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EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s international TV acquisitions chief Noel Hedges has left the U.S. studio.
Hedges exited Lionsgate’s UK office late last year, and announced his official departure today on LinkedIn.
“After eight wonderful years at Entertainment One and Lionsgate – and with huge thanks to the brilliant teams I’ve worked with along the way – I wrapped up at the end of November and am stepping into something new,” he wrote.
“The media landscape is changing fast, and whilst that brings its challenges, the new ways content is being created, financed and consumed bring their own energy. From the conversations I’ve already started having, it feels like an exciting moment to be open, curious and positive about what comes next.”
Hedges is among the most well-known international acquisitions executives on the circuit. He has been Executive VP of Acquisitions and Co-productions in Lionsgate’s international TV department since the U.S. studio acquired Entertainment One from Hasbro in December 2023.
During his time at Lionsgate/eOne, Hedges oversaw acquisitions for the likes of critically acclaimed Australian drama series The Newsreader, Canadian legal drama Family Law and the Sheridan Smith-starring 5 drama Teacher.
Before Lionsgate, he had a similar title at eOne, and also had an EVP of Content role at UK-based distributor DRG, whose content is now part of All3Media.
Further back, Hedges was SVP of Acquisitions for Canada’s Cineflix Media and Head of Acquisitions for Shine International, the global arm of the Liz Murdoch-owned indie production group that was sold to Endemol. Having begun his career in business affairs for the BBC, he also had an eleven-year spell as ITV Studios, joining as a Senior Sales Executive and rising to an L.A.-based SVP, Sales and Acquisitions for the Americas role.
Hedges’ departure comes a month after Deadline revealed reality TV pioneer Craig Piligian was exiting Lionsgate Alternative Media and Piligian Media Group. Back in September 2025, we also were first with the news that Lionsgate was reducing its overall headcount by 5%, a round of layoffs that came on top of another of 8%. Media and entertainment companies around the world have been tightening belts over the past couple of years.
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