Santa Monica, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia – Lionsgate has entered into a new five-year, US$800 million revolving credit facility, one of the largest raised by an entertainment company in more than a decade. The new facility helps position Lionsgate for continued growth and enables the company to capitalise on long-term strategic opportunities and meet long-term financial objectives. The new facility replaces Lionsgate's previous $340 million revolving credit facility. … [Read more...] about Lionsgate announces record US$800 million revolving credit facility
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Celestial Tiger Entertainment, Lionsgate expand distribution deal
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has expanded its content distribution business with Lionsgate to cover all of East Asia. In addition to representing Lionsgate exclusively in Greater China and Southeast Asia, CTE will now be distributing all Lionsgate television content as well as its vast library of feature films to Japan and Korea. Since the formation of CTE, the company's licensing team, led by Executive Vice President Wendy Reeds, has concluded numerous licensing deals … [Read more...] about Celestial Tiger Entertainment, Lionsgate expand distribution deal
A+E Networks and Lionsgate announce home entertainment distribution partnership
New York and Santa Monica – A+E Networks and Lionsgate have forged a partnership under which Lionsgate will handle home entertainment distribution of programming from A&E Network, HISTORY and Lifetime. The partnership encompasses hit programmes from A+E Networks’ diverse content catalogue including Storage Wars, Shipping Wars and Duck Dynasty from A&E, HISTORY’s Pawn Stars, American Pickers and America The Story of US, and Lifetime’s Dance Moms and the library of … [Read more...] about A+E Networks and Lionsgate announce home entertainment distribution partnership
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games goes IMAX in China
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and TORONTO – IMAX Corporation, one of the world's leading entertainment and technology companies, and Lionsgate, a leading global entertainment company, today announced that Lionsgate's blockbuster film The Hunger Games will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released in China in 67 IMAX® digital theatres in June. The film will be released nationwide in China, under the new revenue sharing terms outlined in the recently announced WTO … [Read more...] about Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games goes IMAX in China
China approves screening of The Hunger Games in June
Santa Monica, California – Lionsgate’s blockbuster film The Hunger Games has been approved for release in China in the first half of June. The film, which has already grossed nearly$620 million at the worldwide box office, will be released nationwide in China with both dubbed and subtitled prints by The China Film Group in cooperation with Talent International, Lionsgate’s promotional partner. The Hunger Games will be one of the … [Read more...] about China approves screening of The Hunger Games in June
YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Miramax for China
New York – YOU On Demand, China’s leading national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform, has signed a deal with Miramax to distribute films from its library for Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD). The titles in the offering include some of the top films in movie history, ranging from the Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood and Chicago, to pop culture icons such as Pulp Fiction and the Scream series. This deal with Miramax expands … [Read more...] about YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Miramax for China