Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company.
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30 Facts About Lionsgate Entertainment
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Lionsgate Entertainment then began a series of acquisitions to get into the film industry.
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Lionsgate Entertainment bought a number of small production facilities and distributors, starting with Montreal-based Cinepix Film Properties and North Shore Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Lionsgate Entertainment instead made its next acquisition of Termite Art Productions, a reality-based television production company, for $2.
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In January 1999, Roman Doroniuk was named president and chief operating officers of Lionsgate Entertainment, 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.
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Lionsgate Entertainment continued making acquisitions during the decade to boost distribution and its film library.
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Lionsgate Entertainment partnered with Panamax Films in 2005 to make movies for the Latino market which only produced two films.
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On October 17,2005, Lionsgate Entertainment acquired UK company Redbus Film Distribution for $35 million and became Lionsgate Entertainment UK on February 23,2006.
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On July 26,2007, Lionsgate Entertainment bought a partial stake in independent film distribution company Roadside Attractions.
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Lionsgate Entertainment cut back its slate of films per year by four in February 2009.
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Lionsgate Entertainment sold off its Canadian distribution unit, Maple Pictures, in September 2011 to Alliance Films.
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On October 6,2012, Lions Gate Lionsgate Entertainment announced that Brian Goldsmith became the co-COO of the company and joining co-COO Steve Beeks.
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On December 23,2013, Lionsgate Entertainment 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.
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In 2015, Lionsgate Entertainment took over the distribution functions for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.
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On July 13,2016, Lionsgate Entertainment acquired a minority stake in British unscripted television production startup company Primal Media.
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In 2018, Lionsgate Entertainment's newly launched digital content unit, Studio L, announced its first slate.
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In January 2018, it was reported that Lionsgate Entertainment was being subject to a bidding war for a possible acquisition, with Amazon.
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Viacom and Lionsgate Entertainment were both interested in acquiring The Weinstein Company.
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In July 2021, Lionsgate Entertainment purchased a 20 percent equity stake in Spyglass Media Group and acquired the catalogue of The Weinstein Company from Spyglass.
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In June 2000, Lionsgate Entertainment purchased Trimark Pictures and its in-house home video unit.
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In 2003, Lionsgate acquired Artisan Entertainment, thus expanding Lionsgate's home video library.
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Lionsgate Home Entertainment previously distributed videos from HIT Entertainment and Jim Henson Home Entertainment until 2012 and 2014 respectively when the studios made new deals with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment.
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Until 2012, Lionsgate Entertainment distributed most of the theatrical properties held by Republic Pictures on DVD under license from Paramount Pictures.
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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.
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On June 30,2021, Lionsgate's distribution deal with 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment expired, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment began distributing Lionsgate's releases in North America as of July 1,2021.
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Lionsgate Entertainment 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.
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