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Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC, June 12, 2013 — Ron Schwartz, a 20-year veteran of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and its predecessor companies, has been promoted to President and General Manager of Lionsgate Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution, the Company announced today. The promotion recognizes Mr. Schwartz’s ongoing leadership role in growing the Company’s $1 billion-a-year home entertainment operations as they continue to build momentum following the most successful year in their history. Led by the blockbusters HUNGER GAMES and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1, two of the three biggest home entertainment releases in the industry last year, Lionsgate achieved nearly 10% market share in calendar 2012, ranking among the top five home entertainment distributors. The Company is off to a fast start in calendar 2013 as well, driven by releases such as THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2, one of the biggest home entertainment titles of the year to date. During Mr. Schwartz’s tenure, Lionsgate’s 15,000-title library has achieved eight consecutive years of revenue growth. He recently helped orchestrate the Company’s distribution deal with A&E Network, adding thousands of titles to the Lionsgate library. Lionsgate’s digital and on demand revenues also grew by 46% last year to a record $270 million, and the Company is widely recognized as an innovator in delivering content to digital and traditional platforms alike. Mr. Schwartz is also a key member of the team that acquires films, in conjunction with ... Read More »

(Reuters) - Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins will not be offered a new contract and is no longer with the club, the National Basketball Association team said on Monday. Hollins' contract was scheduled to expire on June 30, but his departure from the organization was effective immediately, the team said in a statement. Hollins had been coach of the franchise at various times over the past seven seasons, serving as interim coach for 60 games in 1999-2000 when the club were in Vancouver, and had a four-game stint during the 2004-05 season in Memphis. ...