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‘Mythic Quest’ Gets ‘Mere Mortals’ Spinoff on Apple TV+
The extension series will explore the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game
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Hollywood’s Female Execs on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Breaking Into the C-Suite (Video)
Power Women Summit 2022: Leaders at Paramount, Lionsgate and Warner Bros. Discovery discuss building the pipeline for women in entertainment
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Hollywood’s Woman Problem: Disney, Paramount Have No Wide-Release Films With a Female Director This Year – While Sony Had 6
Sony led all major studios with six wide-release movies directed by women — two thirds of the industry-wide total
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Streamers Overcome Subscriber Churn With Long-Running Series and Sequels, Says Lionsgate’s TV Group Vice Chairman (Video)
Power Women Summit 2022: Familiarity breeds streaming subscription loyalty, says Sandra Stern
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HBO Max Cancels Comedy Series ‘Minx’ Despite Season 2 Renewal
Producer Lionsgate TV says it will be shopping both seasons to find a new home
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Lionsgate Television Group President Sandra Stern Promoted to Vice Chairman
Under her leadership, the studio’s television business has seen a record 14 new shows picked up to series and 15 current series renewed for additional seasons in 2022
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4′ Poster Shows Time Running Out for Keanu Reeves’ Hunted Hit Man
Lionsgate hopes the R-rated, original action franchise can continue a near-unprecedented domestic box office upsurge
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Genre-Bending Horror Film ‘The Blackening’ Set for Juneteenth 2023 Release
Directed by Tim Story, the horror comedy poses the sardonic question: If the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
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Lionsgate Sees $1.75 Billion Loss After Starz Restructuring, But Beats Wall Street Projections
Company pulls its streaming service from seven countries as it plans spinoff of production company
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Hollywood Braces for More Dismal Q3 Earnings News as Economy Sideswipes Advertising
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Fox and Lionsgate are among the studios reporting earnings this week after Big Tech heralded weakness in ad spending
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Ray Romano’s Directorial Debut ‘Somewhere in Queens’ Acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions
The “Everybody Loves Raymond” comedian also stars opposite Laurie Metcalf and Sebastian Maniscalco
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‘Sisu,’ a TIFF Midnight Madness Favorite, Acquired by Lionsgate
The Finnish action thriller follows an ex-soldier who battles with Nazis over a stolen treasure trove
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Inside Lionsgate’s Head-Spinning Spinoff Strategy: Sell the Studio (or Starz) But Keep Control
“This isn’t a divorce, more of a separation,” one analyst says of the possibility that the studio assets could be spun off rather than Starz
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Lionsgate Signs Film Group Chair Joe Drake to Multiyear Agreement
Good Universe co-founder rejoined studio in 2017 after serving as chief from 2007 to 2012
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Lionsgate Extends Contract for TV Group Chair and Chief Content Integration Officer Kevin Beggs
The 24-year veteran of the studio helped the renewals of network shows like “Home Economics,” “Welcome to Flatch” and “Ghosts”