| Industry | Television and film production and distribution |
|---|---|
| Fate | Name changed to Content Television |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | March 14, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Originally Canada then United Kingdom from 2005 |
| Key people | Jay Firestone |
| Parent | Content Media Corporation PLC |
Fireworks Entertainment was founded by Jay Firestone in 1996 to produce, distribute and finance television shows and feature films[1]. Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global[1] in May 1998, and was later sold to ContentFilm[2], a British company, in April 2005. Over the years Fireworks has amassed a significant catalogue of television shows and movies (Under the Fireworks Pictures label)
From March 14, 2011 Fireworks International became Content Television under the umbrella Content Media Corporation PLC.[3]
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The original company was sued by Sony in respect of Queen of Swords.[4] and by 20th Century Fox in respect of Mutant X[5]
TV shows filmed in widescreen 16:9 from 2000 but generally broadcast in 4:3 pan and scan. The widescreen versions are available on DVD.