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{{Infobox company
|name = Miramax, LLC
|image = Miramax Films 2022.svg
|founded = December 19, 1979 ({{age|1979|12|19}} years ago)
|founder = {{w|Harvey Weinstein}}<br>{{w|Bob Weinstein}}
|key people = {{w|Jonathan Glickman}} (CEO)<br>{{w|Nasser Al-Khelaifi}} (chairman)
|country = [[:Category:United States|United States]]
|parent = beIN Media Group (51%)<br>[[Paramount Global]] (49%)
|subsidiaries = Miramax Animation<br>Miramax Family<br>[[Miramax Television]]
}}


===Background===
===Background===
'''Miramax Films''' was founded on December 19, 1979 by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who coined the company's name by combining the first names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m and their father '''Max'''. In 1993, Miramax and its newly-created subsidiary [[Dimension Films]] were acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] (however, Miramax would continue to license home video rights to Live Entertainment before founding [[Miramax Home Entertainment|its own home video division]] in 1994).
'''Miramax Films''' was founded on December 19, 1979 by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who coined the company's name by combining the first names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m and their father '''Max'''. In 1993, Miramax and its newly-created subsidiary [[Dimension Films]] were acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] (however, Miramax would continue to license home video rights to Live Entertainment before founding [[Miramax Home Entertainment|its own home video division]] in 1994).


On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers left Miramax (and consequently Disney), taking the Dimension Films label with them and forming [[The Weinstein Company]] in October of that year. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated the studio's operations to Burbank. Disney also reduced Miramax's yearly release schedule from six films to just three. Disney's then-studio chairman Dick Cook intended for Miramax to remain a subsidiary of the company, but following his resignation, his replacement Rich Ross ultimately decided on selling the studio. On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized its 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, Miramax was sold to 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 laid with [[StudioCanal]] and Japanese home media rights were handled by [[Warner Home Video]] from 2012 to 2017. Shortly after its re-merger in December 2019, ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, with the deal closing on April 3, 2020, putting Miramax's film library under the ownership of [[Paramount Pictures]].
On March 29, 2005, after forming [[The Weinstein Company]], the Weinstein brothers left Miramax (and consequently Disney), taking the Dimension Films label with them. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated the studio's operations to Burbank. Disney also reduced Miramax's yearly release schedule from six films to just three. Disney's then-studio chairman Dick Cook intended for Miramax to remain a subsidiary of the company, but following his resignation, his replacement Rich Ross ultimately decided on selling the studio. On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized its 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, Miramax was sold to 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 laid with [[StudioCanal]] and Japanese home media rights were handled by [[Warner Home Video]] from 2012 to 2017. Shortly after its re-merger in December 2019, ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, with the deal closing on April 3, 2020, putting Miramax's film library under the ownership of [[Paramount Pictures]].


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