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Relativity Media

Relativity Media LLC
Company typeIndependent LLC
IndustryEntertainment
Movie studio
Founded2004
FounderRyan Kavanaugh
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Ryan Kavanaugh, Founder/CEO
Tucker Tooley (President)[1]
Ron Burkle, Principal Partner
ProductsMotion pictures, television programs
OwnerRon Burkle
Colbeck Capital
Number of employees
just below 200 (2012)[2]
DivisionsRogue Life
Relativity Sports[3]
RelativityREAL
Relativity Music Group
Relativity Interactive
TV Sales and Distribution[4]
Rogue Film Network
Relativity DVD/Blu-ray
SubsidiariesRogue Life LLC
Rogue
Websitewww.relativitymedia.com

Relativity Media (sometimes written as RelativityMedia and Relativity) is an American movie studio in West Hollywood, California. It buys, develops, produces, and distributes movies and produces television programming. It was founded in 2004 by Ryan Kavanaugh.

On January 4, 2009, Relativity Media bought the genre label Rogue Pictures from Universal, for $150 million.[5] On July 6, 2010, Relativity and Netflix announced a five-year-plus Pay-TV deal. The first two movies to stream on Netflix were The Fighter and Skyline.[6]

On July 23, 2010 Relativity bought the 45-person marketing and distribution staff of Starz’ Overture Films.[7] On May 20, 2012, it was reported that Relativity and EuropaCorp signed a co-production and co-financing deal on two movies and Relativity will distribute them in U.S.[8][9] Relativity also has co-production deals with Atlas Entertainment[10] and Virgin Produced.[11]

  1. "Tucker Tooley President". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. Relativity Media Lays Off 10 Employees
  3. Block, Alex Ben (July 16, 2012). "Relativity Media, Ron Burkle Launch Sports Division". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. "About". August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  5. Universal Sells Rogue for $150 Million
  6. Netflix challenging HBO and Showtime as it signs distribution deal with Relativity Media
  7. PR (June 28, 2012). "Relativity Takes Over Overture from Starz". Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  8. EuropaCorp, Relativity ink for co-prods deal, includes U.S. distribution
  9. Relativity Deal For Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp
  10. "Relativity & Atlas Join Forces On Multi-Picture Deal". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  11. "VIRGIN GROUP LAUNCHES FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION COMPANY, CALLS RELATIVITY HOME". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

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