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The original Anchor Bay Entertainment (formerly Video Treasures, Starmaker Entertainment, and Starz Home Entertainment) was an American home entertainment and production company owned by Starz Inc., which is a subsidiary of Lionsgate.
Anchor Bay acquires and distributes feature films, original television programming, including STARZ Original series, children's entertainment, anime (Manga Entertainment), fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports, and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray™ formats.
Anchor Bay Entertainment was formed through the merger of Video Treasures and StarMaker, two competing video distribution companies, when they were sold to the Handleman Company and formed a new corporate umbrella, Anchor Bay Entertainment, on 2 May 1995.
Feb 15, 2024 · Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz acquire the Anchor Bay Entertainment trademark and launch a new company with genre films, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases. The first titles are the horror movie Abruptio and the documentary Dinner With Leatherface, featuring interviews with horror icons.
- Anthony D'alessandro
As Anchor Bay's business grew into the mid-2000s, it began to incorporate more non-horror films into its catalogue of releases. The company was purchased by IDT Entertainment in 2003, and continued to release films under both their home media branch, as well as Anchor Bay Films , the company's own film studio, which mainly distributed independent films to small markets, until Starz was ...
TitleRelease Dates(dvd / Blu-ray)Release Dates(vhs)NotesSeptember 10, 1997November 1, 1997Director's cut collector's edition (DVD)The Night Stalker / The Night StrangerJuly 28, 1998—Double feature (DVD)October 6, 1998February 17, 1998Collector's Edition (VHS)Tombs of the Blind Dead / Return of the ...October 20, 1998—Double feature (DVD)Feb 16, 2024 · Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders launch new distribution arm, Anchor Bay Entertainment, to curate a library of films ranging from new releases to cult classics. They will release Daddy later...
Background: Anchor Bay Entertainment was a home video and production company originally formed in May 1995, when both Video Treasures and Starmaker were purchased by the Handleman Company and merged into Anchor Bay. It remained a part of Handleman until 2003, when it was sold to IDT Entertainment.