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.
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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