Lionsgate says it wants to ramp up its 10/90 model for comedy production on the heels of its recent success with the Charlie Sheen-starring Anger Management. A George Lopez show is moving toward launch, while Lionsgate confirmed Tuesday a series featuring an “odd couple pairing” of Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer is in development.
The online TV navigation site could go for about $20 million — possibly as much as $25 million, Deadline reports — and would enable Lionsgate to cash in on a property that’s considered peripheral to its main production and TV networks businesses.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hollywood independent studio Lionsgate and U.S. media investment firm Saban Capital said Thursday they’re teaming up with a Malaysian-owned company in a pay TV joint venture […]
Tyler TV will broadcast runs of Tyler Perry’s sitcoms and movies, and third-party content consistent with his Christian-tinged brand.
The former Two and a Half Men star will star in Anger Management, a Lionsgate Television sitcom loosely based on Revolution Studios’ 2003 hit comedy feature of the same name. Debmar-Mercury, which will distribute the series, is looking for a network and a show runner.
The Weinstein brothers are making a renewed play for the small screen. Harvey and Bob Weinstein are among several Hollywood movie makers ramping up television production this year, with 15 shows in development and a commitment to spend more than $10 million per year on the initiative.
