PolyTan

PolyTan Oy is an entertainment company based in Kelvia, Arola. PolyTan was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Dutch entertainment company and Arolan record label TAN Records.

History
In the mid 1970s, Arolan record label TAN Records began collaborating with PolyGram as a distributor. The relationship later resulted in a joint venture between the two companies, with the formation of PolyTan Oy in 1982, which would serve as an Arolan distributor of PolyGram records and films. PolyTan later struck distribution deals with other labels and film studios, including and.

The newly formed PolyTan was relatively unheard of in Arola, however it later gained significant prominence as an independent film studio and distributor in the mid to late-1980s. PolyTan was not only famed for kickstarting the Merellä media franchise, but also introduced the Vestron Pictures film to Nordic markets.

Around the same time, PolyTan began distributing television series, including the long-running CTV soap opera Glory in our Fatherland in the 1980s to 2000s.

In 1999, PolyTan Oy was reorganised and became one of two parent companies of TAN Records, which PolyGram had acquired in 1984, with holding a 49% stake in the label as well. UMG eventually sold their remaining stakes in TAN Records to PolyTan in 2005, although UMG remains as an international distributor for TAN Records releases.

After Glory in our Fatherland concluded in 2009, PolyTan was in huge debt due to the 2007-08 financial crisis and filed for bankruptcy. Even with the box office success of Merellä 2 in 2011, PolyTan fell in popularity and could not keep up with ongoing sums of debt and competition from new indie film companies. PolyTan was eventually acquired by state-owned Arogo Holdings in August 2012 as it was considered “too big to fail” as the only prominent media conglomerate in Arola.

PolyTan Television later picked up Ahonaho High in 2014 along with Fremantle, and generated profits after the first episode premiered the following year. PolyTan returned to fame and began making more notable films, including The Emperor is Back in 2020.

Vestron Lionheart Media acquired a 30% stake in PolyTan in late 2021, after state-owned Arogo Holdings agreed to privatise the company. PolyTan acquired Platinum Cinemas in May 2022. In November 2023, the Arolan government announced its plans to create a funding body for the film industry similar to and subsequently sell off the remainder of its stake in PolyTan.