- CEO
- Donald Kushner
- Full Time Employees
- 55
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Address
- 280 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills CA United States of America 90212
- IPO Date
- Jan 12, 1989
- Business
- The Kushner-Locke Company (NASDAQ:KLOC) is an independent entertainment company that produces and distributes feature films, television programs, and direct-to-video content for domestic and international markets. Founded in 1983 by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a diverse portfolio encompassing theatrical motion pictures such as The Adventures of Pinocchio, Basil, Freeway, and Nutcracker: The Motion Picture; animated features including The Brave Little Toaster trilogy, Rover Dangerfield, Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz, and Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw; television series, mini-series, movies-of-the-week, reality shows, game shows, and family programming like Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book; and library content from its over 300-title catalog including Divorce Court revivals, First and Ten, and Conniption. It targets major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), cable outlets (HBO, Showtime, Disney Channel), first-run syndication, pay-per-view, video, and international broadcasters through subsidiaries like Kushner-Locke International, KLC/New City Televentures, TV First, and 800-US-SEARCH; geographic operations span North America, Europe (UK, Romania, Czech Republic), Latin America (via Gran Canal Latino joint venture), and locations including Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and Israel. Recent developments include a 1998 three-year coproduction and foreign distribution agreement with Universal Pictures for nine films budgeted at $35 million or less; a multi-picture pact with Disney Channel UK and Gran Canal Latino satellite channel launch with Enrique Cerezo for Spanish-language markets; acquisitions such as 800-US-SEARCH and Conquistador Films contributions; and diversification into infomercials like Keep the Faith for Christian music marketing and interactive television, following Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2001 with Artisan Entertainment securing North American rights and the library later acquired by Multicom Entertainment in 2013.