Artisan Entertainment

1998–2005


In 1997, LIVE was acquired by Bain Capital and was taken private. As part of a restructuring process, in April 1998, the company became Artisan Entertainment.

On December 15, 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation acquired Artisan for $220 million and video and DVD releases through Artisan have now been re-released under Lionsgate Home Entertainment. After the sale, Artisan Entertainment, Inc. was renamed to Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.