Act III Communications is an American media and entertainment company owned by the estate of producer and screenwriter Norman Lear.
[7] VRP's library includes films such as The Great Gatsby, Winter's Tale, The Lego Movie, the Matrix trilogy, Miss Congeniality, Training Day, Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and others.
Concord is one of the leading producers and distributors of classic and contemporary Jazz musicians and also owns the legendary Stax label, which it acquired in 2004 as part of the Fantasy Records acquisition.
[8] Concord was acquired as a labor of love at the urging of Lear's long-time associate and then-CEO of Act III Communications, Hal Gaba.
Other artists on Concord's labels include Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sergio Mendes, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
[12][13] Investors in VREG included the shareholders of Crescent, as shown above, as well as Australia's Village Roadshow Limited and Tailwind Capital.
[15][16] Act III was initially formed by Lear as a 100% controlled investment and management vehicle for his post-Embassy Communications business activities.