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.

Major Home Video Companies[]

ViacomCBS[]

AT&T[]

Disney[]

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)
  • Sony Music Entertainment (1991–2005, 2008–present)

Comcast[]

Lionsgate[]

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.

MGM Holdings[]

Warner Music Group[]

Others[]

Public domain companies[]

Adult video companies[]

Outside of the United States[]

Argentina Argentina

  • 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

Argentina-Chile Argentinian in ChileanSpanish / Hispanoamérica

Australia Australia

Bulgaria Bulgaria

  • Alexandra Video
  • May Star Film
  • Audio Video Orpheus
  • IP Video
  • Multi Video Center
  • Tandem Video
  • Bulgarian Video

Brazil Brazil

  • America Video
  • Poletel Video
  • China Video
  • LK-TEL Video
  • Abril Video

Canada Canada

  • (2003–2006)
  • The ABM Group (1989–1994) (Canadian subsidiary of Starmaker Entertainment (before 1994))
  • (2006–present)
  • HGV Video Productions (1989–2002, Canadian subsidiary of GoodTimes Entertainment (before 1997), Burbank Video, Video Treasures, Starmaker Entertainment (after 1994) and Media Home Entertainment (after 1989))*
  • Astral Video (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
  • BFS Video (distributor of old BBC and ITV programs from the UK)
  • La mouche et l'elephant/PR Vidéo (French-language)

Andorra Catalan

Colombia Colombia

  • Kyron Home Video
  • Cinevideo
  • Contacto Video
  • Video Presidente
  • Magnum Video S.A
  • Video Factory Ltda.
  • Venue Home Video Ltda.
  • Alfavideo
  • Video Hit S.A
  • Condor Video
  • Cine Colombia Video
  • Producciones Hollywood

Chile Chile

  • Cinecolor Films
  • Transvideo
  • Argentina Video Home – LAHE
  • Video Chile

Denmark Denmark

Finland 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)
  • Sandrew Metronome

France France

Germany 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

  • Key Video Production (1980s–1990s)
  • Original Video
  • (one of the biggest Greek home video companies, started in the mid-1980s through 2008)
  • (1984–2012)
  • (1983–)
  • Olympic Video
  • Master Video Home
  • AudioVisual Enterprise
    • AudioVisual Home Video
  • Nea Kinisi Video

Hong Kong Hong Kong

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

India India

Italy 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

Italy Latina

Japan Japan

Mexico Mexico

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

Netherlands The Netherlands

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

Norway 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)
  • Sandrew Metronome
  • Screen Entertainment (1980s)
  • VCM (1980s)
  • Videohuset (1980s)

Philippines Philippines

  • 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

Russia Russia

  • Twenties Century Fox CIS (2006–2015)
  • Big Plan (Russian: 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: Новый Диск)/ND Play (2000s-)
  • Union Video (Russian: 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

  • RTP Home Video
  • Class Vidéo (????)
  • Club Privé Vidéo (1992–present)
  • The Video Bancorp
  • NOS
  • LNKVideo
  • Cinemateca Portuguesa
  • Skookum Films

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

  • ALMONTAGE Entertainment (2009)
  • Video Master (1990s)

Singapore Singapore

  • Videovan Entertainment (1997–2011)
  • Poh Kim Video (????)
  • Melovision Trading Corporation

South Africa South Africa

  • Home Entertainment (1987–)
  • Ster-Kinekor Home Video (1993–)

South KoreaSouth Korea

  • Kwang Young Products
  • Home Game
  • Korea Media
  • Cinematown

Spain 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 Sweden

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

Turkey Turkey

  • Alparslan Video

United Kingdom United Kingdom

  • CIC Video (January 1981 – 2000)
  • RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1982–1992)
  • Vestron Video International (1987–1991)
  • Abbey Home Media Group (2002–2020)
    • Abbey Home Entertainment/Tempo Video
  • (1986–1996)
  • Guild Home Video (1980–1997)
  • (1981–1984)
  • Thorn EMI Video UK (1981–1986)
    • Cannon Video UK (1986–1989)
  • Telstar Home Entertainment (2000s)
  • 2 Entertain (2004–)
    • BBC Home Entertainment (1980–)
  • (a Division of Vision Video LTD) (1985–2001)
  • Acorn Media
  • HIT Entertainment (1997–present)
  • (2003–2009)
  • Castle Vision
  • Screen Legends
  • First Independent Films
  • Braveworld Video
  • Virgin Video
  • Channel 5 Video
  • ITV Studios Global Entertainment
  • Entertainment in Video (EIV)
  • Magical Video Movies (MVM)
  • Dazzler Media
  • Entertainment One (2007–present)
  • First Choice Home Video
  • Odyssey Home Video
  • Marshall Media (1931)
  • Spirit Entertainment
  • (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
  • Medusa Video
  • Intervision
  • Alpha Video
  • Videomedia
  • Skyline Video
  • Prism Leisure Corporation
  • Video Program Distribution
  • Derann Video
  • Vision Video LTD. (2000–2009)
  • (1938)
  • LaserLight Digital (1921)
  • CineHollywood
  • Longman Video
  • Thames Video
  • Cinema Club (A Division of The Video Collection)

Venezuela Venezuela

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/prism-out-of-chapter-11-through-lee-video-merger-1117433839/
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