Starboard Entertainment
Formerly | Anchor Bay Entertainment (2024-2026) |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Home video Motion Pictures |
| Founded 📆 | February 15, 2024 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Parent | Umbrelic Entertainment |
| 🌐 Website | starboardfilms-ent |
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Starboard Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company owned by Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz. The company markets and releases "new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases".
The company was originalally founded as the revival of Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2024 under new owners Zambeck and Katz, after the two acquired the rights to the Anchor Bay name from Lionsgate.
History
As Anchor Bay Entertainment
On February 15, 2024, Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz, co-founders of Umbrelic Entertainment (founded in 2018), acquired the rights to the Anchor Bay Entertainment name from Lionsgate, with the two planning to relaunch the company. The new company will specialize in "genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases", with distribution being handled by MVD Entertainment Group. [1]The puppet horror film Abruptio and documentary Dinner with Leatherface are some of the label's first releases.[2][3] The library of the original Anchor Bay incarnation was retained by Lionsgate.
As Starboard Entertainment
In summer 2026, the revived Anchor Bay Entertainment rebranded as Starboard Entertainment due to rights issues with Lionsgate.[4]
References
- ↑ Prange, Stephanie (2024-11-13). "Anchor Bay Label Revived on Disc Via MVD and Umbrelic". Media Play News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 15, 2024). "Anchor Bay Entertainment Label Gets Revitalized; Sets 'Abruptio' & 'Dinner With Leatherface' As First Releases". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Navarro, Meagan (February 16, 2024). "Anchor Bay Entertainment Label Resurrects with Puppet Horror 'Abruptio' and Doc 'Dinner with Leatherface'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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