VB Mobile Log In  |  Register          
Advertisement
VB Resources
Subscribe to VB Magazine

Lionsgate gets DVD rights for ABC shows

According to Jim, 8 Simple Rules included in deal

By Danny King -- Video Business, 8/4/2008 6:19:00 PM


Lionsgate will distribute such Disney series as According to Jim to boosts its DVD sales.

AUG. 4 | Lionsgate has acquired the DVD distribution rights for more than a half-dozen TV series from Walt Disney’s ABC unit, including the first season of the Jim Belushi-starring According to Jim, the companies said today.

The agreement, which makes most of the titles available on DVD Oct. 21, also includes shows such as 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter and October Road, the companies said. The first season of the one-hour series Reaper also will be released on DVD by Lionsgate.

The studio is trying to boost DVD sales by branching out beyond the children’s and fitness markets. Last month, Lionsgate, the third-largest U.S. non-theatrical family DVD distributor and No. 2 DVD distributor in the preschool segment, obtained the rights to distribute DVDs of Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, among other E! Entertainment, Style Network and G4 TV titles as part of an agreement with U.S. cable-TV leader Comcast, the networks’ parent company.

“As evidenced by our recent activity, we continue to look for key brands to expand and grow our TV on DVD business,” said Ron Schwartz, general manager of Lionsgate’s home entertainment division, in a statement today. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to add these popular ABC Studios series to our library and look forward to releasing these highly recognizable, branded properties to their loyal audiences on DVD.”

Overall, Lionsgate, which also is known for its Latino titles, had the seventh-largest U.S. share of DVD spending through the first half of the year, taking about 8% of the market, according to data compiled by Rentrak and Video Business.

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» VIEW ALL TALKBACK THREADS

Related Content

Related Content

 

By This Author

Sponsored Links



 
Advertisement

MOST POPULAR PAGES

More Content

  • Blogs
  • Photos

Blogs

  • Laurence Lerman
    DVDIALOG

    November 20, 2009
    Hey Lady...It’s The Jerry Lewis Collection!!
    Jerry Lewis had a couple of TV series and a few special specials back in his heyday, but none as s...
    More
  • Samantha Clark
    DISC DISH

    November 19, 2009
    Capitalism: A Love Story on DVD next year
    So, we saw on Blu-ray.com that Michael Moore's latest movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, is coming to&...
    More
  • » VIEW ALL BLOGS RSS

Photos

  • 50 Dead Men walking
    Phase 4 Films execs and 50 Dead Men Walking star Jim Sturgess visited with distributor VPD recently.
  • Fans for Fight Club
    Fox held a screening of Fight Club for 200 fans in Los Angeles on Nov. 17 to celebrate the film’s 10th anniversary. David Fincher’s 1999 film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is now available on Blu-ray.
  • Costello spectacle
    To promote MVD’s DVD and Blu-ray release of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With...: Season One, singer-songwriter Elvis Costello made an in-store appearance at New York City’s Barnes & Noble on Nov. 17.
Advertisements





NEWSLETTERS
VB Daily News
VB Indie Film Guide
VB Weekly Summary
VB Just Announced
VB Green Report
Please read our Privacy Policy
©2009 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Use of this Web site is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Please visit these other Reed Business sites