Ascent Media
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Ascent Media Corporation is a holding public company http://www.hoovers.com/ascent-media/--ID__14924--/freeuk-co-factsheet.xhtml whose primary subsidiary is Ascent Media Group, LLC. Ascent Media Group is a Delaware limited liability company ("Ascent Media"), which provides creative and technical services to the media and entertainment industries.http://www.ascentmediacorporation.com Ascent Media was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Discovery Holding Company
(DHC). DHC spun off Ascent Media as an independent, public company on September 17, 2008 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080917/law093.html?.v=101.
The company's main activity is to provide creative services and content for television and film industries in the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom. In addition, they offer management, distribution and production services. Their content providing services include the creation, management and distribution of content to motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own and/or distribute entertainment, news, sports, corporate, educational, industrial and advertising content.http://www.ascentmediacorporation.com
Ascent Media is organized into two segments: businesses that provide content management and delivery services and businesses that provide creative services. The content services businesses provide fully integrated content delivery services to its customers. The creative services businesses focus on providing post-production services to the television and movie industry.http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437106/000095013409006567/v51938e10vk.htm Ascent markets its creative services under various brand names with in the entertainment industry including; Beast, Company 3
, Encore Hollywood, Level 3 Post, Method Studios
, RIOT Atlanta, Rushes
, Soho Film Lab, and Ascent 142.
Corporation, Four Media Company, Video Services Corporation, Group W Network Services, London Playout Centre and the systems integration business of Sony Electronics. The combination and integration of these and other acquired entities allows AMG to offer integrated outsourcing for the technical and creative requirements of its clients, from content creation and other post-production services to media management and transmission of the final product to broadcast television stations, cable system head-ends and other destinations and distribution points." http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437106/000095013409006567/v51938e10vk.htm
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Discovery Holding Company
Discovery Holding Company was a U.S. company headquartered in Meridian, Colorado. The postal designation of nearby Englewood was commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts....
(DHC). DHC spun off Ascent Media as an independent, public company on September 17, 2008 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080917/law093.html?.v=101.
The company's main activity is to provide creative services and content for television and film industries in the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom. In addition, they offer management, distribution and production services. Their content providing services include the creation, management and distribution of content to motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own and/or distribute entertainment, news, sports, corporate, educational, industrial and advertising content.http://www.ascentmediacorporation.com
Ascent Media is organized into two segments: businesses that provide content management and delivery services and businesses that provide creative services. The content services businesses provide fully integrated content delivery services to its customers. The creative services businesses focus on providing post-production services to the television and movie industry.http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437106/000095013409006567/v51938e10vk.htm Ascent markets its creative services under various brand names with in the entertainment industry including; Beast, Company 3
Company 3
Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos. Company 3 is led by Stefan Sonnenfeld, President and Managing Director. The company is part of the Deluxe Digital Studios network of media facilities. Company 3s sister company, Method Studios,...
, Encore Hollywood, Level 3 Post, Method Studios
Method Studios
Method Studios is a post production company founded in 1998 and located in Los Angeles, California with offices in Vancouver, New York, London, Sydney and Melbourne. The company provides a full range of services including conceptual design, look development, on-set supervision, 3D animation/CGI,...
, RIOT Atlanta, Rushes
Rushes (company)
Rushes Postproduction is a post-production and visual effects company based in London.It has a world wide reputation for producing commercial and pop-promo projects. The company was formed in 1977 and its staff have spawned many successful spin-offs, including , Main Frame, and...
, Soho Film Lab, and Ascent 142.
- Creative Services (partial list): Editorial, Visual Effects, Digital Intermediate, Telecine, DiTV, DVD/Blu-ray, 3D and CG Animation, HD and SD Color Correction, Film Restoration and Preservation
- Content Services (partial list): Digital Asset Management, Multiplatform Repurposing and Delivery, Supply Chain Management, Digital Cinema, Syndication, Video-on-Demand, Advertising Solutions, Network Solutions, Global Interconnect, Systems Integration and Consulting
History
The assets and operations of Ascent Media Group are composed primarily of the assets and operations of various businesses acquired from 2000 through 2004, including The Todd-AOTodd-AO
Todd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
Corporation, Four Media Company, Video Services Corporation, Group W Network Services, London Playout Centre and the systems integration business of Sony Electronics. The combination and integration of these and other acquired entities allows AMG to offer integrated outsourcing for the technical and creative requirements of its clients, from content creation and other post-production services to media management and transmission of the final product to broadcast television stations, cable system head-ends and other destinations and distribution points." http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437106/000095013409006567/v51938e10vk.htm
- 1999: Ascent Media formed through the acquisition of three postproduction companies: Todd-AOTodd-AOTodd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
Corporation, Four Media Company, and certain assets of Soundelux Entertainment Group using Liberty Media stock valued at more than $400 million US dollars. - 2005: Ascent Media announces deal with Sony Pictures EntertainmentSony Pictures EntertainmentSony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
to convert Sony's library of more than 4,000 films and many of its vintage TV shows into digital files. "As envisioned by Sony and Ascent Media, files that are now delivered manually to distributors such as the Starz Encore pay-TV service would be transferred instead as digital files over a secure network."http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2005/tc20050419_9574_tc024.htm - 2006: Discovery Holding Company acquires AccentHealthAccentHealthAccentHealth is America's largest point-of-care TV network created specifically for patients in medical waiting rooms. The AccentHealth program reaches 8.5 million viewers monthly in 11,500 waiting rooms nationwide....
to be overseen by Ascent Media. Discovery Holding's press release reported, "Delivered to over 11,200 medical waiting rooms nationwide, AccentHealth's programming and sponsor messages are delivered to over 19 million health conscious consumers each month."http://www.ascentmedia.com/news/default.aspx?articleID=413&begindate=1/1/2006&enddate=12/31/2006 - 2007: During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Board of Directors of DHC approved a resolution to spin off the capital stock of AMC to the holders of DHC Series A and Series B common stock. Each owner of Series A common stock is allowed 1 vote per share of voting power and Series B common common stock owners are allowed 10 votes per share.http://sec.edgar-online.com/ascent-media-group-inc/10-ka-amended-annual-report/2001/04/30/Section2.aspx
- 2008: On September 4, 2008, Ascent Media completed the sale of 100% of the ownership interests in AccentHealth to an unaffiliated third party for net cash proceeds of $118,643,000.
- 2008: The AMC Spin Off was completed on September 17, 2008. Following the AMC Spin Off, AMC and DHC operate independently, and neither has any stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other.
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- 2008: Ascent Media Group's Creative Sound Services group spun off from Discovery Holding Company to create CSS StudiosCSS StudiosCSS Studios, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, Inc. , an American global media and entertainment company.The company's main activity is to provide creative and technical post production sound and music services for motion picture studios, independent producers,...
, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications. This included the assets of Todd-AOTodd-AOTodd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
, SoundeluxSoundeluxSoundelux is an audio post production company based in Hollywood, California. Founded by Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman in 1982, Soundelux is currently a member of the CSS Studios, LLC consortium of sound companies....
, Sound One, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge.http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=9C0B951DFA8C48CA9DC5F40AFDAE6566 - 2010: In December 2010, Ascent Media acquired MonitronicsMonitronicsMonitronics International was founded in 1994 and is one of the three largest security alarm monitoring companies in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, the company provides burglar and fire alarm monitored security system services approximately 800,000 residential and commercial customers...
, a home security system company.