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PorchLight Home Entertainment

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PorchLight Home Entertainment
Company typeDivision
FoundedJune 26, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-26)
Defunct2010; 14 years ago (2010)
FateDormancy following E1 deal
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsHome video
ParentPorchLight Entertainment
DivisionsPorchLight INSPIRE
Ocean Park Home Entertainment

PorchLight Home Entertainment was a home video distributor and subsidiary of PorchLight Entertainment which released content on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States.

History

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PorchLight Entertainment announced the formation of PorchLight Home entertainment on June 26, 2007, announcing that their first two planned releases would be A Tad of Christmas Cheer and A Christmas Carol for Annie.[1]

On April 24, 2008, PorchLight launched a Christian content sub-label called PorchLight INSPIRE.[2] On May 5, the company announced to enter the Blu-ray market.[3] The company launched another label later on in the year - Ocean Park Home Entertainment, for independent film acquisitions.[4]

In August 2009, PorchLight appointed Canada-based E1 Entertainment as the distributor for their products.[5] Following this deal, PorchLight Home Entertainment went dormant, with their last planned release - Broken Hill, planned for a Summer 2010 release, instead being released by Entertainment One in 2011.[6]

Releases

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Products released by the subsidiary were either existing content from PorchLight's content library or third-party acquisitions.

Acquired

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Film Acquisitions

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  • Dear Me, a Blogger's Tale[4]
  • Together Again[15]

References

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  1. ^ "PorchLight Home Entertainment enters the scene".
  2. ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.
  3. ^ a b "PorchLight To Release Animalia To DVD And Blu-ray". Animation World Network.
  4. ^ a b "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.
  5. ^ "Porchlight, E1 strike distribution deal". C21media.
  6. ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
  7. ^ "Zoo Lane Animals Head For American Shores". Animation World Network.
  8. ^ "Boowa & Kwala To Make Their U.S. Debut On DVD". Animation World Network.
  9. ^ "PorchLight Adds Titles". Animation World Network.
  10. ^ a b c "PorchLight HE picks up three series from Granada".
  11. ^ Chronicle, Evening (April 9, 2008). "Comeback for Geordie children's TV characters". ChronicleLive.
  12. ^ "PorchLight acquires Little Leaders".
  13. ^ "PorchLight Gets Loopdidoo from Cake". Animation World Network.
  14. ^ "PorchLight picks up Zakland DVD rights". C21media.
  15. ^ "PorchLight Entertainment". August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26.