List of home video companies

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.

Viacom

• Paramount Home Media Distribution (1978-)
  • MTV Home Video (1994-)
  • Nickelodeon Video (1995-1996)
    • Nick DVD (2001-)
    • Nick Jr. DVD (2001-)
  • Comedy Central Home Video (1998-)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1984-1998)
  • NTA Home Entertainment (1984–1985)
• Worldvision Home Video (1981–1994)^[1][2]

21st Century Fox

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1977-)
  • Magnetic Video (1977–1982)
  • 20th Century-Fox Video (1982)
  • CBS/Fox Video (1982–1998)
    • Playhouse Video (1983–1990)
    • Key Video (1983–1990)
  • Fox Video (1991–1998)
• New World Video (1984–1989)
• MTM Home Video (1992–1997)

Lions Gate Entertainment

• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (1999-)
  • Artisan Entertainment (1998-2004)
  • U.S.A. Home Video (1983–1987)
  • International Video Entertainment (1986–1990)
  • Live Home Video (1990–1995)
  • Live Entertainment (1995–1998)
    • Vestron Video (1982–1992)
      • Children's Video Library (1983-1987)
      • Lightning Video (1985–1988)
    • Family Home Entertainment (1981–2005)
    • Monterey Home Video (1982-)
    • Avid Home Entertainment (1991–1998)
• Trimark Home Video (1997–2000)
  • Vidmark Entertainment (1984-1997)
• Magnum Entertainment (1985–1993)

Time Warner

• HBO Home Entertainment (2010-)
  • Thorn/EMI Video (1981–1985)
  • Thorn EMI/HBO Video (1985–1986)
  • HBO/Cannon Video (1986–1987)
  • HBO Video (1987–2010)
• Warner Home Video (1980-)
  • WCI Home Video (1978-1980)
• Cartoon Network Video (1995-1999)
• New Line Home Entertainment (formerly New Line Home Video) (1991-2010)
  • Infinifilm (2002-2007)
  • Nelson Entertainment (1987–1991)
    • Embassy Home Entertainment (1982–1988)
• (Karl) Lorimar Home Video (1985–1989)
• Turner Home Entertainment (1987–1999)
• Warner Music Vision (Formerly A*Vision Entertainment and Festival Video)
  • KidVision (1993–2002)
  • BodyVision (1993–1998)
  • Warner Reprise Video (1986-)
• Hanna-Barbera Home Video (1987–1993)

The Walt Disney Company

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (formerly Buena Vista Home Video) (1984-)
  • Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (formerly Walt Disney Home Video and Walt Disney Home Entertainment) (1978-)
  • ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. (1979-1995)
  • Touchstone Home Entertainment (1985-)
  • Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment (1991-2007)
  • Saban Home Entertainment (1989-1996)
  • Miramax Home Entertainment (1994-2007)

Sony

• Sony Video Software (1979–1992)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005-)
  • Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1979-1982)
  • RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1982-1991)
  • Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992-2001)
  • Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001-2005)
• Sony Wonder (1991-2007)

NBCUniversal

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (1998-)
  • MCA DiscoVision (1977–1981)
  • MCA Videocassette, Inc. (1980–1983)
  • MCA Videodisc (1981–1983)
  • MCA Home Video (1983-1990)
  • MCA/Universal Home Video (1990–1998)
  • NBC Home Video (1981-2009)
  • PolyGram Video (1982–1999)
  • Geffen Home Video (1992–1998)
  • USA Home Entertainment (1999–2002)

Heron Communications

• Media Home Entertainment (1979–1993)
  • Hi-Tops Video (1985–1992)
  • The Nostalgia Merchant (1978-1987)
  • Fox Hills Video (1986–1992)
  • Taurus Entertainment (1981-)

The Weinstein Company

• The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (2006-2011)
• Dimension Home Entertainment (1996-)

Starz Media

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-)
  • Video Treasures (1985-1998)
• Starmaker Entertainment (1988–2008)

MGM Holdings

• MGM Home Entertainment (formerly MGM Home Video (1973–1980), MGM/CBS Home Video (1980–1982), and MGM/UA Home Video (1982–2005)) (1980- )
  • Cannon Video (1985-1994)
  • Orion Home Video (1987–1997)
    • Filmways Home Video (1988-1989)
    • Streamline Video (1990–1994)
    • Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (1982–1997)

Others

• Astrion (1985–2001)
• Paragon Video Productions (1981–1985)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1997-)
• Golden Book Video (1985-2008)
• PBS Home Video (1989-)
• 2 Entertain (1985-)
• DiC Home Entertainment (1987-2008)
• WGBH Boston Video (1980-)
• Random House Home Video (1983-2010)
• Children's Treasury Entertainment
• Raedon Home Video (1985–1990)
• Wizard Video (1980–1987, 2005-)
• Viz Video (1993-)
• CBS Home Entertainment (formerly CBS Video Enterprises (1978–1979), MGM/CBS Home Video (1980–1982) 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
• NCircle Entertainment
• Genius Products
• YES! Entertainment
• Video Rendering Help Zone www.videorhz.com
• Academy Home Entertainment
• Unicorn Video
• Regal Video
• Wild East (2000- )
• Code Red
• NoShame
• Carolco Home Video (1990–1995)
• Hemdale Home Video (1991–1995)
• Fries Home Video
• Maxell
• Lyrick Studios (1988-2001)
• Image Entertainment
• Entertainment One
• Vivendi Entertainment
• Time Life Video

Public domain companies

• Simitar Entertainment (1985–2000)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1984–2005)
• UAV Corporation (1989–2000)
• Edde Entertainment (1989-1998)
• Platinum Disc Corporation
• Front Row Entertainment
• Burbank Video
• Trans-Atlantic Video, Inc. (1985-1990) (later changed to Diamond Entertainment Corporation)
• Diamond Entertainment Corporation (1991-2006) (formerly known as Trans-Atlantic Video)
• East West Entertainment
• Digiview Entertainment (2004-2008)
• First Look Home Entertainment
• Madacy Entertainment/Image Entertainment
• TGG Direct
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• Mill Creek Entertainment
• St. Clair Vision
• Star Classics
• Passion Productions
• Celebrity Home Entertainment/Just for Kids Video (1987-1997)
• Goldhil Video

Adult video companies

• Caballero Home Video
• VCX Video
• Videorama

Outside of the United States

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

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
• Madman Entertainment

Brazil

• America Video
• Poletel Video
• China Video
• LK-TEL Video
• Abril 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 1985-1996)
• Vidtex Video
• Media West, Inc. (Low-budget Canadian counterpart of Worldvision Home Video)
• Alliance Releasing
• Video MPA
• Metrodome Distribution (2003–2005)
• 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
• Video Presidente
• Magnum Video S.A
• Video Factory Ltda.
• Alfavideo
• Video Hit S.A
• Condor Video

Chile

• Cinecolor Films
• Transvideo
• Argentina Video Home - LAHE

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)
• Zodiac Video (1984-2012)
• MTC Video (1983-)

Hong Kong

• Ocean Shores Video (1975-)
• Era Films (HK) Limited
• Deltamac (HK) Co., Ltd. (1992-)
• Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd. (1986-)
• Mei Ah Entertainment (1984-)

India

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

Italy

• Torino Video (1980s)
• Medusa Video
• Fonit Cetra Video
• Ricordi Video
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment Italia

Japan

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

Mexico

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

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 Digital Entertainment
• Magnavision Home Video
• Solar Entertainment
• Viva Video
• 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

Russia

• Big Plan (Russian: Крупный план) (1990-)
• CP Digital
• Gemini
• Most Video (1999-)
• Premier Video Film (1996-)
• Premier Multimedia
• Union Video (Russian: Союз Видео) (1990s-)
• VideoServis (1990s-)
• Varus Video (1990s)
• West Multimedia (1994-)

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 (1984-1996)
• Guild Home Video (1980–1997)
• Telstar Home Entertainment (2000s)
• 2 Entertain (2004-)
  • BBC Video (1980–)
  • Video Collection International (1984–2006, the original UK version of Strand Home Video)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1982–1992)
• Astrion (a Division of Vision Video LTD) (1985–2001)
• Acorn Media
• Metrodome Distribution (2003–2005)
• Abbey Home Entertainment/Tempo Video
• M.I.A. Video
• IMC Video LTD
• Pegasus Entertainment
• Castle Vision
• Screen Legends
• CIC Video
• First Independent Films
• Braveworld Video
• Virgin Video
• Channel 5 Video
• Pickwick Video Group
• Entertainment in Video
• Magical Video Movies (MVM)
• Momentum Pictures (2007)
• Vestron Video International
• First Choice Home Video
• Odyssey Home Video
• Marshall Media (1931)
• Palace Video (Note: unrelated to the Australian company of the same name, this handled children's videos & horror movies)
• 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)
• Cherrywood Entertainment (1938)
• LaserLight Digital (1921)
• CineHollywood
• Longman Video
• Thames Video
• Cinema Club (A Division of The Video Collection)

Venezuela

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

See also

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

References