Elan Media Partners

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Élan Media Partners was an Australian e-commerce company. It was established in 2010 after Surrealus, a company run by Paul Uniacke and Edward Nedelko, who at the time owned and operated Video Ezy, Blockbuster Australia and EzyDVD under their Franchise Entertainment Group, acquired Stomp Entertainment.{{cite web |title=Stomp ... Another Music Industry Acquisition |url=http://messandnoise.com/news/4040807 |accessdate=20 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822145623/http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4040807 |archivedate=22 August 2010 }} Following a transitional period,{{cite web|title=Stomp's new owner tight-lipped on future strategy|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2010/08/27/stomps-new-owner-tight-lipped-on-future-strategy/|accessdate=27 August 2010}} Stomp changed its name to Élan Media Partners.{{cite web |title=Stomp Changes Name |url=http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/musicnews/51662/stomp-changes-name.htm |accessdate=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105001350/http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/musicnews/51662/stomp-changes-name.htm |archivedate=5 November 2012 }} Craig White, former Director of Sales at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, was appointed General Manager.{{cite web|title=Stomp gets a new name, GM|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2010/10/07/stomp-gets-a-new-name/|accessdate=7 October 2010}} White also co-founded an affiliated company, Access Digital Entertainment, which focused on internet video streaming.{{cite web|title=Craig L. White|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/craiglwhite|accessdate=17 December 2022}}

Overview

Élan Media Partners provided online and fulfilment services to various entertainment retailers, libraries and schools. The company owned and operated online consumer retail sites such as chaos.com, play4me.com and wowhd.com. Elan Media Partners also managed and operated the Video Ezy, Blockbuster Australia and EzyDVD websites.{{cite web|title=Stomp Sold To Video Ezy, Blockbuster, EzyDVD|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2010/08/20/stomp-sold-to-video-ezy-blockbuster-ezydvd/|accessdate=20 August 2010}} Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Élan Media Partners also had warehousing operations in Melbourne and Hong Kong.{{cite web|title=Virtual servers bring real peace of mind for Élan Media Partners|url=http://www.pa.com.au/customer-stories/elan-media-partners/|accessdate=1 July 2013}}

The company dissolved prior to 2021.{{cite web|title=ELAN MEDIA PARTNERS|url=https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/bySearchId.jspx?searchId=146886366&searchIdType=BUSN&_adf.ctrl-state=wago13ork_15|accessdate=8 December 2022}}{{cite web|title=Historical details for ABN 73 144 018 002|url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View/73144018002|accessdate=8 December 2022}}

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