Magna Home Entertainment was an independent home entertainment distributor headquartered in

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, Australia, operating within Australia and

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. As of February 2009, Magna Home Entertainment became a fully owned subsidiary of Beyond International (ASX:BYI), an Australian television production and distribution company. Magna Home Entertainment is the sister company of Melbourne-based home entertainment distributor

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, also a subsidiary of Beyond International. Magna Home Entertainment distributes television series, documentaries and feature films.

Company history

The company was incorporated in 1983. Principal activities of the company in the 1980s included the import and wholesale distribution of video cassettes,

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, micro cassettes, and computer equipment. In 1990, the company was publicly listed as Magna Pacific (Holdings) Ltd. During the 1990s, the company expanded its activities into intellectual property licensing, acquiring videogram home entertainment distribution rights for a number of licensed properties. Rapid growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s saw Magna listed in Business Review Weekly's Fast 100 List, as the company expanded its distribution and acquired several key licensed properties that ensured strong growth in home entertainment revenue. Magna followed the industry migration to

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media during this period, and now releases home entertainment content via DVD, Blu-ray, and digital-file-based distribution. Magna Pacific is a budget distributor known for producing bare-bones media without extras or subtitles.

Distribution facility

Magna Home Entertainment's headquarters in Eagle Farm,

includes a distribution facility. It opened in July 2006.

Titles distributed

Magna Home Entertainment is a home entertainment distributor for children's brands, television series, documentaries, and feature films.

Children's series

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Archibald the Koala ''Archibald the Koala'' is a 1998 British animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in September 1998 and starting airing on ITV on its children's block CITV. The show its ...

'' *'' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' *''

The Adventures of Blinky Bill ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yoram ...

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Bananaman Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character origin ...

'' *'' Berenstain Bears'' *'' Beyblade V-Force'' *'' Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks'' *''

Blazing Dragons ''Blazing Dragons'' is an animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and produced by Nelvana and Ellipse Animation. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 19 ...

'' *''Bolts & Blip'' *'' Bratz'' *'' Care Bears'' *''

Chaotic Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...

'' *'' Code Lyoko'' *'' Corduroy'' *''

Corneil and Bernie ''Watch My Chops'' (also known as ''Corneil & Bernie'') is a French animated series about an intelligent talking dog, Corneil, and his " dog sitter", Bernie Barges. It starred Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Dian Perry, Dan Russell, Becca Stewart, Lau ...

'' *'' Crush Gear'' *'' Cubix'' *'' Dennis the Menace'' *'' Dinosaur King'' *''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Novem ...

'' *'' Donkey Kong Country'' *'' Dumb Bunnies'' *''

The Elephant Princess ''The Elephant Princess'' is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. The series revolves around a ...

'' *'' The Fairly OddParents'' *'' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' *''

Fly Tales ''Fly Tales'' is an :Animated comedy television series, animated comedy television series that was made in 1999. It featured the short adventures of a young, curious, friendly fly. The fly would get into sticky situations in settings such as a kit ...

'' *'' Fraggle Rock'' *''

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

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George and Martha ''George and Martha'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by James Marshall between 1972 and 1988. Each book in the series contains five short stories describing interactions between two hippos, George and Martha. The books i ...

'' *'' H₂O: Just Add Water'' *'' Hamtaro'' *''

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' is a series of children's books written and drawn by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds. The series is about a five-year-old boy named Harry, who has a bucket full of six dinosaurs named Taury, Trike, Patsy ...

'' *'' Holly Hobbie and Friends'' *'' Inspector Gadget'' *'' Jibber Jabber'' *''

Kenny The Shark ''Kenny the Shark'' is an American animated television series produced by Discovery Kids. The series was first premiered on Discovery Kids' Saturday morning block on NBC on November 1, 2003, and ended with the last episode on February 19, 2005. S ...

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Larry the Lawnmower ''Larry the Lawnmower'' is an Australian pre-schoolers program broadcast that airs on Seven Network in Australia. created by Tim Faircloth. The series follows Larry the Lawnmower and his four friends Wheelie the Wheelbarrow, Rosie the Rake, Tang ...

'' *''Little Charlie Bear'' *'' Little People'' *''Marvel Knights Motion Comics'' *'' Megaman NT Warrior'' *'' Moville Mysteries'' *''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

'' *'' The Neverending Story'' *''Percy the Park Keeper'' *''

Pet Alien ''Pet Alien'' is a French-American computer-animated series produced by Mike Young Productions, Taffy Entertainment, Antefilms Productions, and John Doze Studios in 2005. It was created by Pajanimals creator Jeff Muncy and the episodes are ma ...

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Pigeon Boy Pigeon Boy is a children's cartoon created by Millimages of France, and is shown on a number of television networks, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. It is set in the fictional city of Ultrapolis and centres on the l ...

'' *'' Pingu'' *'' Pippi Longstocking'' *''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

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Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary ...

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Rollbots ''RollBots'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Michael Milligan (screen name "MCM") and produced by Amberwood Entertainment. The TV show premiered in Canada on YTV on February 7, 2009, and in the United States on The CW4Kids o ...

'' *'' Round The Twist'' *''

Rupert Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada *Rupert, Quebec, a village *Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec *Rupert' ...

'' *'' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' *'' SD Gundam Force'' *''Seaside Hotel'' *''

Sheeep ''Sheeep'' is a British children's animated television series that aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom and was produced by Grand Slamm Children's Films and HIT Entertainment. It is based on the book ''Sheep in Wolves' Clothing'' by Japanese au ...

'' *'' Shinchan'' *'' Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'' *'' Smurfs'' *''

Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry shortcake may refer to: * Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries * "Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie," a song published in 1956; a version by The Brother Sisters was released by Mercury Records in 196 ...

'' *'' The Super Hero Squad Show'' *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' *''

The Three Friends and Jerry ''The Three Friends and Jerry'' ''( sv, De tre vännerna och Jerry)'' is a children's animated television series produced by Happy Life and TMO Film GmbH (Germany) in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany. The show was created b ...

'' *'' Totally Spies!'' * Tractor Tom *''

Tutenstein ''Tutenstein'' is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series premiered on November 1, 2003 and ended on October 11, 2008. It features young mumm ...

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The Upside Down Show ''The Upside Down Show'' is a children's television series produced by Blink Films and Sesame Workshop. It was made for the Noggin channel. The series is set in a strange apartment building where the doors lead to a variety of unusual rooms. It is ...

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Viva Piñata ''Viva Piñata'' is a video game franchise created and produced by Xbox Game Studios and Rare. The series' first game, ''Viva Piñata'' (2006), was conceived as a mobile gardening game before Rare was acquired by Microsoft. It was released on ...

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Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'' *'' Wolverine and the X-Men'' *''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'' *'' Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' *'' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' *'' Zoids: Fuzors'' *'' Zoids: New Century''

Television series

*'' American Chopper'' *''

American Hot Rod ''American Hot Rod'' is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2007 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The series followed renowned car designer Boyd Coddington and his crew as they built hot rods and cust ...

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Deadliest Catch ''Deadliest Catch'' is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The ...

'' *'' Cake Boss'' *'' Dirty Jobs'' *'' LA Ink'' *''

Man Vs Wild ''Man vs. Wild'', also called ''Born Survivor: Bear Grylls'', ''Ultimate Survival'', ''Survival Game'', or colloquially as simply ''Bear Grylls'' in the United Kingdom, is a survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls on the Discovery Chan ...

'' *'' Miami Ink'' *'' Overhaulin''' *'' The Cosby Show'' *''

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams and Roseanne Barr which aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Barr as Roseann ...

'' *'' Dog the Bounty Hunter'' *'' Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' *'' Wire In The Blood'' *'' River Monsters'' *''

Trailer Park Boys ''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer pa ...

'' *'' Wire in the Blood''

Documentaries

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...

* History Channel * Biography Channel *''

The Crocodile Hunter ''The Crocodile Hunter'' was a wildlife documentary television series hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, ...

Feature films

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Dot Goes to Hollywood ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Yoram Gross. It was released in DVD (Region 4 format) in 2014. Plot Yoram Gross' eighth Dot movie opens in Australia with Dot and a koala named Gumley dancing and singing in the st ...

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Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle ...

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Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

'' (1996) *'' Dances with Wolves'' (1990) *'' FairyTale: A True Story'' (1997) *'' Just Friends'' *'' Because I Said So'' *'' Bratz: The Movie'' *'' August Rush'' *'' Penelope'' *'' Over Her Dead Body'' *''

Chaos Theory Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, and were once thought to have co ...

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The Accidental Husband ''The Accidental Husband'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, and Sam Shepard. The film was written by Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor and Bon ...

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The Mutant Chronicles ''Mutant Chronicles'' is a 2008 British-American science fiction action-horror film, loosely based on the role-playing game of the same name. The film was directed by Simon Hunter, and stars Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman. It was released throughou ...

'' *'' Righteous Kill'' *''

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 ...

References

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External links

Beyond Home Entertainment websiteBeyond International website
Companies based in Brisbane Entertainment companies established in 1983 Home video companies of Australia

Company history

Distribution facility

Titles distributed

Children's series

Television series

Documentaries

Feature films

See also

References

External links