Starz Media
Encyclopedia
Starz Media is the motion picture, animation
, television
, and home video
subsidiary of Liberty Media
.
with exclusive distribution rights to POW's animated DVD properties and joint development of 6 cartoon films. On May 16, 2006, IDT
agreed to sell its IDT Entertainment division to Liberty Media
for "for all of Liberty Media's interests in IDT, $186 million in cash and the assumption of existing indebtedness." On August 31, 2006, the sale of all of IDT Entertainment's US operations and several international operations was completed. "The remainder of the deal, to include the Canadian and Australian operations, is expected to be closed in the next few weeks after regulatory approval has been given." This sale was completed on September 29, 2006. On January 4, 2011, Starz, LLC has agreed to sell 25% of Starz Media to The Weinstein Company
.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
subsidiary of Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate and the control is exercised by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares....
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Subsidiaries
Starz Media's subsidiaries include:- Anchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...
- distribution division for DVDs and videos. - Digital Production Solutions (DPS)
- Global Animation Studio - a division of DPS.
- Film RomanFilm RomanFilm Roman is an animation studio founded by Phil Roman, best known for producing the animation for The Simpsons, King of the Hill for 20th Century Fox, as well as the Garfield and Peanuts animated TV specials....
- computer generated image and traditional animation studio.
- DKP Studios - ownership interest - 3-D animation, and special effects production.
- Starz Media Sales
- Manga EntertainmentManga EntertainmentManga Entertainment is a producer, licensor and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand...
- New Arc Entertainment
- Liberty StarzLiberty StarzLiberty Starz is a wholly owned television programming subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.The company is headquartered at Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts...
Minority Stakes
Starz Media's minority stakes include:- Archie Comics Entertainment, LLCArchie ComicsArchie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
(5%): entertainment and licensing arm of Archie Comics Publications, LLCArchie ComicsArchie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
; - POW! Entertainment, Inc.POW EntertainmentPOW! Entertainment is an American media production company formed by Gill Champion, Arthur Lieberman and former Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee in 2001. POW! is made up of primarily two companies, POW! Entertainment, Inc...
(Minority interest): Stan LeeStan LeeStan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
's production company;- POW! Entertainment, LLC: subsidiary of POW! Inc.;
- QED Production
- Vanguard AnimationVanguard AnimationVanguard Animation, LLC. is an American animation studio founded in 2004 by producer, John H. Williams. It produces computer animated films. Films produced include its debut film Valiant, Happily N'Ever After and Space Chimps....
(Minority interest); - Joint venture with NorthStar Entertainment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of the Christian Broadcasting NetworkChristian Broadcasting NetworkThe Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
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Animated films
Starz Media/IDT Entertainment have been in charge of the animation production for the following films:- Hair HighHair HighHair High is a 2004 animated comedy-horror-romance by American filmmaker Bill Plympton.-Plot:A gothic high-school comedy with a Carrie-like story. Cherri and Rod are the high-school king and queen and they justifiably rule their domain...
(2004; with Plymptoons) - The Happy ElfThe Happy ElfThe Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, The Happy Elf....
(2005; with Film RomanFilm RomanFilm Roman is an animation studio founded by Phil Roman, best known for producing the animation for The Simpsons, King of the Hill for 20th Century Fox, as well as the Garfield and Peanuts animated TV specials....
& NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... - Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006; with Revolution StudiosRevolution StudiosRevolution Studios is an American production company founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox. Revolution was formerly a strategic partner of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which distributed and marketed Revolution's films. The company's film division...
) - Everyone's HeroEveryone's HeroThe soundtrack, released on the Columbia Records/Sony Music Soundtrax labels, features tracks by the star of the film Raven-Symoné, Grammy-winners Wyclef Jean, Brooks & Dunn, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and various other artists....
(2006; with 20th Century Fox20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
) - Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic (2007; with POW EntertainmentPOW EntertainmentPOW! Entertainment is an American media production company formed by Gill Champion, Arthur Lieberman and former Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee in 2001. POW! is made up of primarily two companies, POW! Entertainment, Inc...
& Anchor BayAnchor BayAnchor Bay may refer to:* Anchor Bay, California, a small coastal community in northern California* Anchor Bay, is a bay in Malta, also known as Prajjiet or Popeye Village Bay* Anchor Bay Entertainment, a home video company...
) - The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales MovieThe Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales MovieThe Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2008 American animated feature-length family adventure film directed by Mike Nawrocki and written by Phil Vischer. Produced through Big Idea Productions animation studio and the animation by Starz Animation, it is the second film featuring...
(2008; with Big Idea Productions & Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
) - Space ChimpsSpace ChimpsSpace Chimps is a 2008 computer-animated family comedy film produced by Vanguard Animation, Starz Media and 20th Century Fox, and it was released on July 18, 2008. The film is produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, John H. Williams, and John W...
(2008; with Vanguard AnimationVanguard AnimationVanguard Animation, LLC. is an American animation studio founded in 2004 by producer, John H. Williams. It produces computer animated films. Films produced include its debut film Valiant, Happily N'Ever After and Space Chimps....
& 20th Century Fox20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
) - Dante's Inferno: An Animated EpicDante's Inferno: An Animated EpicDante's Inferno: An Animated Epic is a direct to DVD animated film released on February 9, 2010. The film is a spin-off from Electronic Arts' Dante's Inferno video game.-Plot:...
(2010; with Production I.G) - The Legend of Secret PassThe Legend of Secret Pass-Plot:The film takes place in the mountains of the American South West and involves Thunderbirds of Indian mythology and an animal refuge of mystical proportions. An unlikely troop of animals and humans are caught up in a clash of ageless magic. In this moment of crisis, the barest chance to avoid...
(2010; with JC2 Animated Entertainment) - Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes BackSpace Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes BackSpace Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back is a 2010 animated comedy film and sequel to the 2008 film Space Chimps. The film was directed and produced by John H. Williams, written by Rob Moreland, with animation by Vanguard Animation and Prana Studios....
(2010; with Vanguard AnimationVanguard AnimationVanguard Animation, LLC. is an American animation studio founded in 2004 by producer, John H. Williams. It produces computer animated films. Films produced include its debut film Valiant, Happily N'Ever After and Space Chimps....
) - Gnomeo & Juliet (2011; with Touchstone Pictures)
Live-action films
- JerichoJerichoJericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...
(2001) - It WaitsIt WaitsIt Waits is a 2006 direct-to-DVD horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe. This motion picture was shot in British Columbia, Canada.-Plot:...
(2006) - Room 6Room 6Room 6 is a 2006 horror film starring Christine Taylor, Shane Brolly, Jerry O'Connell, and Ellie Cornell. The film was directed and co-written by Michael Hurst. Mark A. Altman also helped pen the film...
(2006) - Queen SizedQueen SizedQueen Sized is a Lifetime drama telefilm that premiered on January 12, 2008, starring Nikki Blonsky. The movie was made in Shreveport, LA.-Plot:...
(2008) - Lower LearningLower LearningLower Learning is a 2008 comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty and written by Lafferty and Shahin Chandrasoma...
(2008) - Table for ThreeTable for ThreeTable for Three is a straight to DVD comedy film written and directed by Michael Samonek and starring Brandon Routh, Jesse Bradford and Sophia Bush.Table for Three was released straight to DVD on the 23 of June 2009.-Plot:...
(2009) - The Dog Who Saved ChristmasThe Dog Who Saved ChristmasThe Dog Who Saved Christmas is a TV movie starring Dean Cain, Gary Valentine and the voice of Mario López. It was written by childhood friends Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo, and premiered on ABC Family on November 29, 2009 during their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block...
(2009) - A Nanny for Christmas (2010)
- The Dog Who Saved Christmas VacationThe Dog who Saved Christmas VacationThe Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas. The movie stars Paris Hilton and Mario Lopez. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:The movie starts off...
(2010) - Bolden!Bolden!Bolden! is an upcoming drama film starring Anthony Mackie as Buddy Bolden.-Plot:The film tracks the growing fame of Buddy Bolden and his eventual fall into schizophrenia.-Cast:* Anthony Mackie as Buddy Bolden* Jackie Earle Haley as Judge Perry...
(2011) (distributor only; produced by Lionsgate) - The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011)
History
In May 2004, IDT Entertainment purchased a minority share in POW EntertainmentPOW Entertainment
POW! Entertainment is an American media production company formed by Gill Champion, Arthur Lieberman and former Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee in 2001. POW! is made up of primarily two companies, POW! Entertainment, Inc...
with exclusive distribution rights to POW's animated DVD properties and joint development of 6 cartoon films. On May 16, 2006, IDT
IDT Corp.
IDT Corporation is a telecommunications and energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.-History:IDT was founded by entrepreneur Howard Jonas in August 1990...
agreed to sell its IDT Entertainment division to Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate and the control is exercised by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares....
for "for all of Liberty Media's interests in IDT, $186 million in cash and the assumption of existing indebtedness." On August 31, 2006, the sale of all of IDT Entertainment's US operations and several international operations was completed. "The remainder of the deal, to include the Canadian and Australian operations, is expected to be closed in the next few weeks after regulatory approval has been given." This sale was completed on September 29, 2006. On January 4, 2011, Starz, LLC has agreed to sell 25% of Starz Media to The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
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