Shavick Entertainment

Shavick Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 1993 after producer James Shavick returned to Canada from a period working with RKO Pictures, the company developed a business focused primarily on television production, while also participating in theatrical film projects and television-series production. Its best-known body of work is the Donald Strachey mystery film series, a group of television movies starring Chad Allen. The company’s catalogue also includes scripted television series such as The New Addams Family, Los Luchadores, Young Blades, and Breaker High. These projects place Shavick within the Canadian independent-production sector, where producers commonly develop, finance, and deliver programming for broadcasters and international distributors rather than operating as a conventional consumer-facing entertainment brand. The company’s work has consequently spanned television movies, episodic series, and selected theatrical films. Shavick Entertainment is owned and operated in Vancouver by James Shavick and Joy MacPhail, a former British Columbia politician. Their partnership combines Shavick’s production background with MacPhail’s experience in public affairs and provincial politics. The company has also had a significant role in Canadian specialty television through its majority interest in OUTtv, a channel associated with LGBTQ-focused programming and audiences. Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment were minority partners in OUTtv before Shavick Entertainment acquired their interests in 2012. The company’s positioning is that of an independent Canadian producer and media owner rather than a mass-market studio or vertically integrated global entertainment conglomerate. Its identity has been shaped by television-oriented production, recurring relationships with broadcasters and distributors, and ownership participation in a specialty channel. Publicly documented information about current production activity, staffing, financial performance, and the company’s present corporate structure is limited; those details should therefore be treated as requiring further verification.

Shavick Entertainment was established in 1993 by Canadian producer James Shavick after he returned to Canada from a period working as a producer with RKO Pictures. The company was formed as an independent film and television production business headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its early and subsequent activities were centered on developing and producing programming for television, with additional involvement in theatrical film production and television series. Rather than building a large studio complex or a broad consumer entertainment portfolio, Shavick Entertainment operated through individual productions and relationships with broadcasters, distributors, and other media partners. This model enabled the company to work across television movies and episodic programming. Among its documented series credits are The New Addams Family, Los Luchadores, Young Blades, and Breaker High. These projects demonstrate the company’s reach across family, youth, action, and adapted or genre-oriented television programming. The company became particularly associated with the Donald Strachey mystery series. The television films feature Chad Allen as Donald Strachey and form the most recognizable production group in the company’s public profile. The series helped define Shavick Entertainment’s identity as a producer of made-for-television mystery and drama programming, while also giving it a recurring franchise rather than relying exclusively on unrelated one-off projects. Shavick Entertainment also developed a media-ownership role through its connection with OUTtv, a Canadian specialty channel. Before 2012, Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment held minority interests alongside Shavick Entertainment. In 2012, Shavick acquired those minority shares, making the company the channel’s majority owner. This transaction expanded Shavick’s role from producing individual screen projects to participating directly in specialty broadcasting and channel operations. The company is described as being owned and operated in Vancouver by James Shavick and Joy MacPhail. MacPhail is a former British Columbia politician, while Shavick’s background is in film and television production. Their ownership partnership has remained central to the company’s public identity. Beyond the productions and OUTtv transaction documented in reference material, publicly available information is limited regarding later releases, current executives, financial results, corporate subsidiaries, and the company’s present production slate. Accordingly, the historical record supports a concise account of its founding, television-production catalogue, Donald Strachey work, and expansion into specialty broadcasting, but does not establish a more detailed current corporate chronology.

• 2012

  Shavick takes majority ownership of OUTtv

  [1]Shavick Entertainmenten.wikipedia.org

  The company bought out the minority interests held by Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment in the Canadian specialty channel OUTtv.

• 1993

  Shavick Entertainment is established

  [1]Shavick Entertainmenten.wikipedia.org

  James Shavick established the company after returning to Canada from work as a producer with RKO Pictures.

Independent Canadian film and television production, with a notable television-film catalogue and a strategic ownership role in specialty broadcasting.

• Television films

  Donald Strachey mystery series

  A series of television mystery films centered on private investigator Donald Strachey and starring Chad Allen. The films are the production group most closely associated with Shavick Entertainment and represent the company’s strongest documented recurring television property. The series combines detective-story structure with character and relationship themes and was produced for television rather than as a conventional theatrical franchise.

• Television series

  The New Addams Family

  A television series among Shavick Entertainment’s documented production credits. It belongs to the company’s episodic television output and illustrates its work on recognizable genre and family-oriented properties.

• Television series

  Los Luchadores

  A television series included in Shavick Entertainment’s publicly documented catalogue. The title reflects the company’s participation in action-oriented and genre programming alongside its television films and other scripted series.

• Television series

  Young Blades

  A scripted television series associated with Shavick Entertainment. It forms part of the company’s historical episodic-production portfolio and demonstrates its involvement in adventure-oriented programming.

• Television series

  Breaker High

  A television series listed among Shavick Entertainment’s productions. The project is part of the company’s earlier television catalogue and reflects its work in youth-oriented scripted programming.

• Specialty television channel

  OUTtv

  A Canadian specialty channel in which Shavick Entertainment holds a majority interest according to the referenced company history. The channel extends Shavick’s activities beyond project-based production into specialty broadcasting and channel ownership.

• 2012

  Acquire minority interests in OUTtvM&A

  Background

  Before the transaction, Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment held minority interests in OUTtv alongside Shavick Entertainment.

  Action taken

  Shavick Entertainment bought out the minority partners’ shares, resulting in a majority ownership position in the specialty channel.

  Aftermath

  The deal strengthened Shavick Entertainment’s role in specialty broadcasting and made its OUTtv ownership a significant part of the company’s documented business profile.

  Source

1. 1Shavick Entertainmenten.wikipedia.org