SANTA MONICA, Calif., and
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Underscoring
the continued growth and success of its home entertainment
business, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has
signed Ron Schwartz to a new
long-term agreement as President of Lionsgate Worldwide Home
Entertainment, it was announced today by Lionsgate Motion Picture
Group Chairman Joe Drake.
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Schwartz will oversee the Company's nearly $1 billion-a-year worldwide home entertainment
operations, including the domestic and international home
entertainment sales of Lionsgate's feature film slate, one of the
largest independent television businesses in the world, a nearly
17,000-title film and television library, and a robust slate of
Starz programming. Additionally, he assumes the expanded
responsibility for the Company's home entertainment digital
transactional business. Reflecting the studio's "Lionsgate 360"
approach, he will work closely with Lionsgate President of
Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution Jim Packer on all
home entertainment initiatives.
Schwartz will continue to shepherd Lionsgate's robust
$400 million-a-year multiplatform
releasing and specialty acquisitions business, including titles for
the Company's Grindstone Entertainment and Premiere labels, sister
company Roadside Attractions and numerous third-party partners.
"In today's fast-changing environment, we're always looking for
ways to connect our artists and content with consumers across an
ever-expanding array of platforms," said Drake. "Ron's great talent
relationships, business acumen and strategic vision have helped
position Lionsgate as a global home entertainment powerhouse and an
innovator in the media space."
Lionsgate has been a first mover in customizing home
entertainment release strategies for its content and continues to
over-index the industry average. Schwartz and his team have also
spearheaded successful new content partnerships with digital
platforms, and they continue to capitalize on emerging
opportunities throughout the worldwide home entertainment
marketplace.
Schwartz served as President & General Manager of Lionsgate
Home Entertainment Sales & Distribution before being promoted
to head the Company's worldwide home entertainment group in 2014.
Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President & General
Manager of Lionsgate's home entertainment operations, playing an
instrumental role in the Company's adoption of ground-breaking
entertainment technologies and formats.
Schwartz joined Lionsgate through the Company's merger with
Trimark in 2000 and was inducted into the Variety Home
Entertainment & Digital Hall of Fame in 2015.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate 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.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Cristina Castañeda
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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