Anchor Bay EntertainmentStarboard Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company owned by Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz. The company markets and releases "new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases".
Film RomanFilm Roman, LLC. was an American animation studio based in Burbank, California and later in Woodland Hills, California. The company had several owners including Digital Production Services, Ltd., IDT Entertainment, Starz, Inc. and Waterman Entertainment. Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman on October 26, 1984, it is best known for providing animation for the Garfield primetime specials, based on Jim Davis'comic strip of the same name.
Vanguard AnimationVanguard Films & Animation, also known as Vanguard Animation, is an American independent animation production studio founded in 2002 by producer John H. Williams and Neil Braun. The studio has offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Ealing Studios in London, England, United Kingdom. Starz Distribution (then IDT Entertainment) formerly owns a minority stake in the studio. HistoryThe studio was founded in 2002 by John H. Williams.
Starz EntertainmentStarz Entertainment Corp., formerly known as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, or simply Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, it is/was domiciled and incorporated in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to 2024, the then-named Lionsgate owned film and television studios under its own umbrella.
POW! EntertainmentPOW! Entertainment Inc. is an American media production company formed in 2001 by Gill Champion, Arthur Lieberman and former Marvel Comics writer, editor and publisher Stan Lee. POW! is made up of two companies: POW! Entertainment, Inc. (POW! Inc.), a holding corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, POW! Entertainment, LLC (POW! LLC) and is currently owned by Camsing International Holding. POW!
Streaming mediaStreaming media is the method by which multimedia data is delivered through a network for playback using a digital media player or media player software. Media is transferred in a stream of packets from a server to a client and is rendered in real-time or near real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content.
Starz Inc.Starz Inc. is an American entertainment company and a subsidiary of Starz Entertainment. Founded in 1991 as Encore Movie Group, it is headquartered in Meridian, Colorado, but uses nearby Englewood as its location in corporate filings and press releases. The company owns and operatespay televisionchannels, including its namesake service, sibling networks Starz Encore and MoviePlex.
Broadcast syndicationPrograms broadcast by leasing rights to multiple stations Logos of the two American terrestrial commercial television syndication services (Left: The CW Plus, Right: MyNetworkTV) Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast their content to other television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air it on.
Distribution (marketing)Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user who needs it, and a distributor is a business involved in the distribution stage of the value chain. Distribution can be done directly by the producer or service provider or by using indirect channels with distributors or intermediaries. Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of the marketing mix: the other three elements being product, pricing, and promotion.
TelevisionMedium for transmitting moving images and soundFlat-screen television receivers on display for sale at a consumer electronics store in May 2008Television (TV) is a telecommunicationmedium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports.
Home videoHome video is a physical media sold or rented for home viewing. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. In a different usage, "home video" refers to amateur video recordings, also known as home movies.
Television showA television show, TV program (British English: programme), or TV show, is content produced for viewing on a television set that is transmitted via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platforms. Shows are produced in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies (many major entertainment companies have both film and television production divisions).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.