DirecTV and Lionsgate have made a brand new, wide-ranging licensing settlement that may promptly make 5 Lionsgate channels accessible to all DirecTV and DirecTV Stream shoppers, each streaming and satellite tv for pc subscribers.
The primary of Lionsgate’s greater than two dozen channels to affix DirecTV streaming houses are MovieSphere (premium films), HerSphere (female-driven tales), Ebony TV (Black movie and tradition in partnership with Ebony Media Group), and the single-series comedy channels Are We There But? and Anger Administration.
DirecTV plans to establish different networks from Lionsgate’s FAST portfolio so as to add in future months.
“We wish to allow our prospects to pick out from a greater diversity of genres and to discover their most avid pursuits in better depth,” stated Rebecca Nelson, DirecTV SVP of Content material and Programming. “Lionsgate is a number one content material provider who presents many sturdy choices to broaden our future lineup and improve buyer worth.”
“We’re happy to accomplice with DirecTV to convey their prospects our strong portfolio of FAST channels, giving them entry to driving content material starting from blockbuster movies to groundbreaking collection that commemorate world audiences,” stated Jim Packer, Lionsgate President of Worldwide Tv Distribution.
Lionsgate operates a rising portfolio of greater than two dozen channels worldwide, anchored by MovieSphere, the one world premium film channel provided by a serious studio and the primary FAST channel to be ranked by Nielsen. The studio’s lineup contains sci-fi and fantasy community OuterSphere and single-series channels that includes Nash Bridges, Ghost Hunters, Nashville, and Celeb Identify Sport episodes, amongst its different channels.