liability company industry motion picture digital media founded may 18 2004 ; 12 years ago 2004 05 18 founders lynwood spinks ryan kavanaugh headquarters beverly hills california u.s. key people ryan kavanaugh co chairman & ceo products motion pictures music media television sports services acquisitioning film development film production film distribution number of employees approximately 350 2013 1 divisions studios home entertainment international sports 2 digital studios music education subsidiaries trigger street productions rogue pictures madvine r2 entertainment website relativitymedia.com relativity media llc is an american media company headquartered in beverly hills california founded in 2004 by lynwood spinks and ryan kavanaugh . the studio was the third largest mini major globally until bankruptcy on july 30 2015 . its full scale film studio acquires develops produces and distributes films . the company s partners and financial institutions have invested 20 billion as of 2012 in entertainment investments with partners such as citibank merrill lynch deutsche bank and others . relativity media also works in fashion sports digital and music . 3 on july 30 2015 the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california after lawsuits and missing loan payments . 4 5 6 7 in march 2016 the company emerged from the bankruptcy . 8 contents 1 history 2 businesses 2.1 relativity studios 2.2 relativity media home entertainment 2.3 relativity international 2.4 relativity sports 2.5 relativity digital studios 2.6 relativity music 2.7 relativity education 3 filmography 4 references 5 external links history edit the studio was founded by ryan kavanaugh and lynwood spinks in 2004 as a middleman company arranging multi film slate deals with studios then arranging financial support through banks . relativity media would receive film equity producer s credit and a fee . initially stark investments a wisconsin based hedge fund funded the company s single picture business . by 2007 these investors stopped making movie finance deals . elliott management a 16 billion new york based hedge fund run by paul singer then took a minority share of the company plus access to around 1 billion in capital and a revolving credit line . 9 on january 4 2009 the studio acquired the genre label rogue from universal for 150 million . 10 relativity oversaw rogue s 2009 film offerings which consisted of last house on the left the unborn come out fighting and my soul to take as well as more than 30 projects in development . the deal also included the rogue film library featuring such films as assault on precinct 13 and the strangers . 11 12 on august 14 2011 it was reported that relativity was investing in skyland film & television cultural development ltd a china based production company signaling new opportunities in the chinese market . one of the first arrangements was that the movie 21 and over was partially filmed in dongshigu china . 13 on may 18 2012 it was reported that relativity was in talks to buy german producer distributor senator entertainment . 14 in 2010 relativity media ventured into india with the help of asian billionaire keyur patel who also owns two major tv networks and has major investments in india in satellite theatre chain and media productions . 15 on july 6 2010 relativity and netflix announced a five year plus pay tv deal . the first two films to stream on netflix were the fighter and skyline . 16 on july 23 2010 relativity acquired the 45 person marketing and distribution staff of starz overture films making it a mini major . 17 the studio distributed its first film on december 3 2010 . the warrior s way was directed by sngmoo lee and starring jang dong gun geoffrey rush and kate bosworth . on may 20 2012 it was reported that relativity and europacorp signed a co production and co financing deal on two movies and relativity will distribute in u.s. 18 19 relativity also has co production deals with atlas entertainment and virgin produced . citation needed in september 2011 robbie brenner was promoted from executive vice president production to president production . 20 on november 27 2011 it was reported ron burkle loaned 200 million to relativity for immortals and mirror mirror . 21 on january 23 2012 burkle purchased a large equity stake in relativity media from elliot capital management which was the second largest shareholder after ryan kavanaugh for at least 800 million . 22 23 on may 31 2012 relativity and ron burkle announced they raised 350 million in funding for films and expansion . ron burkle will also join the board of relativity along with jason colodne and jason beckman who are partners at colbeck capital . 24 25 in july 2012 relativity merged its rogue sports a basketball agency with maximum sports management a football agency and sfx baseball into relativity sports . 26 on december 19 relativity announced a new division relativity international . 27 on january 6 2016 relativity media acquired trigger street productions . owners kevin spacey and dana brunetti were given the roles chairman and president of relativity studios respectively . 28 that march spacey announced that he would not accept relativity s offer ; brunetti s position is still in place . 29 on january 26 2016 relativity television relativity s former television division was rebranded as critical content after the post bankruptcy . 30 on september 8 2016 it launched r2 entertainment which will be based in canada and will be an indie film speciality label focused on releasing films with budgets under 15 million.it will be co headed by mark kassen and dana brunetti 31 businesses edit relativity music group redirects here . for the relativity entertainment distribution sony record label with original releases in the 1980s and 1990s see relativity records . relativity media has seven divisions relativity studios relativity media home entertainment relativity international relativity sports relativity digital studios relativity music and relativity education . it also has four subsidiaries rogue trigger street productions madvine and r2 entertainment 32 relativity studios edit relativity s film production division was its first and remains its largest division . 33 relativity studios has produced distributed or structured financing for nearly 200 motion pictures generating more than 17 billion in worldwide box office revenue and earning 60 academy awards nominations . 34 relativity media home entertainment edit relativity media home entertainment offers access to relativity titles across all major digital download video on demand and dvd blu ray platforms . in addition to the studio s theatrical films the division also releases select titles from relativity s partner companies . 34 relativity international edit relativity international oversees global sales and distribution management of both the studio s own films as well as third party releases . to date its pictures have grossed approximately 1 billion at foreign box offices . 35 relativity sports edit relativity sports is one of the largest professional sports agencies in the world providing more than 300 nba nfl and mlb athletes with services ranging from contract negotiation to custom film and television content production . 36 relativity sports and its agents have negotiated contracts totaling in excess of 2.5 billion . 26 37 relativity digital studios edit relativity digital studios is a production and graphics team that produce direct and edit web series and create special effects . in addition the division creates with internet personalities campaigns in support of relativity films and develops branded entertainment campaigns that marry brand partners with relevant relativity divisions . 38 relativity music edit relativity music provides in house music supervision for films in addition to releasing soundtracks and score albums from both major and independent studios and tv networks . 34 relativity education edit relativity education offers an array of film media and performing arts programs ranging from long term programs to summer workshops . 34 filmography edit list of relativity media films references edit block alex ben 20 january 2013 . relativity media lays off ten . hollywood reporter . retrieved 18 september 2015 . block alex ben july 16 2012 . relativity media ron burkle launch sports division . hollywoodreporter.com . retrieved july 16 2012 . mcnary dave july 2 2014 . relativity media launching digital division for brands hires chief marketing officer . variety . retrieved july 4 2014 . relativity media chapter 11 petition pdf . pacermonitor . pacermonitor . retrieved 31 may 2016 . patten dominic ; fleming jr. mike . 30 july 2015 . ryan kavanaugh s relativity media finally files chapter 11 bankruptcy . deadline.com . retrieved 7 august 2015 . chapter 11 petition pdf . pacermonitor . retrieved 21 october 2015 . 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