Rysher Entertainment

Rysher Entertainment, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production, Television, Broadcast Syndication and Music Edition
PredecessorsBing Crosby Productions, Television Program Enterprises
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FounderKeith Samples
Defunct1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FateShut down by Cox Broadcasting, Assets Acquired by Vine Alternative Investments
SuccessorCompany: Vine Alternative Investments; Library: Paramount Pictures (Exception: "The Opposite of Sex", Retained by Sony Pictures Classics); CBS Media Ventures (television arm)
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, United States
ParentCox Enterprises (1993–1999)

Rysher Entertainment, Inc. was an American film and television production company and distributor. It was founded in 1991. In 1993, Rysher was acquired by Cox Enterprises, and was subsequently closed in 1999. That same year, Viacom entered an agreement with Cox Enterprises for distribution rights to the Rysher library, which currently lie with Viacom's successor Paramount Global, specifically its subsidiaries Paramount Pictures and CBS Media Ventures. Ownership of the company's assets changed hands multiple times over the 2000s before finally being acquired by Vine Alternative Investments in 2011.