| 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]] (content catalogue library assets)}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997|07|10}} in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| founder = [[Frank Giustra]]
| successor = [[Lionsgate Studios]] (film and TV businesses)
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====2018−2023: Acquisition targets====
In January 2018, it was reported that Lionsgate was being subject to a [[bidding war]] for a possible acquisition, with [[Amazon.comComcast]] (which went on to acquire [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 2022), [[Comcast]],and [[Sony Pictures]], [[Verizon Communications]], [[CBS Corporation]], and [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] (with CBS and Viacom [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|remerging]] into [[ViacomCBS]] in 2019; now known as Paramount Global as of 2022) having made offers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.investors.com/news/amazon-verizon-cbs-viacom-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-lionsgate/|title=These 4 Tech, Media Giants Are In Talks To Buy Lionsgate|newspaper=Investor's Business Daily|access-date=2018-01-19|archive-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065648/https://www.investors.com/news/amazon-verizon-cbs-viacom-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-lionsgate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/lionsgate-talks-amazon-verizon-cbs-viacom-1202244991/|title=Lionsgate Ripe For Takeover As Amazon, Verizon and CBS-Viacom Emerge As Potential Suitors|newspaper=Deadline|access-date=2018-01-19|archive-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813135101/https://deadline.com/2018/01/lionsgate-talks-amazon-verizon-cbs-viacom-1202244991/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fiercecable.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fiercecable.com/video/cbs-lionsgate-viacom-heat-up-media-space-m-a-rumors|title=CBS, Lionsgate, Viacom heat up media space M&A rumors|newspaper=FierceCable|access-date=2018-01-26|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307220716/https://www.fiercecable.com/video/cbs-lionsgate-viacom-heat-up-media-space-m-a-rumors|url-status=live}}</ref>
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"/>
