List of home video companies

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This is a list of notable home video companies in the business of producing and marketing pre-recorded cassettes and discs of various formats for home video.

Contents 1 Viacom 2 News Corporation 3 Lions Gate 4 Time Warner 5 The Walt Disney Company 6 Sony 7 NBC Universal 8 Heron Communications 9 The Weinstein Company 10 Starz Media 11 Others 12 Outside of the United States 13 See also

[edit] Viacom

• Paramount Home Entertainment (1976-)
  • MTV Home Video
  • Nickelodeon Video (1993-)
  • Comedy Central Home Video (1998-)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (formerly NTA Home Entertainment (1984-1986)) (1984-1995)
• Worldvision Home Video (mid 1980s-1994)

[edit] News Corporation

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (formerly Magnetic Video (1977-1981), 20th Century Fox Video (1981-1982), CBS/Fox Video (1982-1998) and Fox Video (1990-1999)), currently part of News Corporation (1977-)
  • Playhouse Video (1983-1991)
  • Key Video (1983-1991)
• New World Video (1984-1989)
• MTM Home Video (1992-1998)

[edit] Lions Gate

• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2000-)
  • Artisan Entertainment (formerly U.S.A. Home Video (1982-1987), International Video Entertainment (1986-1990), Live Home Video (1990-1995), and Live Entertainment (1995-1998)) (1982-2003)
    • Vestron Video (1981-1993)
      • Children's Video Library (early-late 1980s)
      • Lightning Video (1985-1990)
    • Family Home Entertainment (1981-)
    • Monterey Home Video (1980s-)
    • Carolco Home Video (1990-1996)
    • Avid Home Entertainment (1990-1998)
• Vidmark Entertainment (renamed Trimark Home Video in 1997) (1984-2000)
• Magnum Entertainment (Mid 1980s-1990)

[edit] Time Warner

• HBO Video (formerly Thorn/EMI Video (1978-1985), Thorn/EMI/HBO Video (1985-1986), and HBO/Cannon Video (1986-1987)) (1978-)
• Warner Home Video (1978-)
• New Line Home Entertainment (1990-)
• (Karl) Lorimar Home Video (1984-1993)
• Turner Home Entertainment (1987-1997)
• Warner Music Vision (formerly A-Vision Entertainment, Festival Video, and Warner Reprise Video)
  • KidVision (1993-2002)
• Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1987-1991)

[edit] The Walt Disney Company

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (formerly Buena Vista Home Video) (1989-)
  • Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (formerly Walt Disney Home Video and Walt Disney Home Entertainment) (1980-)
  • ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. (1979-)
  • Touchstone Home Entertainment (1984-)
  • Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment (1991-)
  • Saban Home Video (1991)
  • Miramax Home Entertainment (1993-)

[edit] Sony

• Sony Video
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, formerly known as Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Video, and Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (1978-)
• MGM Home Entertainment (formerly MGM Home Video (1973-1979), MGM/CBS Home Video (1979-1982), and MGM/UA Home Video (1982-1998)) (1979-)
  • Orion Home Video (1987-1998)
  • Nelson Entertainment (formerly Embassy Home Entertainment (1983-1987)) (1983-1991)
  • Hemdale Home Video (1991-1995)
• Sony Wonder (1991-)

[edit] NBC Universal

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (formerly MCA DiscoVision (1978-1982), MCA Videocassette (1980-1983), MCA Videodisc (1982-1983), MCA Home Video (1983-1990), and MCA/Universal Home Video (1990-1997)) (1978-)
  • NBC Home Video (1981-)
  • PolyGram Video (1982-1999)
  • Geffen Home Video (1990-1998)
  • USA Home Entertainment (1999-2002)

[edit] Heron Communications

• Media Home Entertainment (1978-1992)
  • Hi-Tops Video (1985-1992)
  • The Nostalgia Merchant (1980-)
  • Fox Hills Video (1986-1992)

[edit] The Weinstein Company

• The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (2005-)
• Dimension Home Entertainment (1996-)

[edit] Starz Media

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (formerly Video Treasures (1985-1997) and Starz Home Entertainment (2007-2008)) (1985-)
  • Starmaker Entertainment (mid-1980s-1997)

[edit] Others

• Paragon Video Productions (1981-1985)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1997-)
• Golden Book Video (1983-)
• Simitar Entertainment (1984-2000)
• PBS Home Video (1990-)
• 2 Entertain
• DiC Home Entertainment (2003-)
• WGBH Boston Video (1980-)
• Random House Home Video (1986-)
• Children's Treasury Entertainment
• GoodTimes Home Video (1984-2005)
• United American Video (late 1980s-2006)
• Viz Video (1993-)
• Burbank Video
• CBS Home Entertainment (formerly CBS Video Enterprises (1978-1979), MGM/CBS Home Video (1979-1982) and CBS/Fox Video (1982-1998)) (1978-)
• Strand VCI Entertainment (1988-1993)
• Strand Home Video (1993-1995)
• HIT Entertainment
• Celebrity Home Entertainment/Celebrity's Just for Kids Home Video
• Norman Martin Enterprises
• Big H Productions
• Shout! Factory
• Genius Products
• YES! Entertainment
• Video Rendering Help Zone www.videorhz.com

[edit] Outside of the United States

Argentina

• Argentina Video Home
• Gativideo
• Transmundo Video

Australia

• Communications and Entertainment Limited (Early 1980s-Mid 1990s, was originally Publishing and Broadcasting Video Distribution)
• K&C Video (Early-Mid 1980s)
• GO Video (Early-Mid 1980s)
• Starbase Video (Early-Mid 1980s)
• King of Video (Early-Mid 1980s)
• Video Classics (Early-Mid 1980s)
• Thorn/EMI Video
• Thorn/EMI HBO Video
• Platinum Video (Mid-1980s)
• Delta Home Video (Mid-1980s)
• Prestige Video (Mid-1980s)
• Palace Home Video (Mid-Late 1980s)
• Roadshow Home Video (1982-)
• Intervision (Early-Mid 1980s)
• Showcase Video (Mid-1980s)
• GL Video (Early-1980s)
• Vestron (Mid-Late 1980s)
• Box Office Int. Video (Mid-1980s)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video (Mid-Late 1980s)
• Videoscope (Early 1980s)
• Syme (Mid 1980s))
• Electric (Blue) Video (although the company was actually UK-based)
• Sports World Cinema
• VCL Video
• Movies at Midnight
• Seven Keys Video
• Screen Time Entertainment (division of CBS-Fox Video in Australia)
• Pink Video
• Rigby-CIC Video
• Merlin Video
• Playaround Video
• Star Video
• Australian Video

Brazil

• America Video
• Poletel Video
• China Video

Canada

• A and Y Productions (2003-2006)
• Beserk Cow Productions (2006-now)
• HGV Video Productions (1980-Present, Canadian distributor of Goodtimes Home Video)
• Astral Video (Mid 1980s-1996)
• Vidtex Video
• Media West, Inc. (Low-budget Canadian counterpart of Worldvision Home Video)
• Alliance Releasing
• Video MPA
• Canadian Video Factory
• Junior Home Video
• Imavision
• BFS Video (distributor of old BBC and ITV programs from the UK)
• La mouche et l'elephant/PR Vidéo (French-language)

Colombia

• Kyron Home Video
• Cinevideo
• Contacto Video

Denmark

• Video Action
• Filmlab Video
• Starbox Video

Finland

• Magnum Video (no relation to the low-budget B-movie label now owned by Lions Gate)
• Nordic Video
• Capitol Video (released several films from the former Soviet Union)

France

• StudioCanal Video
• Gaumont/Columbia-TriStar Home Video
• Delta Video
• UGC Video
• Fil-à-Film
• New Family Video
• TF1 Video
• Carrére Video
• Sunrise
• Initial Home Video
• Mondial Home Video
• Régie Cassette Video
• Challenge Video Productions

Germany

• Kiddinx Video
• RTL Video
• VPS Video Programme Service
• Atlas Film Video
• ITT-Contrast Video
• Select Video
• UFA Video
• All Video
• EuroVideo

Greece

• AGM Home Video
• Hellas Kosmos Video
• Hi-Tech Video
• Original Video
• Video Acropolis
• Video City International
• Videosonic (one of the biggest Greek home video companies, started in the mid-1980s)

India

• Shemaroo
• Ultra
• Moser Baer
• Time
• T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.)

Italy

• Torino Video (1980s)

Japan

• Bandai Visual - Emotion (1983-)
• Toei Home Video (?-Present)
• Pony Video (dates unknown)

Mexico

• Televisa Home Entertainment (dates unknown)
• Video Emoción (1980s-Early 1990s)

The Netherlands

• Converge Video (1980s)
• Video Screen
• Eagle 6 Video
• Bridge Entertainment DVD
• Classic Video Movies
• Video Garant
• European Video Corporation

 Norway

• ABC Video (1980s)
• Big Partner (1980s)
• CCV (Club Consult Video) (1980s)
• C.P. Entertainment (1980s)
• Fram Film (1980s)
• HVC Video Vision AS (1980s)
• Intervideo (1980s)
• In Video (1980s)
• JEL Video (1980s)
• Mayco AS (1980s)
• Nord Video (1980s)
• Novio AS (Later renamed "Nye Novio") (1980s)
• OVC (Oslo Video Center) (1980s)
• Panorama (1980s)
• Screen Entertainment (1980s)
• VCM (1980s)
• Videohuset (1980s)

Philippines

• C-Interactive
• Magnavision Home Entertainment
• Solar Entertainment
• Viva Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Philippines

Portugal

• RTP Home Video
• Class Vidéo (????)
• Club Privé Vidéo (1992-Present)

South Africa

• Nu Metro Home Entertainment (1987-)
• Ster-Kinekor Home Video (1993-)

Spain

• Filmax Home Video (1988-Present)
• Video Diversíon (Mid-1980s)
• Lauren Films Video (1980s-Present)
• Viva Home Video (1980s)
• Video Colección (1990s, Spain's version of The Video Collection/Strand-VCI Entertainment/Strand Home Video)

Sweden

• Baroness VideoVision
• International Promotions, Inc.
• PRT Elektronik
• Trix Videofilmer
• Video Invest
• Videce Videocentralen
• Mariann Video
• Esselte Video
• Walthers Video

Turkey

• Cabecera Home Video (Alparslan)

United Kingdom

• Video Gems (Mid 1980s-1996)
• Guild Home Video (1984-1998)
• Telstar Home Entertainment (2000s)
• 2 Entertain (2004-)
  • BBC Video (1980-2004)
  • Video Collection International (1984-2004)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1982-1992)
• Acorn Media
• The Video Collection/VCI (the original UK version of Strand VCI Entertainment/Strand Home Video)
• Abbey Home Entertainment/Tempo Video
• Screen Legends
• CIC Video
• Braveworld Video
• Virgin Video
• Channel 5 Video
• Pickwick Video Group
• Entertainment in Video
• Magical Video Movies (MVM)
• Vestron Video International
• First Choice Home Video
• Odyssey Home Video
• Palace Video (Note: unrelated to the Australian company of the same name, this handled children's videos)
• DD Video
• Replay Video
• Hokushin Video Movies
• Medusa Video
• Intervision
• Alpha Video
• Videomedia
• Skyline Video
• Video Program Distribution
• Derann Video
• CineHollywood
• Longman Video
• Thames Video

Venezuela

• Blancic Video
• Videorama
• Venevista Video
• Video-Rodven
• Gran Video
• Video Venus
• Videos De Venezuela
• blue diamond video
• Intervideo

[edit] See also

• Home video
• List of years in home video
• Category:Years in home video
• Videocassette recorder
• Copyright law
• Rental shop
• Category:Video
• Category:Direct-to-video series
• Category:Home video companies of the United States
• Home cinema