He was the Co-Chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, overseeing all aspects of Lionsgate’s domestic and international feature film acquisition, production and distribution as well as the home entertainment releases of theatrical feature films.

[7] Friedman also served on the Board of Directors of UIP, the joint international distribution venture between Paramount and Universal Studios, and Movie Link, one of the internet's first legal film download to view sites.

[8] In 2017, Friedman joined Tang Media Partners as CEO and chairman of TMP Entertainment.

[12] In November 2010, Friedman was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Media, Entertainment and Communications category for his work in creating Summit.

[17] Friedman is a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.