PorchLight Home Entertainment
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 26, 2007 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Dormancy following E1 deal |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Home video |
| Parent | PorchLight Entertainment |
| Divisions | PorchLight INSPIRE Ocean Park Home Entertainment |
PorchLight Home Entertainment was a home video distributor and subsidiary of PorchLight Entertainment which released content on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States.
History[edit]
PorchLight Entertainment announced the formation of PorchLight Home entertainment on June 26, 2007, announcing that their first two planned releases would be A Tad of Christmas Cheer and A Christmas Carol for Annie.[1]
On April 24, 2008, PorchLight launched a Christian content sub-label called PorchLight INSPIRE.[2] On May 5, the company announced to enter the Blu-ray market.[3] The company launched another label later on in the year - Ocean Park Home Entertainment, for independent film acquisitions.[4]
In August 2009, PorchLight appointed Canada-based E1 Entertainment as the distributor for their products.[5] Following this deal, PorchLight Home Entertainment went dormant, with their last planned release - Broken Hill, planned for a Summer 2010 release, instead being released by Entertainment One in 2011.[6]
Releases[edit]
Products released by the subsidiary were either existing content from PorchLight's content library or third-party acquisitions.
Acquired[edit]
- 64 Zoo Lane[7]
- Animalia[3]
- Boowa & Kwala[8]
- FARMKIDS[9]
- Funky Valley[10]
- Funky Town[10]
- Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids[10]
- The Lampies[11]
- Little Leaders[12]
- Loopdidoo[13]
- Zakland[14]
Film Acquisitions[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "PorchLight Home Entertainment enters the scene".
- ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.
- ^ a b "PorchLight To Release Animalia To DVD And Blu-ray". Animation World Network.
- ^ a b "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Porchlight, E1 strike distribution deal". C21media.
- ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
- ^ "Zoo Lane Animals Head For American Shores". Animation World Network.
- ^ "Boowa & Kwala To Make Their U.S. Debut On DVD". Animation World Network.
- ^ "PorchLight Adds Titles". Animation World Network.
- ^ a b c "PorchLight HE picks up three series from Granada".
- ^ Chronicle, Evening (April 9, 2008). "Comeback for Geordie children's TV characters". ChronicleLive.
- ^ "PorchLight acquires Little Leaders".
- ^ "PorchLight Gets Loopdidoo from Cake". Animation World Network.
- ^ "PorchLight picks up Zakland DVD rights". C21media.
- ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.