Lionsgate and Bell Media have teamed up for a co-development deal to produce comedy and drama television series for the global market, the two companies announced on the opening day of Content Canada. The pact builds on the momentum of recent Canadian success in a global market, which has a keen interest in Canadian content. The multiyear partnership enables Lionsgate to act as the global distributor outside Canada for select Bell Media original programming that is produced locally in English and French, including projects Bell Media co-develops with Lionsgate.

In Canada, Bell Media distributes projects developed under the pact. Through this partnership, the companies are committing to work together to seek unique projects and create original Canadian programming that is relevant and relatable to audiences worldwide. This pact reflects an evolution of the multifaceted Lionsgate/Bell Media relationship.

The two companies have an exclusive, long-term deal for Bell Media to distribute the first pay window of Lionsgate's theatrical releases in Canada. Lionsgate's Starz premium pay television platform launched its subscription streaming app in Canada via Bell Media. In addition, Bell Media's premium streaming service Crave is the exclusive Canadian home of hit Lionsgate Television/HBO Max shows Minx, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson, and Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick and William Jackson Harper.