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==History== |
==History== |
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Paramount first tried to enter the home video market |
Paramount first tried to enter the home video market with a duplication pact with S/T Videocassette Duplicating Corp. in 1976, but their movies remained unavailable for three years. In the meantime, Paramount secured a deal with MCA Distributing Corporation to bring their library to DiscoVision in 1978. Paramount then secured a deal with [[Fotomat Video]] in 1979 to release their movies on videocassette through rental. |
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Paramount would |
Paramount would form their own home video distribution arm in late 1979 and its first titles appeared on the Winter 1980 CES. Paramount would later secure deals with third-party distributors, most notably Atlantic Releasing Corporation and Skouras Pictures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. |
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Paramount would later launch sublabels, such as '''Paramount Gateway Video''', formed in 1982 to release |
Paramount would later launch sublabels, such as '''Paramount Gateway Video''', formed in 1982 to release mid-price titles, and '''Bel Canto/Paramount Home Video''', formed in 1985 to release music-related titles. |
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Throughout the early 1990s, it was the distributor for [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon Entertainment]], Miramax Home Video, and Skouras Home Video. In 1994, it picked up the home video distribution rights to Capital Cities/ABC Video Publishing's titles, until it was sold to Disney in 1996. In 1996, the company picked up the rights to Nickelodeon's titles, and five years later, in 2001, picked up the rights to MTV's titles. In 2004, the company picked up home video |
Throughout the early 1990s, it was the distributor for [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon Entertainment]], Miramax Home Video, and Skouras Home Video. In 1994, it picked up the home video distribution rights to Capital Cities/ABC Video Publishing's titles, until it was sold to Disney in 1996. In 1996, the company picked up the rights to Nickelodeon's titles, and five years later, in 2001, picked up the rights to MTV's titles. In 2004, the company picked up home video rights to Hasbro's titles, until it would later leave for [[Shout! Factory]] by the end of the decade. |
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In 1998, it entered the DVD market, after trying on DIVX, then entered high definition in 2006. Paramount briefly withdrew from Blu-ray in 2007, except titles directed by Steven Spielberg, only to reenter Blu-ray in 2008 after HD-DVD failed. |
In 1998, it entered the DVD market, after trying on DIVX, then entered high definition in 2006. Paramount briefly withdrew from Blu-ray in 2007, except titles directed by Steven Spielberg, only to reenter Blu-ray in 2008 after HD-DVD failed. |
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In 2011, it became '''Paramount Home Media Distribution'''. In 2012, the company briefly signed a deal with [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] to distribute titles, only the deal to lapse at the start of 2015. |
In 2011, it became '''Paramount Home Media Distribution'''. In 2012, the company briefly signed a deal with [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] to distribute titles, only the deal to lapse at the start of 2015. |
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==Library== |
==Library== |
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===1979=== |
===1979=== |