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 Home video is prerecorded media sold or rented for home viewing. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray and streaming me ...

Major home video companies

Paramount Global

Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Media Distribution, and originally Paramount Home Video) is the home video distribution arm of Paramount Pictures, a division of Paramount Global. The division oversees PPC's home entertainme ...

(1976–present) **

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

Home Video (1994–present) ***

Nick Jr. Nick Jr. (known on-air as the Nick Jr. Channel) is an American pay television channel spun off from Nickelodeon's long-running programming block of the same name. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Gr ...

Video (1994–2006) *** Nick Jr. DVD (2001–2009) ** MTV Home Video (1994–present) **

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...

Home Video (1998–present) ** BET Home Entertainment (2007–present) ** Miramax Home Entertainment (1994–present) *** Miramax/Dimension Home Entertainment (1995–present) ** Republic Pictures Home Video (1985–1998) *** NTA Home Entertainment **** Spotlight Video (1984–1986) *** Worldvision Home Video (1982–1995) **

CBS Home Entertainment CBS Home Entertainment (formerly CBS Video Enterprises, Inc., MGM/CBS Home Video, CBS/Fox Video and CBS Video, currently branded as CBS DVD for DVD releases and CBS Blu-ray for Blu-ray releases) is a home entertainment company owned by Paramoun ...

(2006–present) ***CBS Video Enterprises (1979–1980) *** MGM/CBS Home Video (1980–1982) *** CBS/Fox Video (1982–2000) (only includes content licensed by CBS) ***CBS Video (1991–2006) ***CBS DVD (2000–2006)

Warner Bros. Discovery

* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017–present) **Warner Home Video (1980–2017) **WCI Home Video (1978–1980) ** Studio Distribution Services (Warner Bros. & Universal Joint Venture) (2021–present) **

New Line Home Entertainment New Line Home Entertainment (formerly known as New Line Home Video) was the home entertainment distribution arm of New Line Cinema, founded in 1990. According to New Line's website, ''Misery'' was the first New Line Home Video release. It was ...

(2001–2010) ***New Line Home Video (1991–2001) *** Infinifilm (2002–2007) ** HBO Home Entertainment (2010–2020) ***

Thorn EMI Thorn(s) or The Thorn(s) may refer to: Botany * Thorns, spines, and prickles, sharp structures on plants * ''Crataegus monogyna'', or common hawthorn, a plant species Comics and literature * Rose and Thorn, the two personalities of two DC Comi ...

Video (1981–1985) ***

/HBO Video (1985–1986) ***HBO/

Cannon A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...

Video (1986–1987) ***HBO Video (1987–2010) ** Karl-Lorimar Home Video (1985–1989) **

MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...

(1990–1999, 2020–present) ** Paramount Pictures (2013–2017) **

Turner Home Entertainment Turner Entertainment Company is an American multimedia company founded by Ted Turner in 1986. Purchased by Time Warner in 1996 as part of its acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), the company was largely responsible for overseeing th ...

(1986–1997) *** Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1987–1993) ** WarnerVision Entertainment ***

KidVision KidVision was a children's home video division of A*Vision Entertainment, later WarnerVision Entertainment. It was launched in 1992 and started distributing videos on the January of 1993 with ''The Magic School Bus'', '' The Puzzle Place'', ''Sh ...

(1990–2004) ** Discovery Channel Video (1987–present) *** TLC Video (1972–present) ***

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily ...

Video (1983–present)

The Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., doing business as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, is the home entertainment distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company. The division handles the distribution of Disney's films, television series, an ...

(Buena Vista Home Entertainment) (1988–present) **

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

(2012–present) **

ABC Signature ABC Signature is an American television production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

(2007–present) **

ABC Video ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

(1997–1999) **Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1984–2010, remains in use as a label in other countries) ** Touchstone Home Entertainment (1984–2016) **

Hollywood Pictures Hollywood Pictures was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Established on February 1, 1989, by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then-studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, Hollywood ...

Home Entertainment (1990–2007) **

DIC Toon-Time Video DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

(1994–2000, US only) **

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...

Home Entertainment (1997–present) ** Freeform (2007–present) ** Jim Henson Video (1993–1996) ** Marvel Studios (2012–present) ** Lucasfilm (2014–present) **

20th Century Studios Home Entertainment 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment (commonly referred to as 20th Home Video, or 20th Home Entertainment, formerly known as 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, Fox Video, and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) is a home video label of Wa ...

(2019–present) *** Blue Sky Studios (2002–present) ***

Magnetic Video Magnetic Video Corporation was a home video/home audio duplication service that operated between 1968 and 1982. History Magnetic Video Corporation was established by the co-founder Andre Blay, an American film producer in 1968 with Leon Nichols ...

***20th Century-Fox Video *** CBS/Fox Video (1982–2000) (included content licensed by CBS before 2000) ****Key Video/Key DVD (1984–2005) ****Playhouse Video (1985–1990) *** Fox Video (1991–1998) ***20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995–2020) **** DreamWorks Animation (2013–2017) ****

(2006–2020) ****

New World Video New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

(1984–1989) **** MTM Home Video (1992–1997) ** Miramax Home Entertainment (1994–2010) *** Miramax/Dimension Home Entertainment (1995–2006) ***Dimension Home Entertainment (1995–2005) **Muppet Home Video (1983–1985, US only)

Sony

* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004–present) **Sony Video Software (1979–1992) **Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1978–present) **RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1982–1991) **Columbia TriStar Home Video (1991–2001) **Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001–2005) ** Crunchyroll, LLC (2017–present) *

Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...

(1991–2004, 2008–present) **

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout ...

(2004–2008) ***Sony Music Video Enterprises (1991–2008) **** MTV Home Video (1994–present) ****

Sony Wonder Sony Wonder (founded as Sony Kids’ Music) is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not directl ...

(1991–2008) *****

Home Video (1993–2004) ******

Video (1995–2004) *****

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

Home Video (1994–2006) *****

Golden Book Video ''Golden Book Video'' was a line of children/family animated and live-action videos marketed by Western Publishing, beginning in the holiday season of 1985. They featured characters and stories from Western's print publications, such as Little Go ...

(1992–2008) ****** DIC Video (1992–1994) *** BMG Video (1987–2008) **** BMG Kidz (1990–2008)

Comcast

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc and MCA Videocassette, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Am ...

(1997–present) **

MCA DiscoVision DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format. It was the original name of the "Reflective Optical Videodisc System" format later known as "LaserVision" or LaserDisc. Description MCA DiscoVision, Inc. was a di ...

(1977–1981) ** MCA Videocassette, Inc. (1980–1983) **MCA Videodisc (1981–1983) **MCA Home Video (1983–1990) ** MCA/

Universal Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also refer to: Companies * NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company ** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal ** Universal TV, a ...

Home Video (1990–1997) **

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

Home Video (1981–2000) ** USA Home Entertainment (1999–2002) ***

PolyGram Video PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be ...

(1982–1999) ** Studio Distribution Services (Universal & Warner Bros. Joint Venture) (2021–present) ** Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia (Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures & Paramount Pictures Joint Venture) **

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

(2018–present) **

Summit Entertainment Summit Entertainment is an American film production and distribution company. It is a label of Lionsgate Films, owned by Lionsgate Entertainment and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. History Independent era (1991–2012) Summit ...

(2007–2014) ** DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1997–present, minority owner) ** DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment (2004–present) ***

(1985–2002) ** Illumination (2010–present)

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation

''Note: Additional video companies whose libraries have been acquired by Lionsgate will be marked with an (*) in the "Other Companies" section; as documented in the Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment articles or external references.'' *

Lionsgate Home Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

(1999–present) **

(1991–present) **

LeapFrog Leapfrog is a children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs. History Games of this sort have been called by this name since at least the late sixteenth century.Artisan Entertainment Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until ...

(1983–2005, formerly U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment, Inc. and Live Entertainment) ***

Family Home Entertainment Family Home Entertainment (FHE) was an American home video company founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom. It was a division of International Video Entertainment, which had its headquarters in Newbury Park, California. History The company was founde ...

(1980–2007) *** Family Home Entertainment Kids (1998–2004) *** FHE Pictures (2002) ***

Live Entertainment Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until ...

***

International Video Entertainment Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until ...

**** Discovery Channel Video **** TLC Video ****

Video ****

Sonar Entertainment Halcyon Studios, LLC., formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., is an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution ...

**** Hallmark Home Entertainment ***** Hallmark Hall of Fame *** Carolco Home Video (1990–1995) *** Avid Home Entertainment (1991–1998) ***

Vestron Video Vestron Video was the main subsidiary of Vestron, Inc., a home video company based in Stamford, Connecticut, that was active from 1981 to 1993, and is considered to have been a pioneer in the home video market. The name is now used for a collect ...

(1982–1992) ****Children's Video Library (1982–1989) **** Lightning Video (1982–1989) * Starz Home Entertainment (2016–2017) **Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995–2017) ***GTS Records (19??-1995) ***Drive Entertainment (19??-1995) ***Starmaker Entertainment (1988–1998) ****R&G Video (1990–1998) ***Video Treasures (1985–1998) ****MNTEX Entertainment (1986–1993) ****Teal Entertainment (198?–1995) ****Strand Home Video (1990–1993) ****

Burbank Video Anchor Bay Entertainment (formerly Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment) was an American home entertainment and production company. It was a subsidiary of Starz Inc. Anchor Bay Entertainment marketed and sold feature films, television se ...

(1989–1994, second incarnation) *****SRO Video (1981–1982) *****Opening Night Productions (1982–1984) *****Curtain Call Video (1984–1985) *****Video Classics (1985–1986) *****Viking Video Classics (1986–1988) *****Troy Gold (1988–1989) *****Burbank Video (1983–1989, first incarnation)

MGM Holdings (Amazon)

MGM Home Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC ( d/b/a MGM Home Entertainment and formerly known as MGM Home Video, MGM/CBS Home Video and MGM/UA Home Video) is the home video division of the American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. History ...

(1998–present) ** MGM Home Video (1978–1980) ** MGM/CBS Home Video (1980–1982) **

/ UA Home Video (1982–1998) ** UA (Specials) ** Cannon Video (1985–1995) ** Embassy Home Entertainment (1982–1998) *** Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (1982–1997) **Orion Home Video (1987–1998) *** Filmways Home Video (1988–1989) *** Streamline Video (1990–1994)

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Vision Warner Music Vision (also known as Warner Vision) was a music video company formed in 1990 by Warner Music International to make music videos from artists and bands on Warner Bros. Records, Maverick Records, Sire Records, Atlantic Records, Elektra ...

(Formerly A*Vision Entertainment and Festival Video) **

(1990–2004) **BodyVision (1993–2002) **Warner Reprise Video (1986–present) **

Rhino Entertainment Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978. It is currently the catalog division for Warner Music Group. Its current CEO is Mark Pinkus. History Founded in 1978, Rhino was originall ...

(1978–present)

Others

* Heron Communications **

Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Inc. was a home video company headquartered in Culver City, California, originally established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band. Media Home Entertainment also distributed video product under three additional labels — ...

(1978–1993)* ***

Hi-Tops Video Hi-Tops Video was a children's home video sublabel of Media Home Entertainment (a division of Heron Communications), active from 1986 until 1992. Some of its releases include some Charlie Brown specials, ''Madeline'' and primarily some of the or ...

(1984–1993)* *** The Nostalgia Merchant (1978–1989)* ***Fox Hills Video (1986–1989)* ***Taurus Entertainment (1981–present)* *

PBS Distribution PBS Distribution (PBSd), formerly known as PBS Ventures, PBS Home Video, and Public Media Distribution, is the home video distribution unit of American television network PBS. The company releases and sells home videos of PBS series and movies and ...

(1977–present) *

2 Entertain 2 Entertain (stylized as 2 , entertain) is a British video and music publisher founded in September 2004 by the merger of BBC Video and Video Collection International in 2004. Under CEO Richard Green, the company operated as a joint venture b ...

(1984–present) * DIC Home Entertainment (2001–2009, distributed by

before 2002,

Sterling Entertainment Group United American Video (or in short: UAV) Corporation, and more commonly known as UAV Home Video or UAV Entertainment was an American entertainment company founded in 1984 as a small local company originally located in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...

between 2002 and 2006, and NCircle Entertainment after 2006) ** DIC Video (1985–1991, distributed by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video before 1986,

GoodTimes Home Video GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd. was an American home video company that originated in 1984 under the name of GoodTimes Home Video. Though it produced its own titles, the company was well known due to its distribution of media from third parties and ...

after 1989 and

from 1986 to 1989) **

(1991–2001, distributed by BMG Video before 1993 and Buena Vista Home Video after 1993) * WGBH Boston Video (1980–present) *

Home Video (1983–2009) *

(1985–2002) *

Roadshow Entertainment Roadshow Entertainment (formerly known as Roadshow Home Video from 1982–1993) is an Australian home video, production and distribution company that is a division of Village Roadshow (formerly Roadshow Home Video and Roadshow Entertainment) t ...

(1982–present) *

Wizard Video Wizard Video was a home video distribution company formed by B movie producer Charles Band in the early 1980s. It was well-known for its detailed (and often lurid) box art, especially during the time that it sold videocassettes in larger indivi ...

(1980–present)* *

Viz Video VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ ...

(1993–present) * Nine Network *

HIT Entertainment HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and Sop ...

(1996–present in the United Kingdom, 1998–2016 in the United States) **

Lyrick Studios Lyrick Studios, formerly The Lyons Group, was an American video production and distribution company based in Allen, Texas best known for their flagship property '' Barney & Friends''. The company was known for producing and distributing telev ...

(1988–2001) * Shout! Factory (2003–present) * Geffen Home Video (1992–1998) *NCircle Entertainment (2006–present) *

Genius Products Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) was an entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States. The ''Baby Genius'' line was one of a number of "smart toys" that came out in response to a study book about the ...

(1996–2011) *

NoShame NoShame, or NoShame Films, was an Italian-American company specializing in releasing authoritative editions of cult Italian movies on DVD. History NoShame Films started its office in Italy and opened an office in Los Angeles, California the fol ...

* Hemdale Home Video (1991–1995) * Fries Home Video *

Maxell , commonly known as Maxell, is a Japanese company that manufactures consumer electronics. The company's name is a contraction of "Maximum capacity dry cell". Its main products are batteries, wireless charging products, storage devices, LCD/laser ...

The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video, home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scho ...

Image Entertainment RLJ Entertainment (formerly Image Entertainment) is an American film production company and home video distributor, distributing film and television productions in North America, with approximately 3,200 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 34 ...

* Entertainment One (2005–present) *

Vivendi Entertainment Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (formerly known as Vivendi Entertainment, Vivendi Visual Entertainment and Visual Entertainment) is an independent film, television, DVD and digital distribution company operating in the United States and Canada. It is ...

(2004–2013) *

Time Life Time Life, with sister subsidiaries StarVista Live and Lifestyle Products Group, a holding of Direct Holdings Global LLC, is an American production company and direct marketer conglomerate, that is known for selling books, music, video/DVD, ...

Video *

New Video New Video (stylized as NEWVIDEO) is an American entertainment distributor and collector of independent digital content. The company works with independent producers, filmmakers and television networks to curate content for many types of distrib ...

Group (1991–present) *

Monterey Home Video Monterey Media Inc. (formerly The Monterey Movie Company) started as a home video company founded in 1982 by Scott Mansfield. It was initially financed by Noel C. Bloom, and the titles were distributed by the Family Home Entertainment subsidiary o ...

(Caballero-era library owned by Lionsgate) *

Broad Green Pictures Broad Green Pictures was a production and financing company. It was founded in 2014 by CEO Gabriel Hammond and Chief Creative Officer, Daniel Hammond. Management On February 25, 2015, Broad Green Pictures acquired a 45% stake in David Garrett ...

Prism Entertainment 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. Major home video companies Paramount Global *Paramount Home Entertainment (1976–pre ...

(1983–1997)*

Public domain companies

Simitar Entertainment Simitar Entertainment, Inc. was an American media company that sold music, videos, DVDs, and computer software. The company specialized in compilation albums, special interest video, and urban media. Simitar also distributed its own label. His ...

(1985–2000) *

GoodTimes Entertainment GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd. was an American home video company that originated in 1984 under the name of GoodTimes Home Video. Though it produced its own titles, the company was well known due to its distribution of media from third parties and ...

(1984–2005) ** Kids Klassics Home Video (1985–1993, 1996) ** GTK, Inc. (1987–1990) ** California Video Distributors (1984–1986) *

(1992–2006) **

VidAmerica VidAmerica was a home video distributor established in 1979 as a subsidiary of Video Corporation of America and headquartered in New York City, NY. It was set up to pioneer the concept of renting videocassettes through mail, which led to failure ...

(1979–1992) ** UAV Corporation (1984–1998) **

Celebrity Home Entertainment Celebrity Home Entertainment (also known as simply Celebrity Video), founded by Noel C. Bloom in 1987, was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, as well as B-grade action films and softcore adult ...

(1987–2001) *** Celebrity Video (1985–1987) *** Celebrity's Just for Kids Home Video (1989–2001) *** Unicon Communications (1989–1992) * Vee-Jay Video Products (1986–1989) * Concord Video (1985–1987) *

(1985–1994)* ** Troy Gold (1988–1989)* * Diamond Entertainment Corporation (1990–present) ** Trans-Atlantic Video (1985–1991) *

Madacy Entertainment Madacy Lifestyle Marketing (formerly Madacy Entertainment) was a company based in Mount Royal, Quebec, that published DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes. Most of the products were frequently seen in many discount stores in the United States and Canada, ofte ...

(1993–2007) *

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment Echo Bridge Entertainment is an American independent distribution company. It acquires and distributes feature films, scripted and non-scripted series, documentaries, and children’s programming for home video, digital and television in the United ...

(2001–present) ** Platinum Disc Corporation (1995–2006) *

MPI Home Video MPI Media Group is an American producer, distributor and licensor of theatrical film and home entertainment. MPI's subsidiaries include MPI Pictures, MPI Home Video, Gorgon Video, and the horror film distributor Dark Sky Films. The company is l ...

(1984–present) * Alpha Video (1991–present) ** New Age Video (1985–1991) * Westlake Entertainment (2001–2009) * Digiview Entertainment (2000–2004, 2006–201?)

Adult video companies

Caballero Home Video Caballero Home Video is an American pornographic film studio, based in Canoga Park, California founded by Noel C. Bloom. It was previously known as Caballero Control Corporation.Jennings, p.180 The company was founded in 1974, making it one of the ...

(1981–1989)

Outside of the United States

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*LK-TEL *Gativideo *Argentina Video Home *Transmundo Home Video *Transeuropa Video Entertainment *Teleargentina Division Video *Live Video *Lucian Films *Plus Video *American Video *Emerald *Tauro Video *Radiocom Video *Target Video Home *Madison Video Home *FAX Video Design - Argentinian in Chilean

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

GO Video Go, GO, G.O., or Go! may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games and sport * Go (game), a board game for two players * ''Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel * Go, the starting position lo ...

(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) *

(1995–) ** Roadshow Home Video (1982–1995) * Intervision (Early-Mid 1980s) *

(1984–) *

(1985–1991) * Showcase Video (Mid-1980s) * GL Video (Early-1980s) * Vestron (Mid-Late 1980s) * Box Office Int. Video (Mid-1980s) *

RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

Hoyts The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas and Val Morgan. Hoyts operates more than 450 cinema screens and 55,000 seats, making it Australia's second largest movie exhibitor after Event Hospita ...

Video (Mid-Late 1980s) * Videoscope (Early 1980s) * Syme Home Video (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 *

Madman Entertainment Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd., also known as Madman Films, is an Australian distribution and rights management company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, specialising in feature films, documentaries and television series across theatr ...

*21st Century Pictures *Electric Blue

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*Alexandra Video *May Star Film *Audio Video Orpheus *IP Video *Multi Video Center *Tandem Video *Bulgarian Video Brazil *America Video *Poletel Video *China Video *LK-TEL Video *Abril Video Canada * A and Y Productions (2003–2006) *The ABM Group (1989–1994) (Canadian subsidiary of Starmaker Entertainment (before 1994)) * Berserk Cow Productions (2006–present) *

HGV Video Productions HGV Video Productions, Inc. was a Canadian home video company that was originally formed in 1989 as the Canadian branch of Video Treasures, Burbank Video, Media Home Entertainment and GoodTimes Entertainment GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd. was an ...

(1989–2002, Canadian subsidiary of

(before 1997),

Video Treasures Anchor Bay Entertainment (formerly Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment) was an American home entertainment and production company. It was a subsidiary of Starz Inc. Anchor Bay Entertainment marketed and sold feature films, television ser ...

, Starmaker Entertainment (after 1994) and

(after 1989))* *

Astral Video Astral may refer to: Concepts of the non-physical * Astral body, a subtle body posited by many religious philosophers * Astral journey (or ''astral trip''), the same as having an ''out-of-body experience'' * Astral plane (AKA astral world), a ...

(Mid 1985–1996) *Cineplex Odeon Home Video (1985–1998) *Vidtex Video *Media West, Inc. (Low-budget Canadian counterpart of Worldvision Home Video) *Behavior Communications (1997–2001) *C/FP Distribution *Cineglobe **Malofilm Video (1983–1997) *Nova Home Video (1987–1992) *Alliance Releasing *Video MPA *Metrodome Distribution (2003–2005) *Montevideo Limited (1989–1993) *Canadian Video Factory (1984–1987) *Junior Home Video (Children's sublabel of Canadian Video Factory (later changed to Nova Home Video)) *

Imavision Imavision, also known as Imavision Distribution, Imavision Productions and Imavision.com, was a Canadian company recognized for the acquisition of entertainment content for DVD distribution on retail and institutional markets in Canada, the United ...

*BFS Video (distributor of old BBC and ITV programs from the UK) *La mouche et l'elephant/PR Vidéo (French-language)

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

*Video Action *Filmlab Video *

Sandrew Metronome Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distribution company formed in the 1990s. It was one of the biggest distributor companies in the Nordic countries. Sandrew Metronome was established by the Swedish company Sandrews and the Danish Metronome. ...

*Starbox Video

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

*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 The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

) *

France *

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

Video * Gaumont/ Columbia- TriStar Home Video (1993–1998) ** Gaumont/ Columbia Films/

Video (1982–1989) ** Gaumont/

Video (1989–1993) *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 *SuperVideo

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

*Key Video Production (1980s–1990s) * AGM Home Video * Hellas Kosmos Video * Hi-Tech Video *

Original Video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the Art release, release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial movie theater, theatrical release or Television film, televisio ...

* Video Acropolis * Video City International * Videosonic (one of the biggest Greek home video companies, started in the mid-1980s through 2008) * Zodiac Video (1984–2012) * MTC Video (1983–) *Olympic Video *Master Video Home *AudioVisual Enterprise **AudioVisual Home Video *Nea Kinisi Video Hong Kong *

Ocean Shores Video Ocean Shores Video (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.( or ) is the home video division of Win's Entertainment (Hong Kong) Co Ltd. The company is owned by Television Broadcasts Limited the entertainment division of Panasonic, Pioneer and Philips was a Hong Kon ...

(1975–) *Intercontinental Video Ltd. (1981–) *Deltamac (HK) Co., Ltd. (1992–) *Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd. (1986–) *Mei Ah Entertainment (1984–) India *

Eagle Home Entertainment Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...

* Excel Home Entertainment * Shemaroo *Ultra *

Moser Baer Moser Baer was an Indian multinational manufacturer of optical discs, storage devices, CDs, DVDs, based in New Delhi. The company was present in over 100 countries, serviced through 15 marketing offices and representatives, and had tie-ups ...

*Time * T-Series ( Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.) Italy *Torino Video *Medusa Video *Fonit Cetra Video *Ricordi Video *RaroVideo *CG Entertainment *Koch Media Italia *Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Italia *Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia *Universal Pictures Italia *01 Distribution Home Video *Eagle Home Video *Luckyred Homevideo

Latina Latina or Latinas most often refers to: * Latinas, a demographic group in the United States * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America. *Latin Americans Latina and Latinas may also refer ...

Bandai Visual was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and f ...

– Emotion (1983–) *

Japan Home Video (JHV) is a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label for its adult video production. Company history and finances JHV was estab ...

* Kadokawa Video *Clarion/CLS Video *

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the H ...

Video *Pony Video (dates unknown) * Toei Home Video (?-Present) *

Shochiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not ...

Home Video (?-Present) *

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer ...

Video * Tohokushinsha Home Video Mexico *Televisa Home Entertainment (dates unknown) *Video Emoción (1980s-Early 1990s) *VideoVisa

The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

*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 The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*C-Interactive Digital Entertainment *Magnavision Home Video *Solar Entertainment *Warner Home Video Philippines *Star Home Video (Star Records Video) *Regal Home Video (Regal International Inc.) *Trigon Video *Ivory Music & Video *Paragon Home Video *Synergy Home Entertainment *Aquarius Records *Viva Video

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

*VideoCine (in PAL Standard (HI-FI Stereo) (1986-present) ** VideoCine: Video Colecția (in PAL Standard (HI-FI Stereo) (1986-present) * Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment România / Buena Vista Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * Touchstone Home Entertainment România (1986–2017) * Hollywood Pictures Home Video România (1986–2007) * 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * MGM Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * Warner Bros. Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (Warner Home Video) România (1986–2009) * Turner Home Entertainment România (1995–1999) * Hanna-Barbera Home Video România (1995–1999) * Universal Studios Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment România (1986-present) * DreamWorks Home Entertainment România (1999–2011) * DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment România (1999–2014) * Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment România (1986–2005) * Sony Pictures Home Entertainment România (2005-present) Russia *20th Century Fox CIS (2006–2015) *Big Plan (russian: link=no, Крупный план) (1988–) *CP Digital (until 2012 renamed as «CP Distribution») (2000–2015) *Gemini Film (2000–2007) *Most Video (1999–2005) *Premier Video Film (1996–2005) *Premier Multimedia (2001–2005) *Pyramid Home Video (1997–2008) *New Disk (russian: link=no, Новый Диск)/ND Play (2000s-) *Union Video (russian: link=no, Союз Видео) (1988–2012) *VideoServis (1994–2015) *Varus Video (1992–2000) *West Multimedia/West Video (1994–2015) *Walt Disney Company CIS (2008–) *Universal Pictures Rus (2005–2011) *Lazer Video

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

*RTP Home Video *Class Vidéo (????) *Club Privé Vidéo (1992–present) *The Video Bancorp * NOS *LNKVideo *

Cinemateca Portuguesa Cinemateca Portuguesa is a film archive located in Lisbon. It was established in 1948. The Cinemateca Portuguesa provides film festivals, film screenings, presentations, a museum exhibition, a bookshop, and a restaurant. It is located in Rua Bar ...

* PRIS Audiovisuais *Skookum Films

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

*ALMONTAGE Entertainment (2009) *Video Master (1990s) Singapore *Videovan Entertainment (1997–2011) *Poh Kim Video (????) *Melovision Trading Corporation South Africa * Nu Metro Home Entertainment (1987–) *

Ster-Kinekor Ster-Kinekor is a South African-based cinema company, and the country's largest movie exhibitor. It represents 60-65% of the market, having 56 cinema complexes consisting of 400 screens and 64,000 seats; 154 of those screens being 3D cinemas. It ...

Home Video (1993–)

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

* Kwang Young Products * Home Game * Korea Media * Cinematown Spain *Filmax Home Video (1988–present) *Video Diversíon (Mid-1980s) *Lauren Films Video (1980s-Present) *Vadimon Video *SAV *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 Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

*Alparslan Video United Kingdom * CIC Video (1980–1999) * RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1982–1992) *

International (1987–1991) * Abbey Home Media Group (2002–2020) **Abbey Home Entertainment/Tempo Video * Video Gems (1986–1996) *

Guild Home Video Guild Home Video (GHV) or Guild Film Distribution was one of the first video distribution companies to start operating in the UK. Unlike other independent labels such as Intervision or Videoform, GHV not only survived for a very long time, but c ...

(1980–1997) * RPTA Video (1981–1984) *

Video UK (1981–1986) ** Cannon Video UK (1986–1989) *Telstar Home Entertainment (2000s) *

(2004–) ** BBC Home Entertainment (1980–) **

Video Collection International 2 Entertain (stylized as 2 , entertain) is a British video and music publisher founded in September 2004 by the merger of BBC Video and Video Collection International in 2004. Under CEO Richard Green, the company operated as a joint venture b ...

(1984–2004) ***Cinema Club *Astrion (a Division of Vision Video LTD.) (1995–1999) *Acorn Media *

(1997–present) * Metrodome Distribution (2003–2009) * M.I.A. Video * IMC Video LTD * Pegasus Entertainment * Castle Vision *

Screen Legends Carlton was a British media company. It was led by Michael P. Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it was bought by Granada plc in a corporate takeover to form ITV plc. Carlton shareholders gained ...

* First Independent Films * Braveworld Video *Virgin Video *Channel 5 Video *

ITV Studios Global Entertainment ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadca ...

Pickwick Video Group Pickwick may refer to: Arts *''The Pickwick Papers'', a novel by Charles Dickens ** Samuel Pickwick, its main character * ''Pickwick'' (operetta), 1889 one-act operetta by Edward Solomon and F. C. Burnand, based on part of the Dickens novel * ' ...

Carlton Video ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadca ...

(1995–2004) ** Granada Ventures (2005–2006) **ITV DVD (2006–2009) **

ITV Studios ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadca ...

(2009–present) * Entertainment in Video (EIV) *Magical Video Movies (MVM) *Dazzler Media * Entertainment One (2007–present) **

Contender Entertainment Group Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television se ...

(1994–2009) ***Bonkers ***Nippers *** Kult TV/Kult Kidz ***Rubber Duck Entertainment (2005–2009) ***Medusa Video (1980s–2004) ***

Hong Kong Legends Hong Kong Legends was a United Kingdom DVD distribution company, based in Hertfordshire and operating from the UK and Australia between 1999 and 2007. Hong Kong Legends was initially part of Medusa Communications, who, along with Soulblade bought ...

(1999–2007) **

Momentum Pictures Momentum Pictures is a film distributor and a subsidiary of Entertainment One, itself part of Hasbro. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading in ...

(2000–2013) *First Choice Home Video *Marshall Media (1931) *Spirit Entertainment * Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment * Palace Video (Note: unrelated to the Australian company of the same name, this handled children's videos & horror movies) *Signature Entertainment (2012–present) *DD Video *Replay Video *Hokushin Video Movies *Intervision *Alpha Video *Videomedia *Skyline Video * Prism Leisure Corporation **Odyssey Video *Video Program Distribution *

Derann Derann Film Services, commonly referred to as Derann, was a British electronics store and small format film distributor based in Dudley, England, notable for being the world's biggest distributor of Super 8 mm film during the 1970s and 1980s. The ...

Video *Vision Video LTD. (1993–2003) * Cherrywood Entertainment * LaserLight Digital *CineHollywood *Longman Video *Thames Video

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*Blancic Video *Videorama *Venevista Video *Video-Rodven *Gran Video *Video Venus *Videos De Venezuela *Blue Diamond Video *Intervideo *Romy Video

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