Lightworkers Media
| Subsidiary | |
| Founded | November 12, 2009 in California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
Key people | Mark Burnett & Roma Downey |
| Owner | MGM Holdings, Inc. |
| Parent | MGM Television |
| Website |
lightworkersmedia |
Lightworkers Media is an American faith and family film and television production company helmed by President Roma Downey and her husband Mark Burnett and controlled by MGM Holdings through MGM Television.[1] It is responsible for The Bible on the History channel. They have many other productions, such as Son of God, A.D. The Bible Continues, The Dovekeepers (based on the novel by Alice Hoffman), Ben-Hur, and Women of the Bible.
The Bible
The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project.[2] In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs.[3] The first episode of the mini-series was seen by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 to date.[4] The finale delivered 11.7 million total viewers.[5] The Bible shattered sales records in its first week of home video release, selling 525,000 units to become the top-selling TV miniseries of all time.[6] In total, with subsequent airings, 'The Bible' has been seen by more than 95 million viewers.[7]
Publicly registered businesses
Registered within California
The firm "Lightworkers Media" filed as a business entity on November 12, 2009, in California, where this firm has entity number C3259587.[8]
Following are additional characteristics which that firm has (or possibly once had):
- Type of entity is Corporation[9]
- President is Roma Burnett[9]
- Registered office address: PO Box 5623, Beverly Hills, CA 90209[8]
Registered within UK
The firm "Lightworkers Media Limited" was incorporated July 22, 2011 in the United Kingdom. This firm has the company-type of Private Limited Company, and is company number 07714871.[10]
Following are additional characteristics which that firm has (or possibly once had):
- Run by 2 members, and 1 company secretary.[11]
- Principal officers include Roma Burnett (Director) and Richard Bedser (Director)"[12][13]
- Originally founded by Roma Burnett and Richard Bursby[14]
- Registered office address: c/o WMYOB LTD, 39 Long Acre, London[10]
References
- ↑
- ↑ Levin, Gary (May 24, 2011). "Mark Burnett to produce 'The Bible'". USA Today (Gannett Company). Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 24, 2011). "Mark Burnett producing 'The Bible' miniseries for History Channel". Zap2it. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (March 4, 2013). "Mark Burnett's 'The Bible' begets record ratings". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "History's "The Bible" Finale Delivers 11.7 Million Total Viewers". Futon Critic. April 1, 2013.
- ↑ THR Staff (April 8, 2013). "Mark Burnett's 'The Bible' Becomes Top-Selling Miniseries on Blu-Ray and DVD". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ publisher=Hollywood Jesus "#1 TV on DVD in the last 5 years" Check
|url=value (help). April 8, 2013. - 1 2 "Business Entity Detail: Lightworkers Media Limited". California Business Search database by Secretary of State of California (Search results for Entity Number C3259587). Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- 1 2 "LightWorkers Media - A California corporation". 14th Story Design, LLC. Story, Wyoming USA. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- 1 2 "Company Details: LightWorkers Media Limited". Companies House (Search results for Company Number: 07714871). United Kingdom. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Lightworkers Media Limited". Company Check (UK). Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Lightworkers Media Limited". Companies In The UK. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Lightworkers Media Limited". Company data rex (UK). Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Lightworkers Media Limited". DUEDIL (UK). Retrieved April 6, 2013.