Amazon’s High Video Inks Lionsgate Theatrical Output Streaming Deal

Amazon’s High Video entered right into a multiyear theatrical output settlement with Lionsgate, below which it is going to get an unique streaming window at the studio’s movies beginning with its 2026 slate after an preliminary run on Starz.

Underneath the brand new deal, High Video may have an unique early window following Starz’s unique first-run window starting with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical releases to be had to U.S. shoppers. As well as, High Video may have rights to a package deal of movies from the 2025 slate and a “dedication” for licensing library motion pictures and TV.

Closing week, Lionsgate introduced an extension of its multiyear theatrical output maintain Starz, which is able to stay unique first pay TV and SVOD window rights to the studio’s movies. The films will now seem on Starz “on an sped up foundation nearer to their preliminary theatrical liberate.” That settlement comes amid the corporate’s plan to split Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Leisure — which is pending regulatory and shareholder approval.

Lionsgate’s new settlement with High Video will come with Lionsgate titles reminiscent of the following installment of the Starvation Video games franchise, “The Starvation Video games: Daybreak at the Reaping,” according to the Suzanne Collins novel; and the 3rd installment of the “Now You See Me” franchise, which reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco, directed by way of Ruben Fleischer.

Beginning in 2026, High Video additionally might be ready to make a choice top class titles from Lionsgate’s catalog, together with the studio’s top class franchises reminiscent of “John Wick,” “Twilight,” “Divergent,” “Noticed” and tv collection like “Nurse Jackie” and “Weeds.”

“We all know that High contributors love nice motion pictures, and as a first-stop leisure vacation spot, we’re excited to deliver Lionsgate’s terrific slate of entertaining movies to High Video quickly after their theatrical liberate,” mentioned Brad Beale, VP of globally licensing and distribution for High Video. “The mix of Lionsgate’s movies along side the thrilling top class leisure from Amazon MGM Studios and our studios companions make certain that High Individuals will all the time have one thing compelling to move, at once on High Video.”

Lionsgate president of globally tv distribution Jim Packer commented, “We’re overjoyed to deliver to our companions at Amazon early get admission to to go-forward slates of commercially thrilling motion pictures pushed by way of world-class filmmakers and solid. This settlement unlocks important incremental worth for our slate whilst declaring the good approval for Lionsgate motion pictures amongst an ever-expanding portfolio of patrons.”