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News & Press

Ideas in motion.
Impact in the news.

Coverage, conversations, and company milestones from across JLE Cinema Group, BlackForge, and muVpix.

In the industry

Featured coverage.

Perspectives from entertainment trade
and industry publications.

DEADLINE

Production & talent · June 19, 2026

Inside Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined

Casting coverage of the muVpix drama starring Gabrielle Faith Brown and Yolanthe Cabau, and its horizontal and vertical approach to storytelling.

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DEADLINE

Platform launch · February 12, 2026

John Lewis launches vertical entertainment app muVpix

Deadline introduces the platform, its original slate, and the entertainment entrepreneur behind it.

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PRODUCED BYProducers Guild of America

Industry feature · PDF · June / July 2026

I’ll Have My TV Straight Up

John Lewis contributes to Produced By magazine’s examination of vertical storytelling, audience identity, and the craft behind microdrama.

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Conversations & profiles

The vision.
In conversation.

Explore the thinking and experience behind the businesses.

Film Florida · Podcast · 28 min

John Lewis: entrepreneur, producer & MMA pioneer

A conversation spanning filmmaking, sports, BlackForge, and the vision behind muVpix.

October 25, 2026

BJPENN.COM · From the archive

John Lewis — Pioneer of the UFC & MMA in Hollywood

A career profile exploring Lewis’s transition from mixed martial arts to film and the origins of JLE Cinema Group.

January 27, 2016

From across the group

Company announcements.

Official releases distributed by PR Newswire.
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7 announcements

Originals

Swipe Left: Dying for Love named Vertical of the Year as muVpix launches Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined

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Platform

muVpix announces a creator revenue participation model

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Distribution

muVpix acquires pirate epic Beneath Crimson Sails

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Distribution

muVpix acquires global rights to Tides of Desire

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Corporate

JLE Cinema Group introduces BlackForge vertical entertainment businesses

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Originals

Swipe Left: Dying for Love wraps production

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Originals

muVpix unveils original vertical series Whispervale

PR Newswire via Yahoo Finance

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