Fireworks Entertainment

Fireworks Entertainment
FormerlySkyVision Entertainment (1991–1994)
SkyVision Partners (1994–1996)
Fireworks Pictures (1996–2005)
IndustryTelevision and film production and distribution
Founded1991; 34 years ago (1991)
FounderBrian K. Ross
DefunctMarch 14, 2011
FateName changed to Content Television
SuccessorKew Media Group
Quiver Entertainment
HeadquartersCanada (1991-2005)
United Kingdom (2005-2011)
Key people
Jay Firestone
ParentJohn Labatt Entertainment Group (1991–1996)
CanWest (1998–2005)
Content Media Corporation PLC (2005–2011)

Fireworks Entertainment (originally Skyvision Entertainment and Skyvision Partners) 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.

History

Skyvision Entertainment was originally operating as a division of John Labatt Entertainment Group.[1]

In 1993, Orion Pictures inked an agreement with Skyvision Entertainment to handle series rights to the RoboCop franchise.[2] Also that year, it entered into an agreement with Rigel Entertainment for international distribution rights to RoboCop: The Series.[3] The company, known as Skyvision Partners by then, teamed up with Disney subsidiary Buena Vista Television to produce the first-run syndicated action hour Land's End.[4][5]

In 1996, Skyvision Entertainment was purchased by Jay Firestone, former employee of Alliance Communications, and rebranded it to Fireworks Entertainment.[6] The first show under the new name was F/X: The Series, which they acquired from Orion Pictures in 1994.[7]

Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global in May 1998, and was later sold to ContentFilm (production company of The Cooler),[8] 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 2000, Canwest Global had bought out Endemol Entertainment's international distribution arm and merged into Fireworks Entertainment.[9] Also that year, Canwest had acquired its assets of Western International Communications, and its WIC Entertainment unit, along with its library, would later be folded into Fireworks.[10]

In 1998, Peter Hoffman's Seven Arts Pictures formed an alliance with Fireworks to start out the Seven Arts International branding.[11] In 2000, CanWest Films merged with Seven Arts International, another Canwest subsidiary to start the Fireworks Pictures branding to produce theatrical motion pictures.[12] 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.[13] In 2005, after ContentFilm had bought out Fireworks, the television library, through its subsidiary Fireworks Distributing Corp. to rival firm Alliance Atlantis.[14]

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 and in 2023, the underlying rights to the Kew Media library was later acquired by West Side Pictures, with Abacus Media Rights and Magnolia Pictures both handling distribution .[15][16][17][18]

Court cases

The original company was sued by Sony regarding Queen of Swords[19] and by 20th Century Fox regarding Mutant X.[20]

Television shows (as Fireworks Entertainment)

TV shows filmed in widescreen 16:9 from 1998 but generally broadcast in 4:3 pan and scan. The widescreen versions are available on DVD.

Films (as Fireworks Pictures)

References

  1. ^ Chidley, Joe (October 31, 1994). "The $50-Million Man". Maclean's. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ Ayscough, Suzan (1993-04-29). "Orion signs 'RoboCop' series deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ "Rigel pacts for 'Robocop' series rights". Variety. 1993-08-31. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ Benson, Jim (1995-04-03). "BVTV aims high with new strips". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  5. ^ Benson, Jim (1995-01-09). "Hours Lose Power In Syndie Market". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  6. ^ Taylor, Julia. "Further Reading" (PDF).
  7. ^ Lowry, Brian (1994-04-04). "Rysher Ent. lands 'F/X,' will produce 2 web pilots". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. ^ "News : Selected Press Clippings". ContentFilm. 2006-01-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  9. ^ Kelly, Brendan (2000-07-28). "CanWest bags Endemol unit". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  10. ^ Kelly, Brendan (2000-09-26). "Top Canuck webs up competish". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  11. ^ Carver, Benedict (1998-09-25). "Hoffman, Firestone form distribbery". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  12. ^ Harris, Dana (2000-07-25). "Seven Arts, CanWest explode as Fireworks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  13. ^ Dunkley, Cathy (2001-10-02). "Exec a match for Fireworks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  14. ^ Tillson, Tamsen (2005-10-04). "Fireworks blowout". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  15. ^ "Content Media PLC retrieved 5 Nov 2011". Contentmediacorp.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  16. ^ "Kew Media Group Acquires Six Companies, Including Content Media, for $104M". Deadline Hollywood. February 3, 2017.
  17. ^ Kanter, Jake (May 12, 2020). "Quiver Entertainment Swoops For Kew Media Distribution Library". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "MEP Capital Bows West Side Pictures with 800-Title Library, Partnerships with Magnolia, Abacus". Variety. March 16, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  19. ^ Mark Litwak (2001-11-01). "Retrieved November 15, 2009". Marklitwak.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  20. ^ "Retrieved February 21, 2010". Openjurist.org. Retrieved 2012-12-29.

Read other articles:

العلاقات الدنماركية الغابونية

العلاقات الدنماركية الغابونية الدنمارك الغابون   الدنمارك   الغابون تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الدنماركية الغابونية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين الدنمارك والغابون.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين: �...

 

 

Rees Howell Gronow

Rees Howell Gronow (1794 – 22 November 1865), Captain Gronow, was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscences. Origins and education He was the eldest son of William Gronow of Court Herbert, Neath, Glamorganshire, who died in 1830, by Anne, only daughter of Rees Howell of Gwrrhyd. He was born on 7 May 1794, and was educated at Eton, where he was intimate with Shelley. Army career On 24 December 1812 he rec...

 

 

Bahasa Proto-Japonik

Proto-JaponikProto-Jepang–RyukyuYayoiReka ulang dariRumpun bahasa JaponikWilayahKepulauan Jepang, Ryukyu, dan Semenanjung KoreaZamanYayoi (kira-kira 700–300 SM)Reka ulang tingkat rendah Proto-Jepang Proto-Ryukyu Proto-Japonik Semenanjung  Portal Bahasa L • B • PWBantuan penggunaan templat ini Bahasa Proto-Japonik (juga disebut sebagai bahasa Japonik Purba, bahasa Proto-Jepang–Ryukyu, atau bahasa Yayoi) adalah bahasa purba leluhur yang direkonstruksi dari semua ra...

Sultan

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sultan (homonymie). Casque-turban inscrit au nom du sultan Yaqub des Aq Qoyunlu. XVe siècle, Met. Sultan est un nom masculin, de l’arabe سلطان (sulṭān) : « autorité, domination » ou « souveraineté » et un titre porté par des monarques musulmans depuis l'an 1000 environ. Ce mot correspond à l’hébreu biblique שלטון (šilṭōn), qui signifie lui aussi « puissance ». Un territoire gouverné pa...

 

 

Apice

ApiceKomuneComune di ApiceLokasi Apice di Provinsi BeneventoNegaraItaliaWilayah CampaniaProvinsiBenevento (BN)Luas[1] • Total49,04 km2 (18,93 sq mi)Ketinggian[2]225 m (738 ft)Populasi (2016)[3] • Total6.245 • Kepadatan130/km2 (330/sq mi)Zona waktuUTC+1 (CET) • Musim panas (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Kode pos82021Kode area telepon0824Situs webhttp://www.comune.apice.bn.it Apice adalah sebuah kota da...

 

 

Blackfriars shipwrecks

Shipwrecks on the River Thames in London discovered in the 1960s–70s This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Blackfriars shipwrecks were a series of wrecks discovered by archaeologist Peter Marsden in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in...

Checleset Bay

Bay in British Columbia, Canada Checleset BayFrench: Baie CheclesetBig Bunsby Marine Provincial Park in Checleset BayChecleset BayLocation in British ColumbiaLocationVancouver Island, British ColumbiaCoordinates50°05′45″N 127°35′37″W / 50.09583°N 127.59361°W / 50.09583; -127.59361TypeBayOcean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean Checleset Bay is a bay on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of Brooks Peninsula and n...

 

 

Kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel

2005 Hamas attack On 21 September 2005, 51-year-old Israeli businessman Sasson Nuriel was kidnapped by members of a cell of Palestinian militant group Hamas, one of whom was employed by Nuriel.[1] Nuriel was from Pisgat Ze’ev near Jerusalem and owned a candy business and employed Arab workers in his factory.[2] Hamas released a video on 27 September of Nuriel, who was bound and blindfolded, speaking in Arabic and calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israe...

 

 

Stazione di Marina di Carrara

Marina di Carrarastazione ferroviariaLocalizzazioneStato Italia LocalitàCarrara, località Marina Coordinate LineeMarmifera Raccordi della Zona Industriale Apuana dal 1938 StoriaStato attualeSmantellata Attivazione1876 Soppressione1964 CaratteristicheTipoStazione in superficie, passante, di diramazione BinariVari GestoriSocietà della Ferrovia Marmifera Privata di Carrara OperatoriSocietà della Ferrovia Marmifera Privata di Carrara DintorniMarina di CarraraStazione omonima della tranvi...

Mu Normae

Star in the constellation Norma μ Normae Location of μ Nor (circled) Observation dataEpoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 Constellation Norma Right ascension 16h 34m 05.02028s[1] Declination −44° 02′ 43.1281″[1] Apparent magnitude (V) 4.91[2] (4.87 - 4.98[3]) Characteristics Spectral type O9.7Iab[4] Apparent magnitude (U) 4.05[5] Apparent magnitude (B) 4.99&...

 

 

Long Khánh

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Vietnamese. (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Vietnamese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English ...

 

 

2020年夏季奧林匹克運動會波蘭代表團

2020年夏季奥林匹克运动会波兰代表團波兰国旗IOC編碼POLNOC波蘭奧林匹克委員會網站olimpijski.pl（英文）（波兰文）2020年夏季奥林匹克运动会（東京）2021年7月23日至8月8日（受2019冠状病毒病疫情影响推迟，但仍保留原定名称）運動員206參賽項目24个大项旗手开幕式：帕维尔·科热尼奥夫斯基（游泳）和马娅·沃什乔夫斯卡（自行车）[1]闭幕式：卡罗利娜·纳亚（皮划艇）&#...

Evangelos Zappas

Greek philanthropist and businessman (1800–1865) Evangelos ZappasAn 1860 portrait of ZappasNative nameΕυάγγελος ΖάππαςNickname(s)Evangelis (Ευαγγέλης)Born(1800-08-23)23 August 1800Labovo, Pashalik of Yanina, Ottoman Empire[1] in present-day AlbaniaDied19 June 1865(1865-06-19) (aged 64)Broșteni, United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in present-day RomaniaBuriedRomania (initially)Labovo (body)Zappeion (skull)AllegianceFirst Hellenic RepublicServ...

 

 

Merlion

Official mascot of Singapore Singa laut redirects here. For the Indonesian film, see Singa Laoet. MerlionThe Merlion Park viewed with the Singapore skyline in the backgroundCountrySingaporeRegionSingapore MerlionChinese nameTraditional Chinese魚尾獅Simplified Chinese鱼尾狮TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYú wěi shīMalay nameMalaySinga-LautTamil nameTamilமெர்லயன் The Merlion (/ˈmɜːrˌlaɪən/) is the official mascot of Singapore. It is depicted as a m...

 

 

Kasserine

Kasserine (Arab: القصرين, diromanisasi: al-Qasrīn, bahasa Arab Tunisia: ڨصرين Gaṣrīnⓘ) adalah ibu kota Kegubernuran Kasserine, di barat-tengah Tunisia. Terletak di bawah Jebel ech Chambi (جبل الشعانبي), gunung tertinggi Tunisia.[1] Populasinya adalah 114.463 (2020). Kasserine ڨصرينKasserineKasserineLocation in TunisiaKoordinat: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833Country TunisiaKegubernuranKegubernuran ...

لوكسمبورغ في الحرب العالمية الثانية

هذه المقالة بحاجة لصندوق معلومات. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة صندوق معلومات مخصص إليها. هاينريش هيملر، حيا من قبل شرطي من لوكسمبورغ، خلال زيارته إلى لوكسمبورغ في سبتمبر 1940، بعد عدة أشهر من الغزو. بدأت مشاركة دوقية لوكسمبورغ الكبرى في الحرب العالمية الثانية بغزو�...

 

 

Capital Area Rural Transportation System

Public transportation system in Texas CARTS operations complex in Cedar Creek, TexasCapital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) is a public transportation service based in Central Texas, United States. It provides transit services to several counties including Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, and Lee, as well as rural areas in Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.[1] As of 2008, CARTS serves a total of 169 communities across these regions.[2] References ^ Rapi...

 

 

Casino de Charlevoix

Casino in Quebec, Canada Casino de CharlevoixCasino de Charlevoix; June 4, 2006Casino de Charlevoix Address 183, rue RichelieuLa Malbaie, QuebecG5A 1X8Opening dateJune 24, 1994No. of rooms405 (at Manoir Richelieu)Total gaming space20 tables800 slot machinesSignature attractionsspa, health club, golf courseCasino typeLand-basedOwnerSociété des casinos du Québec & FairmontRenovated in1998–1999Coordinates47°37′17″N 70°08′40″W / 47.62139°N 70.14444°W&...

Joe Jonas

Joe JonasJonas pada tahun 2023LahirJoseph Adam Jonas15 Agustus 1989 (umur 34)Casa Grande, Arizona, Amerika SerikatPekerjaan Penyanyi penulis lagu aktor produser rekaman Tahun aktif2004–sekarangKota asalWyckoff, New Jersey, Amerika SerikatSuami/istriSophie Turner ​(m. 2019)​Kerabat Kevin Jonas (kakak laki-laki) Nick Jonas (adik laki-laki) Frankie Jonas (adik laki-laki) Karier musikGenre Pop pop rock R&B Instrumen Vokal gitar piano Label Walt D...

 

 

Соломин, Дмитрий Владимирович

В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с фамилией Соломин. Дмитрий Соломин Общая информация Полное имя Дмитрий Владимирович Соломин Гражданство  Россия Дата рождения 10 декабря 1975(1975-12-10) (48 лет) Место рождения Волгоград, Волгоградская область, РСФСР, СССР Стойка Правша ...