Julia Roberts also will be joining George Clooney for a Los Angeles fundraiser next month for Joe Biden’s campaign, headlined by the president and his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Clooney and Roberts will be part of a contest — run across social media and via digital ads — to try to boost small-dollar donations, according to a campaign official. Clooney and Roberts also will be featured in posts and messages to supporters.
The event is being planned for June 15 in downtown Los Angeles, according to a source familiar with the plans. The fundraiser would be the latest big scale event lending celebrity and political star power to Biden’s campaign. A New York event in late March featured Biden, Obama and Bill Clinton in conversation with Stephen Colbert, along with a celebrity guest list. The latter event raised $26 million, according to the campaign.
Clooney previously hosted fundraisers for Hillary Clinton and Barack...
Clooney and Roberts will be part of a contest — run across social media and via digital ads — to try to boost small-dollar donations, according to a campaign official. Clooney and Roberts also will be featured in posts and messages to supporters.
The event is being planned for June 15 in downtown Los Angeles, according to a source familiar with the plans. The fundraiser would be the latest big scale event lending celebrity and political star power to Biden’s campaign. A New York event in late March featured Biden, Obama and Bill Clinton in conversation with Stephen Colbert, along with a celebrity guest list. The latter event raised $26 million, according to the campaign.
Clooney previously hosted fundraisers for Hillary Clinton and Barack...
- 5/13/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lenny Kravitz is scheduled to perform on Friday when President Joe Biden headlines his first reelection fundraiser in Los Angeles, according to the invite.
The event is hosted by designer Michael Smith and James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain, with a list of co-hosts that include Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Martha Karsh and Wendy Schmidt. First Lady Jill Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also are scheduled to appear.
This will be the president’s first trek to Los Angeles for a fundraising swing since announcing reelection in April. He skipped Los Angeles during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike, out of concern over raising money at the time of the work stoppage.
Others chairing or hosting the event include Ted Boutrous and Helen Boutrous, Rick Caruso and Tina Caruso, Peter Chernin and Megan Chernin, Morgan Cox and Derrall Hill Jr., John Emerson and Kimberly Marteau Emerson,...
The event is hosted by designer Michael Smith and James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain, with a list of co-hosts that include Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Martha Karsh and Wendy Schmidt. First Lady Jill Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also are scheduled to appear.
This will be the president’s first trek to Los Angeles for a fundraising swing since announcing reelection in April. He skipped Los Angeles during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike, out of concern over raising money at the time of the work stoppage.
Others chairing or hosting the event include Ted Boutrous and Helen Boutrous, Rick Caruso and Tina Caruso, Peter Chernin and Megan Chernin, Morgan Cox and Derrall Hill Jr., John Emerson and Kimberly Marteau Emerson,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer saw his total compensation jump to $21.5 million for fiscal 2023, according to the company’s latest proxy filing disclosed Friday.
That’s up from fiscal 2022 when Feltheimer received $5.6 million in total pay, and the $19.1 million he earned as part of his overall compensation package for fiscal 2021. Feltheimer’s 2023 compensation included an unchanged $1.5 million base salary, compared to the two prior years.
And his bonus last year rose to $10 million, from a bonus of $2.8 million in fiscal 2022 and a $10 million bonus for 2021. Feltheimer again received no option awards last year as in fiscal 2022.
That was against $6.7 million in option awards received for fiscal 2021. But his stock awards for fiscal 2023 rose to $9.75 million, compared to a year-earlier $1 million in stock awards and $700,000 in fiscal 2021.
Feltheimer in August 2020 extended his long-term employment agreement, keeping him at the Hollywood studio potentially to August 2025. His latest pay package follows the media giant...
That’s up from fiscal 2022 when Feltheimer received $5.6 million in total pay, and the $19.1 million he earned as part of his overall compensation package for fiscal 2021. Feltheimer’s 2023 compensation included an unchanged $1.5 million base salary, compared to the two prior years.
And his bonus last year rose to $10 million, from a bonus of $2.8 million in fiscal 2022 and a $10 million bonus for 2021. Feltheimer again received no option awards last year as in fiscal 2022.
That was against $6.7 million in option awards received for fiscal 2021. But his stock awards for fiscal 2023 rose to $9.75 million, compared to a year-earlier $1 million in stock awards and $700,000 in fiscal 2021.
Feltheimer in August 2020 extended his long-term employment agreement, keeping him at the Hollywood studio potentially to August 2025. His latest pay package follows the media giant...
- 10/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Josh Flagg, one of real estate’s most recognizable personalities thanks to his long-running presence on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, has announced that he’s started a media business.
The new Estate Media — launched with former Amazon Prime Video and Roku content-acquisition exec Griff O’Brien and Andrew Shanfeld, co-founder of real estate private equity firm Carolwood Equities — launched with a roster of more than 20 content creators and agents who have built their own brands (and a combined 25 million followers) by focusing on the world of real estate. They range from Flagg’s fellow Million Dollar Listing star Tracy Tutor of Douglas Elliman to agents who have gained followings on TikTok, like Atlanta’s Glennda Baker (with 878,000 followers) and L.A.’s Aaron Grushow (with 1.4 million followers).
“Estate Media is a real-estate media company leveraging the personalities that start, own and define conversation in the real estate industry...
The new Estate Media — launched with former Amazon Prime Video and Roku content-acquisition exec Griff O’Brien and Andrew Shanfeld, co-founder of real estate private equity firm Carolwood Equities — launched with a roster of more than 20 content creators and agents who have built their own brands (and a combined 25 million followers) by focusing on the world of real estate. They range from Flagg’s fellow Million Dollar Listing star Tracy Tutor of Douglas Elliman to agents who have gained followings on TikTok, like Atlanta’s Glennda Baker (with 878,000 followers) and L.A.’s Aaron Grushow (with 1.4 million followers).
“Estate Media is a real-estate media company leveraging the personalities that start, own and define conversation in the real estate industry...
- 9/20/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate and STX Entertainment have unveiled a distribution partnership to release and market films and library titles across North America.
Terms of the domestic distribution pact where not disclosed, but Lionsgate will handle marketing and releases for future STX theatrical releases in the U.S. and Canada, as well as distribute STX’s 75-title library across all platforms, which includes Bad Moms and Hustlers.
The strategic deal will kick off with STX, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions combining to release Neil Burger’s thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, starring Daisy Ridley in theaters from Oct. 6, 2023. Adapted from Karen Dionne’s bestselling novel by Elle Smith and Mark L. Smith, Burger’s psychological thriller follows a woman (Ridley) living a seemingly ordinary life with her husband and young daughter but hiding a dark secret within: that her father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept Helena and her mother...
Terms of the domestic distribution pact where not disclosed, but Lionsgate will handle marketing and releases for future STX theatrical releases in the U.S. and Canada, as well as distribute STX’s 75-title library across all platforms, which includes Bad Moms and Hustlers.
The strategic deal will kick off with STX, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions combining to release Neil Burger’s thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, starring Daisy Ridley in theaters from Oct. 6, 2023. Adapted from Karen Dionne’s bestselling novel by Elle Smith and Mark L. Smith, Burger’s psychological thriller follows a woman (Ridley) living a seemingly ordinary life with her husband and young daughter but hiding a dark secret within: that her father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept Helena and her mother...
- 8/23/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hasbro has confirmed the sale of Entertainment One (eOne) to Lionsgate for $500M, which should close by the end of this year.
Speculation had been intensifying that confirmation was incoming, with Deadline revealing several weeks ago that Lionsgate was in pole position to buy the majority of the on-the-block Woman King and Yellowjackets studio. The news came in the hours preceding Hasbro’s Q2 earnings call.
Hasbro bought eOne for $4B in 2019 but will sell for just $500M, consisting of $375M in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and the assumption by Lionsgate of production financing loans. Hasbro said the transaction has been approved by both companies’ Boards of Directors and remains subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals. It will use the proceeds to retire a minimum of $400M of floating rate debt by the end of the year.
“This sale fully aligns with our strategy, and we...
Speculation had been intensifying that confirmation was incoming, with Deadline revealing several weeks ago that Lionsgate was in pole position to buy the majority of the on-the-block Woman King and Yellowjackets studio. The news came in the hours preceding Hasbro’s Q2 earnings call.
Hasbro bought eOne for $4B in 2019 but will sell for just $500M, consisting of $375M in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and the assumption by Lionsgate of production financing loans. Hasbro said the transaction has been approved by both companies’ Boards of Directors and remains subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals. It will use the proceeds to retire a minimum of $400M of floating rate debt by the end of the year.
“This sale fully aligns with our strategy, and we...
- 8/3/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Blindspotting makes its long-awaited return next month, and Starz released the first trailer for Season 2 on Wednesday.
The second installment of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs‘ comedy series, which is a follow-up to the pair’s 2018 film, picks up nine months after Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) and Miles’ (Casal) prison nuptial in the Season 1 finale.
Related Story 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Related Story Lionsgate Re-Ups Vice Chairman Michael Burns And COO Brian Goldsmith With Starz Transaction Looming Related Story Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff To Headline Starz and MPA Event On Importance Of Women Leaders In Government And Entertainment
In the trailer, Ashley is trying to adjust to her “new normal,” raising her son Sean (Atticus Woodward) alone while Miles is serving time in San Quentin. However, those around her quickly become concerned when Ashley’s behavior starts to go off the rails. One of...
The second installment of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs‘ comedy series, which is a follow-up to the pair’s 2018 film, picks up nine months after Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) and Miles’ (Casal) prison nuptial in the Season 1 finale.
Related Story 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Related Story Lionsgate Re-Ups Vice Chairman Michael Burns And COO Brian Goldsmith With Starz Transaction Looming Related Story Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff To Headline Starz and MPA Event On Importance Of Women Leaders In Government And Entertainment
In the trailer, Ashley is trying to adjust to her “new normal,” raising her son Sean (Atticus Woodward) alone while Miles is serving time in San Quentin. However, those around her quickly become concerned when Ashley’s behavior starts to go off the rails. One of...
- 3/9/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
As it gets set to reveal plans for the likely separation of Starz and the Lionsgate movie and TV studio, Lionsgate has re-upped two key members of its management team: Vice Chairman Michael Burns and COO Brian Goldsmith.
Burns has extended his contract through October 2024, according to an SEC filing, while Goldsmith has agreed to a new employment agreement running through September 2025.
Burns, like CEO Jon Feltheimer, had a one-year extension written into his prior agreement and Lionsgate’s board of directors exercised that option, the filing said. Feltheimer’s contract was extended last year through 2025. The pair of execs have steered Lionsgate for more than two decades as it has grown via a series of acquisitions and innovative financial deals.
Goldsmith, a 20-year company veteran, has also factored significantly into the corporate narrative. The new contract guarantees him a base salary of $1.25 million and includes an incentive bonus to be determined by the board,...
Burns has extended his contract through October 2024, according to an SEC filing, while Goldsmith has agreed to a new employment agreement running through September 2025.
Burns, like CEO Jon Feltheimer, had a one-year extension written into his prior agreement and Lionsgate’s board of directors exercised that option, the filing said. Feltheimer’s contract was extended last year through 2025. The pair of execs have steered Lionsgate for more than two decades as it has grown via a series of acquisitions and innovative financial deals.
Goldsmith, a 20-year company veteran, has also factored significantly into the corporate narrative. The new contract guarantees him a base salary of $1.25 million and includes an incentive bonus to be determined by the board,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate vice chair Michael Burns has extended his employment agreement with the Hollywood studio for another year through Oct. 2024, while fellow dealmaker COO Brian Goldsmith has entered into a new multi-year contractual deal.
On Friday, in a securities filing, Lionsgate said the board of directors agreed on Feb. 28 that the studio will exercise an option to extend Burn’s contract, with all other terms of the original Dec. 2020 agreement remaining unchanged.
Burns and Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer – whose own employment deal in a similar fashion was recently extended through August 2025 – represent the longest-running management team in Hollywood, having been with the studio for 24 years.
At the same time, Burns and Feltheimer have been busy with plans to split off the studio’s pay TV and streaming business from its studio operations to make both more attractive as takeover targets, with a completion of that strategic alternatives process set for September...
On Friday, in a securities filing, Lionsgate said the board of directors agreed on Feb. 28 that the studio will exercise an option to extend Burn’s contract, with all other terms of the original Dec. 2020 agreement remaining unchanged.
Burns and Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer – whose own employment deal in a similar fashion was recently extended through August 2025 – represent the longest-running management team in Hollywood, having been with the studio for 24 years.
At the same time, Burns and Feltheimer have been busy with plans to split off the studio’s pay TV and streaming business from its studio operations to make both more attractive as takeover targets, with a completion of that strategic alternatives process set for September...
- 3/3/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Corii Berg has resigned as general counsel of Lionsgate.
The departure, effective Dec. 20, was announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing issued by the Hollywood studio on Tuesday. No reason was given for the resignation, but it’s understood it was Berg’s decision to leave the home of the John Wick franchise.
Associate general counsels Adrian Kuzycz and Randall Jackson and chief ethics and legal compliance officer Rahwa Ghebre-Ab will manage Lionsgate’s legal team on an interim basis. Berg, a former Sony Pictures Entertainment exec, joined Lionsgate in mid-2018 and reported to CEO Jon Feltheimer.
Berg also worked closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the studio navigated industry consolidation. Lionsgate is currently courting possible suitors as it considers spinning off its studio business.
As the studio also explores its options for Starz,...
Corii Berg has resigned as general counsel of Lionsgate.
The departure, effective Dec. 20, was announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing issued by the Hollywood studio on Tuesday. No reason was given for the resignation, but it’s understood it was Berg’s decision to leave the home of the John Wick franchise.
Associate general counsels Adrian Kuzycz and Randall Jackson and chief ethics and legal compliance officer Rahwa Ghebre-Ab will manage Lionsgate’s legal team on an interim basis. Berg, a former Sony Pictures Entertainment exec, joined Lionsgate in mid-2018 and reported to CEO Jon Feltheimer.
Berg also worked closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the studio navigated industry consolidation. Lionsgate is currently courting possible suitors as it considers spinning off its studio business.
As the studio also explores its options for Starz,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer took a pretty steep pay cut in 2022. The media chief’s total compensation dropped more than 70, falling from 19.1 million to 5.6 million, according to public filings.
The big drop is due to Feltheimer’s shrinking bonus, which was reduced from 10 million in 2021 to 2.8 million. Feltheimer’s total compensation included a 1.5 million base salary, as well as 1 million in stock awards. Feltheimer’s pay package also includes 37,733 in club membership dues, 21,000 in security service costs, and 213,373 in incremental costs for the personal use of the company-leased aircraft.
Michael Burns, Lionsgate’s vice chairman, also took a pay cut. His compensation was nearly halved, falling from 8.5 million to 4.4 million for fiscal 2022. Again, that was largely attributable to a less generous bonus, which fell from 4 million to 2 million. Burns’ package includes a base salary of 1 million and stock awards valued at 1.3 million. It also includes 34,923 in incremental costs for the...
The big drop is due to Feltheimer’s shrinking bonus, which was reduced from 10 million in 2021 to 2.8 million. Feltheimer’s total compensation included a 1.5 million base salary, as well as 1 million in stock awards. Feltheimer’s pay package also includes 37,733 in club membership dues, 21,000 in security service costs, and 213,373 in incremental costs for the personal use of the company-leased aircraft.
Michael Burns, Lionsgate’s vice chairman, also took a pay cut. His compensation was nearly halved, falling from 8.5 million to 4.4 million for fiscal 2022. Again, that was largely attributable to a less generous bonus, which fell from 4 million to 2 million. Burns’ package includes a base salary of 1 million and stock awards valued at 1.3 million. It also includes 34,923 in incremental costs for the...
- 7/28/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate has taken a 20% stake in Spyglass Media, and the companies together have formed a strategic content partnership. Lionsgate has also acquired most of the studio’s 200-film library, which includes roughly 200 titles such as “Scream 4,” “The King’s Speech” and several Quentin Tarantino films.
The two companies announced the news jointly on Thursday, and the agreement gives Lionsgate a 20% investment stake in the Spyglass, whose major assets include the next “Scream” film due out January 14, 2022, as well as the fashion competition series “Project Runway” and a revival of the “Hellraiser” franchise, which is currently in pre-production.
The agreement also includes a multi-year first-look TV deal between Lionsgate Television and Spyglass.
Among some of the movies that Lionsgate has now acquired, adding to Lionsgate’s already 17,000 strong library of film and TV titles, include “Fruitvale Station,” “Scream 4,” “Scary Movie 5,” “Spy Kids 4,” “Paddington,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Lee Daniel’s...
The two companies announced the news jointly on Thursday, and the agreement gives Lionsgate a 20% investment stake in the Spyglass, whose major assets include the next “Scream” film due out January 14, 2022, as well as the fashion competition series “Project Runway” and a revival of the “Hellraiser” franchise, which is currently in pre-production.
The agreement also includes a multi-year first-look TV deal between Lionsgate Television and Spyglass.
Among some of the movies that Lionsgate has now acquired, adding to Lionsgate’s already 17,000 strong library of film and TV titles, include “Fruitvale Station,” “Scream 4,” “Scary Movie 5,” “Spy Kids 4,” “Paddington,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Lee Daniel’s...
- 7/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lionsgate has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership, the two companies announced today. The agreement gives Lionsgate a 20% investment stake in Spyglass. whose major assets include the latest installment of the Scream blockbuster horror franchise to be released January 14, 2022, the hit movie The Upside, the iconic fashion competition series Project Runway, and the revival of the Hellraiser franchise, currently in pre-production.
The agreement also includes a multiyear first-look television deal between Lionsgate Television and Spyglass. The library titles acquired by Lionsgate encompass a broad range of critically-acclaimed commercial blockbusters including Fruitvale Station, The King’s Speech, Scream 4, Scary Movie 5, Spy Kids 4, Paddington, Silver Linings Playbook, Lee Daniel’s The Butler and, adding to the Company’s large and growing portfolio of Quentin Tarantino titles, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds and The Hateful Eight.
Gary Barber...
The agreement also includes a multiyear first-look television deal between Lionsgate Television and Spyglass. The library titles acquired by Lionsgate encompass a broad range of critically-acclaimed commercial blockbusters including Fruitvale Station, The King’s Speech, Scream 4, Scary Movie 5, Spy Kids 4, Paddington, Silver Linings Playbook, Lee Daniel’s The Butler and, adding to the Company’s large and growing portfolio of Quentin Tarantino titles, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds and The Hateful Eight.
Gary Barber...
- 7/15/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
On April 1, Lionsgate shifted its streaming strategy, selling its 75 percent stake in Latinx-centric service Pantaya for $124 million to Hemisphere Media, a Miami-based publicly traded firm focused on Hispanic markets.
The sale allows Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to focus on the Starz brand as it looks to grow the service, which has 27 million subscribers globally. “We’re very proud to have helped build Pantaya into the leading premium Spanish-language platform in the U.S., and Hemisphere is the right owner to continue their growth and success,” Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith stated.
Meanwhile, Hemisphere, which held ...
The sale allows Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to focus on the Starz brand as it looks to grow the service, which has 27 million subscribers globally. “We’re very proud to have helped build Pantaya into the leading premium Spanish-language platform in the U.S., and Hemisphere is the right owner to continue their growth and success,” Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith stated.
Meanwhile, Hemisphere, which held ...
On April 1, Lionsgate shifted its streaming strategy, selling its 75 percent stake in Latinx-centric service Pantaya for $124 million to Hemisphere Media, a Miami-based publicly traded firm focused on Hispanic markets.
The sale allows Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to focus on the Starz brand as it looks to grow the service, which has 27 million subscribers globally. “We’re very proud to have helped build Pantaya into the leading premium Spanish-language platform in the U.S., and Hemisphere is the right owner to continue their growth and success,” Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith stated.
Meanwhile, Hemisphere, which held ...
The sale allows Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to focus on the Starz brand as it looks to grow the service, which has 27 million subscribers globally. “We’re very proud to have helped build Pantaya into the leading premium Spanish-language platform in the U.S., and Hemisphere is the right owner to continue their growth and success,” Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith stated.
Meanwhile, Hemisphere, which held ...
Lionsgate revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday that CEO Jon Feltheimer’s total compensation fell to $6.6 million for the 2019 fiscal year, compared with the $14.4 million he took home in 2018.
Feltheimer’s 2019 compensation was also a far cry from the $35.3 million the executive garnered in 2017.
Feltheimer received no stock awards compensation (same as 2018) or compensation from his non-equity incentive plan, which in 2018 and 2019 he earned $7.0 million and $12.0 million, respectively. He did, however, see his bonus increased ever so slightly to $3.1 million from the $3.0 million he received a year ago.
Also Read: Why Lionsgate Needs 'Hellboy,' 'John Wick 3' and a Charlize Theron-Seth Rogen Rom-Com to Work
So far through 2019, Lionsgate has undergone some restructuring in an attempt to revitalize its film business. In the company’s most recent fourth quarter, Lionsgate reported a net loss of $159 million, or a loss of 72 cents per share,...
Feltheimer’s 2019 compensation was also a far cry from the $35.3 million the executive garnered in 2017.
Feltheimer received no stock awards compensation (same as 2018) or compensation from his non-equity incentive plan, which in 2018 and 2019 he earned $7.0 million and $12.0 million, respectively. He did, however, see his bonus increased ever so slightly to $3.1 million from the $3.0 million he received a year ago.
Also Read: Why Lionsgate Needs 'Hellboy,' 'John Wick 3' and a Charlize Theron-Seth Rogen Rom-Com to Work
So far through 2019, Lionsgate has undergone some restructuring in an attempt to revitalize its film business. In the company’s most recent fourth quarter, Lionsgate reported a net loss of $159 million, or a loss of 72 cents per share,...
- 7/27/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Former Sony Pictures executive Marisa Liston has been hired to be the Lionsgate’s new head of global earned media and communications for the film and motion picture group, the studio announced on Monday.
Liston previously served as executive vice president of publicity for Sony. Liston will oversee a combination of three areas for Lionsgate: domestic and international feature film publicity, Lionsgate film and branded social media strategy, and strategy for the film and the motion picture group communications.
Liston will report to Damon Wolf, president of worldwide marketing for Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group.
Also Read: Lionsgate Names Jen Hollingsworth Chief Operating Officer of Motion Picture Group
“We hit the jackpot with Marisa,” Wolf said in a statement. “I can’t think of a more effective marketing executive whose knowledge and leadership will ensure the seamless transition in taking three separate core pillars of feature film marketing to create...
Liston previously served as executive vice president of publicity for Sony. Liston will oversee a combination of three areas for Lionsgate: domestic and international feature film publicity, Lionsgate film and branded social media strategy, and strategy for the film and the motion picture group communications.
Liston will report to Damon Wolf, president of worldwide marketing for Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group.
Also Read: Lionsgate Names Jen Hollingsworth Chief Operating Officer of Motion Picture Group
“We hit the jackpot with Marisa,” Wolf said in a statement. “I can’t think of a more effective marketing executive whose knowledge and leadership will ensure the seamless transition in taking three separate core pillars of feature film marketing to create...
- 3/25/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
In today’s film news roundup, “Screwball” is getting a domestic release in the spring, Brian Goldsmith re-ups at Lionsgate, horror novel “Snowblind” is in the works as a film, and “Room 13” has been cast.
Acquisition
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to baseball doping documentary “Screwball” and plans a theatrical release to coincide with the start of the Major League Baseball season in April.
The film, directed by Billy Corben (“Cocaine Cowboys”), centers on the Alex Rodriguez/Biogenesis doping scandal, which broke in 2013 when several Mlb players were accused of obtaining performance-enhancing drugs such as human growth hormone from the now-defunct rejuvenation clinic Biogenesis of America.
“Screwball” premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival and recently played at DocNYC. Corben and Alfred Spellman produced under their Rakontur banner.
“Billy Corben’s wildly entertaining doc is his latest look at a perverse pursuit of the American Dream,...
Acquisition
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to baseball doping documentary “Screwball” and plans a theatrical release to coincide with the start of the Major League Baseball season in April.
The film, directed by Billy Corben (“Cocaine Cowboys”), centers on the Alex Rodriguez/Biogenesis doping scandal, which broke in 2013 when several Mlb players were accused of obtaining performance-enhancing drugs such as human growth hormone from the now-defunct rejuvenation clinic Biogenesis of America.
“Screwball” premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival and recently played at DocNYC. Corben and Alfred Spellman produced under their Rakontur banner.
“Billy Corben’s wildly entertaining doc is his latest look at a perverse pursuit of the American Dream,...
- 11/17/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Brian Goldsmith, a 15-year veteran of Lionsgate and its predecessors, has signed a new long-term agreement to continue as chief operating officer (COO), the company announced Friday.
Goldsmith will remain a member of Lionsgate’s senior decision-making team and executive management committee. He is responsible for a broad range of corporate management issues, M&A activities, strategic partnerships and investments, and initiatives designed to strengthen the company’s capital structure.
Goldsmith helped shepherd Lionsgate’s acquisition of Starz in December 2016, which was the largest deal in Lionsgate’s history. He also played a role in last year’s purchase of the Good Universe production and distribution company and has led business development efforts in China and India. In addition, he helped orchestrate Lionsgate’s acquisition of Summit Entertainment, its partnership with CBS in the Pop network, the launch of Celestial Tiger Entertainment in Asia, and the sale of Lionsgate’s stake in the Epix channel.
Goldsmith will remain a member of Lionsgate’s senior decision-making team and executive management committee. He is responsible for a broad range of corporate management issues, M&A activities, strategic partnerships and investments, and initiatives designed to strengthen the company’s capital structure.
Goldsmith helped shepherd Lionsgate’s acquisition of Starz in December 2016, which was the largest deal in Lionsgate’s history. He also played a role in last year’s purchase of the Good Universe production and distribution company and has led business development efforts in China and India. In addition, he helped orchestrate Lionsgate’s acquisition of Summit Entertainment, its partnership with CBS in the Pop network, the launch of Celestial Tiger Entertainment in Asia, and the sale of Lionsgate’s stake in the Epix channel.
- 11/16/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Brian Goldsmith, a 15-year veteran of Lionsgate, has signed a new long-term agreement to continue as chief operating officer. The company gives Goldsmith credit for helping to transform Lionsgate from a small independent studio into a leading global content platform. That includes shepherding Lionsgate’s December 2016 acquisition of Starz, the biggest in company history, as well as bringing in the Good Universe production and distribution company, and broadening Lionsgate’s portfolio in China and India.
He also orchestrated Lionsgate’s acquisition of Summit Entertainment, its partnership with CBS in the Pop network, the launch of Celestial Tiger Entertainment in Asia, and the sale of Lionsgate’s stake in the Epix channel.
“Brian is a key member of the team that has built our Company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. “He will...
He also orchestrated Lionsgate’s acquisition of Summit Entertainment, its partnership with CBS in the Pop network, the launch of Celestial Tiger Entertainment in Asia, and the sale of Lionsgate’s stake in the Epix channel.
“Brian is a key member of the team that has built our Company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. “He will...
- 11/16/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate on Friday extended the contract for a key dealmaker, COO Brian Goldsmith, for another four years to 2022.
Goldsmith, whose current contract was to have run through to 2019 before a renewal, has been key to recent merger and acquisitions moves at the Hollywood studio, including helping execute the December 2016 acquisition of Starz.
"Brian is a key member of the team that has built our company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses," Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Friday in a statement.
While with ...
Goldsmith, whose current contract was to have run through to 2019 before a renewal, has been key to recent merger and acquisitions moves at the Hollywood studio, including helping execute the December 2016 acquisition of Starz.
"Brian is a key member of the team that has built our company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses," Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Friday in a statement.
While with ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate on Friday extended the contract for a key dealmaker, COO Brian Goldsmith, for another four years to 2022.
Goldsmith, whose current contract was to have run through to 2019 before a renewal, has been key to recent merger and acquisitions moves at the Hollywood studio, including helping execute the December 2016 acquisition of Starz.
"Brian is a key member of the team that has built our company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses," Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Friday in a statement.
While with ...
Goldsmith, whose current contract was to have run through to 2019 before a renewal, has been key to recent merger and acquisitions moves at the Hollywood studio, including helping execute the December 2016 acquisition of Starz.
"Brian is a key member of the team that has built our company into a diversified global content supplier through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and incubation of new businesses," Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said Friday in a statement.
While with ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lionsgate has hired veteran Sony Pictures executive Corii Berg as its general counsel. He had been at Sony for 20 years, the past nine as Senior Evp and Head of Worldwide Business Affairs for Sony Pictures TV production.
In his new role, Berg will be Liongate’s senior legal and business affairs executive, serving on its Executive Management Committee and senior decision-making team. He also will be involved in M&A activities, strategic investments and partnerships, initiatives related to Lionsgate’s capital structure and corporate financings, and the growth of Lionsgate’s content platform.
He will report to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and work with Vice Chairman Michael Burns, Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith and Lionsgate CFO Jimmy Barge. He starts June 11.
“Corii is an experienced, forward-looking strategist who brings to Lionsgate a wealth of major studio legal experience, deep knowledge of the television space, and a strong track record helping launch new content platforms worldwide,...
In his new role, Berg will be Liongate’s senior legal and business affairs executive, serving on its Executive Management Committee and senior decision-making team. He also will be involved in M&A activities, strategic investments and partnerships, initiatives related to Lionsgate’s capital structure and corporate financings, and the growth of Lionsgate’s content platform.
He will report to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and work with Vice Chairman Michael Burns, Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith and Lionsgate CFO Jimmy Barge. He starts June 11.
“Corii is an experienced, forward-looking strategist who brings to Lionsgate a wealth of major studio legal experience, deep knowledge of the television space, and a strong track record helping launch new content platforms worldwide,...
- 6/4/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate has tapped veteran media industry executive Corii Berg to be general counsel of the studio.
Berg will be the company’s senior legal and business affairs executive, and serve on its executive management committee and senior decision-making team. He will report to Lionsgate chief executive officer Jon Feltheimer, working closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith, and Lionsgate CFO Jimmy Barge.
Berg fills the slot that was vacated last year by Wayne Levin. Berg, who has been at Sony Pictures for two decades, assumes his new post on June 11. Berg will be involved in all M&A activities, strategic investments and partnerships, initiatives related to the capital structure and corporate financing, and the continued growth of Lionsgate’s content platform.
Lionsgate announced the appointment on Monday, a week after it acquired a majority stake in management-production powerhouse 3 Arts Entertainment for an undisclosed price. Lionsgate bought premium...
Berg will be the company’s senior legal and business affairs executive, and serve on its executive management committee and senior decision-making team. He will report to Lionsgate chief executive officer Jon Feltheimer, working closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith, and Lionsgate CFO Jimmy Barge.
Berg fills the slot that was vacated last year by Wayne Levin. Berg, who has been at Sony Pictures for two decades, assumes his new post on June 11. Berg will be involved in all M&A activities, strategic investments and partnerships, initiatives related to the capital structure and corporate financing, and the continued growth of Lionsgate’s content platform.
Lionsgate announced the appointment on Monday, a week after it acquired a majority stake in management-production powerhouse 3 Arts Entertainment for an undisclosed price. Lionsgate bought premium...
- 6/4/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate has named former Sony Pictures Entertainment exec Corii Berg as its new general counsel.
Berg will be the studio's senior legal and business affairs executive and serve on its executive management committee. Reporting to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, Berg will work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the Hollywood studio continues to navigate industry consolidation.
After recent Wall Street chatter suggesting Lionsgate may be interested in being a seller, the studio turned buyer by taking a majority stake in the management firm 3 Arts Entertainment.
While at Sony Pictures Entertainment,...
Berg will be the studio's senior legal and business affairs executive and serve on its executive management committee. Reporting to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, Berg will work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the Hollywood studio continues to navigate industry consolidation.
After recent Wall Street chatter suggesting Lionsgate may be interested in being a seller, the studio turned buyer by taking a majority stake in the management firm 3 Arts Entertainment.
While at Sony Pictures Entertainment,...
Lionsgate has named former Sony Pictures Entertainment exec Corii Berg as its new general counsel.
Berg will be the studio's senior legal and business affairs executive and serve on its executive management committee. Reporting to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, Berg will work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the Hollywood studio continues to navigate industry consolidation.
After recent Wall Street chatter suggesting Lionsgate may be interested in being a seller, the studio turned buyer by taking a majority stake in the management firm 3 Arts Entertainment.
While at Sony Pictures Entertainment,...
Berg will be the studio's senior legal and business affairs executive and serve on its executive management committee. Reporting to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, Berg will work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns, COO Brian Goldsmith and CFO Jimmy Barge as the Hollywood studio continues to navigate industry consolidation.
After recent Wall Street chatter suggesting Lionsgate may be interested in being a seller, the studio turned buyer by taking a majority stake in the management firm 3 Arts Entertainment.
While at Sony Pictures Entertainment,...
Amy Schumer is sharing her take on the continued debate over one woman’s account of a sexual encounter with actor Aziz Ansari which the accuser called “the worst night of my life.”
In a new interview for The Katie Couric Podcast, the actress addresses the #MeToo movement, and opines specifically on the allegation made against the Master of None creator and star, who she calls a “friend.”
“I don’t think anyone wants to see Aziz’s career ruined or his life ruined or anything like that, but that’s where people’s minds go,” Schumer tells Couric. “They go ‘Does he deserve this?...
In a new interview for The Katie Couric Podcast, the actress addresses the #MeToo movement, and opines specifically on the allegation made against the Master of None creator and star, who she calls a “friend.”
“I don’t think anyone wants to see Aziz’s career ruined or his life ruined or anything like that, but that’s where people’s minds go,” Schumer tells Couric. “They go ‘Does he deserve this?...
- 2/1/2018
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Katie Couric isn’t just reporting the news of the moment anymore — with her new series on National Geographic, the veteran journalist will be taking deep dives into issues affecting the nation.
After working on the February 2017 documentary Gender Revolution for Nat Geo — in which Couric spoke with scientists, psychologists, families and more about the complex issue of gender identity — she discovered the importance of addressing divisive themes.
“I really enjoyed the process of taking a mammoth issue and trying to unpack it and trying to understand it better and going on a journey of learning, really, and of understanding,...
After working on the February 2017 documentary Gender Revolution for Nat Geo — in which Couric spoke with scientists, psychologists, families and more about the complex issue of gender identity — she discovered the importance of addressing divisive themes.
“I really enjoyed the process of taking a mammoth issue and trying to unpack it and trying to understand it better and going on a journey of learning, really, and of understanding,...
- 1/14/2018
- by Scott Huver, Kate Coyne and Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
More than a month has passed since Matt Lauer was fired from the Today show, and his former longtime colleague, Katie Couric, is now opening up about the former NBC anchor’s shocking dismissal.
“The whole thing has been very painful for me,” Couric, 61, tells People. “The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing and disorienting and it’s completely unacceptable that any woman at the Today show experienced this kind of treatment.
“I had no idea this was going on during my tenure or after I left,” she continued. “I think I speak for many of...
“The whole thing has been very painful for me,” Couric, 61, tells People. “The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing and disorienting and it’s completely unacceptable that any woman at the Today show experienced this kind of treatment.
“I had no idea this was going on during my tenure or after I left,” she continued. “I think I speak for many of...
- 1/13/2018
- by Natalie Stone and Kate Coyne
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Lionsgate Co-coo and Motion Picture Group Co-President Steve Beeks, who has been at the company for two decades and has been a key strategist in its growth, is exiting at year’s end. However, he will remain as a consultant. With Beeks leaving, there will be one COO with Brian Goldsmith and one Motion Picture Group President with Erik Feig. The co-posts are not expected to be replaced. Goldsmith will, as he did with Beeks, continue to report to CEO Jon…...
- 12/11/2017
- Deadline
Beijing-based LeEco unveiled on Friday what it claimed to be the first streaming service targeted at Generation Z.
The announcement came during a panel called Z-Generation: Transcend Boundaries, in which Le Vision Pictures vice-president Peiyao Liu also illustrated the company’s keen awareness of China’s superfan phenomenon.
The Letv Membership For Z-Generation launch means LeEco now offers two tiers of service to entice more users to its mobile devices: a broader portfolio of content and a roster targeted at youngsters born between 1995 and 2009.
Users can access the content one of two ways: either via a bundle that comes with LeEco mobile phones or by going online.
Panel moderator Joe Wong, a Chinese comedian and talk show host, opened the session with a 3D Vr conversation with Zhang Qiling, a character from novel The Lost Tomb.
The character stepped out from a large screen and was greeted by Huang Shan (pictured), panel participant and one of the...
The announcement came during a panel called Z-Generation: Transcend Boundaries, in which Le Vision Pictures vice-president Peiyao Liu also illustrated the company’s keen awareness of China’s superfan phenomenon.
The Letv Membership For Z-Generation launch means LeEco now offers two tiers of service to entice more users to its mobile devices: a broader portfolio of content and a roster targeted at youngsters born between 1995 and 2009.
Users can access the content one of two ways: either via a bundle that comes with LeEco mobile phones or by going online.
Panel moderator Joe Wong, a Chinese comedian and talk show host, opened the session with a 3D Vr conversation with Zhang Qiling, a character from novel The Lost Tomb.
The character stepped out from a large screen and was greeted by Huang Shan (pictured), panel participant and one of the...
- 7/22/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Beijing-based LeEco unveiled on Friday what it claimed to be the first streaming service targeted at Generation Z.
The announcement came during a panel called Z-Generation: Transcend Boundaries, in which Le Vision Pictures vice-president Peiyao Liu also illustrated the company’s keen awareness of China’s superfan phenomenon.
The Letv Membership For Z-Generation launch means LeEco now offers two tiers of service to entice more users to its mobile devices: a broader portfolio of content and a roster targeted at youngsters born between 1995 and 2009.
Users can access the content one of two ways: either via a bundle that comes with LeEco mobile phones or by going online.
Panel moderator Joe Wong, a Chinese comedian and talk show host, opened the session with a 3D Vr conversation with Zhang Qiling, a character from novel The Lost Tomb.
The character stepped out from a large screen and was greeted by Huang Shan, panel participant...
The announcement came during a panel called Z-Generation: Transcend Boundaries, in which Le Vision Pictures vice-president Peiyao Liu also illustrated the company’s keen awareness of China’s superfan phenomenon.
The Letv Membership For Z-Generation launch means LeEco now offers two tiers of service to entice more users to its mobile devices: a broader portfolio of content and a roster targeted at youngsters born between 1995 and 2009.
Users can access the content one of two ways: either via a bundle that comes with LeEco mobile phones or by going online.
Panel moderator Joe Wong, a Chinese comedian and talk show host, opened the session with a 3D Vr conversation with Zhang Qiling, a character from novel The Lost Tomb.
The character stepped out from a large screen and was greeted by Huang Shan, panel participant...
- 7/22/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate has extended the employment agreements of two of its corporate officers — co-coo Brian Goldsmith (pictured above) and Chief Strategic Officer/General Counsel Wayne Levin (pictured left), it was announced Thursday by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, to whom they both report. The renewed agreements demonstrate the depth, experience and continuity of Lionsgate’s executive team, most of who have been with the studio and its predecessor companies for over a decade. “The stability of Lionsgate’s management gives us an important advantage in the highly competitive media environment where our team’s ability to move quickly and nimbly has benefited us tremendously,...
- 11/20/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The head of Le Vision Pictures announced to a high-powered Beverly Hills crowd on Monday a deal to distribute Gods Of Egypt in China and unveiled the inaugural 10-strong slate from Los Angeles-based off-shoot Le Vision Pictures USA.
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou (pictued at right with Zhao at a previous event) about the 10 titles...
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou (pictued at right with Zhao at a previous event) about the 10 titles...
- 11/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The head of Le Vision Pictures announced to a high-powered Beverly Hills crowd on Monday a deal to distribute Gods Of Egypt in China and unveiled the inaugural 10-strong slate from Los Angeles-based off-shoot Le Vision Pictures USA.
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou (pictued at right with Zhao at a previous event) about the 10 titles...
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou (pictued at right with Zhao at a previous event) about the 10 titles...
- 11/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The head of Le Vision Pictures announced to a high-powered Beverly Hills crowd on Monday a deal to distribute Gods Of Egypt in China and unveiled the inaugural 10-strong slate from Los Angeles-based off-shoot Le Vision Pictures USA.
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou about the 10 titles on the initial slate and recap two announcements...
It is the latest splashy show of cross-cultural intent from China in less than a week after Bona Film Group’s $235m investment in the Fox slate and Bruno Wu’s $1.6bn film and TV fund.
Le Vision Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao, who also serves as vice-chairman of parent tech company Letv, outlined a self-styled ‘G2’ philosophy he said was founded on openness and connectivity.
According to insiders Zhao is expected to reveal further deals on Lionsgate titles in due course. Le Vision released Expendables 2 and 3 in China.
However he used Monday night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills to tell a high-powered crowd including Zhang Yimou about the 10 titles on the initial slate and recap two announcements...
- 11/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Provincial broadcaster will be funding 25% of Lionsgate’s $1.5bn film and TV production slate, excluding The Hunger Games and Divergent franchises.
China’s Hunan TV is providing Lionsgate Entertainment with production financing of $375m as part of a wider three-year deal.
The powerful provincial broadcaster will be funding 25% of Lionsgate’s $1.5bn film and TV production slate, although its understood that the Hunger Games and Divergent franchises will be excluded from the deal.
In addition, Lionsgate will distribute some of Hunan’s Chinese-language films outside the Us and the two companies are also expected to work on Us-China co-productions aimed at the China market.
The deal, first signalled by Hunan TV in a stock exchange filing in January, will be officially announced at a press conference in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan province, on March 18.
Among those in attendance will be Lionsgate chief executive Jon Feltheimer, co-coo Brian Goldsmith, Summit Entertainment co-chairman...
China’s Hunan TV is providing Lionsgate Entertainment with production financing of $375m as part of a wider three-year deal.
The powerful provincial broadcaster will be funding 25% of Lionsgate’s $1.5bn film and TV production slate, although its understood that the Hunger Games and Divergent franchises will be excluded from the deal.
In addition, Lionsgate will distribute some of Hunan’s Chinese-language films outside the Us and the two companies are also expected to work on Us-China co-productions aimed at the China market.
The deal, first signalled by Hunan TV in a stock exchange filing in January, will be officially announced at a press conference in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan province, on March 18.
Among those in attendance will be Lionsgate chief executive Jon Feltheimer, co-coo Brian Goldsmith, Summit Entertainment co-chairman...
- 3/13/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The San Francisco-based online platform takes advantage of the new Jobs Act allowing general solicitation of accredited investors.
A pool of investors can now use the Junction facility to put money into two fully financed projects.
A Hologram For The King is financed by Silver Reel and stars Tom Hanks while Triple Nine is backed by Worldview and stars Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kate Winslet.
The accredited investor pool comprises roughly 10m Americans who earn more than $200,000 a year or have a net worth exceeding $1m excluding primary residence. Prior to the Jobs Act, filmmakers were only allowed to ask money from people they knew.
Endgame Entertainment, PalmStar and Qed are also said to be working with Junction on current projects.
Junction is led by CEO Adam Kaufman, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and president Brian Goldsmith, a former CBS television producer.
Advisors include...
A pool of investors can now use the Junction facility to put money into two fully financed projects.
A Hologram For The King is financed by Silver Reel and stars Tom Hanks while Triple Nine is backed by Worldview and stars Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kate Winslet.
The accredited investor pool comprises roughly 10m Americans who earn more than $200,000 a year or have a net worth exceeding $1m excluding primary residence. Prior to the Jobs Act, filmmakers were only allowed to ask money from people they knew.
Endgame Entertainment, PalmStar and Qed are also said to be working with Junction on current projects.
Junction is led by CEO Adam Kaufman, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and president Brian Goldsmith, a former CBS television producer.
Advisors include...
- 3/26/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC, (February 13, 2013) – Wayne Levin, a 17-year veteran of Lionsgate (NYSE: Lgf) and its predecessor companies, has signed a new long-term agreement to serve as the Company’s General Counsel and Chief Strategic Officer, the Company announced today. Mr. Levin is the Company’s senior legal and business affairs executive and is a member of Lionsgate’s senior decision-making team. He will continue to report to Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer on corporate management and strategic issues and will work closely with Vice Chairman Michael Burns and Co-Chief Operating Officer Brian Goldsmith on M&A activities and initiatives related to the Company’s capital structure, including significant corporate and project financings. Mr. Levin was one of the architects of Lionsgate’s new, five-year $800 million revolving credit facility. “Wayne has played a key role in Lionsgate’s evolution into a leading global entertainment company,” said Feltheimer and Burns.
- 2/13/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Brian Goldsmith has been promoted to co-chief operating officer of Lionsgate, the studio said Friday. In his new post, he will oversee the company's digital initiatives and corporate development, along with his fellow co-coo Steve Beeks. Both men will report to Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. As Lionsgate, Goldsmith helped guide the studio's acquisition of Summit, the indie studio behind the "Twilight" franchise. The Vancouver-based Lionsgate hopes that purchase will give them the heft to finally compete with the major studios in Hollywood. Goldsmith also helped arrange a $800 million revolving credit facility. Goldsmith...
- 10/5/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Lionsgate acquired Mandate Pictures on Monday for $56.3 million in cash and stock.
The deal reunites Vancouver-based Lionsgate with Mandate's Joe Drake, who stepped down six years ago as head of international distribution to launch the indie production and distribution company with partners Nathan Kahane and Brian Goldsmith.
Drake is returning to the fold as co-COO and president of Lionsgate's motion picture group, overseeing theatrical production, distribution, marketing, acquisition and international theatrical operations. He also will continue as CEO of the Beverly Hills-based Mandate.
Lionsgate will pay $44.3 million in cash and $12 million in stock to be released over 18 months. It also will take on about $6.6 million in debt.
The acquisition reflects continuing growth at Lionsgate as it moves further into international distribution, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer said. He added that it will allow for a more streamlined realignment of the Lionsgate motion picture team, with Lionsgate theatrical films president Tom Ortenberg; production president Michael Paseornek; acquisitions, TV and co-productions president Peter Block; and international sales president Stephanie Denton all reporting to Drake.
The deal reunites Vancouver-based Lionsgate with Mandate's Joe Drake, who stepped down six years ago as head of international distribution to launch the indie production and distribution company with partners Nathan Kahane and Brian Goldsmith.
Drake is returning to the fold as co-COO and president of Lionsgate's motion picture group, overseeing theatrical production, distribution, marketing, acquisition and international theatrical operations. He also will continue as CEO of the Beverly Hills-based Mandate.
Lionsgate will pay $44.3 million in cash and $12 million in stock to be released over 18 months. It also will take on about $6.6 million in debt.
The acquisition reflects continuing growth at Lionsgate as it moves further into international distribution, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer said. He added that it will allow for a more streamlined realignment of the Lionsgate motion picture team, with Lionsgate theatrical films president Tom Ortenberg; production president Michael Paseornek; acquisitions, TV and co-productions president Peter Block; and international sales president Stephanie Denton all reporting to Drake.
- 9/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate acquired Mandate Pictures on Monday for $56.3 million in cash and stock.
The deal reunites Vancouver-based Lionsgate with Mandate's Joe Drake, who stepped down six years ago as head of international distribution to launch the indie production and distribution company with partners Nathan Kahane and Brian Goldsmith.
Drake is returning to the fold as co-COO and president of Lionsgate's motion picture group, overseeing theatrical production, distribution, marketing, acquisition and international theatrical operations. He also will continue as CEO of the Beverly Hills-based Mandate.
Lionsgate will pay $44.3 million in cash and $12 million in stock to be released over 18 months. It also will take on about $6.6 million in debt.
The acquisition reflects continuing growth at Lionsgate as it moves further into international distribution, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer said. He added that it will allow for a more streamlined realignment of the Lionsgate motion picture team, with Lionsgate theatrical films president Tom Ortenberg; production president Michael Paseornek; acquisitions, TV and co-productions president Peter Block; and international sales president Stephanie Denton all reporting to Drake.
The deal reunites Vancouver-based Lionsgate with Mandate's Joe Drake, who stepped down six years ago as head of international distribution to launch the indie production and distribution company with partners Nathan Kahane and Brian Goldsmith.
Drake is returning to the fold as co-COO and president of Lionsgate's motion picture group, overseeing theatrical production, distribution, marketing, acquisition and international theatrical operations. He also will continue as CEO of the Beverly Hills-based Mandate.
Lionsgate will pay $44.3 million in cash and $12 million in stock to be released over 18 months. It also will take on about $6.6 million in debt.
The acquisition reflects continuing growth at Lionsgate as it moves further into international distribution, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer said. He added that it will allow for a more streamlined realignment of the Lionsgate motion picture team, with Lionsgate theatrical films president Tom Ortenberg; production president Michael Paseornek; acquisitions, TV and co-productions president Peter Block; and international sales president Stephanie Denton all reporting to Drake.
- 9/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A management buyout has been concluded for Senator International and a decision made to rename the company Mandate Pictures. Senator International president Joe Drake, head of production Nathan Kahane and chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith will be the principal owners of the renamed company and have secured financing from a New York-based hedge fund. The news, which was widely expected, comes nine months after Berlin-based parent company Senator Entertainment, filed for insolvency. The deal was made with Senator Entertainment and Deutsche Bank London, which acquired an 80% stake in Senator Entertainment last summer.
- 1/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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