{
  "id": 16655762,
  "title": "Lionsgate Forms Joint Venture With Steven Paul, Movie Producer Who Has Had Trump’s Ear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lionsgate-forms-joint-venture-with-steven-paul-movie-producer-who-has",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T20:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lionsgate-joint-venture-steven-paul-sp-media-1236931486/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lionsgate and Steven Paul, an entrepreneur and film producer who has personally lobbied President Donald Trump on a federal tax incentive for Hollywood, are forming a joint venture through which Paul’s SP Media will make a “significant” investment in new initiatives together with Lionsgate. Under the agreement, SP Media also will produce independent feature films […]",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Steven Paul’s SP Media Creates Joint Venture With Lionsgate To Expand New Businesses; Closes Film Pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/steven-pauls-sp-media-creates-joint-venture-with-lionsgate-to-expand",
        "published": "2026-10-26T20:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Steven Paul Invests In Lionsgate Joint Venture Amid Studio Sale Chatter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/steven-paul-invests-in-lionsgate-joint-venture-amid-studio-sale",
        "published": "2026-10-26T20:15:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Lionsgate Forms Joint Venture With Steven Paul’s SP Media With $100 Million Investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lionsgate-forms-joint-venture-with-steven-pauls-sp-media-with-100",
        "published": "2026-10-26T20:48:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}