Anchor Bay Entertainment
| Formerly | Starz Home Entertainment (2007–2008, original) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | May 1995 (original) February 15, 2024 (revival) |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | 2017 (original) |
| Fate | Folded into Lionsgate Home Entertainment (original) |
| Successor | Lionsgate Home Entertainment (original) |
| Headquarters | 500 Kirts Blvd,
Troy, Michigan, U.S. (1995–1999, Original) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (original) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (revival) |
| Products | DVD, Blu-ray, LaserDisc, VHS (original) |
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| Parent | Handleman Company (1995–2003, original) Starz Distribution (2003–2017, original) Umbrelic Entertainment (revival) |
| Divisions | Anchor Bay Films (original) |
| Website | Anchor Bay Entertainment at the Wayback Machine (archived May 18, 2017) (original) anchorbay-ent |
Anchor Bay Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company owned by Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz. The company markets and releases "new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases".
Originally founded in 1995 from a merger between two companies, Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment, Anchor Bay first operated as a home entertainment distributor, which would later be acquired in 2003 by Starz Distribution, a then-subsidiary of Lionsgate. Anchor Bay Entertainment marketed and released feature films, television series, television specials and short films on DVD and Blu-ray. In 2004, Anchor Bay agreed to have its releases distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and renewed their deal in 2011. In 2017, Lionsgate folded Anchor Bay Entertainment into Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The company would later see a revival in 2024 under new owners Zambeck and Katz, after the two acquired the rights to the Anchor Bay name.