LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BBC Studios Los
Angeles and Lionsgate Television have teamed up to identify,
co-develop and co-fund scripted formats and original intellectual
property for the U.S. market. As part of the first look agreement,
the parties will create original series and draw upon the extensive
formats from the prestigious BBC catalog.
The BBC Studios production unit in Los
Angeles provides premium content to broadcast, cable and
subscription services. It is best known for its successes with
scripted formats Getting On (HBO) and the Emmy®
award-winning The Night Of (HBO), as well as
unscripted brands Dancing with the Stars (ABC) and
the Emmy® award-winning Life Below Zero (National
Geographic Channel).
The new deal will extend both companies' reach as it creates the
opportunity to combine the best of British creativity and premium
content with Lionsgate Television's experience and success in
delivering scripted programming to multiple platforms in the
U.S.
Matt Forde, Managing Director,
International Production & Formats, BBC Studios shared, "BBC
Studios productions is known for showcasing the best content with
British DNA. We're looking forward to this creative partnership
with Lionsgate Television to more readily bring this to the U.S.
audiences, and beyond."
"We're thrilled to partner with one of the largest and most
respected content suppliers in the world," said Lionsgate
Television Group Chairman Kevin
Beggs and Lionsgate Television Group President Sandra Stern. "We're incredibly excited by
the opportunity to marshal our complementary resources and
expertise to continue to bring the globally renowned BBC brand to
the U.S. market."
The deal was orchestrated by Beggs and Stern for Lionsgate and
CEO Tim Davie and Forde for BBC
Studios.
About BBC Studios - Americas
BBC Studios, a global
content company with British creativity at its heart, is a
commercial subsidiary of the BBC. Formed in April 2018 by the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC
Studios, it spans content financing, development, production,
sales, branded services, and ancillaries. BBC Studios'
award-winning British programs are internationally recognized
across a broad range of genres and specialties. It has offices
in 22 markets globally, including six production bases in the UK,
and a further seven wholly-owned and production partnerships
internationally. The company, which makes over 2,500 hours of
content a year, is a champion for British creativity around the
world and a committed partner for the UK's independent
sector.
In the Americas, BBC Studios' production unit in Los Angeles is responsible for ratings
juggernaut Dancing with the Stars,
critically-acclaimed The Night Of, and
award-winning Life Below Zero, while local
productions Dancing Brasil and Bake Off
Brasil are breakout hits made in Brazil. The company manages joint venture
relationships with AMC Networks for flagship channel BBC AMERICA
(U.S.) - home of global brands Planet Earth
II, Blue Planet II, Doctor Who,
and Top Gear - and with ITV for SVoD service
BritBox (U.S./Canada), as well as
strategic partnerships in Canada
with Blue Ant Media for BBC Earth Channel, Corus for BBC Canada,
and Knowledge Network for BBC Kids.
About Lionsgate
The first major new studio in decades,
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a global content leader
whose films, television series, digital products and linear and
over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the
world. In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership,
Lionsgate content drives a growing presence in interactive and
location-based entertainment, video games, esports and other new
entertainment technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives
are backed by a nearly 17,000-title film and television library and
delivered through a global sales and distribution
infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with
original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special
emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the
Company's worldwide consumer base.
BBC Studios
Susana Voets
(310) 341.8643
Susana.voets@bbc.com
Lionsgate
Peter D. Wilkes
(310) 255.3726
pwilkes@lionsgate.com
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