Starz Media
| Type | Subsidiary of Liberty Media |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, motion pictures, television, home video |
| Founded | 2003 (as IDT Entertainment) 2006 (as Starz Media) |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, USA |
| Key people | Robert B. Clasen, Chairman, CEO, and President |
| Revenue |  $187.2 million USD (2005) |
| Operating income | $7.5 million USD (2005) |
| Parent | Liberty Media |
| Website | Official Site |
Starz Media (formerly IDT Entertainment) is the motion picture, animation, television, and home video subsidiary of Liberty Media.
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[edit] Subsidiaries
Starz Media's subsidiaries include:
- Anchor Bay Entertainment - distribution division for DVDs and videos.
- Digital Production Solutions (DPS)
- Global Animation Studio - a division of DPS.
- Film Roman - computer generated image and traditional animation studio.
- DKP Studios - ownership interest - 3-D animation, and special effects production.
- Starz Media Sales
- Manga Entertainment
- New Arc Entertainment
- Liberty Starz
[edit] Minority Stakes
Starz Media's minority stakes include:
- Archie Comics Entertainment, LLC (5%): entertainment and licensing arm of Archie Comics Publications, LLC;
- POW! Entertainment, Inc. (Minority interest): Stan Lee's production company;
- POW! Entertainment, LLC: subsidiary of POW! Inc.;
- QED Production
- Vanguard Animation (Minority interest);
- Joint venture with NorthStar Entertainment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
[edit] Animated films
Starz Media/IDT Entertainment have been in charge of the animation production for the following films:
- Hair High (2004; with Plymptoons)
- The Happy Elf (2005; with Film Roman & NBC
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006; with Revolution Studios)
- Everyone's Hero (2006; with 20th Century Fox)
- Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic (2007; with POW Entertainment & Anchor Bay)
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008; with Big Idea Productions & Universal Pictures)
- Space Chimps (2008; with Vanguard Animation & 20th Century Fox)
- Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010; with Production I.G)
- The Legend of Secret Pass (2010; with JC2 Animated Entertainment)
- Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010; with Vanguard Animation)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011; with Touchstone Pictures)
[edit] Live-action films
- Jericho (2001)
- It Waits (2006)
- Room 6 (2006)
- Queen Sized (2008)
- Lower Learning (2008)
- Table for Three (2009)
- The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009)
- A Nanny for Christmas (2010)
- The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)
- Bolden! (2011) (distributor only; produced by Lionsgate)
- The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011)
[edit] History
In May 2004, IDT Entertainment purchased a minority share in POW! Entertainment with exclusive distribution rights to POW's animated DVD properties and joint development of 6 cartoon films.[1] 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."[2] 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."[3] This sale was completed on September 29, 2006.[4] On January 4, 2011, Starz, LLC has agreed to sell 25% of Starz Media to The Weinstein Company.[5]
[edit] External links
- Starz Media official website
- Starz Media at the Internet Movie Database
- IDT Entertainment at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Starz Animation at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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[edit] References
- ^ Graser, Marc (May 7, 2004). "IDT joins Lee in POW! to distrib toon DVDs". Daily Variety. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-117449502.html. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ IDT Corporat ion - Press Releases
- ^ UK Film and Television News - Liberty Completes First Stage of IDT Acquisition
- ^ IDT Corporation - Press Releases
- ^ Weinsteins Buy 25% Stake In Starz Media, deadline.com
