Madman Entertainment
| Private | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founders | Tim Anderson, Paul Wiegard |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
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Area served
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Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea |
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Key people
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Directors; Brett Chenoweth (Chairman), Tim Anderson, Paul Wiegard, Adrian Mackenzie, Charbel Nader |
| Products | DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Video, Manga, Video on demand |
| Website | www.madman.com.au |
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes Australian and foreign films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Madman is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs approx 100 people and has an annual turnover of around A$50 million. Its headquarters is in Richmond, Victoria.
Madman has secured the local release rights to popular titles including Sailor Moon, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, Steins;Gate and almost all of Studio Ghibli's catalogue. In addition to DVD sales, Madman manages the theatrical release of some of their titles, particularly the Studio Ghibli movies. According to market research, Madman accounts for 97% of the total anime home media market in Australia.
Madman Entertainment was founded in 1996 to release anime in Australia from Manga Entertainment UK, with Siren Entertainment acting as distributor after Siren lost the rights to most of Manga UK's catalogue. Later on in 1997, Madman started to distribute anime from ADV Films along with Siren Entertainment. In 2001 Madman Entertainment bought Siren's distribution equipment and established The AV Channel, allowing Madman to distribute their own titles. In the same year Madman Entertainment became the sole distributor of Manga Entertainment's UK and US titles in Australia & New Zealand after Polygram Australia relinquished their rights to Manga UK's back catalogue and Siren lost the rights to Street Fighter II V which was licensed from Manga USA.
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