[1] In November 2003, IDT Corporation, a telecommunications company based in New Jersey, formed an audiovisual entertainment division known as IDT Entertainment following Digital Production Solutions (DPS)' acquisition of a controlling interest in animation studio Film Roman in May and a minor interest in Vanguard Animation in July.
[2] Later on in the year, it acquired Troy, Michigan-based home video distributor Anchor Bay Entertainment, and stakes in Mainframe Entertainment and Archie Comics (in January 2004) and in March 2004, IDT's DPS also acquired Toronto-based DKP Studios for an undisclosed price and turned it into their own animation studio.
Entertainment with exclusive distribution rights to POW's animated DVD properties and joint development of 6 cartoon films.
While not including TV rights, the deal spans Blu-ray, DVD and VOD, pay-per-view and digital distribution and covers up to 20 TWC and Dimension titles per year.
[14] On January 11, 2013, Liberty Media Corporation completed the "spin-off" of its Starz Entertainment segment as a separate entity.