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These are the most visible faces in the home video industry, who release the video programs.
This list covers distributors in the home video industry.


==Major studios (The Big Five)==
==Major studios (The Big Five)==
'''Disney'''
'''NBCUniversal/Comcast'''
* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]
* [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Touchstone Home Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Miramax Home Entertainment, Dimension Home Video, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
** [[MCA DiscoVision]] (also includes MCA Videodisc)
** [[List of Walt Disney Classics video releases]]
** [[MCA Home Video Canada]]
* [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]
** [[Magnetic Video Corporation]]
** [[Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment]]
** [[The CBS/Fox Company]] (includes content from 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, FoxVideo, Key Video, and Playhouse Video)
** [[USA Home Entertainment]] (also includes PolyGram Video, Spectrum, PolyGram Music Video, Island Visual Arts, Deutsche Grammophon, Philips Video Classics, London Records and Manga Entertainment, Inc.)
* [[ABC Video Enterprises]]
*** [[A&M Video]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of USA Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] (also includes DreamWorks Animation and Classic Media)
*** [[Golden Book Video]]
** [[Geneon Entertainment]] (also includes Pioneer LDC)
*** [[Geneon Entertainment USA]] (also includes Pioneer LDCA and Pioneer Entertainment)
** [[NBC Home Entertainment]]
** [[List of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 MCA releases]]


'''Paramount'''
'''The Walt Disney Company'''
* [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] (also includes Jim Henson Video, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm)
* [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]]
** [[CBS Home Entertainment]]
** [[20th Century Home Entertainment]]
*** [[The CBS/Fox Company]] (includes 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, FoxVideo, Key Video, and Playhouse Video)
** [[CIC Video]] (a joint venture between Paramount and Universal for distribution of product outside North America)
**** [[Magnetic Video Corporation]]
** [[Republic Pictures Home Video]] (also includes content from Spotlite Video)
*** [[List of 20th Century Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of 20th Century Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[DIC Toon-Time Video|DiC Toon-Time Video]]
** [[Dimension Home Entertainment]]
*** [[List of Dimension Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment]]
*** [[List of Hollywood Pictures Home Video demo tapes]]
** [[Miramax Home Entertainment]]
*** [[List of Miramax Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[Touchstone Home Entertainment]]
*** [[List of Touchstone Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] (also includes Walt Disney Home Video)
*** [[List of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
*** [[List of Walt Disney Classics video releases]]
**** [[List of Walt Disney Classics demo tapes]]
*** [[List of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video releases]]
*** [[List of Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection video releases]]
*** [[List of international Walt Disney Home Video titles]]
*** [[Scrapped Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases (1 to 40000)]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases (40001 to 120000)]]
* [[ABC Video Enterprises]] (also includes Signet Video and Summa Video)
* [[ESPN Home Entertainment]] (also includes ESPN Home Video and ESPN Video)

'''Paramount Global'''
* [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] (also includes Paramount Home Media Distribution and pre-1993 Miramax content)
** [[BET Home Entertainment]]
** [[CBS Home Entertainment]] (also includes CBS Video)
*** [[King World Direct]]
** [[CIC Video]] (a joint venture between Paramount and Universal for distribution outside North America)
** [[Comedy Central Home Entertainment]]
** [[MTV Home Entertainment]] (also includes MTV Home Video)
** [[Nickelodeon Home Entertainment]]
** [[Republic Pictures Home Video]] (also includes NTA Home Entertainment, Inspiration Video and Spotlite Video)
*** [[Worldvision Home Video]]
*** [[Worldvision Home Video]]
** [[Showtime Entertainment]]
** [[List of Paramount Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Paramount Home Entertainment releases]]


'''Sony'''
'''Sony'''
* [[Columbia House]]
* [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from MusicVision, Magic Window, and SVS/Triumph Home Video)
* [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] (also includes SVS/Triumph Home Video, as well as pre-1995 New Line Home Video releases)
** [[List of Columbia Classics video releases]]
** [[List of Columbia TriStar Family Collection video releases]]
** [[List of Columbia TriStar Musicals video releases]]
** [[List of Columbia TriStar Romance Collection video releases]]
** [[List of Columbia TriStar Widescreen Presentation video releases]]
** [[List of Magic Window video releases]]
** [[List of MusicVision video releases]]
** [[List of international Sony Pictures Home Entertainment titles]]
** [[RCA SelectaVision]]
** [[RCA SelectaVision]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of RCA SelectaVision releases]]
** [[Sony Video Software]]
** [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (also includes content from Sony Wonder)
** [[Sony Video Software]] (also includes Fighting Fury Video)
** [[FUNimation Entertainment]]
** [[FUNimation Entertainment]]
*** [[Manga Entertainment, Ltd.]]
*** [[Manga Entertainment, Ltd.]]
*** [[The Right Stuf International]]
** [[Madman Entertainment (anime and manga)]]
** [[Madman Entertainment (anime and manga)]]
* [[List of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
* [[Comprehensive catalog of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 RCA/Columbia releases]]
* [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (also includes Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Sony Wonder, as well as pre-1996 Nickelodeon Home Video releases)
** [[Bertelsmann Music Group]] (includes BMG Video, BMG Special Products, BMG Kidz, Rincon Children's Entertainment and Zoom Express, as well as pre-Q3 1993 DiC Toon-Time Video releases)
** [[Random House Home Video]]


'''Warner Bros.'''
'''Warner Bros. Discovery'''
* [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]
* [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]
** [[List of international Warner Home Video releases]]
** [[HBO Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Thorn EMI Video, Thorn EMI/HBO Video, and HBO/Cannon Video)
** [[List of Looney Tunes video releases]]
*** [[Time-Life Video]]
** [[List of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
** [[Lorimar Home Video]] (also includes content from Karl Home Video)
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Warner Home Video releases]]
** [[Discovery Channel Video]]
** [[HBO Home Entertainment]] (also includes Thorn EMI Video, Thorn EMI/HBO Video, and HBO/Cannon Video)
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of HBO Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Lorimar Home Video]] (also includes Karl Video Corporation, Karl-Lorimar Home Video, Kideo Video, and Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video)
*** [[Allied Artists Video]]
*** [[Allied Artists Video]]
** [[Turner Home Entertainment]] (also includes Turner-era PBS Home Video content)
** [[Turner Home Entertainment]] (also includes RKO Home Video, CNN Video, and 1994-2004 PBS Home Video releases)
*** [[New Line Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Cartoon Network Video]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Warner Home Video letter-four digit releases]]
**** [[Embassy Home Entertainment]]
** [[Warner Music Entertainment]]
*** [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]]
*** [[Rhino Home Video]]
*** [[RKO library before Turner]]
** [[Turner Classic Movies]]

** [[New Line Home Entertainment]]
'''Universal'''
* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]
** [[List of New Line Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
** [[MCA DiscoVision]] (also includes content from MCA Videodisc)
*** [[Nelson Entertainment]] (also includes Blay Video and Embassy Home Entertainment)
** [[Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment]]
** [[PolyGram Video]]
** [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from DreamWorks Animation)
*** [[Golden Book Video]]
** [[Geneon Entertainment]]


==Minor studios==
==Minor studios==
* [[Hasbro]]
'''[[Hasbro]]'''
* [[Tiger Electronics]]
** [[Entertainment One]] (Canada)
*** [[Alliance Releasing Home Video]] (Canada)


'''Lionsgate Entertainment'''
* [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Vidmark Entertainment and Trimark Home Video)
* [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]]
** [[Artisan Entertainment]] (also includes content from U.S.A. Home Video, Caballero-era Monterey Home Video, U.S.A. Sports Video, Sybil Danning's Adventure Video, International Video Entertainment, Radio Vision Video, Carolco Home Video, and Live Entertainment)
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Lions Gate Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Avalanche Home Entertainment]]
** [[Artisan Entertainment]] (legitimate spinoff of Caballero Control Corporation) (also includes U.S.A. Home Video, Caballero-era Monterey Home Video, U.S.A. Sports Video, Sybil Danning's Adventure Video, International Video Entertainment, Radio Vision Video, Carolco Home Video, and Live Entertainment)
*** [[List of Artisan Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Artisan Entertainment releases]]
*** [[Family Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Family Home Entertainment]]
*** [[ThrillerVideo]]
*** [[ThrillerVideo]]
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*** [[King Bee Video]]
*** [[King Bee Video]]
*** [[Avid Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Avid Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]] (also includes Evergreen Entertainment)
*** [[Vestron Video]]
**** [[Cabin Fever Entertainment]] (also includes Razzmatazz Entertainment)
*** [[Vestron Video]] (also includes pre-1982 Time-Life Video content)
**** [[Children's Video Library]]
**** [[Children's Video Library]]
**** [[Lightning Video]]
**** [[Lightning Video]]
*** [[Vista Home Video]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of Vestron Video releases]]
*** [[Vista Home Video]] (unrelated to Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
** [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
** [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
*** [[HGV Video Productions]] (Canada)
*** [[Video Treasures]]
*** [[Video Treasures]]
**** [[Burbank Video]] (also includes Troy Gold, Viking Video Classics and pre-late 1980s Active Home Video content)
**** [[Burbank Video]]
***** [[Jenal Entertainment]] (also includes Bingo Video)
***** [[Troy Gold]]
***** [[Viking Entertainment]]
***** [[American Video]]
**** [[HGV Video Productions]]
***** [[Video-SIG]]
**** [[Media Home Entertainment]] (also includes Hi-Tops Video, Luna Video, Private Screenings and Fox Hills Video)
**** [[Video Treasures]]
*** [[Starmaker Entertainment]]
***** [[The Nostalgia Merchant]]
*** [[Manga Entertainment, Inc.]]
**** [[Teal Entertainment]]
**** [[MNTEX Entertainment]]
**** [[Strand Home Video]]
*** [[Starmaker Entertainment]] (also includes R&G Video)
**** [[New World Video]] (also includes Learning Corporation of America)
** [[Studio Home Entertainment]] (also includes Sterling Home Entertainment; unrelated to Sterling Entertainment Group)
** [[The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment]]
** [[Cinépix Film Properties]] (Canada)
** [[Eaton Entertainment]]
** [[Entertainment One]] (Canada)
*** [[Alliance Releasing Home Video]] (Canada)
**** [[Norstar Home Video]] (Canada)
**** [[Cineplex Odeon Video]] (Canada) (also includes Pan-Canadian Distributors)
**** [[Maple Pictures]] (Canada)
*** [[Malofilm Video]] (Canada) (also includes Behaviour Communications and Seville Pictures)
**** [[Nova Home Video]] (Canada)
*** [[Phase 4 Films]] (Canada) (also includes PeaceArch Home Entertainment)
**** [[KaBoom! Entertainment]] (Canada) (also includes Telegenic Entertainment)
**** [[Trinity Home Entertainment]] (also includes Kreative Digital Entertainment, EVG Digital Entertainment and 905 Entertainment)
**** [[Allumination FilmWorks]] (also includes Ardustry Home Entertainment)
***** [[Sterling Entertainment Group]] (also includes UAV Corporation, Ovation Home Video, Gemstone Entertainment and Hep Cat Entertainment)
****** [[Celebrity Home Entertainment]] (also includes Celebrity's Just for Kids Home Video, Let's Party, Feature Creatures, Meta Video and Unicon Communications)
****** [[VidAmerica, Inc.]]
*** [[Koch Entertainment]] (United States)
**** [[Koch Lorber Films]]
** [[Trimark Home Video]] (also includes Vidmark Entertainment and Kidmark, Inc.)


'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Amazon'''
* [[MGM Home Entertainment]]
* [[MGM Home Entertainment]]
** [[Cannon Video]]
** [[Cannon Video]]
** [[Orion Home Video]] (also includes content from Filmways Video)
** [[Orion Home Video]] (also includes Filmways Video)
*** [[MCEG Home Video]]
*** [[M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment]]
**** [[M.C.E.G. Home Video]]
**** [[Forum Home Video]]
**** [[Forum Home Video]]
**** [[Virgin Vision]]
**** [[Virgin Vision]]
** [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]]
** [[List of MGM Home Entertainment demo tapes and DVDs]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of MGM Home Entertainment releases]]


==Foreign companies==
==Foreign companies==
===Argentina===
===Argentina===
* [[Argentina Video Home]]
* [[Cine Video]]
* [[Gativideo]]
* [[Gativideo]]
* [[LK-TEL Video]]
* [[LK-TEL Video]]
* [[SBP Worldwide]]
* [[Transeuropa Video Entertainment]]


===Australia===
===Australia===
* [[The Magnificent Seven (distributors)|The Magnificent Seven]]
* [[The Magnificent Seven (distributors)|The Magnificent Seven]]
** [[CBS/Fox Video (South Pacific)]] (also includes content from 20th Century-Fox Video (South Pacific))
** [[CBS/Fox Video (South Pacific)]] (also includes 20th Century-Fox Video (South Pacific))
*** [[Magnetic Video (South Pacific)]]
*** [[Magnetic Video (South Pacific)]]
** [[CEL Home Video]]
** [[CEL Home Video]]
*** [[Playaround Video]]
*** [[Playaround Video]]
*** [[Star Video]] (contains content from Australian Video, Film World Festival, and Storytime Collection)
*** [[Star Video]] (also includes Australian Video, Film World Festival, and Storytime Collection)
** [[CIC Video Australia]] (also includes content from CIC-Taft Video, Rigby-CIC Video, and Merlin Video)
** [[CIC Video Australia]] (also includes CIC-Taft Video, Rigby-CIC Video, and Merlin Video)
** [[Roadshow Home Video]] (also includes content from Applause Home Video, Palace Video, and Premiere Home Entertainment)
** [[Roadshow Home Video]] (also includes Applause Home Video, Palace Video, and Premiere Home Entertainment)
** [[Thorn EMI Video Australia]]
** [[Thorn EMI Video Australia]]
** [[Video Classics]]
** [[Video Classics]] (Australia)
*** [[Filmways Home Video Australia]]
*** [[Filmways Home Video Australia]]
** [[Warner Home Video]]
** [[Warner Home Video]]
* [[14th Mandolin Productions]] (includes Box Office International, King of Video and Pink Video)
* [[21st Century Pictures]]
* [[ABC Video Australia]]
* [[ABC Video Australia]]
* [[Filmpac Video Australia]]
* [[K-Tel Video Australia]]
* [[Madman Entertainment]]
* [[Madman Entertainment]]
* [[RocVale Film]]
* [[Seven Keys Video]]
* [[Seven Keys Video]]
* [[Syme Home Video]]
* [[Syme Home Video]]
* [[Sundowner Home Video]]
* [[Sundowner Home Video]]
* [[Video Excellence]]
* [[Videoscope]]
* [[Videoscope]]


===Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands)===
===Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands)===
* [[Arcade Pictures]] (also includes CNR Video)
* [[CNR Video]]
* [[Concorde Video]]
* [[Concorde Video]]
* [[Eagle 6 Video]]
* [[Excalibur Benelux]]
* [[Excellent Video]]
* [[Video 2001]]
* [[Video 2001]]
* [[Video for Pleasure]]
* [[Video for Pleasure]]


===Brazil===
===Brazil===
* [[Rene Globo Video]]
* [[America Video]]
* [[Atlantis Home Video]]
* [[Look Filmes]]
* [[LK-Tel Video]]
* [[Paris Filmes]]
* [[Rede Globo Video]]

===Bulgaria===
* [[Alexandra Video]]
* [[Bright Ideas]]
* [[Magic Film]]
* [[Tandem Video]]


===Canada===
===Canada===
* [[The ABM Group]]
** [[Interglobal Home Video]] (also includes Auburn Productions and Kid Flicks)
* [[Astral Video]]
* [[Astral Video]]
** [[Ciné-Maison]]
* [[BFS Video]]
* [[CBC Home Video]]
* [[Cineglobe]]
* [[Cinéma Plus]]
* [[Cinéma Plus]]
* [[Interglobal Home Video]]
* [[Elevation Pictures]]
* [[Malofilm Video]]
* [[K5 International]]
* [[Motion International]]
* [[Screencraft Video]]
* [[Screencraft Video]]
* [[TVA Films]] (also includes TVA International)
* [[Videoville Showtime]]
* [[Visual Entertainment]]
* [[White Knight Video]]

===Chile===
* [[Video Chile]]
* [[Transvideo]]

===Colombia===
* [[Cinevideo]]
* [[Kyron Home Video]]
* [[Magnum Video]]


===France===
===France===
* [[René Château Home Video]]
* [[Canal+ Video]] (also includes StudioCanal)
* [[EuropaCorp Diffusion]]
* [[Gaumont]]
* [[Gaumont Columbia TriStar Home Video]] (also includes Gaumont Columbia RCA Video)
* [[M6 Video]]
* [[Manhattan Video]]
* [[Proserpine]]
* [[Proserpine]]
* [[René Château Home Video]]
* [[Sunset Video]]
* [[Sunset Video]]
* [[TF1 Video]]
* [[VIP Video]]
* [[VIP Video]]
* [[Wild Side Video]]


===Germany===
===Germany===
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* [[Atlas International]]
* [[Atlas International]]
* [[Constantin Video]]
* [[Constantin Video]]
* [[Intercontinental Home Entertainment]]
* [[Inter-Pathé Video]]
* [[Select Video]]
* [[Taurus Video]]
* [[Taurus Video]]
* [[Toppic]]
* [[Toppic]]
* [[UFA Video]]
* [[UFA Video]]
* [[VCL Communications]]


===Greece===
===Greece===
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* [[Home Video Center]]
* [[Home Video Center]]
* [[Home Video Hellas]]
* [[Home Video Hellas]]
* [[Key Video Production]]
* [[Master Home Video]]
* [[MTC Video]]
* [[MTC Video]]
* [[Nea Kinisi Video]]
* [[Nea Kinisi Video]]
* [[Videosonic]]
* [[Videosonic]]

=== Hong Kong ===
* [[Edko Video]]
* [[Golden Harvest Home Entertainment]]
* [[Mei Ah Entertainment]]
* [[Ocean Shores]]
* [[Panorama Entertainment]]
* [[Universe]]

=== India ===
* [[Bombino Video]]
* [[Eagle Video India]]
* [[Eros Video]]
* [[Esquire Video]]
* [[Famous Video]]
* [[Home Video India]]
* [[Magnum Video India]]
* [[Orson Video]]
* [[T-Series VCD]]
* [[Yash Raj Films Home Entertainment]]

=== Indonesia ===
* [[Inova Digimedia]] (includes Dutamitra, KidScreen Home Entertainment, Magixeyes Entertainment, Medialine Entertainment, Movie Buzz Home Video, Movieline Entertainment and Trio Video Tara)
* [[Tower Movie Entertainment]]
* [[Video EZY Home Entertainment]]
* [[VideoVan Entertainment]]
* [[Vision Entertainment]]


===Italy===
===Italy===
* [[Cinehollywood]]
* [[DB Video]]
* [[Deltavideo]]
* [[Domovideo]]
* [[Domovideo]]
* [[Gruppo Ricordi Video]] (also includes De Laurentiis Ricordi Video)
* [[Mastervideo]]
* [[Univideo]]

===Israel===
* [[Clasikaletet]]
* [[Eagle Video]]
* [[Empire of Cinema]]
* [[Five Star Entertainment]]
* [[United King Video]]
** [[Malibu Video]]


===Japan===
===Japan===
* [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]]
* [[Columbia Music Video]]
* [[Columbia Music Video]]
* [[Daiei Video]]
* [[Daiei Video]]
* [[Eion]]
* [[Eion]]
* [[Emotion Video Cassette]]
* [[Funai]]
* [[Funai]]
* [[Bandai]]
* [[Herald Videogram]]
* [[Nikkatsu]]
* [[Nikkatsu]]
* [[Pack-in-Video]]
* [[Pack-in-Video]]
* [[Pastel Video]] (also includes Paramount Video)
* [[Pony Canyon]]
* [[Pony Canyon]]
* [[Sanrio Video]]
* [[Shochiku Home Video]]
* [[Shochiku Home Video]]
* [[TDK Super Video]]
* [[TDK Super Video]]
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* [[Victor]]
* [[Victor]]
* [[Video Box]]
* [[Video Box]]

===Kuwait===
* [[The Copyright Company]]
* [[Funoon Centre]]
* [[IVC Video]]

===Malaysia===
* [[Audio One Entertainment]]
* [[Solid Gold Publishers]]
* [[Speedy Video]]


===Mexico===
===Mexico===
* [[Million Dollar Video Corporation]]
* [[Tycoon Home Video]]
* [[Videomax]]
* [[Videovisa S.A.]]
* [[Videovisa S.A.]]

===Norway===
* [[ABC Media]]
* [[Channel One Home Video]]
* [[Screen Entertainment]]

===Philippines===
* [[GMA Home Video]]
* [[Magnavision Home Video]]
* [[Regal Home Video]]
* [[Solar Entertainment]]
* [[Star Home Video]]
* [[Viva Video]]

===Poland===
* [[Curtis Art Productions]] (includes Hanna-Barbera Poland)
* [[Demel International Corporation]]
* [[Imperial Entertainment Poland]]
* [[ITI Home Video]]

===Saudi Arabia===
* [[Megastar]]
* [[video master]]


===Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)===
===Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)===
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* [[VCM]]
* [[VCM]]
* [[Walthers Video]]
* [[Walthers Video]]

===Singapore===
* [[HVN Entertainment]]
* [[InnoForm Media]]
* [[Poh Kim Video]]
* [[VideoVan Entertainment Industries Pte Ltd]]

===Spain===
* [[Atlantic Home Video]]
* [[Filmax]]
** [[Groupo Ivex]]
* [[Lauren Films]] (also includes Lauren Video Hogar)
* [[Manga Films]]
* [[Panorama Pictures]]

===Sweden===
* [[Esselte Video]]
* [[Video Invest]]
* [[Video Tape Center]]


===UK===
===UK===
* [[Astra Video]]
* [[2 Entertain]]
* [[Braveworld]]
* [[BBC Video]]
* [[BBC Video]]
* [[Brent Walker Video]]
* [[Castle Home Video]]
* [[Derann Video]]
* [[Channel 5]]
* [[Electric Video UK]]
* [[Entertainment in Video]]
* [[Entertainment in Video]]
* [[GO Video]]
* [[Fabulous Films]]
* [[Guild Home Video]]
* [[First Independent]]
* [[Fremantle Home Entertainment]] (also includes Pearson New Education Video and Pearson Television Video)
* [[Hokushin]]
* [[Intervision Video]] (also includes content from Alpha Video and Inter-Light Video)
* [[Guild Home Video]] (also includes Peppermint)
* [[Heron Home Entertainment]] (also includes Videoform Pictures)
* [[Iver Film Services]]
* [[High Fliers Video Distribution]]
* [[IMC Video Limited]]
* [[ITC Home Video]]
* [[ITV Studios Home Entertainment]] (also includes Longman Video, Pickwick Video, Carlton Video and Granada Ventures)
* [[Medusa Communications]]
* [[Medusa Communications]]
* [[Mountain Video]]
* [[Metrodome Distribution]]
* [[Odyssey]]
* [[Odyssey]]
* [[Optimum Releasing]]
* [[Palace Video UK]]
* [[Palace Video UK]]
* [[Precision Video]]
* [[Precision Video]] (also includes Barber)
* [[Rank Video Library]]
* [[Rank Video Library]]
* [[RPTA Video]]
* [[Video Collection International]]
* [[Video Collection International]]
** [[Strand Home Video]] (USA)
** [[Strand Home Video]] (USA)
* [[Tartan Video]]
* [[Thorn EMI Video UK]]
* [[Thorn EMI Video UK]]
* [[Video Gems UK]]
* [[Video Gems UK]]
* [[Video Unlimited]]
* [[Virgin Video]]
* [[Virgin Video]]

====Pre-cert companies====
* [[1001 Video]] (also includes Knockout Video)
* [[3M Video UK]]
* [[Astra Video]]
* [[Apple Video]]
* [[Brent Walker Video]]
* [[Cockney Rebels Specials]]
* [[Derann Video]] (also includes Ambassador Video and Goldstar Video)
* [[GO Video]]
* [[Hokushin]]
* [[Intervision Video]] (also includes Alpha Video and Inter-Light Video)
* [[Iver Film Services]]
* [[Jaguar Video]]
* [[JVI]]
* [[Monte Video]]
* [[Mountain Video]] (also includes Archer Video, Modern Video, Movietime Video, and Rainbow Video)
* [[Probe Video]] (also includes Park Avenue)
* [[Red Tape Productions]]
* [[Video Network]]
* [[Video Unlimited]]
* [[Vipco]]
* [[Vipco]]
* [[VPD]] (also includes Canon Video, Inter-Ocean Video, and Replay Video)
* [[Walton Video]]
* [[Walton Video]]
* [[World of Video 2000]]
* [[World of Video 2000]] (also includes Checkerboard, French Label, Jaguar Video, Video Warehouse, and VTX Video)


===Venezuela===
===Venezuela===
* [[Video Rodven]]
* [[Video Rodven]]

===Vietnam===
* [[Hanoi Audio Visual Company]]
* [[Little Saigon Video]]
* [[Saigon Video]]


==Anime companies==
==Anime companies==
* [[ADV Films]]
* [[AnimEigo]]
* [[AnimEigo]]
* [[Anime Village]]
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[Central Park Media]] (also includes content from Anime 18, Software Sculptors, and US Manga Corps)
* [[Central Park Media]] (also includes Anime 18, Software Sculptors, and U.S. Manga Corps)
* [[FUNimation Entertainment]]
* [[Funimation]]
** [[Manga Entertainment, Ltd.]]
* [[Geneon]]
* [[Manga Entertainment]]
* [[Geneon Entertainment USA]]
* [[Kodocha Anime]] (a prominent fansubbing group in the late '90s)
** [[L.A. Hero]] (also includes content from U.S. Renditions and Dark Image Entertainment)
* [[Manga Entertainment, Inc.]] (only includes post-PolyGram content)
** [[L.A. Hero]] (also includes U.S. Renditions, Dark Image Entertainment, and Ultra Action Video)
* [[Media Blasters]]
* [[Media Blasters]]
* [[Sentai Fireworks]]
* [[Section23 Films]]
** [[ADV Films]]
* [[Sentai Filmworks]]
* [[Streamline Pictures]]
* [[Streamline Pictures]]
* [[Viz Media]]
* [[Viz Media]]
* [[Voyager Entertainment]]

==U.S. Spanish-language companies==
* [[Film-Mex Entertainment]]
* [[Mexcinema Video Corp.]]

==Porno companies==
* [[4 Play Video]]
* [[Adult Video Corporation]]
* [[AdultX]]
* [[After Hours Cinema]]
* [[Arrow Film & Video]]
* [[Astronics Tele-Cine Ltd.]]
* [[Big Top Video]]
* [[Butt Home Video]]
* [[Caballero Home Video]]
* [[Caesar's Video]]
* [[Cal Vista Video]]
* [[Cinematrex Collection]]
* [[Cinderella Distributors]]
* [[Coast to Coast Video]]
* [[Collector's Video]]
* [[Command Video]]
* [[DaViD Entertainment]] (also includes Laserdisc Entertainment)
* [[Dreamland Home Video]]
* [[Essex Video]]
* [[Evil Angel Video]]
* [[Excalibur Films]]
* [[Fantasy Home Video]]
* [[Fat Dog Productions]]
* [[First Class]]
* [[Firstplace Video & Filmworks]]
* [[Gold Medal Video]]
* [[Gourmet Video Collection]]
* [[Hansen & Gervasoni Productions]]
* [[Homegrown Video]]
* [[IN-X-CESS International Films]]
* [[K-Beech]] (includes Dreamland Video, Erotic Angel, Erotic Men, Midnight Film & Video and Midnight Men)
** [[KB Releasing]] (legitimate subsidiary)
* [[LA Video Corporation]]
** [[Camp Video]] (legitimate subsidiary)
* [[Metro Home Video]]
* [[Moonlight Entertainment]]
* [[NightVision]]
* [[Penthouse Video]]
* [[Pepper Productions]]
* [[Pink Video]]
* [[Quality X Video Cassette Company]]
* [[Soft Touch Video]]
* [[Spread Eagle Video Productions]]
* [[Superbitch Productions]]
* [[TGA Video]]
* [[Valentine Video]]
* [[VCA Pictures]] (also includes HIS Video)
* [[VIDCO - The Video Company]]
* [[Video Cassette Recordings]]
* [[Video Cassette X-Rated]]
** [[VCII Incorporated]] (legitimate subsidiary)
* [[Video-X-Pix]]
* [[Vivid Video]]
* [[Wet Video]]
* [[Xavier Productions]]
* [[YMAC Video]]
* [[Zane Entertainment Group]]


==Other companies==
==Other companies==
* [[Amvest Video]]
* [[3 Star Releasing]]
* [[BCI Home Entertainment]]
* [[Academy Entertainment]]
** [[Simitar Entertainment]]
* [[Active Home Video]]
* [[AIMS Multimedia]] (also includes AIMS Media and Apollo Educational Video)
* [[Alaska Video Postcards, Inc.]]
* [[Alchemy]] (also includes Millennium Entertainment)
** [[ANConnect]] (also includes Anderson Digital)
** [[First Look Home Entertainment]]
*** [[DEJ Productions]] (also includes Third Row Center Films, Square Dog Pictures, Two Left Shoes Films, Walking Man Films, Ambosia Productions, Story Garden Productions and City Heat Productions)
* [[Alliance Entertainment]]
** [[Mill Creek Entertainment]] (also includes TreeLine Films)
** [[NCircle Entertainment]]
* [[Alpha Home Entertainment]] (also includes Alpha Video, New Age Video and The Chipmunk Library)
* [[Ambrose Video Publishing]]
* [[Amvest Video]] (also includes Passport International Productions, Kid Pics, Vintage Video and Amvest Christmas Classics)
* [[Arrow Film & Video]]
* [[Arrow Video Inc.]]
* [[The Asylum Home Entertainment]]
* [[Atlas Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[AVEC]]
* [[Avon]]
* [[Barr Media Group]] (also includes Barr Films)
** [[Barr Entertainment]] (also includes Kartes Video Communications, KVC Home Video and KVC Entertainment)
* [[Barron's Home Video]]
* [[BCI Eclipse]] (also includes Brentwood Home Video)
** [[Simitar Entertainment]] (also includes K-Tel Video)
* [[Benson Music Group]]
* [[Best Film and Video Corporation]]
* [[Brain Damage Films]]
* [[Bridgestone Group]] (also includes Deskpop Entertainment)
* [[Brimstone Entertainment]]
* [[Broad Green Pictures]]
* [[Broadman & Holman Publishers]]
* [[Broadway Theatre Archive]]
* [[Budget Video]] (includes Hollywood Home Theatre)
* [[Burning Moon Home Video]]
* [[BWE Video]]
* [[Capstone Entertainment]]
* [[Cascom Home Video]]
* [[Children's Video of America]]
* [[Chiron Industries]]
* [[ChoiceMark Corp.]]
* [[Chordant Distribution Group]]
* [[Cinedigm]]
* [[Cinedigm]]
** [[Vivendi Entertainment]]
** [[New Video Group]]
*** [[GoodTimes Entertainment]]
* [[Cinema Home Video]]
* [[City Lights Home Entertainment]]
*** [[HGV Video Productions]] (Canada)
* [[City Lights Home Video]]
*** [[Sterling Entertainment Group]] (also includes content from United American Video)
**** [[Celebrity Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Just For Kids)
* [[Classic Family Entertainment]]
* [[Columbia River Entertainment Group]]
**** [[Video Corporation of America]]
* [[Command Home Video]]
* [[Concord Video]]
* [[Congress Video Group]]
* [[Congress Video Group]]
* [[Continental Video]]
* [[Coronet/MTI Film and Video]]
* [[Crash Cinema]]
* [[CreateSpace]]
* [[Creative Communication Center]]
* [[The Criterion Collection]]
* [[The Criterion Collection]]
* [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]]
* [[Crocus Entertainment]]
** [[PM Entertainment]]
* [[DawnSignPress]]
* [[Deaf Crocodile Films]]
* [[Edde Entertainment]] (also includes content from T-Z Video, Ace Video, and High Desert Films)
* [[Decal Releasing]]
* [[DG Distributors]]
* [[Diamond Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[DIC Video]]
* [[Digiview Entertainment]]
* [[Direct Cinema Limited]]
* [[Direct Video]]
* [[Discount Video Tapes]]
* [[DK Vision]]
* [[Eagle Rock Entertainment]]
* [[earthrise studios]]
* [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]] (also includes Platinum Disc Corporation)
* [[Edde Entertainment]] (also includes T-Z Video, Ace Video and High Desert Films)
* [[Educational Products for Infancy, Inc.]]
* [[Electric Video]]
* [[Enigma Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[Even Steven Productions]]
* [[Family Express Video]]
* [[Feature Films for Families]]
** [[Sandstar Family Entertainment]]
* [[Film Forum]]
* [[Films for the Humanities & Sciences]]
* [[Film Threat Video]]
* [[Finley Holiday Films]]
* [[First Run Features Home Video]]
* [[Fotodisk Video]]
* [[Fotomat Video]]
* [[Fotomat Video]]
* [[Frame Work Entertainment Group, LLC]]
* [[Full Moon Features]]
* [[Fred Levine Productions]]
** [[Wizard Video]] (also includes content from CultVideo and Force Video)
* [[Fries Home Video]]
* [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Evergreen Entertainment)
* [[Front Row Entertainment]]
* [[Full Moon Features]] (also includes Phantom Video, Moonbeam Entertainment, Torchlight Entertainment, Amazing Fantasy Entertainment, Pulsepounders, Pulp Fantasy Productions, Cult Video, Monster Island Entertainment, Surrender Cinema, Shadow Films, Alchemy Entertainment and Big City Pictures)
** [[Wizard Video]] (also includes Urban Classics Video and Force Video)
* [[Gaiam]]
** [[GoodTimes Entertainment]]
*** [[HGV Video Productions]] (Canada)
*** [[Kids Klassics]]
*** [[GTK, Inc.]]
*** [[California Video Distributors]]
** [[Vivendi Entertainment]]
*** [[Genius Products]]
**** [[Wellspring Media]]
***** [[Fox Lorber Home Video]] (also includes Fox Lorber-era Forum Home Video releases and WinStar Home Entertainment)
* [[Galloping Minds]]
* [[Genesis Home Video]]
* [[Golden Video]]
* [[Goldhil Video]]
* [[Goldstar Entertainment, Inc.]] (also includes Goldstar Video)
* [[Gospel Films Video]]
* [[Gospel Light Video]]
* [[Great Entertainment]]
* [[Group Productions]]
* [[Guthy Renker Video]]
* [[Haber Video]]
* [[HaleStone Distribution]]
* [[Hallmark Home Entertainment]] (also includes Evergreen Entertainment)
* [[Harmony Vision]]
* [[Harmony Vision]]
* [[Hart Sharp Video]]
* Heron
* [[Hemdale Home Video]]
** [[Media Home Entertainment]] (also includes content from Fox Hills Video and Hi-Tops Video)
** [[Video Form Pictures]] (UK)
* [[High Video]]
* [[Image Entertainment]]
* [[HIT Entertainment]]
** [[Lyrick Studios]]
* [[Hollywood Products]]
* [[Hosca Home Video Production]]
* [[Hustler Video]]
* [[Image Home Video]]
* [[Imperial Entertainment]]
* [[Independent United Distributors]]
* [[Independent United Distributors]]
* [[Kartes Video Communications]]
* [[In-Fisherman Video]]
* [[Inspired Corporation]]
** [[PPI Entertainment Group]] (also includes Parade Video, Peter Pan Video and Ambassador Video)
* [[Integrity Music]]
* [[International Video Network]]
* [[Ivy Entertainment]]
* [[J2 Communications]]
* [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] (also includes Muppet Home Video)
* [[Kideo]]
* [[Kid Time Video]]
* [[King of Video]] (also includes Paragon Video Productions and Wonderland Video)
* [[Kino Lorber]]
* [[Kino Lorber]]
* [[Kultur Video]]
** [[Kino on Video]]
** [[Lorber HT Digital]] (also included Alive Mind)
* [[Magnum Entertainment]]
* [[Mill Creek Entertainment]]
* [[Knopf Video Books]]
* [[KnoWhutImean? Home Video]]
* [[Kultur International Films]] (also includes White Star Entertainment)
* [[LaserLight Digital]]
* [[Lauren Home Video]]
* [[Lightworks Audio & Video]]
* [[Liguori Publishing]]
* [[London Films]]
* [[Loose Cannon Films]]
* [[Lumivision]]
* [[The MacArthur Library]]
* [[Madacy Music Group]]
* [[Madison Square Garden Home Video]]
* [[Magnolia Home Entertainment]]
* [[Magnum Entertainment]] (legitimate spinoff of VCA Pictures) (also includes ME2 and Sagebrush Productions)
* [[Magnum Video]]
* [[Major League Baseball Home Video]]
* [[Marathon Music & Video]]
* [[Mark IV Pictures]]
* [[Master Communications]]
* [[MasterVision]]
* [[Maverick Entertainment]]
* [[Media West Home Video]]
* [[The Mirisch Video Company]]
* [[Mogul Video]]
* [[Mogul Video]]
* [[Monarch Home Video]]
* [[Monterey Home Video]]
* [[Monterey Home Video]]
* [[MPI Home Video]]
* [[MorningStar Entertainment]]
* [[New World Video]]
* [[Morris Video]] (also includes More Entertainment)
* [[The Nostalgia Merchant]]
* [[MotorWeek Home Video]]
* [[MPI Media Group]] (also includes MPI Home Video, Gorgon Video and Starlog Video)
* [[MTI Home Video]]
** [[Artists' View Entertainment]]
** [[Gator Home Entertainment]]
** [[Replay Home Entertainment]]
* [[MVP Home Entertainment]]
* [[National Geographic Video]]
* [[NBR Enterprises]]
* [[Neon Video]]
* [[New & Unique Videos]]
* [[New Concorde]] (also includes New Horizons Home Video)
* [[New Image Video]]
* [[New River Media]]
* [[New Star Video]]
* [[New Yorker Video]]
* [[Niles Entertainment]]
* [[NoShame]]
* [[NPS Home Video]]
* [[Olive Films]]
* [[Olive Films]]
* [[Omega Entertainment]]
* [[Pacific Arts Video]] (also includes Pacific Arts-era PBS Home Video content)
* [[Paragon Video Productions]] (also includes content from King of Video)
* [[Pacific Arts Video]] (also includes 1990-1994 PBS Home Video releases)
* [[Palisades Home Video]] (also includes Continental Video, Comet Video and Cinema Group Home Video)
* [[Palm Beach Entertainment]]
* [[Palm Pictures]]
* [[Panasonic]]
* [[Panorama International]]
* [[Paulist Press]]
* [[PBS Distribution]]
* [[PBS Distribution]]
** [[PBS Video]]
** [[Skiprope Entertainment]]
** [[Skiprope Entertainment]]
** [[WGBH Boston Video]]
** [[WGBH Boston Video]]
* [[Peach Entertainment]]
* [[Penthouse Video]]
* [[Philips Media]]
* [[Pickwick Entertainment]] (includes Diamond Entertainment, unrelated to the public domain distributor)
* [[Playboy Home Entertainment]] (also includes After Dark Video and Eros Collection)
* [[Plaza Entertainment]]
* [[PM Entertainment]]
* [[Price/Stern/Sloan Video]]
* [[Prism Entertainment]]
* [[Prism Entertainment]]
* [[Pyramid Films]]
* [[Quality Classics]]
* [[Quality Video]]
* [[Quest Entertainment]]
* [[Questar Home Video]]
* [[Q Video]]
* [[Raedon Home Video]]
* [[Raedon Home Video]]
* [[Random House Home Video]]
* [[Rabbit Ears Productions]]
* [[Raven Releasing]]
* [[Reader's Digest Home Entertainment]]
* [[Regal Video]]
* [[Respond2 Entertainment]]
* [[RLJ Entertainment]]
** [[Acorn Media]]
** [[Image Entertainment]]
*** [[Public Media Incorporated]] (includes Home Vision Entertainment, Films Incorporated and Public Media Video)
* [[The Roan Group]]
* [[Royal Sound Video Productions]]
* [[Saturn Productions]]
* [[Screen Media Films]]
* [[Seedsman Group]] (also includes Smooth Motion Pictures)
* [[Severin Films]]
* [[Shell Oil Company]]
* [[Shine Home Entertainment]]
* [[Shokus Video]]
* [[Shout! Factory]]
* [[Shout! Factory]]
* [[Sideshow Cinema]]
* [[Signal Research]]
* [[Simon Marketing]]
* [[Simon & Schuster Video]]
* [[Sinistar Entertainment]]
* [[Sinister Cinema]]
* [[SISU Home Entertainment]]
* [[Small Fry Productions]]
* [[SouthGate Entertainment]]
* [[Spartan Home Entertainment]]
* [[Star Classics]]
* [[Starmaker II]]
* [[Starling Films]]
* [[Studio Entertainment]] (also includes Off Hollywood Video and Shooting Star Video)
* [[Summit Media]]
* [[Sundance Channel Home Entertainment]]
* [[Super Source Video]]
* [[Super Video]]
* [[Super Video]]
* [[Tai Seng Video Marketing]]
* [[Tapeworm Video Distributors]]
* [[Teaching Tolerance]]
* [[Thrivent Financial for Lutherans]]
** [[Aid Association for Lutherans]]
** [[Lutheran Brotherhood]]
* [[Thunderbean Animation]]
* [[Time-Life Video]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Time-Life Video releases]]
* [[TM Books & Video]] (also includes TM Video and TMK Books & Video]]
* [[Trans World Entertainment]]
* [[Trans World Entertainment]]
* [[Triboro Entertainment Group]]
* [[Trolley Car Record and Filmworks]]
* [[Trylon Video]]
* [[Twin Dolphin Filmed Entertainment]]
* [[TUTM Entertainment]]
* [[Twilight Time]]
* [[Twilight Time]]
* [[Unapix Consumer Products]] (includes A-PIX Entertainment and Unapix Entertainment)
* [[Unicorn Video]]
* [[Unicorn Video]]
* [[VCI Home Video]] (also includes content from United Home Video)
* [[Universal Music Group]] (also includes MCA Music Video, Kreative Digital Entertainment and pre-2012 Vivendi Entertainment content)
* [[VCII]]
** [[Geffen Home Video]]
** [[EMI]] (including Capitol Video, Capitol Nashville, post-1992 Virgin Records America content and SBK Music Video)
* [[VCL]]
* [[Video Gems]]
*** [[Virgin Records America]]
* [[Valley of the Sun Video]]
* [[VCI Home Video]] (also includes United Home Video and Vanguard Video)
* [[Velocity Home Entertainment]]
* [[The Video Bancorp]]
* [[Video City Productions]]
* [[Video Collectibles Corporation]]
* [[Video Gems (distributor)|Video Gems]] (also includes Century Video Corporation)
* [[Video Home Library]]
* [[Video Marketing Services]]
* [[VideoTours]]
* [[Video Yesteryear]]
* [[Video Yesteryear]]
* [[Vintage Home Entertainment]]
* [[View Video]]
* [[View-Master Video]]
* [[Warner Music Group]] (also includes Warner Music Video, Elektra Entertainment, Atlantic Video, Warner Reprise Video, WarnerVision Entertainment, pre-1992 Virgin Records America content, A*Vision Entertainment, NightVision, BodyVision, and KidVision)
** [[Rhino Home Video]] (also includes ACME Video and pre-1999 Comedy Central Video content)
** [[The Maier Group]]
* [[Well Go USA]]
* [[Well Go USA]]
* [[Western World Video]] (also includes Program Hunters and World Video Pictures)
* [[Weston Woods]] (also includes Children's Circle)
* [[Westlake Entertainment]]
* [[Wide-Eyed Learning]]
* [[Wild Venture Productions]]
* [[Wiseau-Films]]
* [[Wood Knapp Video]]
* [[Wood Knapp Video]]
* [[Word Entertainment]] (also includes Everland Entertainment and DaySpring Entertainment)
* [[World Artists Home Video]]
* [[World Wide Pictures Home Video]]
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video]]
** [[Coliseum Video]]
* [[WHAM! USA]]
* [[WHAM! USA]]
* [[Xebec Home Video]]
* [[Xenon Video]]
* [[York Entertainment]]
* [[Zeitgeist Video]]

Latest revision as of 04:48, 4 July 2024

This list covers distributors in the home video industry.

Major studios (The Big Five)[edit]

NBCUniversal/Comcast

The Walt Disney Company

Paramount Global

Sony

Warner Bros. Discovery

Minor studios[edit]

Hasbro

Lionsgate Entertainment

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Amazon

Foreign companies[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Australia[edit]

Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands)[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Canada[edit]

Chile[edit]

Colombia[edit]

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Greece[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

India[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Italy[edit]

Israel[edit]

Japan[edit]

Kuwait[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Mexico[edit]

Norway[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Poland[edit]

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)[edit]

Singapore[edit]

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

UK[edit]

Pre-cert companies[edit]

Venezuela[edit]

Vietnam[edit]

Anime companies[edit]

U.S. Spanish-language companies[edit]

Porno companies[edit]

Other companies[edit]

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