Fireworks Entertainment (originally Skyvision Entertainment) was an independent studio originally founded in 1991 by Brian K. Ross and later bought out by Jay Firestone in 1996 to produce, distribute and finance television shows and feature films.[1]
Fireworks Entertainment
Formerly
SkyVision Entertainment (1991-1996) Fireworks Pictures (1996-2005)
Skyvision Entertainment was originally operating as a division of John Labatt Entertainment Group.[2]
In 1993, Orion Pictures inked an agreement with Skyvision Entertainment to handle series rights to the RoboCop franchise.[3] Also that year, it entered into an agreement with Rigel Entertainment for international distribution rights to RoboCop: The Series.[4]
In 1996, Skyvision Entertainment was purchased by Jay Firestone, former employee of Alliance Communications, and rebranded it to Fireworks Entertainment.[5] The first show under the new name was F/X: The Series, which they acquired from Orion Pictures in 1994.[6]
Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global[1] in May 1998, and was later sold to ContentFilm (production company of The Cooler),[7] a British company, in April 2005. Over the years, Fireworks has amassed a significant catalogue of television shows and movies (under the Fireworks Pictures label).
In 1998, Peter Hoffman's Seven Arts Pictures formed an alliance with Fireworks to start out the Seven Arts International branding.[8] In 2000, CanWest Films merged with Seven Arts International, another Canwest subsidiary to start the Fireworks Pictures branding to produce theatrical motion pictures.[9] On October 2, 2001, Pliny Porter was hired as head of production and development for the Fireworks Pictures subsidiary, in order to make an effort to continue producing their own feature films.[10]
On March 14, 2011, Fireworks International was renamed as Content Television and its parent company, ContentFilm was also renamed as Content Media Corporation, which was later acquired by Canadian-based Kew Media Group in 2017 and after Kew Media's liquidation and collapse in 2020, its library was later acquired by Quiver Distribution via its Quiver Entertainment division.[11][12][13]
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^"News : Selected Press Clippings". ContentFilm. 2006-01-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
^Carver, Benedict (1998-09-25). "Hoffman, Firestone form distribbery". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
^Harris, Dana (2000-07-25). "Seven Arts, CanWest explode as Fireworks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
^Dunkley, Cathy (2001-10-02). "Exec a match for Fireworks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
^"Content Media PLC retrieved 5 Nov 2011". Contentmediacorp.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
^"Kew Media Group Acquires Six Companies, Including Content Media, for $104M". Deadline Hollywood. February 3, 2017.
^Kanter, Jake (May 12, 2020). "Quiver Entertainment Swoops For Kew Media Distribution Library". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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^"Retrieved February 21, 2010". Openjurist.org. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
April 17, 2023
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Fireworks Entertainment originally Skyvision Entertainment was an independent studio originally founded in 1991 by Brian K Ross and later bought out by Jay Firestone in 1996 to produce distribute and finance television shows and feature films 1 Fireworks EntertainmentFormerlySkyVision Entertainment 1991 1996 Fireworks Pictures 1996 2005 IndustryTelevision and film production and distributionFounded1991 32 years ago 1991 FounderBrian K RossDefunctMarch 14 2011FateName changed to Content TelevisionSuccessorKew Media GroupQuiver EntertainmentHeadquartersOriginally Canada then United Kingdom from 2005Key peopleJay FirestoneParentContent Media Corporation PLCSkyvision Entertainment was originally operating as a division of John Labatt Entertainment Group 2 In 1993 Orion Pictures inked an agreement with Skyvision Entertainment to handle series rights to the RoboCop franchise 3 Also that year it entered into an agreement with Rigel Entertainment for international distribution rights to RoboCop The Series 4 In 1996 Skyvision Entertainment was purchased by Jay Firestone former employee of Alliance Communications and rebranded it to Fireworks Entertainment 5 The first show under the new name was F X The Series which they acquired from Orion Pictures in 1994 6 Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global 1 in May 1998 and was later sold to ContentFilm production company of The Cooler 7 a British company in April 2005 Over the years Fireworks has amassed a significant catalogue of television shows and movies under the Fireworks Pictures label In 1998 Peter Hoffman s Seven Arts Pictures formed an alliance with Fireworks to start out the Seven Arts International branding 8 In 2000 CanWest Films merged with Seven Arts International another Canwest subsidiary to start the Fireworks Pictures branding to produce theatrical motion pictures 9 On October 2 2001 Pliny Porter was hired as head of production and development for the Fireworks Pictures subsidiary in order to make an effort to continue producing their own feature films 10 On March 14 2011 Fireworks International was renamed as Content Television and its parent company ContentFilm was also renamed as Content Media Corporation which was later acquired by Canadian based Kew Media Group in 2017 and after Kew Media s liquidation and collapse in 2020 its library was later acquired by Quiver Distribution via its Quiver Entertainment division 11 12 13 Contents 1 Court cases 2 Television shows as Fireworks Entertainment 3 Films as Fireworks Pictures 4 ReferencesCourt cases EditThe original company was sued by Sony regarding Queen of Swords 14 and by 20th Century Fox regarding Mutant X 15 Television shows as Fireworks Entertainment EditTV shows filmed in widescreen 16 9 from 2000 but generally broadcast in 4 3 pan and scan The widescreen versions are available on DVD 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 18 Wheels of Justice Adventure Inc Andromeda Gene Roddenberry Black Hole High Caitlin s Way Even Stevens co produced by Disney Channel F X The Series Highlander The Raven La Femme Nikita co produced by Warner Bros Television Mutant X Queen of Swords Relic Hunter RoboCop The Series RoboCop Prime Directives TV miniseries SCTV distribution only inherited from WIC during CanWest era Zoe Busiek Wild Card Young DraculaFilms as Fireworks Pictures EditA Wrinkle in Time An American Rhapsody Better Than Sex Coronado Faithless Greenfingers Hardball Innocence Interstate 60 Me Without You Nola Passionada Raising Victor Vargas Rat Race Simon Magus Solas The Believer The Man from Elysian Fields Who Is Cletis Tout References Edit a b The Believer Jay Firestone Archived September 12 2006 at the Wayback Machine Chidley Joe October 31 1994 The 50 Million Man Maclean s Retrieved 2021 10 27 Ayscough Suzan 1993 04 29 Orion signs RoboCop series deal Variety Retrieved 2021 10 27 Rigel pacts for Robocop series rights Variety 1993 08 31 Retrieved 2021 10 27 Taylor Julia Further Reading PDF Lowry Brian 1994 04 04 Rysher Ent lands F X will produce 2 web pilots Variety Retrieved 2021 11 07 News Selected Press Clippings ContentFilm 2006 01 24 Archived from the original on 2012 07 22 Retrieved 2012 12 29 Carver Benedict 1998 09 25 Hoffman Firestone form distribbery Variety Retrieved 2021 11 26 Harris Dana 2000 07 25 Seven Arts CanWest explode as Fireworks Variety Retrieved 2021 11 26 Dunkley Cathy 2001 10 02 Exec a match for Fireworks Variety Retrieved 2021 11 26 Content Media PLC retrieved 5 Nov 2011 Contentmediacorp com Retrieved 2012 12 29 Kew Media Group Acquires Six Companies Including Content Media for 104M Deadline Hollywood February 3 2017 Kanter Jake May 12 2020 Quiver Entertainment Swoops For Kew Media Distribution Library Deadline Hollywood Retrieved November 15 2022 Mark Litwak 2001 11 01 Retrieved November 15 2009 Marklitwak blogspot com Retrieved 2012 12 29 Retrieved February 21 2010 Openjurist org Retrieved 2012 12 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fireworks Entertainment amp 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