Lionsgate Television Group chairman and chief content integration officer Kevin Beggs has signed a multi-year renewal of his contract. “Kevin and his team have done a great job in building Lionsgate Television into a world-class supplier of valuable premium content to buyers throughout the ecosystem,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. “Kevin is a trusted partner whose entrepreneurial, innovative and collaborative approach reflects our culture at its best. Under his leadership, our television business is positioned to continue growing its profitability...
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Kevin
Beggs
Chairman, TV Group / Chief Content Integration Officer
Beggs is happily telling “Ghosts” stories with the success of the studio’s offbeat CBS series. The darkly comic show, which revolves around ghost characters from different periods of history who live and squabble together in an old country home outside New York City, has been a critical and commercial success, securing a second-season renewal and lucrative licensing deal with Paramount+ for streaming rights. The show demonstrated Lionsgate TV’s ability to punch above its weight with creative innovation. Overall, Beggs’ group continues to stay busy with production across broadcast, cable and streaming, defying the gravity of Lionsgate’s perennial status as an acquisition target for a larger entity.