Bloom (company)
Bloom Media (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American independent film entertainment company engaged in financing, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical feature films in various forms of broadcast media.
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| Formerly | MDP Worldwide (1993–March 27, 1998, May 31, 2000-October 9, 2003) Behaviour Worldwide (March 27, 1998-May 31, 2000) Media 8 Entertainment (October 9, 2003-April 2012) |
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| Industry | Entertainment company |
| Predecessor | Capella Films Lauren Films Araba Films |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Fate | Acquired by WME-IMG in 2017 and folded into Endeavor Content in 2019 |
| Successor | Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Endeavor (2017-2019) |
| Parent | Endeavor Content (2017-2019) |
| Website | Official website |
Overview
The company was formed in 1993 by Mark Damon as MDP Worldwide (the "MDP" itself is short for Mark Damon Productions).
In 1998, it was sold to Behaviour Communications, a Canadian production company from the assets of Malofilm for $19 million, which subsequently changed its name to Behaviour Worldwide.[1] In 2000, citing the struggles of Behaviour themselves, Damon's investors opted to buy back the company, which was reverted to the MDP Worldwide moniker.[2]
MDP Worldwide posted net income of C$5.5 million ($3.4 million) on revenues of $33.5 million for the year ended September 30, 2002.[3] The company had offices in Los Angeles, California and Montreal, Quebec.
On October 9, 2003, MDP Worldwide was renamed Media 8 Entertainment.[4][5] On May 15, 2004, it was announced that Media 8 Entertainment wanted to focus on film production following the success of the film Monster, and chose to focus on eight movies budgeted on the $10-$50 million range.[6]
On October 14, 2004, founder Mark Damon announced that he would resign his post as chairman-CEO of the Media 8 Entertainment studio.[7] After leaving Media 8, on January 23, 2005, Damon would eventually form a new studio Foresight Unlimited, to focus on production, with Media 8 executive Tamara Stuparich De La Barra serving as vice president of production at the studio.[8]
In 2007, Media 8 Entertainment acquired the Spanish-based film companies Lauren Films and Araba Films, which then began to focus on the cinema theater business, until they became dormant in the 2010s.
In April 2012, Media 8 filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and it was reorganized as Bloom Media following a merger with Capella Films.[9]
In August 2017, Bloom was acquired by WME-IMG, with Bloom continuing to function as an entity within the company.[10] In October 2018, it was announced that Bloom's operations would be integrated into those of its parent Endeavor Content's, with Bloom's employees being transferred to Endeavor Content.[11]
Films produced by Media 8
- The Ramen Girl (2008)
- Man About Town (2006)
- Running Scared (2006)
- Wedding Daze (2006)
- Santa's Slay (2005)
- Havoc (2005)
- The Upside of Anger (2005)
- Love Wrecked (2005)
- Monster (2003)
- The I Inside (2003)
- 11:14 (2003)
- The United States of Leland (2003)
MDP Worldwide
- FeardotCom (2002)
- Extreme Ops (2002)
- The Musketeer (2001)
- The Body (2001)
- Knock Off (1998)
- Deceiver (1997)
- The Blackout (1997)
- The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)
- Men of War (1994)
- Bad Blood (1994)
- Deadly Heroes (1993)
Behaviour Worldwide
- Love & Sex (2000)
- Eye of the Beholder (1999)
- Grizzly Falls (1999)
Films distributed by Media 8
- The Ramen Girl (2008)
- Local Color (2006)
- Man About Town (2006)
- Running Scared (2006)
- Santa's Slay (2005)
- Havoc (2005)
- The Upside of Anger (2005)
- Love Wrecked (2005)
- Monster (2003)
- 11:14 (2003)
- The I Inside (2003)
MDP Worldwide
- Free Money (1998)
- The Jungle Book (1994)
- Crackerjack (1994)
- Bad Blood (1994)
- Night Eyes 3 (1993)
- Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
Behaviour Worldwide
- Love & Sex (2000)
- Eye of the Beholder (1999)
- Grizzly Falls (1999)
References
- Kelly, Brendan (1998-03-27). "Canada's Behaviour buys MDP". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- "Behaviour changes moniker to MDP". Variety. 2000-05-31. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- Tillson, Tamsen (February 20, 2002). "MDP Worldwide posts record profits".
- Cathy Dunkley MDP changes name, focus Variety. Retrieved on May 24, 2013
- Jeremy Kay MDP Worldwide changes name to Media 8 Entertainment Screen Daily. Retrieved on May 24, 2013.
- Dunkley, Cathy; Harris, Dana (2004-05-15). "Media 8 reshapes". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- Dunkley, Cathy; Harris, Dana (2004-10-15). "Damon late of Media 8". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- Mohr, Ian (2005-01-24). "Damon shows Foresight". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- "busbk.com". Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- Fleming, Mike Jr. (30 August 2017). "WME/IMG Acquires Ken Kao & Alex Walton's Sales/Financing Company Bloom". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Fleming, Mike Jr. (10 October 2018). "Endeavor Content Bolsters TV & Film Ranks, Fully Integrates Global Sales Company Bloom; Alex Walton Is EVP, Dan Guando Sr Veep". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 January 2022.