US TV
Lionsgate has sold television rights to a package of its movies to USA Network and Sci Fi Channel for $20 million.
The films include 3:10 to Yuma, Saw II and Good Luck Chuck and will become available for the channel to air as other deals finish in 2009 and 2010.
It is Lionsgate's biggest ever one-off television rights deal.
USA Network's senior vice president of programming acquisitions Jane Blaney said: "This deal really works for our networks because Lionsgate is offering such a diversified package of movies."
Under the deal the Sci Fi Channel will get television premieres for Saw II and Skinwalkers and rights to other films including The Toolbox Murders.
The films include 3:10 to Yuma, Saw II and Good Luck Chuck and will become available for the channel to air as other deals finish in 2009 and 2010.
It is Lionsgate's biggest ever one-off television rights deal.
USA Network's senior vice president of programming acquisitions Jane Blaney said: "This deal really works for our networks because Lionsgate is offering such a diversified package of movies."
Under the deal the Sci Fi Channel will get television premieres for Saw II and Skinwalkers and rights to other films including The Toolbox Murders.
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