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{{Short description|Canadian-American entertainment company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
| logo = [[File:Lionsgate Logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| trade_name = Lionsgate
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
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| industry = [[Entertainment industry|Entertainment]]
| predecessors = {{ubl|[[Trimark Pictures]]|[[Family Home Entertainment|FHE Pictures]]|[[Artisan Entertainment]]|[[Koch Entertainment]]|Contender Entertainment Group|Medusa Communications & Marketing|[[Alliance Atlantis]] (
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997|07|10}} in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| founder = [[Frank Giustra]]
| successor = [[Lionsgate Studios]] (film and TV
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| hq_location_country =
| area_served = Worldwide
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| subsid = {{ubl|[[Starz Inc.]]|[[Lionsgate Studios]] (87.2%)}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.lionsgate.com/|lionsgate.com}}
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|pre=fiscal year ended|2024|03|31|df=US|lc=y}}.<br/>References:<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last=Agency|first=RED Interactive|title=Corporate|url=
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'''Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.''' (also known as '''Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation''', and [[doing business as]] '''Lionsgate''') is a Canadian-American [[entertainment industry|entertainment]] company
Up until 2024, Lionsgate owned film and TV businesses under its own umbrella. They have since been spun off into [[Lionsgate Studios]], of which Lionsgate owns 87%.
==History==
===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]].<ref name="Investments">{{cite web|url=http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/100729/LIONS-GATE-ENTERTAINMENT-CORP-CN-_10-K.A/|title=Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation – United States Securities Commission Filing|publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission|access-date=July 11, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215025/http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/100729/LIONS-GATE-ENTERTAINMENT-CORP-CN-_10-K.A/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lionsgate Investors">"Lionsgate" [
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 [[John Dunning (film producer)|Cinépix Film Properties]] (which became the present-day '''[[Lionsgate Films]]''') and [[North Shore Studios]] (which became known as Lions Gate Studios, until its acquisition in 2006) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mandalay Television was acquired by Lionsgate from [[Peter Guber]] for a 4% Lionsgate stake.
===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.<ref name="History"/> The Lions Gate Media subsidiary was also formed to produce for television.<ref name="History"/>
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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 [[Warrant (finance)|warrants]] and a $13.4 million line of credit.<ref name="History"/>
===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 company and is extremely involved in the making of all their major movies. In June, Lionsgate acquired [[Trimark Pictures|Trimark Holdings, Inc.]] for approximately $50 million in stock and cash including taking on $36 million in debt.<ref name="History"/>
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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Waxman, Sharon|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 16, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/movies/with-acquisition-lions-gate-is-now-largest-indie.html|title=With Acquisition, Lions Gate Is Now Largest Indie|access-date=July 20, 2013|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701035426/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/movies/with-acquisition-lions-gate-is-now-largest-indie.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the acquisition, Lionsgate relocated from [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]] to Artisan's headquarters in Santa Monica. In 2004, Erik Nelson reacquired Termite Art and renamed it to Creative Differences.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Panelist Bios: Dave Harding|url=
Lionsgate partnered with Panamax Films in 2005 to make movies for the Latino market which only produced two films.<ref name=lat>{{cite news|title=Lions Gate forms Latino film venture with Televisa|url=https://
On March 15, 2006, Lionsgate sold Lions Gate Studios to Bosa Development Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lionsgate and Bosa Development Corporation Announce Sale of Lionsgate's Vancouver, BC, Studio Facilities to Bosa for $41.6 Million CDN ($36.1 Million U.S.)|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lionsgate-and-bosa-development-corporation-announce-sale-of-lionsgates-vancouver-bc-studio-facilities-to-bosa-for-416-million-cdn-361-million-us-55109962.html|work=Public release|publisher=Lionsgate|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624173257/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lionsgate-and-bosa-development-corporation-announce-sale-of-lionsgates-vancouver-bc-studio-facilities-to-bosa-for-416-million-cdn-361-million-us-55109962.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 12, Lionsgate purchased [[Debmar-Mercury]], an independent television distributor, which has continued operations as a Lionsgate subsidiary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lionsgate buys TV distributor Debmar-Mercury|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/lionsgate-buys-tv-distributor-debmar-mercury-194937|access-date=March 3, 2013|newspaper=International Business Times|date=July 12, 2006|archive-date=May 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517043437/http://www.ibtimes.com/lionsgate-buys-tv-distributor-debmar-mercury-194937|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Rancho, state agree on home for Lionsgate studio|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2006/08/14/daily3.html|access-date=March 5, 2013|newspaper=Albuquerque Business First|date=August 14, 2006|archive-date=August 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801080021/http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2006/08/14/daily3.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In January 2009, Lionsgate purchased [[Pop (American TV channel)|TV Guide Network]] and [[TVGuide.com]] from [[Rovi]] for $255 million cash.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eller|first=Claudia|title=Lionsgate to acquire TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-06-fi-tvguide6-story.html|access-date=March 3, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 6, 2009|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615103357/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-06-fi-tvguide6-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2009, Lionsgate sold a 49% stake in [[TV Guide Network]] and website to [[One Equity Partners]] under pressure from shareholder [[Carl Icahn]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Eller|first=Claudia|title=Lions Gate sells a 49% stake in TV Guide cable channel and website|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-29-fi-ct-tvguide29-story.html|access-date=March 3, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 29, 2009|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322040625/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-29-fi-ct-tvguide29-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lions Gate, Relativity ink distribution deal|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2009133293_apuslionsgate.html|access-date=March 4, 2013|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=April 27, 2009|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322040621/https://www.seattletimes.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, Lionsgate signed with [[Redbox]] for a five-year same day release deal worth $158 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=Lions Gate cuts a deal with Redbox on DVD rentals|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-12-fi-ct-lionsgate12-story.html|access-date=March 4, 2013|newspaper=LA Times|date=August 12, 2009|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322040627/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-12-fi-ct-lionsgate12-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lionsgate, along with [[MGM]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]/[[Viacom (
===2010s===
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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 (film)|Now You See Me]]'', ''[[Instructions Not Included]]'', and ''[[Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain]]''.<ref>ANITA BUSCH "Deadline" [https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/catching-fire-now-you-see-me-drives-lionsgate-to-become-billion-dollar-baby-here-and-abroad-company-box-office-take-to-date-2-2-5-billion-worldwide/ 'Catching Fire,' 'Now You See Me' Drive Lionsgate To Become Billion Dollar Baby 2nd Year Running; Company Box Office Take To Date: $2.25 Billion Worldwide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223174914/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/catching-fire-now-you-see-me-drives-lionsgate-to-become-billion-dollar-baby-here-and-abroad-company-box-office-take-to-date-2-2-5-billion-worldwide/ |date=February 23, 2014 }} deadline.com, Retrieved on December 23, 2013</ref><ref>"ComingSoon.net" [https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112825 Lionsgate crosses a Billion Dollars Both Domestically and Internationally] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228114608/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112825 |date=December 28, 2013 }} comingsoon.net, Retrieved on December 23, 2013</ref>
On April 14, 2014, [[Comcast]] acquired the remaining stakes in [[Fearnet]] from Lionsgate and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]].<ref name=closure>{{cite web|url=https://
In 2015, Lionsgate took over the distribution functions for [[CBS Films]], the film division of [[CBS Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lionsgate Takes Over CBS Films' Distribution & Global Sales|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/cbs-films-lionsgate-distribution-sales-partnership-1201283340/|access-date=November 13, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=November 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116022033/http://deadline.com/2014/11/cbs-films-lionsgate-distribution-sales-partnership-1201283340/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farrell|first=Maureen|title=Malone, Starz, and Lions Gate Join Forces|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/02/11/malone-starz-and-lions-gate-join-forces/|access-date=February 12, 2015|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=February 11, 2015|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212202621/http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/02/11/malone-starz-and-lions-gate-join-forces/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Variety">[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lionsgate-starz-swap-stock-as-john-malone-joins-board-1201430973/ Lionsgate, Starz Swap Stock as John Malone Joins Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704050850/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/lionsgate-starz-swap-stock-as-john-malone-joins-board-1201430973/ |date=July 4, 2017 }} Brent Lang variety.com February 11, 2015, Retrieved on February 26, 2015</ref> Fourteen days later, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht hinted a possible merger with Lionsgate.<ref name="The Street">[https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/starz-ceo-albrecht-hints-at-possible-merger-with-lions-gate-13058679 Starz CEO Albrecht Hints at Possible Merger With Lions Gate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615103359/https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/starz-ceo-albrecht-hints-at-possible-merger-with-lions-gate-13058679 |date=June 15, 2020 }} Jeff Berman thestreet.com February 25, 2015, Retrieved on February 26, 2015</ref>
On April 1, 2015, according to ''[[Deadline Hollywood|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)|Step Up]]'' film series and the ''[[Red (film series)|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.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web |last=Lieberman |first=David |date=2015-04-01 |title=Lionsgate Introduces Distribution Unit To Target Next-
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/john-malone-lionsgate-hunger-games-liberty-global-discovery-1201637470/|title=What's Next for Lionsgate, Discovery and Liberty Global? |first1= Cynthia |last1=Littleton|first2=Brent |last2=Lang |work=Variety|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822211933/http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/john-malone-lionsgate-hunger-games-liberty-global-discovery-1201637470/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/lionsgate-jon-feltheimer-john-malone-discovery-liberty-global-1201616902/|title=Lionsgate Strengthens Ties To John Malone: Discovery and Liberty Global Buy Stakes |first1=David |last1=Lieberman |first2=Anita |last2=Busch |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415193924/https://deadline.com/2015/11/lionsgate-jon-feltheimer-john-malone-discovery-liberty-global-1201616902/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-lionsgate-sells-stake-to-john-malones-companies-discovery-liberty-global-20151110-story.html |first1=Meg |last1=James |first2=Ryan |last2=Faughnder |title=Lionsgate sells 6.8% stake to John Malone's Liberty Global|newspaper=LA Times|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817065730/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-lionsgate-sells-stake-to-john-malones-companies-discovery-liberty-global-20151110-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/business/dealbook/liberty-global-and-discovery-communications-take-stakes-in-lions-gate.html?_r=1 |url-access=subscription |title=Liberty Global Take Stakes in Lions Gate|last=Merced|first=Michael J.|work=The New York Times|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730072027/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/business/dealbook/liberty-global-and-discovery-communications-take-stakes-in-lions-gate.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-liberty-global-take-stakes-838730|title=Discovery, Liberty Global To Take Stakes in Lionsgate |last=Vlessing|first=Etan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914021032/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-liberty-global-take-stakes-838730|url-status=live}}</ref> Then on June 30, 2016, Lionsgate agreed to acquire [[Starz Inc.]] for $4.4 billion in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|title=Lionsgate Agrees To Buy Starz For $4.4B In Cash And Stock |last=Lieberman|first=David|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135434/https://deadline.com/2016/06/lionsgate-buys-starz-1201781609/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of December 2016, it became the parent company of Starz Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-starz-nab-shareholder-approval-44b-merger-950417 |first1=Etan |last1=Vlessing |title=Lionsgate Completes $4.4B Acquisition of Starz|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 24, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221055147/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-starz-nab-shareholder-approval-44b-merger-950417|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2018, Lionsgate's newly launched digital content unit, Studio L, announced its first slate.<ref name="variety.com">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/lionsgate-unveils-studio-l-digital-slate-1202707449/|title=Lionsgate Unveils 'Studio L' Digital Slate With 'Honor List,' 'Most Likely to Murder'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety.com]]|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=February 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222180359/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/lionsgate-unveils-studio-l-digital-slate-1202707449/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2018, Agapy Kapouranis replaced Peter Iacono as president of international television and digital distribution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-promotes-agapy-kapouranis-peter-iacono-exits-1153167|title=Lionsgate Promotes Agapy Kapouranis as International TV Exec Peter Iacono Exits|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=October 17, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805000104/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-promotes-agapy-kapouranis-peter-iacono-exits-1153167|url-status=live}}</ref>
====2018−2023: Acquisition targets====
In January 2018, it was reported that Lionsgate was being subject to a [[bidding war]] for a possible acquisition, with [[
At the time, Lionsgate Vice Chairman [[Michael R. Burns|Michael Burns]] stated in an interview with [[CNBC]] that Lionsgate was mostly interested in merging with CBS and Viacom.<ref name="fiercecable.com"/> Viacom and Lionsgate were both interested in acquiring [[The Weinstein Company]].<ref name="thewrap.com"/>
On February 27, 2018, a month after the bidding war announcement, ''[[Variety (magazine)|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 (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' via its [[Allspark Pictures]] theatrical film financing unit which is in turn owned by its [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]] division) came close to also acquiring Lionsgate, but the deal fell through. Hasbro would later go on to acquire [[Entertainment One]] (eOne; another Canadian-founded business) on December 30, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/features/lionsgate-sale-merger-shares-1202711913/|title=Lionsgate Courts Buyers as It Struggles to Compete With Industry Heavyweights|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|last2=Lopez|first2=Ricardo|date=February 27, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330002648/http://variety.com/2018/film/features/lionsgate-sale-merger-shares-1202711913/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On October 3, 2019, Malone completed the sale of his stake in the studio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Malone completes sale of his lionsgate stake |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/john-malone-lionsgate-shares-sale-1202751939/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004045833/https://deadline.com/2019/10/john-malone-lionsgate-shares-sale-1202751939/ |archive-date=October 4, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |website=Deadline}}</ref>
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In July 2021, Lionsgate purchased an 18.9 percent equity stake in [[Spyglass Media Group]] and acquired the catalogue of [[The Weinstein Company]] from Spyglass.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Lionsgate Acquires Bulk of Weinstein Film Library in Spyglass Deal |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lionsgate-weinstein-co-library-spyglass-media-1235021200/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108110113/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lionsgate-weinstein-co-library-spyglass-media-1235021200/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref>
===2023–present: Entertainment One
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Lionsgate Sets Canada Releasing Deal with Cineplex Pictures |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/lionsgate-canada-cineplex-pictures-1235479510/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213171753/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/lionsgate-canada-cineplex-pictures-1235479510/amp/ |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>
In July 2023, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' reported that Lionsgate was a frontrunner to acquire [[Entertainment One]] from Hasbro.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Lionsgate In Pole Position On Entertainment One Acquisition: The Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/lionsgate-pole-position-entertainment-one-acquisition-the-dish-1235439940/ |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Hasbro to Sell eOne Film & TV Business to Lionsgate |date=August 3, 2023 |url=https://investor.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-sell-eone-film-tv-business-lionsgate}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on December 27, 2023
In December 2023, Lionsgate revealed its plan to split its film and television assets with Starz following the completion of the 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]]. The transaction sets a $4.6-billion value on Lionsgate Studios and the deal was closed on May 7, 2024. The company was launched on May 14, 2024 and it has been trading on [[Nasdaq]] via the stock symbol LION. Lionsgate will remain the controlling shareholder owning around 87 percent of Lionsgate Studios following the split until the end of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lionsgate Studios to Become a New Public Company, Splitting with Starz in SPAC Deal|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/lionsgate-studios-split-starz-spac-deal-standlaone-content-company-1235680683/|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|website=Deadline|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=January 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lionsgate to Spin Off Studio and 20,000-Title Library From Starz in $4.6B Deal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lionsgate-spins-studio-spac-merger-1235768432/|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
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===Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games===
Lionsgate Interactive Ventures and Games is the [[video game]] development division of Lionsgate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/lionsgate-taps-nerdists-peter-levin-to-head-interactive-ventures-games-1201167600/|title=Lionsgate Taps Nerdist's Peter Levin to Head Interactive Ventures, Games|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=November 1, 2015|archive-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112211110/http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/lionsgate-taps-nerdists-peter-levin-to-head-interactive-ventures-games-1201167600/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 (video game)|Blair Witch]]'' game in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/20/blair-witch-interview-how-lionsgate-and-bloober-created-a-game-after-2-decades/ |title=Blair Witch interview — How Lionsgate and Bloober created a game after 2 decades |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=20 August 2019 |website=Venture Beat |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2021 |quote= |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411001648/https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/20/blair-witch-interview-how-lionsgate-and-bloober-created-a-game-after-2-decades/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Celestial Tiger Entertainment===
In 2008,
===Distribution===
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The distribution of selected recent non-in-house films for pay-per-view and on-demand are under the supervision of [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]] via [[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.
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** [[Starz]] ([[Pay television|Premium cable channels]] and [[streaming service]])
*** Lionsgate Play
*** Starzplay Arabia
** [[Starz Encore]]
** [[MoviePlex]]
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** Outlaw (broadcast and FAST network)
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** VCR Action (FAST network)
** VCR Haha (FAST network)
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===Former assets===
Several assets were spun-off in 2024 to form [[Lionsgate Studios]], of which Lionsgate remains as its majority shareholder.
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* [[Lionsgate Films]]
** [[Lionsgate Premiere]]<ref name="Deadline" />
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* Globalgate Entertainment (joint venture with [[Televisa|Televisa Cine]] (Mexico), [[Tobis Film]] (Germany), [[Nordisk Film]] (Denmark), TME Films (Turkey), [[TF1|TF1 Studio]] (France), [[Lotte Entertainment]] (South Korea), Belga Films (Belgium), [[Kadokawa Daiei Studio|PKDN Films]] (Japan), [[Paris Filmes]] (Brazil), [[Viva Films]] (Philippines), Falcon Pictures (Indonesia),<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2020-02-11 |title=Lionsgate's Globalgate Consortium Adds Indonesia's Falcon Pictures |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lionsgate-globalgate-consortium-indonesia-falcon-pictures-1203500387/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224151646/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lionsgate-globalgate-consortium-indonesia-falcon-pictures-1203500387/ |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=2020-02-24 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> Cine Colombia (Colombia) and [[Rai Cinema]] (Italy))<ref>{{cite web |title=Partners - Globalgate Entertainment |url=https://www.globalgate.world/partners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322041400/https://www.globalgate.world/partners/ |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |website=Globalgate Entertainment}}</ref>
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** [[Debmar-Mercury]]
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==Corporate governance==
Board of Directors as of July 2021:<ref>{{cite web |url=
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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==See also==
* [[Lists of Lionsgate films]]
* [[List of assets owned by Lionsgate]]
==References==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk/ Official UK website]
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