Biography
Hyde is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences where he has been nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning one. He is a former officer and director of The Cousteau Society. He was also a founding member, as well as Vice Chairman and Board member, of the American Film Market. Hyde and his wife own Fairlea Ranch and raise World Champion American Quarter Horses. Hyde graduated from New York University with additional international economic studies at Leiden University in Holland.
Prior to 1990
Hyde was involved in production, distribution and as a management consultant overseeing the domestic and foreign distribution of nearly 125 motion pictures and television shows. His production credits include Short Circuit, Flight Of The Navigator, 8 Million Ways To Die, NeverEnding Story, Mighty Mouse, Homicide: Life on the Street, 9½ Weeks, UHF, and the award-winning Das Boot.
1990 to 1995
As CEO of MCEG Sterling, a publicly held motion picture production, distribution, library and consulting company, Hyde reorganized MCEG in 1990 after reaching a major compromise with GE Capital. He then consolidated a series of independent film libraries into MCEG and subsequently engineered a four way merger of MCEG Sterling with Orion Pictures, Activa Corporation, and Metromedia International.
1996 to 2000
Hyde was CEO of Crossroads V Communications, a leading entertainment industry consulting and management firm. During this period, as CEO of Starbound Records, a music library of over 17,000 digital masters, he reorganized the company and subsequently sold the library. Also during this time Hyde was court appointed CEO/Trustee for Riklis TV Broadcasting (KADY/KADE Television) which he sold on behalf of the creditors in 1999.
2000 to 2003
Hyde was brought into Film Roman as President and CEO to reorganize the company. Hyde successfully stopped the negative cash flow, cut back the corporate overhead, and generated new business, Tripping the Rift, Eloise, Wow Wow Wubbzy, and Motocross, while continuing to produce The Simpsons and King of the Hill and deliver them to the Fox Network on a timely basis. IDT Entertainment bought control of Film Roman in 2003.
2003 to 2006
Hyde was Chief Operating Officer of IDT Entertainment and CEO of IDTE Productions, New Arc Productions, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, and Film Roman. Through a series of acquisitions, and start up subsidiaries, IDT Entertainment grew from $27,000 in revenues in 2003 to annualized revenues of nearly $250,000,000 in 2006. Hyde was responsible for organizing these acquisitions and subsidiaries and creating an infrastructure to give IDT Entertainment a cohesive production and distribution system for motion pictures, cable, DVD, and television. Hyde oversaw all operations of IDT Entertainment day-to-day and led team handling the due diligence, sale, and integration into Starz/Liberty Media.
2007 to 2008
Hyde recently served as Vice Chairman of Starz Media who purchased IDT Entertainment in 2006 for nearly $500,000,000. Hyde was responsible for integrating the newly acquired IDT companies into the Starz group of companies.
During his years as an industry management consultant Hyde oversaw the restructuring or reorganization of Avenue Entertainment, Filmstar, Management Company Entertainment Group, Cannon Films, Hemdale Entertainment, Reeves Entertainment, Peregrine Entertainment, Orion, AME Video, MGM, Fries Entertainment, and Riklis TV Broadcasting.
Present
John W. Hyde is currently Vice Chairman of Image Entertainment the leading U. S. independent distributor of DVD, digital and broadcast rights with a catalog of nearly 4000 titles. Hyde was a founding Director of T&M Entertainment which successfully raised $82,000,000 publicly to acquire an entertainment company. In addition, Hyde has founded Rehab Incorporated which consists of Rehab Entertainment, a television and film, and intellectual rights company, as well as Rehab Consulting, an entertainment and media consulting company. Rehab Consulting is continuing to advise Starz Media on Vanguard Entertainment and the Vanguard Studios in Vancouver and is currently consulting with the Jim Henson Company to expand their operation and bring in additional financing. Rehab Entertainment is currently developing three feature films, Short Circuit 3 for the Weinstein Company, Flight Of The Navigator 2 with Disney, and Walk Among The Tombstones based on the motion picture 8 Million Ways to Die and the Lawrence Block book series.
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