Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
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Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video, DVD, and UMD distribution arm of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It was established in 2005 as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
CPHE releases are distributed by MGM DVD.
- Further information: Columbia Home Video Logo Contest
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[edit] History
It is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures library for home entertainment, mainly releases from Columbia Pictures, but also releases product from TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems, Triumph Films, Destination Films and Revolution Studios.
They are also responsible for their television shows from the Sony Pictures Television library from Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures Television, TriStar Television, Tandem Productions, TAT Communications, ELP Communications, Columbia TriStar Television, and finally Sony Pictures Television.
Since 2005, when Columbia and four partners acquired MGM from Kirk Kerkorian, CPHE held the home entertainment rights to MGM's 4,000 film and 10,400 TV episode library, then in autumn 2006, MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, however Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment continues to handle domestic video distribution of MGM/Columbia co-productions (such as the 2006 version of Casino Royale) in which the latter studio is majority partner and distributor.
The company was formerly known as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006), RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983-1991), Columbia TriStar Home Video (1991-2001), and finally Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001-2004), before taking on its current name in 2005. In some territories, it still goes by its previous identity, however this may not be the case for much longer.
[edit] Australian subsidiary
The Australian operations was a joint venture between RCA/Columbia Pictures Video and local distributor Hoyts. It was known as RCA-Columbia Pictures-Hoyts Video, and released many local titles in addition to Columbia Pictures titles. Prior to this, releases were handled through CEL. In the early 1990s, the company was renamed Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video, before Hoyts droppped out of the partnership.
During this time, the company also had some sub-labels, including:
'First Release Home Entertainment - a mixture of B-movie, TriStar and some mainstream releases Video Box Office - a mixture of B-movies and some mainstream releases Magic Window - children's titles Triumph Video - titles from Trimuph Films RCA-Columbia Pictures International Video - international movies SVS-Triumph - Predecessor to Columbia TriStar Home Video
When Hoyts' new owners, Consolidated Press Holdings, re-established Hoyts Distribution, Nine Films and Television was formed. Releases from Nine and Hoyts are now distributed on video and DVD by CPHE.
[edit] The logo
The Columbia Pictures Home Video production logo depicted shining (reportedly Columbia's) working on a sunburst, with a text while a dream song played. When the sunburst shined, we see the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT."
[edit] See also
- Columbia Home Video Logo Contest
