Lionsgate Television is the

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division of

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

, which is a

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History

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

Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. It is the larg ...

. It acquired documentary/reality production company ''Termite Art Productions'' in June 1998 and was then reacquired by Erik Nelson in September 2004 and officially renamed ''Termite Art'' as ''Creative Differences''. The company acquired

Mandalay Television Mandalay Television is a television production company, founded in 1995, which is part of producer and businessman Peter Guber's Mandalay Entertainment. History The television unit was founded at the same time as the parent studio Mandalay Ent ...

in 1997, before acquiring a minority investment in

Mandalay Entertainment Mandalay Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company founded in 1995 by Peter Guber, with interests in motion pictures, animated films, television, sports entertainment and new media. The name after ''Mandalay'' the second-largest c ...

outright before splitting in 2002. Lionsgate later sold off its shares in Mandalay Television in 1999. By March 12, 1999, Lions Gate Television, Inc. became an incorporated entity. In 2003, Lionsgate and New Line Television set up a partnership to provide 20 motion pictures designed for television. On July 12, 2006,

expanded into television syndication when the company acquired television distribution company Debmar–Mercury. Before the acquisition, Debmar–Mercury syndicated the film library of Lionsgate.

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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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and Turner Television co distributing the series. On March 13, 2012, Lionsgate Television formed a new

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of 50/50 with

Thunderbird Films Thunderbird Entertainment Group (formerly Thunderbird Films) is a Canadian film and television entertainment company with offices in both Canada and the United States of America. Thunderbird's multiple divisions develop movies and television pr ...

, the company founded by

Frank Giustra Frank Giustra (born August 22, 1957) is a Canadian businessman, mining financier and global philanthropist, who also founded Lionsgate Entertainment. He is CEO of Fiore Group of Companies and co-chair of International Crisis Group. From 2001 t ...

who was the founder and chairman of Lionsgate. The new venture was then called “Sea to Sky Entertainment”. More recently, Lionsgate and Walin Chambers Entertainment renewed its overall deal. Another overall deal more recently is The Tannenbaum Company.

Productions

References

External links

Official website
{{Lionsgate Television production companies of the United States Lionsgate subsidiaries