Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | March 10, 2014 |
Founder | Robert Simonds Bill McGlashan |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Robert Simonds (chairman) Noah Fogelson (CEO) |
Services | |
Owner | Jahm Najafi (The Najafi Companies) |
Divisions | |
Website | stxentertainment |
STX Entertainment is an American independent entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds, the studio produces film, television, and digital media projects.
In April 2020, STX announced that it would merge with the Indian studio Eros International plc. The merger was completed in July 2020, and STX became a division of ErosSTX. In December 2021, Jahm Najafi announced his intention to acquire STX from the merged company for $173 million–a sale completed in April 2022. Eros remains a minority, non-voting shareholder.[1]