LIONSGATE INKS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH SCREENHITS TV

In its latest industry partnership, ScreenHits TV announced that Lionsgate will bring the studio’s premium on-demand film content to the super aggregator platform via Lionsgate’s AVOD and linear channel, Moviesphere.

“Our collaboration not only builds on the studio’s international rollout initiatives in new markets but clearly demonstrates its strong support for innovative, diverse, female-led media tech companies. Because of its forward-thinking mindset, founders of young startups like myself have a chance to bring new ideas, technology and products to the market with a fair chance at achieving great success. Lionsgate is setting a great example, paving the way for new talent to become stakeholders in this new evolution of TV,"  said Rose Adkins Hulse, Founder & CEO of ScreenHits TV.

Territories covered by the deal currently include the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Channel Islands (comprising the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey), Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and Malta. Among the titles ScreenHits TV users will gain access to via the Lionsgate partnership are the comedy “Are you Here?,” crime/thriller “The Son of No One,” romantic drama “The Immigrant,” sports comedy drama “The Winning Season,” romantic comedy “Playing For Keeps,” thriller “Looking Glass,” and “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”.

ScreenHits TV allows subscribers to integrate and manage many of their favorite premium TV/online streaming subscriptions, AVOD and live channels in both easy-to-use tablet app, desktop versions and soon mobile phones. Consumers can now easily see what is trending, share recommendations with friends and discover content across all their streaming subscriptions.