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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
<p>In 1997, Live Entertainment was bought out by Bain Capital, and rebranded the company as Artisan Entertainment in April 1998 in order to disassociate the company with mediocre titles and the controversies that followed the highly-publicized Menendez murders. The company expanded with films from [[The Shooting Gallery|TSG Pictures]] and a license agreement with [[Republic Entertainment|Republic Pictures]] in 1998, a deal with [[Discovery Networks|Discovery Communications]] in 1999, and acquiring a stake in [[The Baby Einstein Company]] in 2000.</p> | <p>In 1997, Live Entertainment was bought out by Bain Capital, and rebranded the company as Artisan Entertainment in April 1998 in order to disassociate the company with mediocre titles and the controversies that followed the highly-publicized Menendez murders. The company expanded with films from [[The Shooting Gallery|TSG Pictures]] and a license agreement with [[Republic Entertainment|Republic Pictures]] in 1998, a deal with [[Discovery Networks|Discovery Communications]] in 1999, and acquiring a stake in [[The Baby Einstein Company]] in 2000. They also had a short-lived family films division, [[FHE Pictures]], named after [[Family Home Entertainment]].</p> | ||
In 2000, Artisan entered into an agreement with [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Entertainment]] to co-produce features. On September 13, 2000, Artisan launched Artisan Digital Media and iArtisan, two subsidiaries of the company. This was followed in 2001 by the purchase of Canadian film and TV studio Landscape Entertainment, which was later renamed to [[Artisan Television]], only to be reverted to the Landscape moniker when Artisan sold its shares to the studio. The company was acquired by [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation]] on December 15, 2003. Artisan was renamed to "Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc." | In 2000, Artisan entered into an agreement with [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Entertainment]] to co-produce features. On September 13, 2000, Artisan launched Artisan Digital Media and iArtisan, two subsidiaries of the company. This was followed in 2001 by the purchase of Canadian film and TV studio Landscape Entertainment, which was later renamed to [[Artisan Television]], only to be reverted to the Landscape moniker when Artisan sold its shares to the studio. The company was acquired by [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation]] on December 15, 2003. Artisan was renamed to "Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc." | ||