pictures television founded 2003 headquarters dallas texas key people todd wagner ceo mark cuban co founder kevin parke evp owner todd wagner mark cuban divisions landmark theaters magnolia pictures truly indie hdnet films axs tv co owner rysher entertainment website 2929entertainment . com 2929 entertainment is an american media group with holdings in film production and distribution theatrical exhibition home entertainment as well as network television and syndication . billionaires todd wagner and mark cuban founded and currently own the privately held company . wagner serves as its ceo and kevin parke as its executive vice president . contents 1 history 2 holdings 2.1 film production 2.2 film distribution 2.3 theatrical exhibition 2.4 home entertainment 2.5 television 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in february 2004 2929 owned the syndication rights to several television shows including sex and the city star search and hogan s heroes . 2929 co produced a newer version of star search which premiered in january 2003 on cbs . the original star search was on air between 1983 and 1988 . in january 2006 the company experimented by releasing steven soderbergh s bubble simultaneously in its landmark theaters chain on the company s hdnet movies cable channel and on dvd through its magnolia pictures division . the move was controversial since most films are released through different distribution channels on a staggered schedule giving each channel an exclusive release window . exhibitors were especially timorous as many feared that they would eventually lose their exclusive release windows for more mainstream films . holdings edit film production edit the company produces films and television programs through two production companies 2929 productions and hdnet films . 2929 productions formerly run by marc butan makes movies with budgets of 10 40 million . hdnet films produces lower budget movies that are shot in high definition . notable films include akeelah and the bee 2006 2929 productions black christmas 2006 2929 productions bubble 2006 hdnet films enron the smartest guys in the room 2005 hdnet films a forest of mirrors 2012 2929 productions good night and good luck 2005 2929 productions star search 2002 2929 productions the life before her eyes 2007 2929 productions the road 2009 tim and eric s billion dollar movie 2012 2929 productions turistas 2006 2929 productions we own the night 2007 2929 productions wagner and cuban also own a minority stake in lions gate entertainment . film distribution edit 2929 owns magnolia pictures a film distribution company that places 2929 s and other company s films in theaters . besides 2929 s pictures magnolia has also released capturing the friedmans 2003 control room 2004 the lost city 2006 the world s fastest indian 2005 2929 has also launched truly indie which is refers to as an innovative distribution program for independent filmmakers . theatrical exhibition edit on september 24 2003 2929 bought landmark theatres which owns 58 theatres in 23 markets . the chain which was founded by kim jorgensen in 1974 primarily shows independent and foreign films . home entertainment edit in november 2005 the company created magnolia home entertainment to release its films over home video . it is run by randy wells the former head of home entertainment for miramax . television edit 2929 holds a significant interest in axs tv which cuban originally co founded in 2001 as the all high definition cable channel hdnet through axs tv llc formerly hdnet inc. . hdnet movies a companion channel shows movies in high definition . 2929 also owns and operates rysher entertainment a television syndication distributor . see also edit lions gate entertainment references edit this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . 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