Styhon Entertainment

Styhon Entertainment Partners, Inc. (trading as Styhon Entertainment) is a Finnish-owned American media and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. Founded by Howard Styhon in 1993 and sold to Kasperi Salovaara (who also owns Zoop Music Entertainment) in 2021, it focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful films.

It is one of the largest international sales and film distribution companies by library and availability.

Under the Styhon Networks division, it also operates a group of digital cable and satellite channels, which broadcast a mix of original programs and the company's syndicated content. Before the sale to Salovaara, the company's majority stake was split between Access Industries and Howard Styhon.

History
In 1989, Howard and Ronald Styhon started a production company, Styhon Brothers Entertainment. In 1993, Ronald left and Howard renamed the company to Styhon Entertainment.

In 2020, Styhon Entertainment expanded drastically after a merger with Morgan Creek Entertainment, Revolution Studios, Red Granite International, Lightyear Entertainment, HALO 8 Entertainment, The Film Arcade, Pro-Active Entertainment Group (ClickStar), Excel Entertainment Group, and Hannover House, and acquisition of most assets from Ultra V Holdings, owner of Relativity Media.

With these changes, Styhon Entertainment became the latest mini-major film studio, and a member of the Motion Picture Association. They also recruited Stephen J. Anderson, Mark Johnson, Jordan Kerner and Gavin Polone as part of their management board.

On November 30, 2020, Styhon Entertainment purchased a site in Syracuse, New York with intentions to build a facility known as the Central New York Film Hub.

In 2021, Styhon Entertainment acquired distribution offices of Brittania Pictures in Africa (including South Africa and Egypt), Asia (including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Russia and Hong Kong) and Latin America (including Brazil). The deal also included Afpak Films - its distribution arm in the Middle East - and majority-owned CX7 Entertainment - which was a spin-off of Brittania Pictures's distribution offices in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Moldovia, Ukraine and ex-Yugoslavia countries.

They also acquired Brittania Pictures's distribution offices in Italy, Switzerland and Germany; all of them were closed shortly afterwards and their. They closed Brittania Pictures Japan, in favor of establishing a distribution deal with Longride; offices in Australia were also closed in favor of a distribution deal, this time with Roadshow Films.

Debt controversy
In 2020, Styhon Television's international distribution arm Styhon International Television filed for bankruptcy, due to immense debt. The debt was actually inherited actively from other divisions within Styhon Entertainment. They were soon investigated by FTC, yet they weren't successful enough to sue Styhon for these practices.

Due to this, the group of companies had to be sold, to investor Kasperi Salovaara for $872 million USD, including the rumored 90% of the group and their founder's debt. Commenting on the acquisition, Salovaara said "it would've cost almost a dollar, but [Styhon] didn't want it to wither into bankruptcy", confirming the rumors of the debt being the reason for such high price.

Logo
For newer prints of Revolution and Jim Henson titles, the Morgan Creek theme was used. The print logo and the motion logo seen in television shows and pre-2022 films include the Styhon Entertainment name, but since the release of the trailer for the American remake of I Saw the Devil (2022), the logo only features the Styhon S.

Distributed by Styhon International

 * Brittania Pictures (2020-present) - distribution outside Western Europe and North America only
 * Vertical Entertainment (2021-present) - distribution outside Europe and North America only
 * Neon (2021-present) - distribution in non-English-speaking markets only
 * Red Granite Pictures (2020-present)

International distribution of Styhon's films

 * Svensk Filmindustri (Nordic countries, 2021-present)
 * Brittania Pictures, Mars Distribution and Metropolitan Filmexport (France, 2021-present)
 * Brittania Pictures (Benelux, UK & Ireland, Spain and Portugal, 2021-present)
 * Constantin Film (Germany and Switzerland, 2021-present)
 * Leone Film Group and Eagle Pictures (Italy, 2021-present)
 * Roadshow Films (Australia, 2021-present)
 * Longride (Japan, 2021-present)

List of assets

 * Styhon Filmed Entertainment
 * Styhon Family Entertainment - a distribution division dedicated to its own animated films, as well as foreign family films
 * Styhon Animation - animated the sequences for Sesame Street and The Electric Company
 * Los Doras - an animation department in Glendale comprised of former employees of DisneyToon Studios
 * Jensen Rhine Films
 * The Jim Henson Company (50% stake, a joint venture with the Henson family and Disney) - owns the Muppets, Sesame Workshop and Jim Henson library, Styhon handles part of the international distribution and licensing through SFE
 * Sesame Workshop Entertainment
 * Jim Henson Pictures
 * Henson Alternative
 * Styhon International - formerly Relativity Media International
 * Australian Filmgroup - Australian distributor of Styhon's film library
 * Fishfilm GmbH - Germany
 * Cinéa - revival of French arm of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
 * CX7 Entertainment - 85% stake, other 15% is owned by the company's management
 * Afpak Films - Middle East
 * Sparta Film Company - Mediterranean film distribution arm, founded in Athens in 2013 by the Manaki brothers
 * Styhon Independent Pictures - legally known as Brooklyn & Vine Partners LLC
 * Rogue Entertainment - a genre film distribution division formerly owned by Relativity Media and Universal Pictures
 * Bleecker Street - a smaller-scale "boutique" film distribution division
 * Grand Planet Entertainment
 * Revolution Studios - who owns the film libraries of:
 * Morgan Creek Entertainment
 * Franchise Pictures (international rights only)
 * Cold Spring Pictures
 * GK Films (international rights only)
 * Lakeshore Entertainment (international distribution, sequel, adaptation and other related rights only)
 * all films directed by Barry Mahon
 * the Rank Organisation
 * Broad Green Pictures
 * Magnolia Pictures
 * Calvin Company
 * Boxoffice International Pictures
 * Associated Producers Incorporated
 * Regal Pictures
 * Lippert Pictures
 * Flying A Productions
 * John Ford films
 * Hammer Films (US rights only)
 * Eagle-Lion Films
 * King Brothers Productions
 * Cannon Pictures (pre-December 31, 1982 films only)
 * Compass International Pictures
 * Larry Darmour Productions
 * Shaw Brothers Studio (international rights only - outside East Asia)
 * Producers Releasing Corporation
 * Grand National Pictures films
 * Silver Pictures' film library released prior to January 1, 1995
 * Berolina Film
 * Althoff Studios
 * Tradewind Pictures
 * Gloria Film
 * Bavaria Film
 * Constantin Film (pre-January 1, 2000 films only)
 * Hightop Releasing - theatrical booking services for indie filmmakers, acquired from Focus Features/FilmDistrict
 * LD Entertainment - film division managed by Mickey Lidell, became a vanity label under Hightop
 * Worldview Entertainment - financing division
 * Trigger Street Productions - currently inactive
 * Styhon Home Entertainment Group - formed out of a merger between Relativity Media Home Entertainment and Hannover House
 * Styhon Games & Interactive Ventures
 * Styhon Games - an indie publishing division
 * Styhon Mobile - a division for iPhone, iOS and Android games
 * Styhon Digital Network - a multi-channel network
 * Styhon Branded Content - formed out of a merger between Relativity Digital Studios and Madvine
 * Styhon Internet Group - dot-com related operations
 * Styhon Anti-Piracy Operations
 * Styhon VOD & Archival Operations - media distribution arm that specializes in Movies Anywhere and TV Everywhere-based services, also archives and distributes older titles on demand
 * Styhon Television
 * Styhon Media Sales & Syndication - an ad sales and syndication division, which is a joint venture with Weigel Broadcasting
 * Styhon Television Studios - a television production arm similar to ABC Signature Studios and Fox21 Television Studios
 * Salovaara Media Group - formed out of assets of Kew Media Group and Datsit Sphere
 * SMG Kids & Family - formed out of a merger between Bristow Global Media (BGM) children's entertainment department, Datsit Studios's youth department and MHQ's light entertainment department
 * Awesome Media & Entertainment (minority stake)
 * Oasis Animation
 * Bristow Global Media (BGM)
 * DATSIT Studios
 * WaZabi Films
 * Sphere Media Plus
 * Quiet Motion
 * Architect Films
 * 4East Media
 * Spirit Digital Media
 * Our House Media
 * Go Films
 * Sienna Films
 * Media Headquarters Film and Television (MHQ)
 * Kew Media Distribution
 * TCB Media Rights
 * Styhon Media Networks
 * Creek+
 * Creek+ Kids and Family
 * Creek+ Western
 * Creek+ Romance
 * Creek+ Classics
 * Styhon Studio Facilities - formed out of merger between Raleigh Enterprises and Facility Prince
 * Styhon Studios - formerly The Burbank Studios and Warner Bros. Ranch
 * Styhon Studios Las Palmas - formerly Sunset Las Palmas Studios
 * Styhon Studios Seward Street - formerly Line 204 Studios
 * Styhon Studio Services - formerly Zio Studio Services, now headquartered in the Seward Street Studios
 * Styhon Studios Hollywood - formerly Raleigh Studios
 * Styhon Studios Albuquerque - formerly Albuquerque Studios
 * Styhon Studios Roswell - formerly Roswell Studios
 * Park City Film Studios
 * Sun Valley Studios
 * Steiner Studios
 * Central New York Film Hub - upcoming
 * Styhon Ventures
 * Styhon Education Ventures - formerly Relativity Education
 * Styhon Management - a management firm
 * Styhon Sports - merger between Relativity Sports and Mandalay Sports Entertainment
 * Styhon Consumer Products & Experiences
 * Styhon Books - joint venture with Bertlesmann
 * Styhon Cinemas Group - created for acquisitions of cinemas worldwide
 * Styhon Records - a joint venture with Zoop Music Entertainment
 * Regency Enterprises

Former divisions

 * Styhon International Television - an international distribution arm of Styhon Television, filed for bankruptcy in 2020.