How it started
History
In December 1993, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment took full control of British drama production company Red Rooster by acquiring the remaining 50% stake that they didn't own, making Red Rooster a fully-owned subsidiary of Chrysalis Visual Entertainment while the British TV production group appointed Oscar-winning filmmaker and film producer David Puttnam to become its key advisor for Chrysalis' TV production group and the main parent group Chrysalis Group itself.
In 1998, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment bought a 33% stake in the New Zealand independent production company South Pacific Pictures,marking Chrysalis Visual Entertainment's first entry into the New Zealand production market.
In February 2001, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment restructured its British-based entertainment production subsidiaries with Chrysalis Visual Entertainment's drama programming output coming under scripted production subsidiary Bentley Productions. Chrysalis Visual Entertainment also formed a new production division entitled Chrysalis Entertainment with Chrysalis' production units: Assembly Film and Television, Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment, Tandem Television and Watchmaker Productions, being placed into the new production unit based in Notting Hill, with Managing Director of Watchmaker Productions, Elaine Bedell, becoming MD of the new unit Chrysalis Entertainment.
In May 2001, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment expanded into the Irish production industry by acquiring a 50% stake in Dublin-based Irish production company Eclipse Television & Video.
In June 2001, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment was renamed to Chrysalis TV Group.
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