Lionsgate Television is the

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division of the American production company

Lionsgate Studios Lionsgate Studios Corp. (simply known as Lionsgate Studios) is a Canadian-American film and television production and distribution conglomerate, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, and primarily based in Santa Monica, California. It was f ...

History

The company was established in July 1997 as Lions Gate Television, Inc. with the establishment of

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. In June 1998, it acquired documentary/reality production company Termite Art Productions but that company was itself acquired by Erik Nelson in September 2004 and renamed Creative Differences. The company acquired Mandalay Television in September 1997, before acquiring a minority investment in Mandalay Entertainment outright before splitting in 2002. Lionsgate sold off its shares in Mandalay Television in April 1999. In March 1999, Lions Gate Television, Inc. became an incorporated entity. In January 2003, Lionsgate and New Line Television set up a partnership to provide twenty motion pictures designed for television. On July 12, 2006,

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expanded into television syndication when the company acquired television distribution company Debmar–Mercury. Debmar–Mercury syndicated the film library before the acquisition.

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handled advert sales to the series distributed by Debmar–Mercury with the exception of '' Meet the Browns'', as the advert sales are handled by

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with Turner Television Co. distributing the series. On March 13, 2012, Lionsgate Television formed a new 50/50

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, Sea to Sky Entertainment, with Thunderbird Films, the company founded by Lionsgate's founder and chairman, Frank Giustra. The chairman and chief creative officer (CCO) is currently Kevin Beggs and he is the longest tenured television studio chairman.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
{{Lionsgate Lionsgate Studios Television production companies of the United States American companies established in 1997