Miramax
American film and television company
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| 2024 | Miramax-associated film The Beekeeper released, grossing $152,720,535 worldwide |
| April 2 2024 | Jonathan Glickman is officially named Miramax's new CEO. Miramax acquires certain film and TV projects from Glickman's Panoramic Media. |
| January 2024 | Jonathan Glickman is reported to be in talks to join Miramax as CEO, with potential acquisition of his company Panoramic Media. |
| October 2 2023 | CEO Bill Block announces his departure from Miramax, planning to start his own production company, BlockFilm. |
| June 24 2020 | Miramax and ViacomCBS announce their first co-production, The Turkish Detective, a television series based on the Cetin Ikmen novels. |
| April 3 2020 | The ViacomCBS acquisition of Miramax officially closes. |
| April 3 2020 | beIN Media Group sold a 49% stake in Miramax to Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS), further restructuring the company's ownership. |
| December 20 2019 | ViacomCBS announces acquisition of a 49% stake in Miramax for at least $375 million, gaining exclusive worldwide distribution rights to its film and television library. |
| November 8 2019 | Viacom exited negotiations to acquire Miramax, though talks resumed after their merger with CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS. |
| September 11 2019 | Lionsgate dropped their bid for Miramax, leaving Viacom as the only bidder. |
| June 7 2019 | beIN began the process of selling approximately 50% of Miramax to potential buyers including Lionsgate, Spyglass Media Group, and Viacom. |
| March 18 2019 | Miramax revived its family and animation divisions as separate divisions within the company, with Michael Lachance (previously from DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation) named as the executive vice president of the division. |
| 2018 | Miramax-associated film Halloween released, grossing $259,939,869 worldwide |
| January 16 2018 | Miramax became one of 60 parties bidding on The Weinstein Company. |
| October 2017 | After Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault, the company's reputation was significantly impacted. |
| March 2 2016 | Miramax was sold to beIN Media Group, a spinoff of Al Jazeera Media Network. |
| July 17 2015 | Qatar and Colony NorthStar put Miramax up for sale with an offer of $1 billion. |
| December 16 2013 | Miramax entered into a deal with The Weinstein Company to develop and distribute derivative works of their former studio's films, including potential sequels, TV series, and stage productions of titles like Rounders and Shakespeare in Love. |
| December 3 2010 | Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings, an investment group joint venture of Colony NorthStar, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority for US$663 million. The sale included 700 film titles, books, development projects, and the Miramax name. |
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