Kuiperbelt Entertainment

Meta Pictures (doing business as Kuiperbelt Entertainment) is a British entertainment company. It was founded in 1925 as Fleischer Studios England, 1932 as by former Fleischer Studios animator Kendra Bacuzi (1892-1965) as a spin-off from Fleisher called Kendra Bacuzzi Productions and was renamed to the current name in 1966 due to Bacuzzi's passing (due to a lifetime of heavy pills). The Economist Group acquired Kuiperbelt in 2008.

The merger between Economist and Meta in 2023 had lead Kuiperbelt to have access to old Warner Bros. properties, making it the first foreign studio to join the majors. However, It's new minor unit Warner Bros. will remain an "American" major.

Steven the Star, later seen in the 1993 logo, is the studio's mascot.

History
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On October 12, 2005, Kuiperbelt announced a European deal with Transamerica Pictures to distribute their films in theaters and on DVD, while North American operations remains with Goldwyn-Lionsgate Home Entertainment (a joint venture of rivals MGM and Lionsgate).

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On March 17, 2023, The Economist Group and Meta (Facebook) merged to form Meta Corporation, thus allowing Kuiperbelt to own access to all Warner Bros. properties.

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Distributors
Outside of the UK, Paramount distributes them worldwide until 1936, when distribution went to other companies in other countries, such as Gaumont in France, Nordisk Film in Scandinavia, Astor/Embassy in the USA and Canada, and Village Roadshow in Australia. In 1971, because Kuiper Belt Productions changed it's name to Kuiper Belt Communications, it's own worldwide theatrical distribution was formed.
 * UK Theatrical
 * Paramount Pictures (1925-1932)
 * Gaumont-British (1932-1941)
 * Associated British Picture Corporation (1941-1956)
 * The Rank Organisation (1956-1972)
 * Self-distribution (1971-present)
 * UK Physical
 * BBC Video (1980-1987)
 * CIC Video (1987-1998)
 * Self-distribution (1998-present)

Current

 * Kuiperbelt Motion Picture Group
 * Kuiperbelt Films
 * Warner Bros. Pictures
 * New Line Cinema
 * Picturehouse Films
 * Fine Line Features
 * First National Pictures
 * Seven Arts Pictures
 * Lorimar Pictures
 * Castle Rock Entertainment
 * Morgan Creek Entertainment
 * Continental Crust Pictures
 * Elstree Pictures
 * Hepworth Pictures
 * Kuiperbelt Classics
 * Kuiperbelt-Warner Pictures
 * Kuiperbelt Animation Studios
 * Kuiperbelt Television Animation
 * Looney Tunes Studios
 * DC Animation Studios
 * Cartoon Network Studios
 * Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
 * Studio Ghibli
 * Laika Studios
 * Kuiperbelt Television Studios
 * Kuiperbelt Home Entertainment
 * Kuiperbelt Comics
 * Kuiperbelt Networks
 * BBC
 * Kuiperbelt Networks US
 * KBC
 * Discovery Networks
 * HBO
 * CNN Global
 * Cartoon Network
 * Boomerang
 * Kuiperbelt Sports
 * Kuiperbelt Facilities
 * Kuiperbelt Studios UK
 * Kuiperbelt Studios Leavesden
 * Kuiperbelt Studios London
 * BBC Park Western
 * Wogan House
 * Broadcasting House
 * BBC Maida Vale
 * BBC Archive Centre
 * Queen Elizabeth Hall
 * Royal Festival Hall
 * BBC White City
 * Elstree Studios Shenley Road
 * Kuiperbelt Studios Burbank (combination of the WB and NBC studio lots)

Former

 * Television Centre (1960-2013; sold to Intel via DreamWorks in order to focus on BBC White City; studio building now owned by Comcast)
 * Kuiperbelt Toon Studios (1994-2022; shut down because of Kuiperbelt's focus on streaming)
 * BBC Elstree Centre (1984-2023; sold to Microsoft after the Kuiperbelt-Warner merger)