Sky Vision
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production and distribution |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Carl Hall |
| Fate | Distribution operations absorbed into NBCUniversal Global Distribution in 2019; production divisions transferred to Sky Studios in 2019 |
Area served | United Kingdom, United States |
| Parent | Sky (from 2012) |
Sky Vision originated as a production and distribution enterprise founded by Carl Hall in 2002 under the name Parthenon Media Group. In 2012, it was acquired by Sky and subsequently rebranded to Sky Vision. The company maintained ownership interests in nine production entities across the United Kingdom and United States: Love Productions, Blast Films!, Sugar Films, True North, Parthenon Entertainment, Chrysalis Vision, Sky Vision Productions (UK), Jupiter Entertainment, Talos Films, and Znak & Co. (US).
Beyond its equity holdings, Sky Vision partnered with various independent producers including Asylum Entertainment, Double Nickel Entertainment, Peacock Alley Entertainment in North America, as well as Avanti Media, Bohemia, Chalkboard, LittleRock Pictures, Merman Films, and Spring Films within the UK market.
History
Carl Hall established Parthenon in April 2002 after serving as managing director at HIT Wildlife, a subsidiary of HIT Entertainment. When HIT Entertainment shifted its strategic focus exclusively to children's programming, Hall orchestrated a management buyout to acquire HIT Wildlife’s assets, which comprised 30 hours of active programming along with a library containing approximately 300 hours of content.
In November 2007, Parthenon Entertainment was purchased by Arkaga Fund. Shortly thereafter, in January 2008, Arkaga's children’s division Entara Ltd. was merged into Parthenon Entertainment. This consolidation led to the rebranding of the company as Parthenon Entertainment Group to facilitate growth within children’s media and licensing sectors.
Following Arkaga’s administration filing in mid-2009, Hall reacquired Parthenon in July of that year and renamed it Parthenon Media Group.
In April 2019, Sky Vision’s distribution operations were absorbed into NBCUniversal Global Distribution under Comcast. This integration was completed on 1 October 2019. Concurrently, the production divisions were transferred to the newly formed Sky Studios during that year.