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Entertainment Studios, Inc.
Company typePrivate corporation
IndustryTelevision production and distribution
FoundedLos Angeles, California, United States (1993; 31 years ago (1993))
FounderByron Allen
HeadquartersCentury City,
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
Products
OwnerBryon Allen
DivisionsEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Entertainment Studios Networks
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.es.tv

Entertainment Studios is an independent television production and distribution company that was founded by comedian Byron Allen in 1993 under the name CF Entertainment. The company produces and distributes first-run television series for U.S. television syndication. It also operates six digital cable and satellite channels, which broadcast a mix of original program content and syndicated programs that the company distributes for broadcast television through its Entertainment Studios Networks subsidiary. It produces and distributes films through the company's Freestyle Releasing film studio subsidiary and also owns The Grio, a news content provider catering to African-Americans.[3]

The company is the largest independently operated syndication producer/distributor for broadcast television as the company produces and distributes 29 syndicated television series, which largely consist of court shows scripted from actual testimony, and interview programs; the company also ventured into scripted programming in 2012, with the launch of the sitcoms Mr. Box Office and The First Family.[4] Entertainment Studios greenlit its first film and stage projects in 2011, when it acquired the rights to develop a biographical film and theatrical play on the life of Sammy Davis, Jr. from his daughter, actor/singer Tracey Davis.[5]

History

Entertainment Studios was founded by Byron Allen in 2003.

The company ventured into scripted programming in 2012, with the 3rd quarter launch of the sitcoms Mr. Box Office and The First Family.[6] Both are set for 104 episodes[6] over two years under a model of accelerated production similar to Debmar-Mercury's 10-90 Model.[7] The two half-hour shows were picked up as a two-hour primetime programming block for weekends by Tribune, Weigel and CBS Television Stations, with two episodes of each show back-to-back.[6]

The company launched its eighth cable channel, Justice Central.TV, on December 10, 2012 which is also its first advertising support only channel.[8] It added a leased production studio in Culver City to its facilities, a headquarter in Century City. In October 2015, the company acquired Freestyle Releasing for an undisclosed amount, which was "said to be sealed for high-eight figures". The acquisition included an output deal with Netflix.[9]

In 2015, the company sued AT&T and Comcast for racial discrimination in being bias against minority-run entertainment companies in not carrying its cable channels. This was settled by AT&T in December with the addition of seven Entertainment Studios channels to its DirecTV lineup. In January 2016, Entertainment Studios added similar suits against Charter and the FCC.[10]

Entertainment Studios made a surprise bid of $20 million for The Birth of a Nation at the January 2016 Sundance Film Festival before losing to Fox Searchlight.[11] In July 2016, the company signed a multi-year Blu-ray, DVD, EST and transactional PPV/VOD distribution agreement with Anchor Bay Entertainment. With the deal, Entertainment Studios entered the motion picture production business with a film slate of 15 to 20 films per year.[12] The studio had its first film release in purchasing the North American rights to 47 Meters Down from Dimension Films.[13] At the 2017 Toronto Film Festival, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures picked up at least three more films, Chappaquiddick, Replicas, and Hostiles.[14]

TheGrio was purchased by Entertainment Studios in June 2016.[15] In mid-September 2017, the company announced an over the top TV service, sports aggregator Sports.TV, which will be available in the fourth quarter of 2017.[16]

Programs

Court shows

Sitcoms

Game shows

Syndicated specials

  • Comedy Jam
  • Feel the Beat
  • Happy Holidays America
  • We Have a Dream

Talk and magazine series

Other shows

Cable channels

  • Automotive.TV
  • Cars.TV
  • Comedy.TV
  • ES.TV[12]
  • Justice Central[8]
  • MyDestination.TV
  • Pets.TV
  • Recipe.TV[12]

Films

Year Release Date Film title Director Gross Notes
2017 June 16, 2017 47 Meters Down Johannes Roberts $53.9 million [13]
September 22, 2017 Friend Request Simon Verhoeven $9.7 million [19]
December 22, 2017 Hostiles Scott Cooper [14]
2018 February 9, 2018 The Hurricane Heist Rob Cohen [20]
April 6, 2018 Chappaquiddick John Curran [21]
Replicas Jeffrey Nachmanoff [22]
2019 June 23, 2019 48 Meters Down Johannes Roberts [23]

References

  1. ^ Block, Alex (June 11, 2012). "Mark DeVitre Joins Entertainment Studios as Executive VP and General Counsel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (June 15, 2016). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires TheGrio, African-American Focused Digital News Platform". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Busch, Anita (July 14, 2016). "Anchor Bay And Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Join In Multi-Year Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Entertainment Studios Launches Two Primetime First-run Sitcoms for Fall 2012". The Futon Critic. January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Block, Alex (December 8, 2011). "Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic, Stage Show Planned". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (May 21, 2012). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Clears Syndicated Sitcom Block For Fall '12 Launch". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 3, 2012). "Comedy Series Starring Bill Bellamy Eying 100-Episode Order, Fall Launch". Deadline. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Block, Alex Ben (December 10, 2012). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Launches Legal Digital Network". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  9. ^ Busch, Anita (2015-10-22). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires Indie Freestyle Releasing". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  10. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 28, 2016). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Files $10 Billion Discrimination Lawsuit Against Charter Communications, FCC". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Matt; Waxman, Sharon (January 26, 2016). "Inside Sundance Bidding War for 'Birth of a Nation'". The Wrap. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Busch, Anita (July 14, 2016). "Anchor Bay And Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Join In Multi-Year Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b McNary, Dave (25 July 2016). "Mandy Moore's Shark Tale '47 Meters Down' Bought From Weinsteins". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  14. ^ a b Fleming, Mike (October 3, 2017). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Hostiles; Christian Bale-Starrer Gets Oscar Season Berth". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  15. ^ Evans, Greg (June 15, 2016). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Acquires TheGrio, African-American Focused Digital News Platform". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  16. ^ Lafayette, Jon (September 19, 2017). "Entertainment Studios to Launch Streaming OTT Sports Platform". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  17. ^ Team, The Deadline (November 11, 2013). "Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Greenlights Its Fifth TV Court Show". Deadline. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  18. ^ Block, Alex Ben (April 4, 2013). "BET Networks Nabs Two Sitcoms in Multimillion-Dollar Reverse-Syndication Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  19. ^ Busch, Anita (January 14, 2016). "Freestyle Releasing Gets 'Friend Request'". Deadline. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  20. ^ Dino-Ray Ramos (2017-07-17). "Rob Cohen's 'The Hurricane Heist' Acquired By Entertainment Studios". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  21. ^ "Ted Kennedy Scandal Film 'Chappaquiddick' Lands $20M Commitment From Byron Allen At Toronto".
  22. ^ "Keanu Reeves' 'Replicas' First Big Toronto Deal: Byron Allen Pays $4 Million".
  23. ^ http://deadline.com/2017/10/byron-allen-entertainment-studios-distribute-indie-sequel-48-meters-down-1202195349/
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