definition for: #LionsGate

ions Gate Entertainment Corp., an entertainment company, is engaged in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, and international distribution and sales activities. The company operates through two segments, Motion Pictures and Television Production. The Motion Pictures segment is involved in the development and production of feature films; acquisition of North American and worldwide distribution rights; North American theatrical, home entertainment, and television distribution of feature films produced and acquired; and worldwide licensing of distribution rights to feature films produced and acquired. The Television Production segment is engaged in the development, production, and worldwide distribution of television productions, including television series, television movies and mini-series, and non-fiction programming. The company distributes a library of approximately 15,000 motion picture titles, television episodes, and programs directly to retail stores and through digital media platforms, as well as indirectly to other international markets through its subsidiaries and various third parties. It also produces, syndicates, and distributes 30 television shows, which air on 20 networks; and distributes hundreds of series worldwide. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California