Keith Eisner Joins Epix Series GRAVES as EP; Signs Overall Deal With Lionsgate
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2015 Emmy-nominated writer-producer Keith Eisner (“The Good Wife,” “Law & Order”) has signed a multi-year overall television agreement with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader...
ABC Orders Season 2 of Reality Series MONICA THE MEDIUM
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2015 ABC Family today announced the network has picked up a second season of its original reality series “Monica the Medium,” produced by Dave Caplan's Trooper Entertainment in association with Lionsgate TV....
Investigation Discovery Premieres DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WENDY WILLIAMS Tonight
by TV News Desk - October 09, 2015 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can kill in Investigation Discovery's (ID) all-new series, DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WENDY WILLIAMS....
Debmar-Mercury Extends Live Production of THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2015 Debmar-Mercury, a leading media company specializing in syndication, network, cable and ancillary markets, has extended live production of The Wendy Williams Show for the third consecutive summer....
Hulu Orders Season Three of Original Series DEADBEAT
by Caryn Robbins - May 26, 2015 Hulu announced today that it has renewed its original series DEADBEAT for a third season with a 13-episode order....
Comic-Con & Lionsgate Announce Plans for Subscription Video-on-Demand Platform COMIC-CON HQ
by Caryn Robbins - March 14, 2016 Comic-Con International and Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF) today unveiled launch plans for Comic-Con HQ, their newly named subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform debuting shortly before San Diego Comic-Con this Summer....
Lionsgate & New Regency Announce Global Production & Distribution Alliance
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2016 Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, and New Regency, a diversified film and television production company with one of the leading film brands in the world, have formed a multi-faceted production and distribution agreement....
BLACK-ISH, GET ON UP, Jennifer Hudson Among Nominees of 46th ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2014 Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One....
ABC Family Begins Production on MONICA THE MEDIUM Season 2
by Tyler Peterson - December 07, 2015 Production began this week in San Diego for the second season of ABC Family's hit series, “Monica the Medium,” a one-hour unscripted series about Monica Ten-Kate, a college student who has the gift of speaking to the dead. The upcoming season finds Monica and her best friend Krista moving to San Die...
Hulu Orders New Original Series from Creators of VIDEO GAME HIGH SCHOOL
by Tyler Peterson - January 21, 2015 Hulu has greenlit an order for a long-form comedy series from Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and RocketJump, the three companies announced today. The series will be produced by RocketJump in association with Lionsgate Television and will stream exclusively on Hulu....
David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess to Star in AMC's FEED THE BEAST
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2016 AMC announced today that David Schwimmer (“American Crime Story,” “Band of Brothers,” ”Friends”) and Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe, Cloud Atlas) will star in the network's upcoming original series FEED THE BEAST....
THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW Hits All-Time High in Household Rating
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014 Debmar-Mercury's nationally syndicated The Wendy Williams Show set a household ratings record during the week ended Oct. 19, hitting a 1.8 for the first time ever and topping the previous high of 1.7 achieved during the week ended Feb. 9 this year....
Summit Entertainment's JOHN WICK Hits U.S. IMAX Theaters Today
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014 IMAX Corporation and Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) Summit Entertainment label today announced the stylized assassin film John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released in domestic IMAX theatres starting today, Oct. 24....
VIDEO: Kelly Ripa on Raising Her Kids: 'I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Mom!'
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014 Kelly Ripa stopped by the Wendy Williams Show to give some parenting advice to viewers. 'I don't think she likes me, but I don't care,' Ripa said of her relationship with her teen daughter, adding, 'I'm like, 'I'm not your friend! I'm your mom.'...
Lionsgate to Produce Mobile Games Based on Upcoming Animated Feature NORM OF THE NORTH
by Caryn Robbins - January 07, 2016 Lionsgate has partnered withmobile app creator Animoca Brands (ASX: AB1) and feature film producer Splash Entertainment to produce two mobile games for the upcoming Lionsgate animated feature, Norm of the North...
Craig Ferguson's CELEBRITY NAME GAME Leads Syndicated Series in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2014 Celebrity Name Game, which premiered this fall in homes across America, enters the November sweeps leading the pack for new, nationally syndicated shows in the advertiser-coveted demo of Women 25-54. The daily program continues to add viewers each week, making it one of the breakout fall launches th...
Gaming Company Fifth Journey Teams with Lionsgate, Universal & MGM
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016 Fifth Journey, a Hollywood-focused mobile entertainment company, today announced it has signed strategic partnerships to develop mobile games, interactive entertainment and in some instances virtual reality content with Universal Pictures, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM)....
Lionsgate Extends Partnership with Emmett/Furla for Additional 10 Films
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2015 Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, and its Grindstone Entertainment Group have extended their successful long-term partnership with Emmett/Furla Films for another 10 movies, several of which will be released through the newly-launched Lionsgate Premiere label, th...
BLACK-ISH, GET ON UP, Jennifer Hudson Among Nominees of 46th ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2014 Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One....
VIDEO: Wayne Brady Talks Bringing the Heat in Broadway's KINKY BOOTS
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2016 Multi-talented performer Wayne Brady stopped by today's GMA to discuss his run as a drag queen in the Tony-winning musical KINKY BOOTS....
Audra McDonald Shares Emmy Win with SWEENEY TODD (LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER) for Outstanding Special Class Program
by Sally Henry - September 12, 2015 Live From Lincoln Center's telecast of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET has won the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program. Therefore, six-time Tony Award-winner McDonald, is now just an Oscar Award away from the coveted 'EGOT' distinction....
Comic-Con International, Lionsgate to Debut Original Series HER UNIVERSE on New SVOD Service
by TV News Desk - July 09, 2015 The Comic-Con International subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, the new platform from Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Comic-Con International launching early next year, will feature an original, unscripted series with Her Universe, the wildly popular fangirl fashion company, it was announced toni...
HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Heading to Digital HD, Blu-ray/DVD & On Demand
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2015 Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) global juggernaut The Hunger Games franchise continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 arriving on Digital HD February 17 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand Friday, March 6...
Will Chase, Charles Esten & More Set for ABC's NASHVILLE Concert Tour
by Caryn Robbins - March 14, 2016 Due to the overwhelming success of sold-out tours in 2014 and 2015, the stars of ABC's “Nashville” will take the show on the road again this spring with a concert tour across the U.S....
AMC to Present MAD MEN On-Air Celebration Leading Into Series Finale
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2015 In celebration of the iconic, award-winning series, and in anticipation of the final episode, AMC will air a marathon of all seven seasons of the entire “Mad Men” series... |