Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television is the television division of Lions Gate Entertainment, an American entertainment company.
Division | |
Industry | Television |
Founded | 1997 |
Headquarters | Santa Monica, California , |
Key people | Kevin Beggs (chair) Sandra Stern (president) |
Parent | Lionsgate |
Subsidiaries | Debmar-Mercury Sea to Sky Entertainment (JV) Primal Media (JV) |
Footnotes / references [1] |
History
The company was founded in 1997, as Lions Gate Television, Inc., with the establishment of Lions Gate Films. They acquired documentary/reality production company Termite Art Productions in June 1998, and was reacquired by Erik Nelson in 2004, and renamed Termite Art as Creative Differences.[2]
By March 12, 1999, Lions Gate Television, Inc. became an incorporated entity.[3] On July 12, 2006, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. expanded into television syndication, when the company acquired television distribution company Debmar–Mercury.[4] Before the acquisition, Debmar–Mercury syndicated the Lionsgate film library.
20th Television handled advert sales to the series distributed by Debmar–Mercury,[5] with the exception for Meet the Browns, as the advert sales are handled by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, and Turner Television co distributing the series. On March 13, 2012, Lionsgate Television formed a new 50/50 joint venture with Thunderbird Films, a company founded by Frank Giustra, who was the founder and chairman of Lionsgate. The new venture is called Sea to Sky Entertainment.[6][7][8]
Productions
See also
- Debmar-Mercury, a syndication firm acquired by Lionsgate in July 2006.
References
- Rose, Lacey (August 16, 2015). "Lionsgate's Sandra Stern Upped to TV President, Talks "Showrunner Crisis" and "Lack of Opportunity for Women"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- Academy of Arts & Sciences Foundation - 2008 Panelist Bios
- "LIONS GATE TELEVISION INC. (Entity Number: C2157214)". California Business Search. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- "PR Newswire" Lionsgate Expands Into Television Syndication Business, Acquires Debmar-Mercury Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine prnewswire.com
- "TV News Check" 20th Century TV to handle ad sales of both Debmar-Mercury shows for 2007 season. tvnewscheck.com Retrieved on March 13, 2012
- "Hollywood Deadline" Lionsgate In TV Venture With Frank Giustra deadline.com Retrieved on March 13, 2012
- "The Globe and Mail" Frank Giustra launches Sea to Sky Entertainment. the Globeand Mail. Retrieved on March 14, 2012
- "Chicago Tribune" Lionsgate, Thunderbird pact for TV: Guistra reunites with company he founded chicagotribune.com Retrieved on March 14, 2012