Rysher Entertainment
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Predecessors | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Keith Samples |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Shut down by Cox Broadcasting; assets acquired by Vine Alternative Investments |
| Successor | Company: Vine Alternative Investments Library: Paramount Pictures (film library with the exception of The Opposite of Sex, retained by Sony Pictures Classics) CBS Media Ventures (television arm) |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Parent | Cox Enterprises (1993–1999) |
Rysher Entertainment was an American film and television production company and distributor founded in 1991. In 1993, Rysher Entertainment was acquired by Cox Enterprises and subsequently closed in 1999. That same year, Viacom entered into an agreement with Cox Enterprises for distribution rights to the Rysher library, which currently lie with Viacom's successor, Paramount Skydance – specifically its subsidiaries Paramount Pictures and CBS Media Ventures. Ownership of the company's assets changed hands multiple times over the 2000s before finally being acquired by Vine Alternative Investments in 2011.