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American television production company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a television production company based in North Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1997 by Craig Piligian. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel. In 2022 Pilgrim became a minority owner in the podcasting company Lionsgate Sound with Lions Gate Entertainment, which launched on October 19, 2022.[1]
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Formerly | Pilgrim Studios |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television production |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Craig Piligian |
Headquarters | North Hollywood, California |
Owner | |
Parent | Lionsgate Alternative Television |
Website | https://www.pilgrimmediagroup.com/ |
On November 12, 2015, Lions Gate Entertainment created a partnership with Piligian when the studio acquired more than 50% of Pilgrim Studios for $200 million. Piligian retained his position as CEO of the company while Pilgrim continued to operate independently under Piligian.[2][3][4] The deal allowed Lionsgate to move into unscripted television programming.[2]
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