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ContentFilm entered the US DVD distribution market in the summer of 2006 with the acquisition of Alllumination FilmWorks. In June 2008, ContentFilm announced the merger of Allumination FilmWorks, with the US home entertainment operations of Peace Arch Entertainment Group (PAE). The combined businesses operated as Peace Arch Home Entertainment (PAHELLC) and was owned 50/50 by […]

14 June, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has secured a host of deals for the upcoming 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards, increasing the reach of the star-studded event, which attracts millions of viewers around the globe each year. In 2010, the 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards, which broadcasts live on […]

23 March, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has acquired a diverse range of new digital properties, adding five action-packed drama series to its growing multi-platform portfolio. Girl Number 9, Riese, Dimensions, Splatter and Pink: The Series are set to launch at MIP-TV, featuring a host of top talent; […]

12 February, 2010 ContentFilm has sold EXTRACT, Mike Judge’s (‘Office Space’, ‘Idiocracy’, ‘Beavis and Butthead’) laugh out loud comedy, to Paramount in the UK. EXTRACT stars Jason Bateman (‘Hancock’, ‘Juno’, ‘The Break-up’), Mila Kunis (‘Max Payne’, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshal’), Ben Affleck (‘State of Play’, ‘Armageddon’, ‘Hollywoodland’), Clifton Collins Jr. (‘Star Trek’, ‘Babel’, ‘Capote’), TJ Miller […]

25 March, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, announced today a significant two year multi-platform deal for its major new drama series Valemont, with MTV Networks International (MTVNI). The series will run across MTV and Viva channels in more than 150 countries online and linear. The deal incorporates rights […]

9 September, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has struck a groundbreaking deal with leading US cable programmer Rainbow Media, giving Fireworks International distribution rights to a wide range of brand new original web series. Five innovative short-form series, produced exclusively for Rainbow Media’s entertainment brands IFC and Sundance […]

11 April, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, announced today that the 2010 Guys Choice Awards, originally aired and produced by MTV Networks’ US cable channel Spike TV, has been pre-sold to a number of broadcasters around the world. Available for the first time to international broadcasters, the third […]

6 May, 2010 ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide rights to the live action, CGI heavy, THE DOG SQUAD: 3D to be directed by Les Mayfield (‘Flubber’, ‘Blue Streak’, ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, ‘Encino Man’). The brilliantly funny and touching original script is penned by Steve Carpenter. Voice-over and cast will be announced in the coming […]

23 March, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, will debut a variety of fiction and non-fiction programming at MIP-TV 2010, including sprawling primetime family drama, adrenaline-packed documentaries and fresh contemporary drama content. The award-winning, family drama series Heartland returns to MIP-TV 2010 with a new fourth season of 18 […]