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Lionsgate

Lionsgate (Lionsgate Studios Corp.) is a film and television content company that listed on the New York Stock Exchange after separating from the STARZ business in 2025.

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1997Founded in Vancouver

A company history published by Gale says Lions Gate Entertainment was founded by financier Frank Giustra in Vancouver in the summer of 1997.⁠[1]

January 10, 2024Listing Entity Organized

Lionsgate Studios Corp.’s Form 10-K says the company was organized in British Columbia as Lionsgate Studios Holding Corp. on January 10, 2024 and took its current name on May 6, 2025.⁠[2]

May 6, 2025Separation from STARZ

The former Lions Gate Entertainment completed the separation of its studio and STARZ businesses on May 6, 2025, and Lionsgate began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LION the next day.⁠[2][3]

2025Business and Library

The company reports through two segments, Motion Picture and Television Production, and describes a library of more than 20,000 film and television titles; its 10-K lists attractions based on The Hunger Games, John Wick, Now You See Me and SAW.⁠[2][3]

April 15, 2026CEO Contract Extended

The company disclosed that Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer’s employment agreement had been extended through July 31, 2031.⁠[4]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

Lionsgate: Official website: https://www.lionsgate.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[5]

Sources

  1. Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History (opens in a new window)
  2. Lionsgate Studios Corp. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (opens in a new window)
  3. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Separates its Studio and STARZ Businesses into Two Independent, Publicly-Traded Companies (opens in a new window)
  4. Prospectus Supplement No. 5 (Form 424B3) (opens in a new window)
  5. Investor Relations | Lionsgate (opens in a new window)