Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
Type	Public (TSX: AAC)
Founded	Toronto, Ontario (1998)
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Key people	Anthony F. Griffiths - Lead Director Michael I.M. MacMillan - Chairman Phyllis Yaffe - CEO
Industry	Media
Products	Specialty Channels, Movie Distribution
Revenue	$1.02 billion CAD
Employees	850 (2003)
Website	www.allianceatlantis.com

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (TSX: AAC), is a Toronto-based media company, which now operates primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also has offices in Montreal (where many of the videos are packaged and distributed), Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney. Image File history File links Alliance_Atlantis. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A specialty service or specialty channel is a television service, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... A specialty service or specialty channel is a television service, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Location Coordinates : 40° 23’N , 3°43′0″W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Villa de Madrid (Spanish) Spanish name Villa de Madrid Founded 9th century Postal code 28001-28080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 91 (Villa de Madrid) Website http://www. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Shannon Town or Shannon (Irish: An tSionna) is located in County Clare and is the only new town in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

History

The current company was formed in 1998 from the merger of two former production companies, Alliance Communications and Atlantis Communications. The merger was a bit unusual in that the head of Atlantis, Michael MacMillan, became CEO of the new firm even though Atlantis was the smaller partner in the transaction^{[citation needed]}; Alliance's CEO, Robert Lantos, was specifically interested in moving back into a production role^{[citation needed]}. (The merger was also parodied on Made in Canada, when that show's Pyramid Productions merged with a company called Prodigy.) 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Michael I.M. MacMillan is the current executive Chairman of Alliance Atlantis. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... Made in Canada is a Canadian television sitcom / single camera comedy, which aired on the CBC from 1998 to 2003. ...

At the time of the merger, both companies had launched various Canadian specialty television services; in 1995, Alliance launched Showcase Television while Atlantis launched Life Network; in fall 1997 the companies launched History Television and HGTV Canada respectively. Atlantis had also been a major investor in YTV in its first few years before selling out to what is now Corus Entertainment. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Showcase Television, now often just Showcase, is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis. ... Life Network is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... History Television is a Canadian cable television specialty channel which presents programming about history and some non-historical programming of military and technology interest. ... HGTV Canada, which stands for Home & Garden Television is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned and operated by Alliance Atlantis. ... YTV is a TLA that may stand for: Finnish for the term Helsinki Metropolitan Area. ... Corus Entertainment (TSX: CJR.NV.B) NYSE: CJR is a Canadian entertainment company, headquarted in Calgary, Alberta, which owns television networks, digital music channels and 50 radio stations across Canada. ...

Alliance Atlantis has been known to fund projects regarded as too controversial by US companies, such as Bowling for Columbine; it was the Canadian distributor of Fahrenheit 9/11.[1] In 2003, the company purchased Salter Street Films, which produced a number of television shows for both the Canadian and international market. However, soon after the acquisition, Salter Street was disbanded and its active projects were transferred to Alliance Atlantis' own television production/development division. Bowling for Columbine is a documentary film directed by and starring Michael Moore. ... Fahrenheit 9/11 is an award-winning and controversial documentary film by American filmmaker and anti-war activist Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004 in the run up to that years presidential election. ... Salter Street Films was a Canadian television and movie production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...

Citing lower profits, it has all but closed its production arm, aside from the highly-profitable CSI: Crime Scene Investigation family of series, which it co-produces with CBS Paramount Television. It briefly maintained Salter Street's long-running This Hour Has 22 Minutes before transferring the show to the Halifax Film Company, made up of former Salter Street employees. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Paramount Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a Canadian television comedy, which airs on CBC Television. ... Halifax Film Company is a Canadian media company. ...

Its primary business is now through its ownership of a number of Canadian specialty services, which, in addition to those listed above, now include Food Network Canada, Discovery Health Channel, BBC Canada and BBC Kids and more. Food Network Canada is a Canadian cable specialty television channel. ... Discovery Health Channel Canada is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel with programming based on human health issues. ... BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... BBC Kids is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis and BBC Worldwide. ...

Motion Picture Distribution LP, publicly traded through the Movie Distribution Income Fund TSX: FLM.UN, is responsible for distribution of American- and Canadian-made films both in Canada and the United Kingdom, under the Alliance Atlantis and Odeon Films banners. In Canada it distributes the libraries of The Weinstein Company, Focus Features, Miramax Films and New Line Cinema among others. Prior to its acquisition by Lions Gate Entertainment, it distributed the Artisan Entertainment library as well. In partnership with Famous Players, this unit also operates Alliance Atlantis Cinemas, owner of three Toronto-area theatres. All materials relating to Alliance Atlantis-distributed films now contain an awkwardly-worded disclaimer stating that Alliance Atlantis is "an indirect limited partner of Motion Picture Distribution LP, not a general partner". However, in fact, the company controls the general partner of the partnership, and hence continues to control the distribution unit itself. The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... The Weinstein Company is an independent American film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left the Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ... Miramax Films was a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company headquartered in New York City before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company. ... New Line Cinema logo New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... Lions Gate redirects here. ... Artisan Entertainment was a privately-held independent American movie studio that has been owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, since 2003. ... Famous Players is one of the Canadian movie theatre banners operated by Cineplex Galaxy LP; it includes numerous locations stretching from British Columbia to Quebec. ... For other uses of the term Atlantis see Atlantis (disambiguation) Alliance Atlantis Cinemas is a small theatre chain nominally headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia which presently operates three small urban theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Alliance Atlantis home video releases are distributed by Universal Home Entertainment. Universal Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Video or MCA/Universal Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1979. ...

Assets

Broadcasting

Specialty Channels

• BBC Canada (80%)
• BBC Kids (80%)
• Discovery Health Channel Canada (80%)
• Fine Living Canada (80.24%)
• Food Network Canada (57.58%)
• HGTV Canada (80.24%)
• History Television
• IFC Canada
• Life Network
• National Geographic Channel Canada (80%)
• Showcase Television
• Showcase Action
• Showcase Diva

• Historia (50%)
• One: The Body, Mind & Spirit Channel (37.77%)
• SCREAM (49%)
• Séries+ (50%)

• Score Media Inc. (25.93%)
  • HARDtv
  • OUTtv
  • The Score

• NOTE: Channels marked in BOLD lettering indicates Alliance Atlantis is the managing partner.

BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... BBC Kids is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis and BBC Worldwide. ... Discovery Health Channel Canada is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel with programming based on human health issues. ... Fine Living Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis and in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Company. ... Food Network Canada is a Canadian cable specialty television channel. ... HGTV Canada, which stands for Home & Garden Television is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned and operated by Alliance Atlantis. ... History Television is a Canadian cable television specialty channel which presents programming about history and some non-historical programming of military and technology interest. ... IFC which stands for Independent Film Channel is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel which features independent films and cult classics, uncut, with 8 movies airing everyday. ... Life Network is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications. ... National Geographic Channel Logo. ... Showcase Television, now often just Showcase, is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned by Alliance Atlantis. ... Showcase Action is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel, which features action movies and television series aimed primarily at men. ... Showcase Diva is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... Historia is a Canadian French language television channel which presents programming about history. ... Scream is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Corus Entertainment and Alliance Atlantis Communications. ... Séries+ is a Canadian French language cable television channel devoted to drama owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications and Astral Media. ... HARDtv is a Canadian category 2 subscription based television channel available through satellite and digital cable. ... OUTtv is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel with lifestyle and general entertainment programming for LGBT audiences. ...

Entertainment

This division of Alliance Atlantis develops and distributes various television programmes to Canadian, American and International broadcasters. The programs range from children's shows, series, lifestyle and documentaries. They include:

Children's Programs

• Dragon Booster
• Connie The Cow
• Henry’s World
• Lunar Jim
• Peep And The Big Wide World

Drama Programs Various dragons with their riders. ... Lunar Jim is a pre-school oriented stop-motion animation series conceived and produced in Canada by The Halifax Film Company and Alliance Atlantis. ...

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• CSI: Miami
• CSI: NY
• Trailer Park Boys

Other Programs CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... CSI: NY (working title CSI: New York) is an American police procedural television series which premiered on September 22, 2004. ... Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian mockumentary television series focusing on the misadventures of ex-convicts living in fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park, which is located near Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...

• Crash Test Mommy
• The Mom Show
• Design Inc.
• David Rocco’s Dolce Vita
• Opening Soon
• The Surreal Gourmet
• Debbie Travis’ Facelift
• The Crocodile Hunter

The Surreal Gourmet is a program on Food Network hosted by Bob Blumer. ... The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series which was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Alliance Atlantis films
• Alliance Atlantis Cinemas
• Movie Distribution Income Fund
• CRTC Chart of Alliance Atlantis' assets (PDF)