Lionsgate,
Univision team for
first Spanish language movie streaming service
LOS ANGELES — If it wasn't clear already, Liongsate loves
streaming services.
The Santa Monica-based studio an**unced Monday that it's partnering with
Univision to launch a SVOD
service for the Hispanic movie-going audience in the U.S.
The platform marks Lionsgate's fourth OTT service, following Tribeca ShortList, which launched last fall, Comic-Con HQ, which *launched earlier this summer, and
Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud, which is expected to launch in 2017.
“Our premium
movie service checks all the boxes for success — a world-class partner in Univision, films from the Pantelion brand that has great equity among Spanish-speaking audiences, strong management, terrific intellectual property and a well-defined market opportunity,” Lionsgate Chief Executive ******r Jon Feltheimer said in a statement.
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