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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Miramax Films''' is a film and television production and distribution company that was started | '''Miramax Films''' is a film and television production and distribution company that was started on December 19, 1979 by Bob Weinstein and his now-disgraced brother Harvey. The company name was created by combining the names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m, and father '''Max'''. In 1987, they went full throttle as far as producing/distributing movies are concerned. In 1992, [[Dimension Films]] was created by Bob as a division of the studio. A year later, in 1993, both companies were purchased by [[The Walt Disney Company]], though it still licensed home video rights to Live Entertainment (which had already been distributing select Miramax titles, beginning with ''Hostile Takeover'', on videocassette) until it formed a new home video division in late 1994. | ||
On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax and took the Dimension label with them (a split which was consummated on September 30), and in October of that year, they founded another film company, [[The Weinstein Company]]. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated all operations to Disney's native Burbank. The move resulted in 70 job losses and 10 were kept to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Former Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor, Rich Ross, deciding on selling the studio. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possibility of selling Miramax. | On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax and took the Dimension label with them (a split which was consummated on September 30), and in October of that year, they founded another film company, [[The Weinstein Company]]. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated all operations to Disney's native Burbank. The move resulted in 70 job losses and 10 were kept to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Former Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor, Rich Ross, deciding on selling the studio. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possibility of selling Miramax. | ||
On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized the sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. On January 22, 2013, Ron Tutor sold his stake in Miramax to the Qatar Investment Authority. On March 2, 2016, the studio was sold to fellow Qatari company beIN Media Group, a spin-off of the Al-Jazeera Media Network's sports assets. From 2011 to 2019, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] handled the US home media distribution of the Miramax library, while European home media rights lied with [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]], and in Japan, home media distribution was handled by [[Warner Home Video]] from 2012 until 2017. Shortly after its remerger in December 2019, [[Paramount Global|ViacomCBS]] (now Paramount Global) acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, putting its film library under the ownership of [[Paramount Pictures]]. | On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized the sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. On January 22, 2013, Ron Tutor sold his stake in Miramax to the Qatar Investment Authority. On March 2, 2016, the studio was sold to fellow Qatari company beIN Media Group, a spin-off of the Al-Jazeera Media Network's sports assets. From 2011 to 2019, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] handled the US home media distribution of the Miramax library, while European home media rights lied with [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]], and in Japan, home media distribution was handled by [[Warner Home Video]] from 2012 until 2017. Shortly after its remerger in December 2019, [[Paramount Global|ViacomCBS]] (now Paramount Global) acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, with the deal closing on April 3, 2020, putting its film library under the ownership of [[Paramount Pictures]]. | ||
===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-November 28, 1987)=== | ===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-November 28, 1987)=== | ||