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Kew Media Group Inc. & Kew Media International (Canada) Inc.
Overview
Pursuant to the Order of the Honourable Justice Koehnen (the "Receivership Order") of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the "Court") dated February 28, 2020 (the "Date of Receivership"), FTI Consulting Canada Inc. was appointed as receiver and manager (the "Receiver"), without security, of the assets, property, and undertakings of: i) Kew Media Group Inc. ("KMG") used in relation to its business as the parent company of a large group of subsidiaries located in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand that develops, produces, and distributes multi genre media content worldwide (all subsidiaries collectively with KMG, the "Kew Media Group"); and, ii) Kew Media International (Canada) Inc. ("KMIC") used in relation to its business that provides certain operational support to Kew Media International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KMG via wholly-owned subsidiaries Kew Media Group UK Limited and Kew Media UK Holdings Limited (collectively, with Kew Media International Limited and Kew Media Group UK Limited, the "UK Administration Entities"). The UK Administration Entities were placed into administration in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2020.
Kew Media-related Entities Not Subject to Insolvency Proceedings
Please be advised that at this time, the Kew Media Group (excluding KMG and KMIC who are subject to the Receivership in Canada and the UK Administration Entities in administration in the United Kingdom as noted above), are NOT subject to insolvency proceedings, and continue to operate.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following entities who are NOT subject to insolvency proceedings:
- TCB Distribution and related entities
- Architect Films and related entities
- Bristow Global Media and related entities
- Frantic Films and related entities
- Media Headquarters Film and Televisionand related entities
- Our House Media and related entities
- Sienna Films and related entities
- Jigsaw Productions and related entities
- Essential Media and related entities
A corporate organization chart of the Kew Media Group is set out in Exhibit "A" to the Affidavit of Juan De Jesus-Caballeroo, which can be downloaded from the Motion Materials menu section on this website shown to the left.
UK Administration
As noted, Kew Media International Limited, Kew Media Group UK Limited, and Kew Media UK Holdings Limited, which includes the business o/a Kew Media Distribution, were placed into administration on February 28, 2020. For inquiries regarding the sale process under way for Kew Media Distribution, please contact the Administrator.
The Administrator can be reached at the following coordinates:
By phone (calling from North America): 011-44-20-7632-5030
Email:
General inquiries: [email protected]
Customer inquiries: [email protected]
Employee inquiries: [email protected]
Producer inquiries: [email protected]
Receiver Discharge
Effective October 19, 2023, pursuant to an Order of Justice McEwen of the Court dated May 25, 2023 (the "Fee Approval and Discharge Order"), FTI Consulting Canada Inc. was discharged as the Receiver of the undertaking, property and assets of Kew Media Group Inc. and Kew Media International (Canada) Inc.
Contact Information for the Receiver
For additional information regarding any of the above or the sale process underway, please contact the Receiver:
Email: [email protected]
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