Janson Media
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| Industry | Film distributor |
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| Founder | Stephen Janson |
| Headquarters | Tappan, New York |
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Area served
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worldwide |
| Website | Homepage |
Janson Media is a film, television, and video distribution firm founded by television producer Stephen Janson.
Between 1986 and 2012 company founder Stephen Janson was the associate producer, producer, or executive producer, of over 30 documentary specials and series for television. The majority of these focused on classical Hollywood movie stars, including Steve McQueen, Shirley Temple, Jack Lemmon, and Gary Cooper. Many of these were originally produced for Biography on the A&E Network. Between 1994 and 1997 he executive-produced episodes on Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston, Roger Moore, Burt Lancaster, and Barbara Stanwyck. Other networks on which his programs appeared include the National Geographic Channel, PBS, Discovery Health Channel, Bravo, Lifetime, TNT, and HBO.
Janson Media started life as Janson Associates, Inc. in 1989, as Janson was an editor with Goodlife Magazine and had just left his position as vice-president at Cortech Communications, Inc. The company moved its headquarters to Harrington Park, New Jersey in 1992, The company has distributed films including The 1964 World's Fair, narrated by Judd Hirsch;The Impossible Spy, winner of the 1988 ACE Award for Best Original Score; director Thor Heyerdahl's Academy Award winning film Kon-Tiki; the Emmy Award winningGeorge Marshall and the American Century; as well as hundreds of how-to videos, historical pieces, and biographies. Television shows distributed by Janson include Jacques Pepin: Fast Food My Way. Documentaries distributed by the firm include Water's Journey: The Hidden Rivers of Florida and Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose.
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