Starz Media

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Starz Media (formerly IDT Entertainment) is the motion picture, animation, television, and home video division of Starz, LLC, a subsidiary of Liberty Media.

[edit] Subsidiaries

Starz Media's subsidiaries include:

• Starz Home Entertainment (formely Anchor Bay Entertainment)- distribution division for DVDs and videos.
• Digital Production Solutions (DPS)
  • Global Animation Studio - a division of DPS.
  • Film Roman - computer generated image and traditional animation studio.
• DKP Studios - ownership interest - 3-D animation, and special effects production.
• Starz Media Sales
• Manga Entertainment
• New Arc Entertainment

[edit] Minority Stakes

Starz Media's minority stakes include:

• Archie Comics Entertainment, LLC (5%): entertainment and licensing arm of Archie Comics Publications, LLC;
• POW! Entertainment, Inc. (Minority interest): Stan Lee's production company;
  • POW! Entertainment, LLC: subsidiary of POW! Inc.;
  • QED Production
• Vanguard Animation, LLC (Minority interest);
• Joint venture with NorthStar Entertainment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of the Christian Broadcasting Network.

[edit] Feature films

Starz Media/IDT Entertainment have been in charge of the animation production for the following computer-animated films:

• Everyone's Hero (2006; IDT)
• The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)
• Space Chimps (2008)

[edit] Other films

• Queen Sized (2008)
• Lower Learning (2008)

[edit] History

Starz Media was formed in August 2006 after Liberty Media purchased IDT Entertainment for $186 million.

[edit] External links

• Starz Media official website
• Starz Media at the Internet Movie Database