PorchLight Home Entertainment explained

PorchLight Home Entertainment
Type:	Division
Fate:	Dormancy following E1 deal
Area Served:	Worldwide
Products:	Home video
Parent:	PorchLight Entertainment
Divisions:	PorchLight INSPIRE Ocean Park Home Entertainment

PorchLight Home Entertainment was a home video distributor and subsidiary of PorchLight Entertainment which released content on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States.

History

PorchLight Entertainment announced the formation of PorchLight Home entertainment on June 26, 2007, announcing that their first two planned releases would be A Tad of Christmas Cheer and A Christmas Carol for Annie.^[1]

On April 24, 2008, PorchLight launched a Christian content sub-label called PorchLight INSPIRE.^[2] On May 5, the company announced to enter the Blu-ray market.^[3] The company launched another label later on in the year - Ocean Park Home Entertainment, for independent film acquisitions.^[4]

In August 2009, PorchLight appointed Canada-based E1 Entertainment as the distributor for their products.^[5] Following this deal, PorchLight Home Entertainment went dormant, with their last planned release - Broken Hill, planned for a Summer 2010 release, instead being released by Entertainment One in 2011.^[6]

Releases

Products released by the subsidiary were either existing content from PorchLight's content library or third-party acquisitions.

• Adventures from the Book of Virtues
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• LeapFrog

Acquired

• 64 Zoo Lane^[7]
• Animalia^[3]
• Boowa & Kwala^[8]
• FARMKIDS^[9]
• Funky Valley^[10]
• Funky Town^[10]
• Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids^[10]
• The Lampies^[11]
• Little Leaders^[12]
• Loopdidoo^[13]
• Zakland^[14]

Film Acquisitions

• Dear Me, a Blogger's Tale^[4]
• Together Again^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PorchLight Home Entertainment enters the scene.
2. Web site: PorchLight Entertainment. August 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080826171952/http://www.porchlight.com/press/news.asp#article7 . 2008-08-26 .
3. Web site: PorchLight To Release Animalia To DVD And Blu-ray. Animation World Network.
4. Web site: PorchLight Entertainment. August 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080826171952/http://www.porchlight.com/press/news.asp#article2 . 2008-08-26 .
5. Web site: Porchlight, E1 strike distribution deal. C21media.
6. Web site: PorchLight Entertainment. February 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110208100827/http://porchlight.com/default.asp . 2011-02-08 .
7. Web site: Zoo Lane Animals Head For American Shores. Animation World Network.
8. Web site: Boowa & Kwala To Make Their U.S. Debut On DVD. Animation World Network.
9. Web site: PorchLight Adds Titles. Animation World Network.
10. Web site: PorchLight HE picks up three series from Granada.
11. Web site: Comeback for Geordie children's TV characters. Evening. Chronicle. April 9, 2008. ChronicleLive.
12. Web site: PorchLight acquires Little Leaders.
13. Web site: PorchLight Gets Loopdidoo from Cake. Animation World Network.
14. Web site: PorchLight picks up Zakland DVD rights. C21media.
15. Web site: PorchLight Entertainment. August 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080826171952/http://www.porchlight.com/press/news.asp#article1 . 2008-08-26 .