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* '''March''': Months after its formation, New Line Home Video secures a distribution deal with RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
* '''March''': Months after its formation, New Line Home Video secures a distribution deal with RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
* '''April''': Viking Entertainment is an in-name only unit of Handleman Company. As a result, Video Treasures takes over marketing and distribution of the Burbank Video label.
* '''April''': Viking Entertainment is an in-name only unit of Handleman Company. As a result, Video Treasures takes over marketing and distribution of the Burbank Video label.
* '''May''': New Line Cinema (via New Line Home Video) acquired video rights to titles from Nelson Entertainment.
* '''May''':
** New Line Cinema (via New Line Home Video) acquired video rights to titles from Nelson Entertainment.
* '''June''': Sony announces that it will acquire 50% of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video from General Electric.
* '''June''': Sony announces that it will acquire 50% of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video from General Electric.
* '''July''':
* '''July''':
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* '''August''': SVS was renamed to SVS/Triumph Home Video and it was quickly absorbed into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
* '''August''': SVS was renamed to SVS/Triumph Home Video and it was quickly absorbed into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
* '''September''': The acquisition of General Electric's stake in RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video was completed and it was renamed to Columbia TriStar Home Video.
* '''September''': The acquisition of General Electric's stake in RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video was completed and it was renamed to Columbia TriStar Home Video.
* '''October''': Turner Broadcasting System had bought out Hanna-Barbera and merged Hanna-Barbera Home Video into Turner Home Entertainment.
* '''November''': Playboy Video left HBO Video and joined Uni Distribution Corporation.
* '''November''': Playboy Video left HBO Video and joined Uni Distribution Corporation.
* National Geographic Video, after five years with Vestron, begins mail-order distribution.
* National Geographic Video, after five years with Vestron, begins mail-order distribution.