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** Filmways Pictures (excluding films owned by third-party companies) |
** Filmways Pictures (excluding films owned by third-party companies) |
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*** [[American International Pictures]] |
*** [[American International Pictures]] |
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*** Sigma III Corporation |
*** [[John Landis|Sigma III Corporation]] |
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** [[Motion Picture Corporation of America]] (pre-1999 films, excluding ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', owned by [[Warner Bros.]] via [[New Line Cinema]], and ''[[If Lucy Fell]]'', owned by [[Sony Pictures]] via [[TriStar Pictures]]) |
** [[Motion Picture Corporation of America]] (pre-1999 films, excluding ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', owned by [[Warner Bros.]] via [[New Line Cinema]], and ''[[If Lucy Fell]]'', owned by [[Sony Pictures]] via [[TriStar Pictures]]) |
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** [[Management Company Entertainment Group|MCEG Sterling Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Actava in Agreement for a Multimedia Merger|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/14/business/the-media-business-actava-in-agreement-for-a-multimedia-merger.html|date = 14 April 1995|access-date=2023-07-15|website=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref> |
** [[Management Company Entertainment Group|MCEG Sterling Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Actava in Agreement for a Multimedia Merger|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/14/business/the-media-business-actava-in-agreement-for-a-multimedia-merger.html|date = 14 April 1995|access-date=2023-07-15|website=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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*** Intercontinental Releasing Corporation<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V3054P286 / 1994-11-16</ref> |
*** [[Bill Kroyer|Intercontinental Releasing Corporation]]<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V3054P286 / 1994-11-16</ref> |
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*** [[Manson International]] (formerly Manson Distributing) |
*** [[Manson International]] (formerly Manson Distributing) |
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**** Moviestore Entertainment |
**** [[David Heyman|Moviestore Entertainment]] |
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**** Gibraltar Releasing Organization |
**** [[Avi Arad|Gibraltar Releasing Organization]] |
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** [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] |
** [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] |
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*** Heritage Entertainment |
*** [[Keith Samples|Heritage Entertainment]] |
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*** [[The Rank Organization]] (North American distribution) |
*** [[The Rank Organization]] (North American distribution) |
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**** [[Gaumont-British|Gaumont-British Picture Corporation]] |
**** [[Gaumont-British|Gaumont-British Picture Corporation]] |
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** [[Crédit Lyonnais|CDR]]'s Epic library<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weiner|first=Rex|date=1997-12-03|title=New Epic librarian|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/new-epic-librarian-1116678770/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |
** [[Crédit Lyonnais|CDR]]'s Epic library<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weiner|first=Rex|date=1997-12-03|title=New Epic librarian|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/new-epic-librarian-1116678770/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*** Epic Productions |
*** Epic Productions |
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**** Alpine Releasing Group<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V2532P318 / 1990-01-22</ref> |
**** [[Brad Bird|Alpine Releasing Group]]<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V2532P318 / 1990-01-22</ref> |
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**** [[Empire International Pictures]] |
**** [[Empire International Pictures]] |
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**** [[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]] |
**** [[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]] |
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**** [[Dimension Pictures (1970s company)|Dimension Pictures]] |
**** [[Dimension Pictures (1970s company)|Dimension Pictures]] |
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*** [[Sovereign Pictures]] |
*** [[Sovereign Pictures]] |
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*** Kodiak Films |
*** [[Chris Meledandri|Kodiak Films]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 15:49, 24 August 2023
This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Amazon’s MGM Holdings.
MGM's pre-May 1986 library is currently owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.), a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, with few exceptions including Babes in Toyland, Flipper and Fame (still owned by MGM via Orion Pictures for Babes in Toyland and Flipper).
Content libraries
Film Production/Distribution and Home Entertainment
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library (post-April 1986) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (not to be confused with the MGM Cartoons library, which was now owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co.)
- United Artists film library (post-1952)[1] (excluding most of their pre-1952 and some post-1952 films, which are owned by numerous third-party companies)
- Ancillary rights to the Monogram Pictures 187-film library (1931–1946) (many post-1941 films still copyrighted to MGM)
- International Pictures
- Eagle-Lion Films
- The Cannon Group, Inc. film library (pre-July 1991)[2] (excluding the EMI Films library, owned by StudioCanal, and films owned by third-party companies)
- Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (only films retained by Cannon, including A Passage to India, Morons from Outer Space, Dreamchild, The Holcroft Covenant, and Wild Geese II)
- American Cinema Productions[3]
- Distribution rights to the IMAX documentary films produced by K2 Studios and The Stephen Low Company (Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, Flight of the Aquanaut, Rocky Mountain Express, Mysteries of the Great Lakes, Beavers, India: Kingdom of the Tiger, Rescue 3D, Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag and Wolves)[4][5]
Television
- MGM Television library (post-1985)
- MGM+ Studios
- UAMG Content
- Gato Grande Productions
- Evolution Media
- Lightworkers Media
- Orion Television
- Filmways Television (excluding The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction, owned by CBS Media Ventures, and the pre-1981 Ruby-Spears library, owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co. as part of the Hanna-Barbera library)
- United Artists Television (excluding the Popeye the Sailor cartoons under license from King Features Entertainment, the pre-1950 Warner Bros. Pictures library and the three Gilligan's Island series owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co.)
- International distribution rights to most NBC Studios television series and specials (1973–2004)
- Orion Pictures film library (post-July 1982)[6][7] (excluding few films owned by third-party companies)
- Orion Classics
- Filmways Pictures (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- Motion Picture Corporation of America (pre-1999 films, excluding Dumb and Dumber, owned by Warner Bros. via New Line Cinema, and If Lucy Fell, owned by Sony Pictures via TriStar Pictures)
- MCEG Sterling Entertainment[8]
- Intercontinental Releasing Corporation[9]
- Manson International (formerly Manson Distributing)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Heritage Entertainment
- The Rank Organization (North American distribution)
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment film library (pre-March 31, 1996)[10][11]
- PolyGram Film Productions (29 films released between August 1990 and May 1996)
- Island Pictures
- Virgin Films/Palace Pictures
- Interscope Communications (The Tie That Binds, Two Much, Mr. Holland's Opus, and Boys)
- CDR's Epic library[12]
- Epic Productions
- Castle Rock Entertainment (home entertainment and streaming rights to pre-1994 films)
- Hemdale Film Corporation (pre-1991)
- Sherwood Productions/Gladden Entertainment (excluding international distribution rights to Gladden's post-1989 films, currently held by ITV Studios via The Rank Organisation)
- Nelson Entertainment
- Embassy Pictures (home entertainment rights to certain films, under license from StudioCanal)
- Dino De Laurentiis Communications[14][15]
- Fries Entertainment
- Cinecom Pictures
- Scotti Bros. Pictures
- 21st Century Film Corporation (excluding Night of the Living Dead, owned by Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures)
- Sovereign Pictures
- Kodiak Films
See also
References
- ^ "MGM buys United Artists for $380 million". UPI. 28 July 1981. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Pathe Finally Takes Over MGM/UA". The New York Times. 2 November 1990. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V9978D886 / 2019-10-16
- ^ "Stephen Low Films Focus of MGM Partnership". The Stephen Low Company. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "MGM Television Strikes Deal With Imax Doc Producer K2 Studios, Will Co-Produce 8 Non-Fiction Series". Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "MGM to get Orion assets". UPI. 10 July 1997. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "MGM buys $573M library - Apr. 28, 1997". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Actava in Agreement for a Multimedia Merger". The New York Times. 14 April 1995. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V3054P286 / 1994-11-16
- ^ "MGM Agrees to Acquire PolyGram Movie Library". Los Angeles Times. 1998-10-23. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V3430D953 / 2000-07-28
- ^ Weiner, Rex (1997-12-03). "New Epic librarian". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V2532P318 / 1990-01-22
- ^ "De Laurentiis Trying Comeback in Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. 3 February 1990. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V3084P502 / 1995-03-03