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Starz, Content Library Boost Lionsgate’s Third Quarter Revenue to $1 Billion

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Lionsgate, the Santa Monica studio and owner of the Starz cable network, came in well above market expectations as it reported results for its third quarter Thursday.

It pulled in $1 billion in revenue and $16.6 million in net income, or adjusted earnings per share of $0.26.Lionsgate’s results reflected a welcome development for a smaller studio trying to survive in an industry pushed to prioritize streaming over theatrical and linear television.

That Wall Street-driven new normal arguably penalizes smaller-scale entertainment companies while encouraging consolidation and mergers.Wall Street had predicted a loss of two cents per share for the third quarter, against a loss of $0.12 per share in the prior quarter and earnings of $0.02 per share in the same quarter a year ago, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.“We reported a strong financial quarter with record trailing 12-month library revenues affirming the value of our intellectual properties,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.

The mini-major has been mostly on the sidelines in terms of theatrical exhibition, partially due to ever-shifting COVID concerns, with last quarter’s only theatrical releases being “Prey for the Devil” and “Alice, Darling.” This year is expected to be critical for the studio in that department.

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