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'Hunger Games' Premiere: Why There's No Nudity, and Why It Won't Need It

Movies
 March 12, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

At the glitzy premiere for "Hunger Games," CEO Jon Feltheimer breathes a sigh of relief: "I think it's going to be OK"

  

'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner: 'It Was Over'

Television
 March 11, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner said that negotiations with AMC and Lionsgate over the show's fifth season became so strained that he quit the show

  

Lionsgate-Summit Laying Off 80, Signs Long-Term Deal With COO Steve Beeks

Movies
 March 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Layoffs, the result of January purchase of Summit by Lionsgate, amount to 12 percent of the workforce

  

Lionsgate Acquires Jason Statham Thiller 'Hummingbird'

Movies
 March 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

"Eastern Promises" screenwriter Steven Knight will make his directorial debut with the IM Global-financed film

  

MPAA Grants 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' PG-13 Rating

Movies
 March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Perks of Being a Wallflower" had been rated R, but the Classification and Rating Appeals Board voted Thursday to give it a PG-13 instead

  

Lionsgate Founder Frank Giustra Invests in Vancouver's Thunderbird Films

Deal Central | Companies
 February 29, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

With a significant investment from Lionsgate founder Frank Giustra, Thunderbird Films aims to increase its Hollywood profile

  

Backstage at WGA Awards: Baiting Writers to Make a 'Descendants'

Media
 February 20, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Plus: Liam Hemsworth "throws up in mouth" over "Hunger Games" promo schedule, and a Schwarzenegger skips over the President for Playstation

  

Lionsgate Reaps Big Money From Digital Distribution of Shows Like 'Weeds'

Media
 February 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

In an otherwise lackluster quarter, digital and VOD revenue jumped

  

Summit's Erik Feig Named Lionsgate's President of Production

Movies
 February 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The former Summit production executive will join former bosses Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger

  

Lionsgate Q3 Revenue Plummets, Losses Level Off With Empty Film Slate

Media
 February 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Lionsgate actually cut some of its losses, but its earnings missed analyst expectations

  

'The Hunger Games' Gets 1-Week IMAX Run

Movies
 February 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel "The Hunger Games" will be remastered for the big screen format

  

Starz Licenses 500 Lionsgate Films

Movies
 February 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Pact for cable rights includes such films as "Dirty Dancing," "Crash," and the Madea franchise

  

6 Movies That Had Better Be Damn Good in 2012

Movies
 January 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Through great expectations, mega-budgets or talent gambles, the ante has been raised on these films

  

Halle Berry Shark Thriller to Debut on VOD 3 Weeks Before Theatrical Release

Movies
 January 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Wrekin Hill and Row 1 Productions acquire U.S. rights to "Dark Tide"

  

Summit's Friedman and Wachsberger to Head Lionsgate Film Division

Media | Movies
 January 20, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Announcement follows Lionsgate's Summit acquisition

  

Lionsgate Exploring Sale of TV Guide Channel, Break Media (Updated)

Movies
 January 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Studio weighs divesting itself from Break Media

  

'Abduction' Simultaneously Hits Facebook, DVD, Blu-Ray

Movies
 January 17, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

The Lionsgate movie is the first to be released on all the formats on the same day

  

Done Deal: Lionsgate Buys Summit for $412.5 M

Movies
 January 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Sale includes mixture of cash and stock

  

'Hunger Games' Advance Tickets to Go On Sale Feb. 22

Movies
 January 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Lionsgate's highly anticipated movie will be released March 23

  

Why the Imminent Lionsgate-Summit Merger Makes Sense

Movies
 January 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Analysis: For $400 million, the Vancouver-based studio gets the last "Twilight" film and international distribution expertise

  

Lionsgate Close to $700M Deal to Buy Summit

Movies
 January 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Summit Co-Chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger would oversee film operations

  

Summit Purchase Won't Happen until 2012 (Report)

Movies
 December 29, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Studio had hoped to close a deal before the end of 2011 for tax reasons

  

Saban Invests $30M in Asian Pay-TV Business With Lionsgate

Movies
 December 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Private equity firm continues to expand into pay-TV, multiplatform distribution and content production

  

Report Card 2011: Indie Market Bounces Back With 'Twilight' and 'King's Speech'

Movies
 December 20, 2011 By Brent Lang & Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Theatrical revenues are up and studios such as Summit, Relativity and Lionsgate are cleverly exploiting VOD and digital streaming

  

Jesse Eisenberg Sues Lionsgate Over Its 'Camp Hell' Advertising

Movies
 November 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

"The Social Network" star says the studio misrepresented his cameo role

  

Lionsgate and Summit in New Merger Talks

Movies
 November 28, 2011 By Daniel Frankel & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Other suitors may be in the mix to merge with Summit, on the heels of its latest 'Twilight' success

  
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