Known for his innovative approach to film financing and his formidable production credits, Ryan Kavanaugh has also brokered multiple strategic marketing and distribution deals for Relativity Media, LLC, a studio he founded in 2004 and continues to lead as Chief Executive Officer. On behalf of Relativity, Kavanaugh acquired the distribution and marketing divisions of Overture Films, the film unit of Liberty Media/Starz. In a historic move, Ryan Kavanaugh helped to clinch a deal that formed a strategic partnership between Relativity and Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd. to share stakes in SkyLand Entertainment with SAIF Partners and IDG China Media. The agreement is the first strategic alliance with a Chinese government-sponsored firm and will allow Relativity to distribute and produce films in China and the U.S. Ryan Kavanaugh handled other impressive deals, including a groundbreaking partnership with Netflix that allows for the streaming of Relativity titles during regular pay TV airing windows and a cross-platform marketing partnership with Clear Channel Radio, the nation’s largest radio station owner.
By securing strategic partnerships, Ryan Kavanaugh and other key senior executives have established Relativity as one of the leading distribution studios in the American film industry.
