Lionsgate Alternative Television Signs Representation Deal with UTA

The newly launched division, led by Craig Piligian, includes hit series producers eOne, Pilgrim Media Group, and Blackfin, Renegade and Daisybeck Studios.

• Lionsgate Alternative Television has signed an agreement to be represented by United Talent Agency (UTA).
• The division, led by Craig Piligian, includes eOne, Pilgrim Media Group, and U.S. and U.K. non-scripted groups Blackfin, Renegade and Daisybeck Studios.
• The labels are responsible for hit series including “Naked and Afraid,” “Street Outlaws,” “Wicked Tuna,” “The Yorkshire Vet,” and “Ex on the Beach,” as well as limited series “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez” and “Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre.”
• Lionsgate officially launched its Alternative TV division earlier this month, following the acquisition of eOne in December for $375 million, adding 6,500 film and television titles to Lionsgate’s library.
• The management team at Lionsgate Alternative Television includes Gretchen Stockdale serving as president and Nicholas Caprio serving as executive vice president, with David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe serving as senior Executives.

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