| Formerly | Global Road Television Entertainment (2018) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film Television |
| Predecessor | Intermedia Films |
| Founded | April 2007 |
| Founder | Stuart Ford |
| Defunct | September 2018 |
| Successor | AGC Studios Tang Media Partners Open Road Films |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California United States |
Key people | Stuart Ford (CEO) |
| Products | Motion Pictures TV Series |
| Divisions | IM Global Television IM Global Music |
| Subsidiaries | Apsara Distribution AutoMatik (joint-venture with Entertainment One)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
IM Global, LLC was an American independent film and TV production company, The company was founded by Stuart Ford in April 2007[2] and operating in international film, television and music production, as well as sales and international distribution.[3] The company financed or produced over 30 Hollywood feature films and controlled a library of over 300 films.
IM Global was the 2015 recipient of the Variety Award for Achievement in International Film.[4][5]
From April 2010, the company's two shareholders were Reliance Entertainment, a subsidiary of Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA group, and Ford himself.[6][7] Reliance Entertainment is also one of the main investors in Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures.[8] Due to Reliance's investment in IM Global, with Ford and his Indian partners, the company expanded internationally with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Beijing, Mexico City and Mumbai.[9]
In June 2016, Tang Media Partners acquired majority ownership of IM Global.[10] In 2017, Tang Media Partners merged the IM Global operations with those of Open Road Films and IM Global TV to form Global Road Entertainment.[11] In 2018, Global Road filed for bankruptcy.[12]
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- ^ Mike, Fleming Jr. "IM Global Chief Stuart Ford Re-Ups". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Company Overview of IM Global, LLC". Bloomberg. Bloomberg.
- ^ Variety Staff (14 May 2015). "Cannes: IM Global Feted With Variety's International Film Award".
- ^ McNary, Dave (12 May 2015). "IM Global Seeks to Stand Out at Cannes".
- ^ "Reliance Secures Majority Stake in IM Global". 6 May 2010.
- ^ Garrahan, Matthew (2011-02-25). "Ambani backs Madonna's directorial debut". Financial Times.
- ^ Patrick, Frater. "India's Reliance: Still a DreamWorks Backer, But Hollywood Sojourn Has Cost a Fortune". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Company Overview of IM Global, LLC". Bloomberg. Bloomberg.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2016-06-02). "IM Global Sold to Tang Media, Launches TV Venture With China's Tencent". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2017-10-30). "IM Global, Open Road Owner Tang Media Rebrands as Global Road Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene (2018-09-06). "How Donald Tang's Reckless Bet Led to Global Road's Collapse". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
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