As of Jan. 9, Skyvision’s new and sole owner is Jay Firestone, former Alliance Communications vice-chairman who negotiated with Interbrew for the Toronto-based production company.

Included in Firestone’s plans for the new entity, currently named Fireworks/Skyvision, are at least $40 million in financing this year he says, pending pick up of the fx pilot and of Land’s End, both Skyvision projects.

Firestone also expects to proceed this year with Skyvision’s pilot, Universal Soldier, develop a series of Robocop tv movies with international financing and pursue a Robocop animated series with an international partner, possibly a foreign toy maker. The series and the toy have done very well overseas, especially in Japan and in Germany. Firestone says he has at least one other animated project and a few features in development, but won’t comment further.

Regarding staffing, interim president Howard Rosen has left the company, ctv regular Adam Haight has joined as Firestone’s ‘right-hand man heading up all production and development on the corporate level,’ says the new chief, and he hopes Skyvision producer Miles Dale will stay on to produce fx.

Firestone is currently producing 13 episodes of Pacific Blue for USA Network in l.a. with partners Gary Nardino and Bill Nuss, and Rigel Distribution, John Lang’s u.s. company with which he formed a joint venture to do the series.

Firestone holds exclusive rights to all Skyvision properties, including merchandising rights.