Vivendi Entertainment
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Vivendi Entertainment is an independent film, television, DVD and digital distribution company operating in the United States and Canada. It is also a distribution partner for independent content providers.
The company has provided sales, marketing, and distribution services to studios such as The Weinstein Company
, World Wrestling Entertainment
, Classic Media
, RHI
, Salient Media, Shout! Factory
, Polychrome Pictures
, Sid and Marty Krofft
, DIC
, Lightyear Entertainment
, Palisades Tartan, Palm Pictures
, Razor & Tie
, Codeblack Entertainment
, Dimension Extreme
and Genius Products
.
Vivendi Entertainment is a division of Universal Music Group Distribution, which in turn is a subsidiary of Vivendi
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The company has provided sales, marketing, and distribution services to studios such as 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...
, World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, Classic Media
Classic Media
Classic Media, LLC, is an American production company and distributor of family programming. It was founded in 2000 by former Marvel Entertainment CEO Eric Ellenbogen and former Broadway Video executive John Engelman in hopes of acquiring mismanaged classic properties and giving exposure to...
, RHI
RHI
RHI may refer to:* Renewable Heat Incentive* RHI Entertainment* Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, IATA code RHI* Rhiwbina railway station, Cardiff, Wales; National Rail station code RHI* Robert Half International* Roller Hockey International...
, Salient Media, Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2003 that was started by Richard Foos , Bob Emmer and Garson Foos initially as a specialty music label...
, Polychrome Pictures
Polychrome Pictures
Polychrome Pictures, LLC, now defunct, was headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California, as a distributor of independent motion pictures on DVD, video on demand, and through digital distribution....
, Sid and Marty Krofft
Sid and Marty Krofft
Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft , are a sibling team of television producers who were influential in children's television and variety show programs in the USA, particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s....
, DIC
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
, Lightyear Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment, headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California, is a distributor of independent motion pictures on DVD, Video On Demand, as well as a distributor of music and music videos on CD, DVD, and digital distribution....
, Palisades Tartan, Palm Pictures
Palm Pictures
Palm Pictures is a US-based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes innovative music and film projects with a particular focus on the DVD format...
, Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...
, Codeblack Entertainment
CodeBlack Entertainment
Codeblack Entertainment is an American entertainment conglomerate founded and run by an African-American entrepreneur, Jeff Clanagan.Codeblack Entertainment is the first independent, vertically integrated African-American-owned film studio, actively engaged in the business of feature film...
, Dimension Extreme
Dimension Extreme
Dimension Extreme is a genre DVD label owned by The Weinstein Company. The majority of the films released are unrated horror films, although comedies and action films have been released occasionally as well.-Films:*13: Game of Death ...
and Genius Products
Genius Products
Genius Products was an entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States.On December 5, 2005, Genius Products, Inc. announced a distribution joint venture with The Weinstein Company called Genius Products, LLC, with Weinstein holding a 70% stake...
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Vivendi Entertainment is a division of Universal Music Group Distribution, which in turn is a subsidiary of Vivendi
Vivendi
Vivendi SA is a French international media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games. It is headquartered in Paris.- History :...
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