EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is reorganizing how it sells its TV shows in the U.S. and abroad.
Deadline understands that the company, which is behind series such as Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, USA Network’s The Rainmaker and ABC’s The Rookie, is restructuring its Worldwide Television Distribution Group.
It is bringing its transactional business in line with its global licensing group and creating a new unit focused on self-distribution that includes FAST Channels and platforms such as YouTube.
Jim Packer, President of Lionsgate’s Worldwide Television Distribution Group, said that the move was made to handle a distribution landscape that “continues to shift rapidly” and one that requires a team structure that “supports a truly global, content‑first strategy while maintaining… regional expertise”.
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Deadline has seen an internal memo that went out to staff today where he lays out the changes.
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