New World Pictures
American film production and distribution company
New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment, New World Communications Group, Inc., and New World International) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded on July 8, 1970, by Roger and Gene Corman as New World Pictures, Ltd. as producer and distributor of motion pictures, before eventually expanding into television production in 1984. New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993, with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994.
20th Century Fox (then solely owned by News Corporation), controlled by Rupert Murdoch, became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with Murdoch, specifically through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994, helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network.
Although effectively defunct, it continues to exist as holding companies within the Fox Corporation corporate structure along with various regional subsidiaries (e.g., "New World Communications of Tampa").
New World Pictures' co-founder, Gene Corman, died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on September 28, 2020, at the age of 93. Roger Corman later died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on May 9, 2024, at the age of 98.
History
New World Pictures (1970–1987)
Founded on July 8, 1970, New World Pictures, Ltd. was co-founded by B-movie director Roger Corman and his brother Gene, following their departure from American International Pictures (AIP).
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