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The majority of its movies were distributed by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] under their [[Columbia Pictures]] or [[TriStar Pictures]] labels (although some were released by [[Paramount Pictures]] or [[Universal Pictures]] ([[Universal 1440 Entertainment]] for direct-to-video releases)). The company closed its film division doors in October 2007 after its deal with Sony expired, though the underperformance of a number of their films at that time was also a likely contributor. In 2010, their [[Revolution Television|television division]] was revived for a short amount of time. | The majority of its movies were distributed by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] under their [[Columbia Pictures]] or [[TriStar Pictures]] labels (although some were released by [[Paramount Pictures]] or [[Universal Pictures]] ([[Universal 1440 Entertainment]] for direct-to-video releases)). The company closed its film division doors in October 2007 after its deal with Sony expired, though the underperformance of a number of their films at that time was also a likely contributor. In 2010, their [[Revolution Television|television division]] was revived for a short amount of time. | ||
In June 2014, Roth sold the company to Fortress Investment Group for roughly $250 million, while still remaining a strategic adviser; shortly after this, Revolution slowly worked back into film, mainly through acquiring the rights to several companies' films like Cold Spring Pictures and the international rights to [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]]'s titles. On January 20, 2017, Revolution released their first film in 10 years, ''xXx: Return of Xander Cage'' (released by Paramount rather than Sony). TV rights of the Revolution library are owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]. First-run syndication rights were previously owned by [[Debmar-Mercury]] with ad-sales handled by [[20th | In June 2014, Roth sold the company to Fortress Investment Group for roughly $250 million, while still remaining a strategic adviser; shortly after this, Revolution slowly worked back into film, mainly through acquiring the rights to several companies' films like Cold Spring Pictures and the international rights to [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]]'s titles. On January 20, 2017, Revolution released their first film in 10 years, ''xXx: Return of Xander Cage'' (released by Paramount rather than Sony). TV rights of the Revolution library are owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]. First-run syndication rights were previously owned by [[Debmar-Mercury]] with ad-sales handled by [[20th Television]], and later [[CBS Media Ventures]]. | ||
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