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Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation,[3] doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American global mass media and entertainment company. Originally a Canadian company, it was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, its other divisions include Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive.[4] It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Entertainment One, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation
Lionsgate
Company typePublic
IndustryEntertainment
Predecessors
FoundedJuly 10, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-07-10) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
FounderFrank Giustra
Headquarters
2700 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Services
Revenue US$3.597 billion (2022)
US$79 million (2022)
US$ 262 million (2022)
Total assets US$9.088 billion (2022)
Total equity US$2.605 billion (2022)
Number of employees
3,500 (2018)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitelionsgate.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

History edit

Early history edit

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.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

Acquisitions edit

Lionsgate then began a series of acquisitions to get into the film industry. The company bought a number of small production facilities and distributors, starting with Montreal-based Cinépix Film Properties (renamed as Lions Gate Films) and North Shore Studios (renamed Lions Gate Studios) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mandalay Television was acquired by Lionsgate from Peter Guber for a 4% Lionsgate stake. 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.[7] The Lions Gate Media subsidiary was also formed to produce for television.[7]

Completing its first year of operation, Lionsgate had a revenue of $42.2 million with a loss of $397,000. The company share price dropped to a low of $1.40. This limited the corporation's ability to make acquisitions via stock swaps. Lionsgate instead made its next acquisition of Termite Art Productions, a reality-based television production company, for $2.75 million by issuing three convertible promissory notes. Giustra had the shareholders vote to move the company's public listing from the Toronto Stock Exchange to the American Stock Exchange, along with a two-for-one stock consolidation to qualify, for greater exposure that might boost share value.[7]

In January 1999, Roman Doroniuk was named president and chief operating officers of Lionsgate, which led to the corporation's financial operations being moved in April to Doroniuk's offices in Toronto, Ontario while corporate headquarters remained in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lionsgate created US based Avalanche Films and acquired half of Sterling Home Entertainment, both in video sales. Again, Lionsgate registered losses in its second year of $9.3 million on revenues of $78.3 million with most of the losses from its stake in Mandalay Pictures. Thus in the summer, Lionsgate placed its studios up for sale with no buyers. TV operations were changed to non-network hourlong series over riskier network shows and ended its relationship with Mandalay Television. The corporation sought out more capital and cash with a filing of a preliminary prospectus for the sale of preferred stock and common stock warrants and a $13.4 million line of credit.[7]

Lionsgate increases and new CEO edit

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 company and is extremely involved in the making of all their major movies. In June, Lionsgate acquired Trimark Holdings, Inc. for approximately $50 million in stock and cash including taking on $36 million in debt.[7]

Lionsgate continued making acquisitions during the decade to boost distribution and its film library. On December 15, 2003, Lionsgate acquired Artisan Entertainment for $220 million.[9] In 2004, Erik Nelson reacquired Termite Art and renamed it to Creative Differences.[10]

Lionsgate partnered with Panamax Films in 2005 to make movies for the Latino market which only produced two films.[11] On April 13, 2005, Lionsgate spun off its Canadian distribution unit into a new distribution unit called Maple Pictures under the direction of two former Lionsgate executives, Brad Pelman and Laurie May.[12][13][14] On August 1, 2005, Lions Gate Entertainment acquired the entire library of Modern Entertainment, the U.S. film division of the Swedish television company Modern Times Group.[15][16] On October 17, 2005, Lionsgate acquired UK company Redbus Film Distribution for $35 million[17][18][19] and became Lionsgate UK on February 23, 2006.[20][21]

On March 15, 2006, Lionsgate sold Lionsgate Studios to Bosa Development Corporation.[22] On July 12, Lionsgate purchased Debmar-Mercury, an independent television distributor, which has continued operations as a Lionsgate subsidiary.[23] The company agreed in August to lease term with New Mexico State Land Office and the city of Rio Rancho for a new 52.8 acres studio near Rio Rancho's under construction city center and arena.[24]

On July 26, 2007, Lionsgate bought a partial stake in independent film distribution company Roadside Attractions.[25] Lionsgate started up Lionsgate Music by June 2007.[26] On September 10, 2007, Lionsgate bought Mandate Pictures for $56.3 million, $44.3 million in cash and $12 million in stock, and taking on $6.6 million of Mandate's debt. Mandate Chief Executive Joe Drake returned to the company as co-chief operating officer of its film unit.[27]

By July 2008, Lionsgate has not made any progress on building its new film studio in Rio Rancho or on setting up the corporation to run the studio per its agreement with New Mexico.[28] In November, Lionsgate Music established a joint venture with music publishing company Wind-up Records.[29]

In January 2009, Lionsgate purchased TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com from Rovi for $255 million cash.[30] In May 2009, Lionsgate sold a 49% stake in TV Guide Network and website to One Equity Partners under pressure from shareholder Carl Icahn.[31]

Lionsgate cut back its slate of films per year by four in February 2009. In April, Relativity Media signed with Lionsgate for a 5 picture per year multi-year film distribution.[32] In August, Lionsgate signed with Redbox for a five-year same day release deal worth $158 million.[33] Lionsgate, along with MGM and Paramount Pictures/Viacom, was also a co-owner of Epix, a pay TV movie channel which debuted on October 30.[34][35]

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.[11]

Lionsgate sold off its Canadian distribution unit, Maple Pictures, in September 2011 to Alliance Films.[36]

Lionsgate announced on January 13, 2012, that it had acquired Summit Entertainment, producers and distributors of the Twilight Saga films, for $412.5 million.[37] The two companies have planned on merging since 2008.[38] On October 6, 2012, Lions Gate Entertainment announced that Brian Goldsmith became the co-COO of the company and joining co-COO Steve Beeks.[39] On November 18, 2012, Lionsgate announced it has passed over the $1 billion mark for the first time with the success of The Hunger Games and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.[40]

On December 23, 2013, Lionsgate announced they have crossed over $1 billion domestically and internationally for the second year in a row with the success of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Now You See Me, Instructions Not Included, and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain.[41][42]

On April 14, 2014, Comcast acquired the remaining stakes in Fearnet from LGF and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[43] On April 21, 2014, Lionsgate announced that they will merge its movie marketing operations.[44] A few days later, on April 30, Lionsgate announced that the studios will expand into the gaming development.[45]

In 2015, Lionsgate took over the distribution functions for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.[46]

On February 11, 2015, John C. Malone swapped a 4.5% stake with 14.5% of the voting power in Starz Inc. for 3.4% of Lionsgate's shares while joining the company's board of directors.[47][48] Fourteen days later, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht hinted a possible merger with Lionsgate.[49]

On April 1, 2015, according to Deadline, Lionsgate announced it has created its new label, Lionsgate Premiere. This new label will handle up to 15 releases a year, targeting young audiences at theaters and digital outlets. The new label, part of the company's diversification effort, will incorporate Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment titles (including the Step Up film series and the Red film series) and then specialize in "innovative multiplatform and other release strategies" to reach "affinity audiences with branded content and targeted marketing." Marketing and Research SVP Jean McDowell will handle marketing, with distribution to be run by Adam Sorensen, who currently manages Western Sales.[50]

On November 10, 2015, Malone's two other companies, Liberty Global and Discovery, Inc. (now Warner Bros. Discovery), made a joint investment of $195–400 million in Lionsgate and acquired a 3.4% stake in the company.[51][52][53][54][55] Then on June 30, 2016, Lionsgate agreed to acquire Starz Inc. for $4.4 billion in cash and stock.[56] As of December 2016, it became the parent company of Starz Inc.[57]

On November 12, 2015, Lionsgate created a partnership with Armenian American television producer Craig Piligian when the studio acquired more than 50% of his Pilgrim Studios company worth $200 million. Piligian retained his position as CEO of the company while Pilgrim will continue to operate independently under Piligian.[58][59][60] The deal made Lionsgate a major unscripted player.[58]

On July 13, 2016, Lionsgate acquired a minority stake in British unscripted television production startup company Primal Media. It was launched by Matt Steiner and Adam Wood, who originally launched Gogglebox Entertainment that was acquired by Sony Pictures Television.[61]

AT&T also owns an approximately 2% stake in Lionsgate.[62]

On December 15, 2017, the weekly US financial newspaper Barron's revealed that Malone was selling nearly 108,000 class B shares in Lionsgate for $3.2 million, or $29.63 each, from December 4 to 13. Malone now owns directly and indirectly 6 million nonvoting class B shares, as well as beneficially about 6 million class A shares, which carry one vote each.[63]

Following the Weinstein effect, Lionsgate was listed as one of 22 potential buyers interested in acquiring The Weinstein Company.[64][65]

In 2018, Lionsgate's newly launched digital content unit, Studio L, announced its first slate.[66] In October 2018, Agapy Kapouranis replaced Peter Iacono as president of international television and digital distribution.[67]

Acquisition target in 2018 edit

In January 2018, it was reported that Lionsgate was being subject to a bidding war for a possible acquisition, with Amazon.com (which went on to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2022), Comcast, Sony Pictures, Verizon Communications, CBS Corporation, and Viacom (with CBS and Viacom remerging into ViacomCBS in 2019) having made offers.[68][69][70]

At the time, Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns stated in an interview with CNBC that Lionsgate was mostly interested in merging with CBS and Viacom.[70] Viacom and Lionsgate were both interested in acquiring The Weinstein Company.[64]

On February 27, 2018, a month after the bidding war announcement, Variety reported in a detailed article that toy manufacturing company Hasbro (which had collaborated with the company in the 2017 film My Little Pony: The Movie via its Allspark Pictures theatrical film financing unit which is in turn owned by its Allspark division) came close to also acquiring Lionsgate, but the deal fell through. Hasbro would later go on to acquire Entertainment One on December 30, 2019.[71]

Recent history edit

On October 3, 2019, Malone completed the sale of his stake in the studio.[72]

In April 2021, Lionsgate's Starz Inc. division filed an injunction in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico against The Walt Disney Company over the use of the Star+ brand in Latin America.[73] The two companies would reach a settlement in August that same year.[74]

In July 2021, Lionsgate purchased a 18.9 percent equity stake in Spyglass Media Group and acquired the catalogue of The Weinstein Company from Spyglass.[75]

From January 2023, Lionsgate entered a movie distribution deal with Cineplex Pictures, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Cineplex Entertainment which will see the release of selected Lionsgate titles in Canada.[76]

In July 2023, Deadline reported that Lionsgate was a frontrunner to acquire Entertainment One from Hasbro.[77] In August 2023, Lionsgate announced it would acquire the motion picture and television assets of Entertainment One from Hasbro for $500 million. Included among the assets are the trademarks of Maple Pictures, which Lionsgate divested to Alliance Films in 2011. The studio is expected to also pay $375 million in cash and $125 million in production financing loans related to the purchase.[78] The acquisition was completed on December 27, 2023.[79]

In December 2023, Lionsgate intended a plan to split its film and television assets with Starz following the completion of company's acquisition of eOne. The company's Studios division will merge with Screaming Eagle Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company led by Eli Baker, to form a separate publicly traded company, Lionsgate Studios Corp. The transaction sets a $4.6-billion value on Lionsgate Studios and is expected to close in the first half of 2024. Lionsgate will remain the controlling shareholder owning around 87 percent of Lionsgate Studios following the split.[80][81]

Distribution edit

The distribution of selected recent non-in-house films for pay-per-view and on-demand are under the supervision of NBCUniversal Syndication Studios under Universal Pictures (Universal formerly held home video and television rights to many of the early Lionsgate films), while all others (particularly the in-house films) are distributed for both cable and broadcast television through Lionsgate's syndicated division. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios under MGM Television are also distributed in international cable, digital and broadcast television through Lionsgate's syndicated division.

Films edit

Aside from home video distribution of films sub-licensed from other studios, Lionsgate's library consists of its own in-house productions, as well as films from Summit Entertainment, Entertainment One and several defunct studios, including Trimark Pictures (acquired in 2000), Artisan Entertainment (acquired in 2003), Overture Films (Starz's former feature film division whose library Lionsgate acquired after the 2016 Starz merger), Hearst Entertainment, Tribune Entertainment, American Zoetrope (distribution deal in 2010, with certain exceptions), Modern Entertainment (library acquired in 2005), Vestron Pictures (acquired by Artisan in 1991), The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films (through its 18.9% stake in Spyglass Media Group), Koch Entertainment, Cineplex Odeon Films, Alliance Films and Phase 4 Films (through its acquisition of eOne in 2023). Their complete ownership depends on the worldwide regions of license.

Divisions edit

Home entertainment edit

Lionsgate Home Entertainment
 
Company typeDivision
IndustryHome video
Predecessors
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Headquarters
2700 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
BrandsSummit Entertainment
Entertainment One
ServicesFilm distribution
Revenue3,604,300,000 United States dollar (2022)  
346,800,000 United States dollar (2022)  
Total assets8,991,200,000 United States dollar (2022)  
ParentLionsgate
Divisions
Websitewww.lionsgate.com

Before Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment was formed, Lions Gate's video releases were distributed by Universal Studios Home Video and Columbia TriStar Home Video. Lions Gate Films decided to create two home video labels: Avalanche Home Entertainment, which released smaller Canadian B-movies on video and DVD; and Sterling Home Entertainment (a joint venture with Scanbox International, a Danish film company), which released American low-budget movies on video and DVD in the late 1990s.

In June 2000, Lions Gate purchased Trimark Pictures and its in-house home video unit. These three companies: Avalanche, Sterling, and Trimark Home Video were merged into Lions Gate Home Entertainment in 2001. After the acquisition, Sterling Home Entertainment was then renamed to Studio Home Entertainment, which later on folded itself into Lionsgate.[82] In 2003, Lions Gate purchased Artisan Entertainment, the latter folded into Lions Gate in 2004.

Its library of more than 8,000 films owes some of its size to output deals with other studios. Mainly concerned with the distribution of the Lions Gate film library, it also distributed Barbie videos from Mattel, Clifford the Big Red Dog videos from Scholastic, Stickin' Around videos from Nelvana, and MGA Entertainment.[83] Lionsgate Home Entertainment also previously distributed videos from Jim Henson Home Entertainment[84] until 2012 when Henson signed a deal with Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. Through Artisan, the company also released the back catalog of ITC Entertainment until 2013, when ITC's successor-in-interest ITV Studios Global Entertainment signed a deal with Shout! Factory.

In 2001, in Quebec it was renamed Crystal Films, and in Ontario and other provinces, Maple Pictures.

In August 2001, Lions Gate Home Entertainment signed a deal with DIC Entertainment to distribute their back catalogue of animated titles on video and DVD in the United States, replacing DIC's long time partner Buena Vista Home Entertainment.[85] The partnership only lasted a year, as in 2003 DIC started to distribute their shows through the Sterling Entertainment Group (no connection to the ex-Lionsgate subsidiary Sterling Home Entertainment) and later other distribution companies like Shout! Factory, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment.

Lionsgate's movies are released on DVD and Blu-ray as well as on the PSP through Universal Media Disc.

In 2008, Lionsgate Home Entertainment contracted with HIT Entertainment for DVD distribution in the US after its contract with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment expired.[86] This deal later ended in 2014 and HIT's DVD distribution was transferred to Universal Studios Home Entertainment.[87]

On August 4, 2008, Lionsgate announced that it had completed a deal with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to several ABC Studios/Touchstone Television shows including According to Jim, Reaper, Hope & Faith, 8 Simple Rules and Boy Meets World.[88]

In 2009, American Greetings struck a deal with Lionsgate to release AG content on DVD after its deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ended.[89] Though an exception was made with Strawberry Shortcake, of which it remained with Fox, as it was a prior deal made in 2003 where American Greetings signed a deal with Fox to distribute the franchise.

Until 2012, Lionsgate also distributed most of the theatrical properties held by Republic Pictures on DVD under license from Paramount Pictures. The deal also expanded to include some non-marquee films originally released by Paramount themselves. Recently, with the folding of Republic, Lionsgate's function was transferred to Olive Films (and later Kino Lorber).

In February 2011, Lionsgate and StudioCanal made an agreement to release 550 titles from the Miramax film library worldwide replacing Miramax's long time partner Buena Vista Home Entertainment.[90] Following ViacomCBS' acquisition of a 49% stake in Miramax, Paramount Home Entertainment took over the home media rights to the Miramax catalog.

In 2012, LGHE started distributing Summit Entertainment releases as a result of Lionsgate acquiring that company.

On December 8, 2016, Lionsgate acquired Starz Inc. making Lionsgate the parent company of the North American branches of Anchor Bay Entertainment and Manga Entertainment.[91] The former was folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment shortly after the buyout and the latter is planned to be relaunched in the near future.[92]

On June 30, 2021, Lionsgate's distribution deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment expired, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment began distributing Lionsgate's releases in North America as of July 1, 2021.[93]

When Lionsgate's acquisition of eOne was completed on December 27, 2023, LGHE started distributing eOne's physical releases worldwide.

Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games edit

Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games is the video game development division of Lionsgate.[94] 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 Witch game in 2019.[95]

Lionsgate Entertainment World edit

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.[96]

Studio complexes edit

Lionsgate Studios Yonkers edit

On September 5, 2019, Great Point Capital Management signed a deal with Lionsgate to build a new production facility in Yonkers, New York, with Lionsgate becoming a long-term anchor tenant and investor. As the anchor tenant, Lionsgate will have naming rights to the studio. Construction on the site will start in November, and the facility will be running in late autumn 2020. The $100 million complex will include three 20,000-square-feet and two 10,000-square-feet stages, a fully operational back lot and the opportunity to create a location-based entertainment property. The studio, will be built next to the former Otis Elevator Company building in Getty Square and is expected to provide 420 new jobs in Yonkers, the developers said. They received numerous tax breaks and exemptions to build the project. National Resources will be an investment partner and project developer, responsible for all phases of design and construction of the studio complex. [97] On April 8, 2020, it was announced that the developers locked down $60 million in financing while the rest of the $40 million in the second phase of the project will be anchored by entertainment firm Lionsgate.[98]

Lionsgate Newark studio edit

In 2022, the city of Newark, New Jersey announced that a major new film and television production studio overlooking Weequahic Park and Weequahic Golf Course, Lionsgate Newark Studios, would open in 2024 on the 15-acre former Seth Boyden housing projects site at 101 Center Terrace in the Dayton section of the city near Evergreen Cemetery. Lionsgate Newark will partner on public relations and community affairs with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.[99][100][101]

Television edit

Lionsgate Television produced such series as Nashville, Anger Management, The Dead Zone, 5ive Days to Midnight, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Boss, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and the Emmy Award-winning Mad Men. Lionsgate also acquired TV syndication firm Debmar-Mercury in 2006[102] with CBS Television Distribution handling ad-sales with the exception for Meet the Browns, as the ad-sales are handled by Disney–ABC Domestic Television and Turner Television / Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution co-distributing the series. In March 2013, Lionsgate signed with Mars One (a Dutch nonprofit with space agency and aerospace backers intent on colonizing Mars) to produce a reality TV show.[103] In August 2018, Lionsgate signed a first-look television development agreement with Universal Music Group.[104]

Media networks edit

The company owns Starz, a premium-tier cable network and streaming service, and related channels including Starz Encore, and MoviePlex. In addition, Lionsgate also owns FAST streaming channels MovieSphere by Lionsgate, OuterSphere by Lionsgate, HerSphere by Lionsgate and Ebony TV by Lionsgate (in a joint venture with Ebony Media Group). It also owns streaming service Laugh Out Loud and its FAST streaming channels LOL Network and LOL Stand-Up (in a joint venture with HartBeat Digital) as well as streaming service Tribeca Shortlist and its FAST streaming channel Tribeca Channel (in a joint venture with Tribeca Enterprises). The company also runs Free TV Networks (in a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Gray Television), which operates broadcast and FAST streaming channels The365 and Outlaw and FAST streaming channels VCR Action and VCR Haha. In addition, Lionsgate owns Celestial Tiger Entertainment (in a joint venture with Saban Capital Group and Celestial Pictures).

Assets edit

  • Lionsgate Global Franchise Management
  • Lionsgate Music
  • Lionsgate Home Entertainment
    • Lionsgate Family Entertainment
  • Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group edit

Lionsgate Television, Inc. edit

Media networks edit

Former edit

Libraries edit

Current edit

Third-party distributors

Former edit

Corporate governance edit

Board of Directors as of July 2021:[115]

Chairman of the Board of Directors

  • Mark Rachesky, M.D., founder and president of MHR Fund Management

Directors

  • Michael Burns, vice-chairman of Lionsgate
  • Mignon Clyburn, president of MLC Strategies
  • Gordon Crawford, former Capital Research executive
  • Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate
  • Emily Fine, executive at MHR Fund Management
  • Michael Fries, CEO and vice-chairman of Liberty Global
  • Susan McCaw, president of SRM Capital
  • Yvette Ostolaza, partner at Sidley Austin
  • Daryl Simm, chairman and CEO of Omnicom Media
  • Hardwick Simmons, former chairman and CEO of NASDAQ

See also edit

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Lions Gate redirects here For the area in Jerusalem see Lions Gate For other uses see Lions Gate disambiguation Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation 3 doing business as Lionsgate is a Canadian American global mass media and entertainment company Originally a Canadian company it was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10 1997 domiciled in Vancouver British Columbia and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica California In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division its other divisions include Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive 4 It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment Entertainment One Debmar Mercury and Starz Inc Lions Gate Entertainment CorporationTrade nameLionsgateCompany typePublicTraded asNYSE LGF A voting NYSE LGF B non voting Russell 1000 components LGF A LGF B IndustryEntertainmentPredecessorsTrimark PicturesArtisan EntertainmentFamily Home EntertainmentFoundedJuly 10 1997 26 years ago 1997 07 10 in Vancouver British Columbia CanadaFounderFrank GiustraHeadquarters2700 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica California U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMark Rachesky Chairman Jon Feltheimer CEO Michael Burns Vice Chairman ProductsMotion picturesTelevision programServicesFilm productionVideo on demandTelevision broadcastingBroadcast programmingDigital distributionRevenueUS 3 597 billion 2022 Operating incomeUS 79 million 2022 Net incomeUS 262 million 2022 Total assetsUS 9 088 billion 2022 Total equityUS 2 605 billion 2022 Number of employees3 500 2018 DivisionsLionsgate FilmsLionsgate TelevisionLionsgate Alternative TelevisionLionsgate Home EntertainmentLionsgate Interactive Ventures and GamesLionsgate MusicSubsidiariesStarz Inc Pilgrim Media Group3 Arts EntertainmentEntertainment OneWebsitelionsgate comFootnotes references 1 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Acquisitions 1 3 Lionsgate increases and new CEO 1 4 Acquisition target in 2018 1 5 Recent history 2 Distribution 3 Films 4 Divisions 4 1 Home entertainment 4 2 Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games 4 3 Lionsgate Entertainment World 5 Studio complexes 5 1 Lionsgate Studios Yonkers 5 2 Lionsgate Newark studio 6 Television 7 Media networks 8 Assets 8 1 Lionsgate Motion Picture Group 8 2 Lionsgate Television Inc 8 3 Media networks 8 4 Former 9 Libraries 9 1 Current 9 2 Former 10 Corporate governance 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksHistory editEarly history edit 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 5 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 6 7 8 Acquisitions edit Lionsgate then began a series of acquisitions to get into the film industry The company bought a number of small production facilities and distributors starting with Montreal based Cinepix Film Properties renamed as Lions Gate Films and North Shore Studios renamed Lions Gate Studios in Vancouver British Columbia Mandalay Television was acquired by Lionsgate from Peter Guber for a 4 Lionsgate stake 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 7 The Lions Gate Media subsidiary was also formed to produce for television 7 Completing its first year of operation Lionsgate had a revenue of 42 2 million with a loss of 397 000 The company share price dropped to a low of 1 40 This limited the corporation s ability to make acquisitions via stock swaps Lionsgate instead made its next acquisition of Termite Art Productions a reality based television production company for 2 75 million by issuing three convertible promissory notes Giustra had the shareholders vote to move the company s public listing from the Toronto Stock Exchange to the American Stock Exchange along with a two for one stock consolidation to qualify for greater exposure that might boost share value 7 In January 1999 Roman Doroniuk was named president and chief operating officers of Lionsgate which led to the corporation s financial operations being moved in April to Doroniuk s offices in Toronto Ontario while corporate headquarters remained in Vancouver British Columbia Lionsgate created US based Avalanche Films and acquired half of Sterling Home Entertainment both in video sales Again Lionsgate registered losses in its second year of 9 3 million on revenues of 78 3 million with most of the losses from its stake in Mandalay Pictures Thus in the summer Lionsgate placed its studios up for sale with no buyers TV operations were changed to non network hourlong series over riskier network shows and ended its relationship with Mandalay Television The corporation sought out more capital and cash with a filing of a preliminary prospectus for the sale of preferred stock and common stock warrants and a 13 4 million line of credit 7 Lionsgate increases and new CEO edit 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 company and is extremely involved in the making of all their major movies In June Lionsgate acquired Trimark Holdings Inc for approximately 50 million in stock and cash including taking on 36 million in debt 7 Lionsgate continued making acquisitions during the decade to boost distribution and its film library On December 15 2003 Lionsgate acquired Artisan Entertainment for 220 million 9 In 2004 Erik Nelson reacquired Termite Art and renamed it to Creative Differences 10 Lionsgate partnered with Panamax Films in 2005 to make movies for the Latino market which only produced two films 11 On April 13 2005 Lionsgate spun off its Canadian distribution unit into a new distribution unit called Maple Pictures under the direction of two former Lionsgate executives Brad Pelman and Laurie May 12 13 14 On August 1 2005 Lions Gate Entertainment acquired the entire library of Modern Entertainment the U S film division of the Swedish television company Modern Times Group 15 16 On October 17 2005 Lionsgate acquired UK company Redbus Film Distribution for 35 million 17 18 19 and became Lionsgate UK on February 23 2006 20 21 On March 15 2006 Lionsgate sold Lionsgate Studios to Bosa Development Corporation 22 On July 12 Lionsgate purchased Debmar Mercury an independent television distributor which has continued operations as a Lionsgate subsidiary 23 The company agreed in August to lease term with New Mexico State Land Office and the city of Rio Rancho for a new 52 8 acres studio near Rio Rancho s under construction city center and arena 24 On July 26 2007 Lionsgate bought a partial stake in independent film distribution company Roadside Attractions 25 Lionsgate started up Lionsgate Music by June 2007 26 On September 10 2007 Lionsgate bought Mandate Pictures for 56 3 million 44 3 million in cash and 12 million in stock and taking on 6 6 million of Mandate s debt Mandate Chief Executive Joe Drake returned to the company as co chief operating officer of its film unit 27 By July 2008 Lionsgate has not made any progress on building its new film studio in Rio Rancho or on setting up the corporation to run the studio per its agreement with New Mexico 28 In November Lionsgate Music established a joint venture with music publishing company Wind up Records 29 In January 2009 Lionsgate purchased TV Guide Network and TVGuide com from Rovi for 255 million cash 30 In May 2009 Lionsgate sold a 49 stake in TV Guide Network and website to One Equity Partners under pressure from shareholder Carl Icahn 31 Lionsgate cut back its slate of films per year by four in February 2009 In April Relativity Media signed with Lionsgate for a 5 picture per year multi year film distribution 32 In August Lionsgate signed with Redbox for a five year same day release deal worth 158 million 33 Lionsgate along with MGM and Paramount Pictures Viacom was also a co owner of Epix a pay TV movie channel which debuted on October 30 34 35 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 11 Lionsgate sold off its Canadian distribution unit Maple Pictures in September 2011 to Alliance Films 36 Lionsgate announced on January 13 2012 that it had acquired Summit Entertainment producers and distributors of the Twilight Saga films for 412 5 million 37 The two companies have planned on merging since 2008 38 On October 6 2012 Lions Gate Entertainment announced that Brian Goldsmith became the co COO of the company and joining co COO Steve Beeks 39 On November 18 2012 Lionsgate announced it has passed over the 1 billion mark for the first time with the success of The Hunger Games and The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 40 On December 23 2013 Lionsgate announced they have crossed over 1 billion domestically and internationally for the second year in a row with the success of The Hunger Games Catching Fire Now You See Me Instructions Not Included and Kevin Hart Let Me Explain 41 42 On April 14 2014 Comcast acquired the remaining stakes in Fearnet from LGF and Sony Pictures Entertainment 43 On April 21 2014 Lionsgate announced that they will merge its movie marketing operations 44 A few days later on April 30 Lionsgate announced that the studios will expand into the gaming development 45 In 2015 Lionsgate took over the distribution functions for CBS Films the film division of CBS Corporation 46 On February 11 2015 John C Malone swapped a 4 5 stake with 14 5 of the voting power in Starz Inc for 3 4 of Lionsgate s shares while joining the company s board of directors 47 48 Fourteen days later Starz CEO Chris Albrecht hinted a possible merger with Lionsgate 49 On April 1 2015 according to Deadline Lionsgate announced it has created its new label Lionsgate Premiere This new label will handle up to 15 releases a year targeting young audiences at theaters and digital outlets The new label part of the company s diversification effort will incorporate Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment titles including the Step Up film series and the Red film series and then specialize in innovative multiplatform and other release strategies to reach affinity audiences with branded content and targeted marketing Marketing and Research SVP Jean McDowell will handle marketing with distribution to be run by Adam Sorensen who currently manages Western Sales 50 On November 10 2015 Malone s two other companies Liberty Global and Discovery Inc now Warner Bros Discovery made a joint investment of 195 400 million in Lionsgate and acquired a 3 4 stake in the company 51 52 53 54 55 Then on June 30 2016 Lionsgate agreed to acquire Starz Inc for 4 4 billion in cash and stock 56 As of December 2016 it became the parent company of Starz Inc 57 On November 12 2015 Lionsgate created a partnership with Armenian American television producer Craig Piligian when the studio acquired more than 50 of his Pilgrim Studios company worth 200 million Piligian retained his position as CEO of the company while Pilgrim will continue to operate independently under Piligian 58 59 60 The deal made Lionsgate a major unscripted player 58 On July 13 2016 Lionsgate acquired a minority stake in British unscripted television production startup company Primal Media It was launched by Matt Steiner and Adam Wood who originally launched Gogglebox Entertainment that was acquired by Sony Pictures Television 61 AT amp T also owns an approximately 2 stake in Lionsgate 62 On December 15 2017 the weekly US financial newspaper Barron s revealed that Malone was selling nearly 108 000 class B shares in Lionsgate for 3 2 million or 29 63 each from December 4 to 13 Malone now owns directly and indirectly 6 million nonvoting class B shares as well as beneficially about 6 million class A shares which carry one vote each 63 Following the Weinstein effect Lionsgate was listed as one of 22 potential buyers interested in acquiring The Weinstein Company 64 65 In 2018 Lionsgate s newly launched digital content unit Studio L announced its first slate 66 In October 2018 Agapy Kapouranis replaced Peter Iacono as president of international television and digital distribution 67 Acquisition target in 2018 edit In January 2018 it was reported that Lionsgate was being subject to a bidding war for a possible acquisition with Amazon com which went on to acquire Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 2022 Comcast Sony Pictures Verizon Communications CBS Corporation and Viacom with CBS and Viacom remerging into ViacomCBS in 2019 having made offers 68 69 70 At the time Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns stated in an interview with CNBC that Lionsgate was mostly interested in merging with CBS and Viacom 70 Viacom and Lionsgate were both interested in acquiring The Weinstein Company 64 On February 27 2018 a month after the bidding war announcement Variety reported in a detailed article that toy manufacturing company Hasbro which had collaborated with the company in the 2017 film My Little Pony The Movie via its Allspark Pictures theatrical film financing unit which is in turn owned by its Allspark division came close to also acquiring Lionsgate but the deal fell through Hasbro would later go on to acquire Entertainment One on December 30 2019 71 Recent history edit On October 3 2019 Malone completed the sale of his stake in the studio 72 In April 2021 Lionsgate s Starz Inc division filed an injunction in Brazil Argentina and Mexico against The Walt Disney Company over the use of the Star brand in Latin America 73 The two companies would reach a settlement in August that same year 74 In July 2021 Lionsgate purchased a 18 9 percent equity stake in Spyglass Media Group and acquired the catalogue of The Weinstein Company from Spyglass 75 From January 2023 Lionsgate entered a movie distribution deal with Cineplex Pictures a subsidiary of Toronto based Cineplex Entertainment which will see the release of selected Lionsgate titles in Canada 76 In July 2023 Deadline reported that Lionsgate was a frontrunner to acquire Entertainment One from Hasbro 77 In August 2023 Lionsgate announced it would acquire the motion picture and television assets of Entertainment One from Hasbro for 500 million Included among the assets are the trademarks of Maple Pictures which Lionsgate divested to Alliance Films in 2011 The studio is expected to also pay 375 million in cash and 125 million in production financing loans related to the purchase 78 The acquisition was completed on December 27 2023 79 In December 2023 Lionsgate intended a plan to split its film and television assets with Starz following the completion of company s acquisition of eOne The company s Studios division will merge with Screaming Eagle Corp a special purpose acquisition company led by Eli Baker to form a separate publicly traded company Lionsgate Studios Corp The transaction sets a 4 6 billion value on Lionsgate Studios and is expected to close in the first half of 2024 Lionsgate will remain the controlling shareholder owning around 87 percent of Lionsgate Studios following the split 80 81 Distribution editThe distribution of selected recent non in house films for pay per view and on demand are under the supervision of NBCUniversal Syndication Studios under Universal Pictures Universal formerly held home video and television rights to many of the early Lionsgate films while all others particularly the in house films are distributed for both cable and broadcast television through Lionsgate s syndicated division Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios under MGM Television are also distributed in international cable digital and broadcast television through Lionsgate s syndicated division Films editMain article Lionsgate Films Aside from home video distribution of films sub licensed from other studios Lionsgate s library consists of its own in house productions as well as films from Summit Entertainment Entertainment One and several defunct studios including Trimark Pictures acquired in 2000 Artisan Entertainment acquired in 2003 Overture Films Starz s former feature film division whose library Lionsgate acquired after the 2016 Starz merger Hearst Entertainment Tribune Entertainment American Zoetrope distribution deal in 2010 with certain exceptions Modern Entertainment library acquired in 2005 Vestron Pictures acquired by Artisan in 1991 The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films through its 18 9 stake in Spyglass Media Group Koch Entertainment Cineplex Odeon Films Alliance Films and Phase 4 Films through its acquisition of eOne in 2023 Their complete ownership depends on the worldwide regions of license Divisions editHome entertainment edit Lionsgate Home Entertainment nbsp Company typeDivisionIndustryHome videoPredecessorsVidmark EntertainmentTrimark Home VideoArtisan EntertainmentAnchor Bay EntertainmentFounded1999 25 years ago 1999 Headquarters2700 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica California U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMark Rachesky Chairman Jon Feltheimer CEO Michael Burns Vice Chairman ProductsDVDBlu rayUltra HD Blu rayBrandsSummit EntertainmentEntertainment OneServicesFilm distributionRevenue3 604 300 000 United States dollar 2022 nbsp Net income346 800 000 United States dollar 2022 nbsp Total assets8 991 200 000 United States dollar 2022 nbsp ParentLionsgateDivisionsLionsgate Family EntertainmentVestron VideoWebsitewww wbr lionsgate wbr comBefore Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment was formed Lions Gate s video releases were distributed by Universal Studios Home Video and Columbia TriStar Home Video Lions Gate Films decided to create two home video labels Avalanche Home Entertainment which released smaller Canadian B movies on video and DVD and Sterling Home Entertainment a joint venture with Scanbox International a Danish film company which released American low budget movies on video and DVD in the late 1990s In June 2000 Lions Gate purchased Trimark Pictures and its in house home video unit These three companies Avalanche Sterling and Trimark Home Video were merged into Lions Gate Home Entertainment in 2001 After the acquisition Sterling Home Entertainment was then renamed to Studio Home Entertainment which later on folded itself into Lionsgate 82 In 2003 Lions Gate purchased Artisan Entertainment the latter folded into Lions Gate in 2004 Its library of more than 8 000 films owes some of its size to output deals with other studios Mainly concerned with the distribution of the Lions Gate film library it also distributed Barbie videos from Mattel Clifford the Big Red Dog videos from Scholastic Stickin Around videos from Nelvana and MGA Entertainment 83 Lionsgate Home Entertainment also previously distributed videos from Jim Henson Home Entertainment 84 until 2012 when Henson signed a deal with Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment Through Artisan the company also released the back catalog of ITC Entertainment until 2013 when ITC s successor in interest ITV Studios Global Entertainment signed a deal with Shout Factory In 2001 in Quebec it was renamed Crystal Films and in Ontario and other provinces Maple Pictures In August 2001 Lions Gate Home Entertainment signed a deal with DIC Entertainment to distribute their back catalogue of animated titles on video and DVD in the United States replacing DIC s long time partner Buena Vista Home Entertainment 85 The partnership only lasted a year as in 2003 DIC started to distribute their shows through the Sterling Entertainment Group no connection to the ex Lionsgate subsidiary Sterling Home Entertainment and later other distribution companies like Shout Factory 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment Lionsgate s movies are released on DVD and Blu ray as well as on the PSP through Universal Media Disc In 2008 Lionsgate Home Entertainment contracted with HIT Entertainment for DVD distribution in the US after its contract with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment expired 86 This deal later ended in 2014 and HIT s DVD distribution was transferred to Universal Studios Home Entertainment 87 On August 4 2008 Lionsgate announced that it had completed a deal with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to several ABC Studios Touchstone Television shows including According to Jim Reaper Hope amp Faith 8 Simple Rules and Boy Meets World 88 In 2009 American Greetings struck a deal with Lionsgate to release AG content on DVD after its deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ended 89 Though an exception was made with Strawberry Shortcake of which it remained with Fox as it was a prior deal made in 2003 where American Greetings signed a deal with Fox to distribute the franchise Until 2012 Lionsgate also distributed most of the theatrical properties held by Republic Pictures on DVD under license from Paramount Pictures The deal also expanded to include some non marquee films originally released by Paramount themselves Recently with the folding of Republic Lionsgate s function was transferred to Olive Films and later Kino Lorber In February 2011 Lionsgate and StudioCanal made an agreement to release 550 titles from the Miramax film library worldwide replacing Miramax s long time partner Buena Vista Home Entertainment 90 Following ViacomCBS acquisition of a 49 stake in Miramax Paramount Home Entertainment took over the home media rights to the Miramax catalog In 2012 LGHE started distributing Summit Entertainment releases as a result of Lionsgate acquiring that company On December 8 2016 Lionsgate acquired Starz Inc making Lionsgate the parent company of the North American branches of Anchor Bay Entertainment and Manga Entertainment 91 The former was folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment shortly after the buyout and the latter is planned to be relaunched in the near future 92 On June 30 2021 Lionsgate s distribution deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment expired and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment began distributing Lionsgate s releases in North America as of July 1 2021 93 When Lionsgate s acquisition of eOne was completed on December 27 2023 LGHE started distributing eOne s physical releases worldwide Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games edit Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games is the video game development division of Lionsgate 94 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 Witch game in 2019 95 Lionsgate Entertainment World edit 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 96 Studio complexes editLionsgate Studios Yonkers edit On September 5 2019 Great Point Capital Management signed a deal with Lionsgate to build a new production facility in Yonkers New York with Lionsgate becoming a long term anchor tenant and investor As the anchor tenant Lionsgate will have naming rights to the studio Construction on the site will start in November and the facility will be running in late autumn 2020 The 100 million complex will include three 20 000 square feet and two 10 000 square feet stages a fully operational back lot and the opportunity to create a location based entertainment property The studio will be built next to the former Otis Elevator Company building in Getty Square and is expected to provide 420 new jobs in Yonkers the developers said They received numerous tax breaks and exemptions to build the project National Resources will be an investment partner and project developer responsible for all phases of design and construction of the studio complex 97 On April 8 2020 it was announced that the developers locked down 60 million in financing while the rest of the 40 million in the second phase of the project will be anchored by entertainment firm Lionsgate 98 Lionsgate Newark studio edit In 2022 the city of Newark New Jersey announced that a major new film and television production studio overlooking Weequahic Park and Weequahic Golf Course Lionsgate Newark Studios would open in 2024 on the 15 acre former Seth Boyden housing projects site at 101 Center Terrace in the Dayton section of the city near Evergreen Cemetery Lionsgate Newark will partner on public relations and community affairs with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center 99 100 101 Television editMain article Lionsgate Television Lionsgate Television produced such series as Nashville Anger Management The Dead Zone 5ive Days to Midnight Weeds Nurse Jackie Boss Tyler Perry s House of Payne and the Emmy Award winning Mad Men Lionsgate also acquired TV syndication firm Debmar Mercury in 2006 102 with CBS Television Distribution handling ad sales with the exception for Meet the Browns as the ad sales are handled by Disney ABC Domestic Television and Turner Television Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution co distributing the series In March 2013 Lionsgate signed with Mars One a Dutch nonprofit with space agency and aerospace backers intent on colonizing Mars to produce a reality TV show 103 In August 2018 Lionsgate signed a first look television development agreement with Universal Music Group 104 Media networks editThe company owns Starz a premium tier cable network and streaming service and related channels including Starz Encore and MoviePlex In addition Lionsgate also owns FAST streaming channels MovieSphere by Lionsgate OuterSphere by Lionsgate HerSphere by Lionsgate and Ebony TV by Lionsgate in a joint venture with Ebony Media Group It also owns streaming service Laugh Out Loud and its FAST streaming channels LOL Network and LOL Stand Up in a joint venture with HartBeat Digital as well as streaming service Tribeca Shortlist and its FAST streaming channel Tribeca Channel in a joint venture with Tribeca Enterprises The company also runs Free TV Networks in a joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery and Gray Television which operates broadcast and FAST streaming channels The365 and Outlaw and FAST streaming channels VCR Action and VCR Haha In addition Lionsgate owns Celestial Tiger Entertainment in a joint venture with Saban Capital Group and Celestial Pictures Assets editLionsgate Global Franchise Management Lionsgate Music Lionsgate Home Entertainment Lionsgate Family Entertainment Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and GamesLionsgate Motion Picture Group edit Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Premiere 50 Lionsgate UK Elevation Sales joint venture with StudioCanal UK Primal Media Potboiler Television joint venture with Potboiler Productions Lionsgate India Summit Entertainment Summit Premiere Summit Entertainment Records International Distribution Company LLC joint venture with Pedro Rodriguez eOne Films Amblin Partners minority stake joint venture with Steven Spielberg Reliance Entertainment Alibaba Pictures and Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Christal Films Makeready co backing with Universal Pictures Momentum Pictures Sierra Affinity Spyglass Media Group 18 9 with Lantern Entertainment Warner Bros Pictures Cineworld Group and Eagle Pictures Pantelion Films 50 with TelevisaUnivision Roadside Attractions 43 Grindstone Entertainment Group Studio L 66 Good Universe 105 Bad Hombre Globalgate Entertainment joint venture with Televisa Cine Mexico Tobis Film Germany Nordisk Film Denmark TME Films Turkey TF1 Studio France Lotte Entertainment South Korea Belga Films Belgium PKDN Films Japan Paris Filmes Brazil Viva Films Philippines Falcon Pictures Indonesia 106 Cine Colombia Colombia and Rai Cinema Italy 107 Lionsgate Television Inc edit Lionsgate Television Debmar Mercury Sea to Sky Entertainment joint venture with Thunderbird Entertainment 3 Arts Entertainment majority stake 42 minority stake Lionsgate Alternative Television BLACKFIN Daisybeck Studios Force Four Entertainment Paperny Entertainment Pilgrim Media Group 58 59 60 1620 Media 108 Renegade 83 Whizz Kid Entertainment eOne Television Amblin Television minority stake Round Room EntertainmentMedia networks edit Starz Networks Premium cable channels and streaming service Starz and 5 sister channels Starz Encore and 7 sister channels MoviePlex IndiePlex RetroPlex Free TV Networks broadcast and FAST streaming networks joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery and Gray Television 109 The365 broadcast and FAST streaming network Outlaw broadcast and FAST streaming network VCR Action FAST streaming network VCR Haha FAST streaming network MovieSphere by Lionsgate FAST streaming network OuterSphere by Lionsgate FAST streaming network HerSphere by Lionsgate FAST streaming network Ebony TV by Lionsgate FAST streaming network joint venture with Ebony Media Group 110 Laugh Out Loud streaming service joint venture with HartBeat Digital 111 LOL Network FAST streaming network LOL Stand Up FAST streaming network Tribeca Shortlist streaming service joint venture with Tribeca Enterprises 112 Tribeca Channel FAST streaming network Celestial Tiger Entertainment joint venture with Celestial Pictures and Saban Capital Group Celestial Movies Celestial Movies HD Celestial Classic Movies Celestial Movies Pinoy CM KIX Thrill Miao MiFormer edit Alliance Films Maple Pictures Aurum Producciones Anchor Bay Entertainment Anchor Bay Films Video Treasures HGV Video Productions Starmaker Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Fox Hills Video The Nostalgia Merchant Hi Tops Video Burbank Video Prism Entertainment Prism Pictures Wizard Video MNTEX Entertainment Regal Video Strand Home Video Artisan Entertainment LIVE Entertainment International Video Entertainment U S A Home Video Family Home Entertainment Renamed Lionsgate Family Entertainment The Video Late Show Magnum Entertainment Vestron Video Vestron Pictures Lightning Video Lightning Pictures Children s Video Library Carolco Home Video Avid Home Entertainment VCL Germany ThrillerVideo King Bee Video Atlantis Communications Avalanche Home Entertainment Cineplex Odeon Films Codeblack Films Comic Con HQ Defy Media 19 Epix Metro Goldwyn Mayer acquired Lionsgate s stake in the network in 2017 Epix2 Epix Drive In Epix Hits Fearnet NBCUniversal acquired Lionsgate s stake in the network in 2013 Film Roman acquired by Waterman Entertainment in 2015 pre 2015 library retained by Starz Koch Entertainment Mandalay Pictures 1997 2002 Mandate Pictures Manga Entertainment US branch only UK branch acquired by Funimation and later renamed Funimation UK and Ireland Miramax Paramount Home Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the entire Miramax library on September 22 2020 Modern Entertainment acquired from Modern Times Group in 2005 Crown International Pictures library 113 New Visions Pictures library New Century Entertainment library Continental Film Group library Contender Entertainment Group Contender Home Entertainment Contender Films Bonkers Kult TV Kult Kidz Nippers Rubber Duck Entertainment Now part of Hasbro Entertainment Medusa Communications amp Marketing Ltd Hong Kong Legends Premier Asia Overture Films Pacific International Enterprises Pantaya stake sold in 2021 114 Phase 4 Films Pop 50 stake sold to co owner CBS Corporation in March 2019 and part of Paramount Global since Dec 4 2019 Redbus Film Distribution Redbus Home Entertainment Starz Distribution Studio Home Entertainment Sterling Home Entertainment Termite Art Productions Trimark Pictures Vidmark Entertainment CineGroupe sold its stake in 2002Libraries editCurrent edit Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Premiere Summit Entertainment Summit Premiere eOne Films Alliance Films Cineplex Odeon Films Amblin Partners minority stake joint venture with Steven Spielberg Reliance Entertainment Alibaba Pictures and Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Christal Films Makeready co backing with Universal Pictures only film and television production company run by Brad Weston Momentum Pictures Phase 4 Films Sierra Affinity Grindstone Entertainment Group Globalgate Entertainment Lionsgate Television Debmar Mercury Hearst Entertainment PolyGram Pictures TV and streaming rights under license from Universal Pictures Tribune Entertainment eOne Television Amblin Television minority stake Atlantis Communications BLACKFIN Daisybeck Studios Force Four Entertainment Paperny Entertainment Renegade 83 Round Room Entertainment Whizz Kid Entertainment Pantelion Films Roadside Attractions Codeblack Films Spyglass Media Group 18 9 The Weinstein Company Dimension Films post 2005 Radius TWC Radius Artisan Entertainment Vestron Pictures Trimark Pictures Starz Distribution Manga Entertainment US only Overture Films Anchor Bay Films Good Universe Mandate Pictures Pacific International Enterprises Kings Road Entertainment distribution Modern Entertainment New Century Entertainment New Century Vista Film Corporation Select films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Crown International Pictures TV and streaming rights GK Films international distribution American Zoetrope distribution Third party distributorsEntertainment Studios Freestyle Releasing A24 2AM Saban Films StudioCanal Carolco Pictures EMI Films De Laurentiis Entertainment Group Embassy Pictures streaming rights Pathe Viva Pictures GFM Films HandMade Films distribution Kings Road Entertainment distribution Former edit ITC Entertainment Miramax Dimension Films pre 2005 Mandalay PicturesCorporate governance editBoard of Directors as of July 2021 115 Chairman of the Board of Directors Mark Rachesky M D founder and president of MHR Fund ManagementDirectors Michael Burns vice chairman of Lionsgate Mignon Clyburn president of MLC Strategies Gordon Crawford former Capital Research executive Jon Feltheimer CEO of Lionsgate Emily Fine executive 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