Lionsgate, Starz ink multi-year pact

Lionsgate and Starz Entertainment Thursday introduced a brand new multiyear, multiplatform, film certification deal which will bring a lot more than 500 Lionsgate movies towards the premium funnel.The comprehensive new agreement is Lionsgate's first lengthy-term library cope with Starz. The studio, which just acquired Summit Entertainment, is really a founding father of rival pay TV network Epix, together with Vital and MGM.Photos include recent releases ''Conan The Barbarian,'' ''Abduction,'' ''Margin Call'' and ''Red State'' in addition to photos in the ''Saw'' and ''Tyler Perry'' franchises, ''Precious,'' ''Rambo,'' ''3:10 To Yuma,'' ''Monster's Ball,'' and ''The Blair Witch Project.''Jim Packer, Lionsgate Leader of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution, stated, ''This is yet another significant part of the continuing money making in our 13,000-title shot entertainment library, and we are delighted to increase and expand our productive lengthy-term relationship with Starz, with whom we most lately joined around the television series ''Boss.'' Lionsgate remains devoted to tapping traditional and digital purchasers alike once we explore methods to unlock the need for our huge shot entertainment library resource.''''Starz Entertainment offers its customers an excellent mixture of both original programming and theatrical films. We're always striving to have a lengthy-term pipeline of quality library content to enhance our first-run output film programming from Disney and The new sony. This agreement - having a terrific partner in Lionsgate -- allows us to meet individuals lengthy-term programming goals,'' stated Stephan Shelanski, EVP, Programming, for Starz Entertainment. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com