate Television is the television division of Lionsgate Studios, which is an American production company. History. The company was established in July 1997 as Lions Gate Television, Inc. with the establishment of Lionsgate Films.
List of Lionsgate Television programs. 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 ...
TitleYearsNetworkNotes1983–1984Distribution only; produced by Stampede ...1999–2000co-production with Paramount Network ...2000co-production with Paramount Network ...2000–2002co-production with Paxson Entertainment- History
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Formation
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...
Early history
In 1998, Lionsgate helped Guber form Mandalay Pictures with a 45% investment in Mandalay. Lionsgate followed that up with a June purchase of International Movie Group, Inc. (IMG), a bankrupt film distributor previously invested in by Guber and Yorktown Securities, for its film library. IMG's CEO Peter Strauss became President of Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. (LGE), the American parent company for Lionsgate's U.S. interests.The Lions Gate Media subsidiary was also formed to produce for televi...
2000s 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...
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 5. FAST channels 5.1. MovieSphere by Lionsgate 5.2. OuterSphere by Lionsgate 5.3. HerSphere by Lionsgate
Joint ventures
1. Ebony TV by Lionsgate (FAST channel; JV with Ebony Media Group) 2. Free TV Networks (broadcast and FAST networks; JV with Warner Bros. Discovery and Gray Television) 2.1. The365 (broadcast and FAST network) 2.2. Outlaw (broadcast and FAST network) 2.3. Dare (broadcast network; joint venture with A&E Networks) 2.4. VCR Action (FAST network) 2.5. VCR Haha (FAST network) 3. Laugh Out Loud (JV with Kevin Hart) 3.1. LOL Network 3.2. LOL Stand-Up 4. Tribeca Shortlist (streaming service; JV with...
Former assets
Several assets were spun-off in 2024 to form Lionsgate Studios, of which Lionsgate remains as its majority shareholder.
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...
Lionsgate Television is a top developer, producer and 3rd-party supplier of premium programming to streaming, broadcast, cable, AVOD and FAST channels while also serving as a prolific source of premium scripted series for STARZ.
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