SANTA MONICA, Calif., VANCOUVER, British Columbia, and MONTREAL, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Alliance Films, a leading Canadian distributor of motion pictures and television programming, announced that the Alliance group has agreed to purchase Lionsgate's Canadian distributor Maple Pictures for approximately $38.5 million subject to a working capital adjustment.

NEW YORK, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldview Entertainment, a New York City-based motion picture investment and production company focused on well-crafted high production value filmed entertainment, is financing and executive producing the British crime thriller "Welcome to the Punch," written and directed by Eran Creevy, along with Automatik Entertainment, a joint venture between IM Global and Alliance Films.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, today announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Barry Levinson's found footage eco-horror film THE BAY from Alliance Films.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Films and Relativity Media, LLC today announced the details of their renewed output deal which will run until August 2015.

PORTLAND, Ore., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide Alliance Films with on-demand measurement services.