Shavick Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production company,"Producer James Shavick rides highs and lows of film scene". ''

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'', April 12, 2004. owned and operated in

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James Shavick James Shavick (born 1950) is a Canadian film and television producer, currently the CEO of Shavick Entertainment. His films include '' Two of Hearts'' and '' Two Solitudes'', while his television series have included ''The New Addams Family'' an ...

and his wife, former

politician

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. The company has primarily produced

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, most notably the

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mystery series starring Chad Allen,"Owners brought gay TV network from bland to just fabulous". ''

'', July 3, 2008. as well as a few theatrical films and a number of television series, including ''

The New Addams Family ''The New Addams Family'' is a Situation comedy, sitcom that aired from October 1998 to August 1999 on YTV (TV channel), YTV in Canada and Television networks preceding ABC Family#Fox Family, Fox Family in the United States and CITV in the United ...

'', ''

Los Luchadores ''Los Luchadores'' is a live-action children's television series that aired on Fox Kids in 2001 produced by Saban Entertainment and Shavick Entertainment. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, wh ...

'', ''

Young Blades ''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in ...

'' and ''

Breaker High ''Breaker High'' is a teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN's weekday "Kids" block in the United States. The series was created by Cori Stern, while David Winning directed the pilot and seven epis ...

''. The company also owns a majority interest in the Canadian specialty channel

OUTtv OutTV (stylized OUTtv) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language specialty channel that was launched in September 2001. It broadcasts general entertainment and lifestyle programming aimed at the LGBT community. The network is owned b ...

. Prior to 2012,

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and Peace Point Entertainment were also minority partners in the channel, but Shavick bought out their shares in 2012."OUTtv’s James Shavick buys out investors"
''RealScreen'', December 20, 2012. The firm was established in 1993, after Shavick returned to Canada from a stint as a producer with

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