Appointment of 22-Year Disney Executive Reflects Continued
Rapid Growth of Lionsgate's Television Distribution
Operations
SANTA MONICA, Calif., and
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has named leading
distribution executive Jared Goetz,
a 22-year veteran of Walt Disney Company, to the newly-created
position of President of North American Television Distribution, it
was announced today by Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television
& Digital Distribution Jim Packer, to whom he will report.
The appointment comes as Lionsgate continues to ramp up its
domestic and international sales and distribution operations to
handle one of the largest independent television businesses in the
world, a film slate that encompasses over 40 theatrical releases a
year, a 16,000-title film and television library and a roster of
programming from Starz, which Lionsgate acquired in December
2016. Mr. Goetz will head the team responsible for licensing
Lionsgate and Starz content across all broadcast, cable, pay-tv,
subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) and other digital platforms in
the U.S. and Canada.
"I have known Jared for his entire career, and he is one of the
most accomplished executives in the business," said Mr.
Packer. "He has managed every kind of content licensing deal
to every platform imaginable, and his grasp of the marketplace and
where it's headed will be a great catalyst for our continued
growth. His knowledge, relationships and major studio
experience make him an invaluable addition to our leadership
team."
"I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the best
distribution executives in the business," said Mr. Goetz. "I look
forward to using what I have learned from each of them to continue
developing an already strong distribution team at Lionsgate. I've
been deeply impressed by the rapid growth of Lionsgate's content
engine and the entrepreneurial spirit driving that growth. I
couldn't be more excited to become part of such an innovative and
forward-looking studio."
Prior to joining Lionsgate, Mr. Goetz worked for 22 years in a
series of executive roles at Disney culminating in his most recent
position as Senior Vice President, Pay Television & Digital
Sales, and General Sales Manager SVOD for Disney/ABC Home
Entertainment and Television Distribution. He has been part
of the leadership team distributing all of the Disney companies'
film and television properties to an array of media platforms and
businesses, including electronic home video license,
video-on-demand, pay television, subscription video-on-demand,
mobile, broadband and other digital technologies.
During his tenure, he has licensed countless Disney-produced
films and television series to national cable channels and local
broadcast stations. He was responsible for the sales of first-run
syndicated hits including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and
Live with Regis and Kelly as well as off-network series such
as Grey's Anatomy, Castle, Lost and Home
Improvement. He also managed day-to-day sales of all
theatrical and television content to Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Google
and Bell Media's CRAVE TV in North
America and spearheaded significant recent SVOD deals for
The Golden Girls, black-ish, Quantico,
American Crime and a global sale of How To Get Away With
Murder.
In 2011, Mr. Goetz was named to Home Entertainment's "Forty
Under 40" list of future industry leaders. He received his
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Middlebury
College in Vermont.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global
content platform whose films, television series, digital products
and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation
audiences around the world. In addition to its filmed
entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing
presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming,
virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies.
Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a 16,000-title film
and television library and delivered through a global licensing
infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with
original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special
emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the
Company's worldwide consumer base.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Wilkes
Lionsgate
PWilkes@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-3726
or
Cristina Castañeda
Lionsgate
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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