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*** [[A&M Video]]
*** [[A&M Video]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of PolyGram Video releases]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of PolyGram Video releases]]
** [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] (also includes DreamWorks Animation and Classic Media)
** [[DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] (also includes DreamWorks Animation and ClassicMedia)
*** [[Golden Book Video]]
*** [[Golden Book Video]]
** [[Geneon Entertainment]]
** [[Geneon Entertainment]]
** [[NBC Home Entertainment]]
* [[Comprehensive catalog of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 MCA releases]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 MCA releases]]


'''Disney'''
'''The Walt Disney Company'''
* [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] (also includes Jim Henson Video)
* [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]
** [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]
** [[List of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[List of Walt Disney Classics video releases]]
*** [[The CBS/Fox Company]] (includes 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, FoxVideo, Key Video, and Playhouse Video)
*** [[List of Walt Disney Classics demo tapes]]
**** [[Magnetic Video Corporation]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of 20th Century Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[List of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video releases]]
** [[List of Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection video releases]]
** [[DIC Toon-Time Video|DiC Toon-Time Video]]
** [[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)]]
* [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] (also includes Jim Henson Video and DiC ToonTime Video)
** [[Dimension Home Video]]
** [[Dimension Home Video]]
*** [[List of Dimension Home Video demo tapes]]
*** [[List of Dimension Home Video demo tapes]]
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** [[Touchstone Home Entertainment]]
** [[Touchstone Home Entertainment]]
*** [[List of Touchstone Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
*** [[List of Touchstone Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
** [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]
* [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]
** [[The CBS/Fox Company]] (includes 20th Century-Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video, FoxVideo, Key Video, and Playhouse Video)
*** [[List of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment demo tapes]]
*** [[Magnetic Video Corporation]]
*** [[List of Walt Disney Classics video releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of 20th Century Home Entertainment releases]]
**** [[List of Walt Disney Classics demo tapes]]
* [[ABC Video Enterprises]]
*** [[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)


'''Paramount Global'''
'''Paramount Global'''
* [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]]
* [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]]
** [[BET Home Entertainment]]
** [[CBS Home Entertainment]]
** [[CBS Home Entertainment]]
** [[CIC Video]] (a joint venture between Paramount and Universal for distribution outside North America)
** [[CIC Video]] (a joint venture between Paramount and Universal for distribution outside North America)
** [[MTV Home Video]]
** [[Nickelodeon Home Video]]
** [[Nickelodeon Home Video]] (also includes Nick Jr.)
** [[Republic Pictures Home Video]] (also includes Spotlite Video)
** [[Republic Pictures Home Video]] (also includes Spotlite Video)
*** [[Worldvision Home Video]]
*** [[Worldvision Home Video]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Paramount Home Media Distribution releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Paramount Home Media Distribution releases]]
* [[Simon & Schuster Video]] (sale pending)


'''Sony'''
'''Sony'''
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*** [[Comprehensive catalog of RCA SelectaVision releases]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of RCA SelectaVision releases]]
** [[Sony Video Software]] (also includes Fighting Fury Video)
** [[Sony Video Software]] (also includes Fighting Fury Video)
** [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (also includes Sony Wonder)
*** [[Columbia House]] (also includes re-tv video library)
*** [[Random House Home 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)]]
* [[Comprehensive catalog of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
* [[Comprehensive catalog of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 RCA/Columbia releases]]
** [[Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 RCA/Columbia releases]]
* [[Columbia House]] (also includes re-tv video library)
* [[Sony Music Entertainment]] (also includes Sony-BMG Music Entertainment and Sony Wonder, as well as pre-1996 Nickelodeon Home Video releases)
** [[Random House Home Video]]
** [[BMG Video]]
** [[BMG Independents]]
** [[BMG Kidz]] (also includes Rincoln Children's Entertainment, as well as pre-Q2 1993 DiC Toon-Time Video releases)


'''Warner Bros. Discovery'''
'''Warner Bros. Discovery'''
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** [[Lorimar Home Video]] (also includes Karl Video Corporation, Karl-Lorimar Home Video, Kideo Video, and Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video)
** [[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 RKO Home Video, CNN Video, and 1994-2004 PBS Home Video releases)
** [[Turner Home Entertainment]] (also includes Turner-era PBS Home Video content)
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Warner Home Video letter-four digit releases]]
*** [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]]
*** [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]]
*** [[RKO library before Turner]]
** [[New Line Home Entertainment]]
** [[New Line Home Entertainment]]
*** [[Nelson Entertainment]] (also includes Blay Video and Embassy Home Entertainment)
*** [[Nelson Entertainment]] (also includes Blay Video and Embassy Home Entertainment)
** [[Warner Music Entertainment]]
** [[Warner Music Entertainment]]
*** [[Rhino Home Video]]
*** [[Rhino Home Video]]
*** [[WarnerVision Entertainment]] (also includes A*Vision Entertainment, Body Vision, and Kid Vision)
*** [[WarnerVision Entertainment]] (also includes A*Vision Entertainment, BodyVision, and KidVision)


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


'''Lionsgate Entertainment'''
'''Lionsgate Entertainment'''
* [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]]
* [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]] (also includes Vidmark Entertainment and Trimark Home Video)
** [[Comprehensive catalog of Lions Gate Home Entertainment releases]]
** [[Artisan Entertainment]] (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)
** [[Artisan Entertainment]] (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)
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Artisan Entertainment releases]]
*** [[Comprehensive catalog of Artisan Entertainment releases]]
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**** [[Lightning Video]]
**** [[Lightning Video]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of Vestron Video releases]]
**** [[Comprehensive catalog of Vestron Video releases]]
*** [[Vista Organization Home Video Corporation]] (dba Vista Home Video; unrelated to Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*** [[Vista Home Video]]
** [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
** [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
*** [[HGV Video Productions]] (Canada)
*** [[HGV Video Productions]] (Canada)
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**** [[New World Video]] (also includes Learning Corporation of America)
**** [[New World Video]] (also includes Learning Corporation of America)
** [[Cinépix Film Properties]] (Canada)
** [[Cinépix Film Properties]] (Canada)
** [[Entertainment One]] (Canada)
*** [[Alliance Releasing 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)
** [[Trimark Home Video]] (also includes Vidmark Entertainment and Kidmark Entertainment)


'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Amazon'''
'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Amazon'''
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* [[ADV Films]]
* [[ADV Films]]
* [[AnimEigo]]
* [[AnimEigo]]
* [[Anime Village]]
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[Central Park Media]] (also includes Anime 18, Software Sculptors, and US Manga Corps)
* [[Central Park Media]] (also includes Anime 18, Software Sculptors, and US Manga Corps)
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==Other companies==
==Other companies==
* [[Academy Entertainment]]
* [[Acorn Media]]
* [[Active Home Video]]
* [[Active Home Video]]
* [[AIMS Multimedia]]
* [[Alaska Video Postcards, Inc.]]
* [[Alaska Video Postcards, Inc.]]
* [[Alpha Home Entertainment]] (also includes New Age Video and The Chipmunk Library)
* [[Alpha Home Entertainment]] (also includes New Age Video and The Chipmunk Library)
* [[Ambrose Video Publishing]]
* [[Ambrose Video Publishing]]
* [[Amvest Video]] (also includes Passport International Productions, Kid Pics, Vintage Video and Amvest Christmas Classics)
* [[Amvest Video]] (also includes Kid Pics, Vintage Video and Amvest Christmas Classics)
* [[A-PIX Entertainment]]
* [[A-PIX Entertainment]]
* [[Ardustry Home Entertainment]]
* [[Ardustry Home Entertainment]]
* [[Arrow Video Inc.]]
* [[Arrow Video Inc.]]
* [[The Asylum Home Entertainment]]
* [[Atlantic Releasing Co.]]
* [[Atlantic Releasing Co.]]
* [[Avalanche Home Entertainment]]
* [[Avon]]
* [[Avon]]
* [[Barron's Home Video]]
* [[BCI Eclipse]] (also includes Brentwood Home Video)
* [[BCI Eclipse]] (also includes Brentwood Home Video)
** [[Simitar Entertainment]]
** [[Simitar Entertainment]]
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* [[Big Top Video]]
* [[Big Top Video]]
* [[Bridgestone Group]]
* [[Bridgestone Group]]
* [[Broad Green Pictures]]
* [[Broadway Theatre Archive]]
* [[Broadway Theatre Archive]]
* [[BWE Video]]
* [[BWE Video]]
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* [[Congress Video Group]]
* [[Congress Video Group]]
* [[Coronet/MTI Film and Video]]
* [[Coronet/MTI Film and Video]]
* [[Crash Cinema]]
* [[The Criterion Collection]]
* [[The Criterion Collection]]
* [[DawnSignPress]]
* [[DawnSignPress]]
* [[Digiview Entertainment]]
* [[Digiview Entertainment]]
* [[Direct Cinema Limited]]
* [[Direct Cinema Limited]]
* [[Direct Video]]
* [[DK Vision]]
* [[DK Vision]]
* [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]] (also includes Platinum Disc Corporation)
* [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]] (also includes Platinum Disc Corporation)
* [[Edde Entertainment]] (also includes T-Z Video, Ace Video and High Desert Films)
* [[Edde Entertainment]] (also includes T-Z Video, Ace Video and High Desert Films)
* [[Educational Products for Infancy, Inc.]]
* [[Electric Video]]
* [[Electric Video]]
* [[Enigma Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[Enigma Entertainment Corporation]]
* [[Feature Films for Families]]
* [[Feature Films for Families]]
* [[First Look Home Entertainment]]
* [[First Look Home Entertainment]]
** [[DEJ Productions]]
* [[Fotomat Video]]
* [[Fotomat Video]]
* [[Frame Work Entertainment Group, LLC]]
* [[Frame Work Entertainment Group, LLC]]
* [[Fries Home Video]]
* [[Front Row Entertainment]]
* [[Front Row Entertainment]]
* [[Full Moon Features]]
* [[Full Moon Features]]
** [[Wizard Video]] (also includes CultVideo and Force Video)
** [[Wizard Video]] (also includes CultVideo and Force Video)
* [[Gator Home Entertainment]]
* [[Gator Home Entertainment]]
* [[Geffen Home Video]]
* [[Genius Products]]
* [[Goldhil Video]]
* [[Goldhil Video]]
* [[Goldstar Video Corp.]]
* [[Goldstar Video Corp.]]
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** [[Kids Klassics]]
** [[Kids Klassics]]
** [[GTK, Inc.]]
** [[GTK, Inc.]]
* [[Great Entertainment]]
* [[Group Productions]]
* [[Group Productions]]
* [[HaleStone Distribution]]
* [[HaleStone Distribution]]
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* [[Harmony Vision]]
* [[Harmony Vision]]
* [[Hart Sharp Video]]
* [[Hart Sharp Video]]
* [[Hemdale Home Video]]
* [[HIT Entertainment]]
* [[HIT Entertainment]]
** [[Lyrick Studios]]
** [[Lyrick Studios]]
* [[Home Vision Entertainment]]
* [[Home Vision Entertainment]]
** [[Films Incorporated]]
** [[Films Incorporated]]
** [[Public Media Video]]
* [[Image Entertainment]]
* [[Image Entertainment]]
* [[Imperial Entertainment]]
* [[Imperial Entertainment]]
* [[Independent United Distributors]]
* [[Independent United Distributors]]
* [[Integrity Music]]
* [[Integrity Music]]
* [[Ivy Entertainment]]
* [[J2 Communications]]
* [[Kartes Video Communications]]
* [[Kartes Video Communications]]
* [[King of Video]] (also includes Paragon Video Productions)
* [[King of Video]] (also includes Paragon Video Productions)
* [[Kino Lorber]]
* [[Kino Lorber]]
** [[Fox Lorber Home Video]]
** [[Kino on Video]]
* [[Koch Lorber Films]]
* [[Kultur International Films]]
* [[Kultur International Films]]
* [[LaserLight Digital]]
* [[LaserLight Digital]]
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* [[MTI Home Video]]
* [[MTI Home Video]]
* [[National Geographic Video]]
* [[National Geographic Video]]
* [[NBR Enterprises]]
* [[NCircle Entertainment]]
* [[New Video]]
* [[New Video]]
* [[New River Media]]
* [[New River Media]]
* [[New Star Video]]
* [[New Yorker Video]]
* [[New Yorker Video]]
* [[Niles Entertainment]]
* [[NoShame]]
* [[NPS Home Video]]
* [[NPS Home Video]]
* [[Olive Films]]
* [[Olive Films]]
* [[Omega Entertainment]]
* [[Pacific Arts Video]] (also includes Pacific Arts-era PBS Home Video content)
* [[Pacific Arts Video]] (also includes Pacific Arts-era PBS Home Video content)
* [[Palisades Home Video]] (also includes Continental Video and Cinema Group Home Video)
* [[Palisades Home Video]] (also includes Continental Video and Cinema Group Home Video)
* [[Palm Beach Entertainment]]
* [[Palm Beach Entertainment]]
* [[Palm Pictures]]
* [[Palm Pictures]]
* [[Paulist Press]]
* [[PBS Distribution]]
* [[PBS Distribution]]
** [[PBS Video]]
** [[PBS Video]]
** [[Skiprope Entertainment]]
** [[Skiprope Entertainment]]
** [[WGBH Boston Video]]
** [[WGBH Boston Video]]
* [[Pioneer Entertainment]]
* [[Plaza Entertainment]]
* [[PM Entertainment]]
* [[PM Entertainment]]
* [[Price/Stern/Sloan Video]]
* [[Price/Stern/Sloan Video]]
* [[Prism Entertainment]]
* [[Prism Entertainment]]
* [[Quality Classics]]
* [[Questar Home Video]]
* [[Questar Home Video]]
* [[Raedon Home Video]]
* [[Raedon Home Video]]
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* [[Regal Video]]
* [[Regal Video]]
* [[Sandstar Family Entertainment]]
* [[Sandstar Family Entertainment]]
* [[SBK Music Video]]
* [[Screen Media Films]]
* [[Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment]]
* [[Shell Oil Company]]
* [[Shell Oil Company]]
* [[Shout! Factory]]
* [[Shout! Factory]]
* [[Showtime Entertainment]]
* [[Showtime Entertainment]]
* [[Simon Marketing]]
* [[Simon Marketing]]
* [[Simon & Schuster Video]]
* [[SISU Home Entertainment]]
* [[Small Fry Productions]]
* [[Spartan Home Entertainment]]
* [[Star Classics]]
* [[Star Classics]]
* [[Starling Films]]
* [[Starling Films]]
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** [[Celebrity Home Entertainment]] (also includes Celebrity's Just for Kids Home Video, Meta Video and Unicon Communications)
** [[Celebrity Home Entertainment]] (also includes Celebrity's Just for Kids Home Video, Meta Video and Unicon Communications)
** [[VidAmerica, Inc.]]
** [[VidAmerica, Inc.]]
* [[Sterling Home Entertainment]]
* [[Sundance Channel Home Entertainment]]
* [[Sundance Channel Home Entertainment]]
* [[Super Source Video]]
* [[Super Video]]
* [[Super Video]]
* [[Tai Seng Video Marketing]]
* [[Tai Seng Video Marketing]]
* [[Tapeworm Video Distributors]]
* [[Teaching Tolerance]]
* [[Thunderbean Animation]]
* [[Thunderbean Animation]]
* [[Trans World Entertainment]]
* [[Trans World Entertainment]]
* [[Trinity Home Entertainment]]
* [[Trylon Video]]
* [[Trylon Video]]
* [[Twilight Time]]
* [[Twilight Time]]
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* [[VCI Home Video]] (also includes United Home Video and Vanguard Video)
* [[VCI Home Video]] (also includes United Home Video and Vanguard Video)
* [[VCII]]
* [[VCII]]
* [[Velocity Home Entertainment]]
* [[Video Corporation of America]]
* [[Video Corporation of America]]
* [[Hollywood Video Gems|Video Gems]] (also includes Century Video Corporation)
* [[Hollywood Video Gems|Video Gems]]
* [[Video Yesteryear]]
* [[Video Yesteryear]]
* [[Virgin Records America]]
* [[Vivendi Entertainment]]
* [[Vivendi Entertainment]]
* [[Voltage Video]]
* [[Well Go USA]]
* [[Well Go USA]]
* [[Wellspring Media]]
* [[Wellspring Media]]
* [[Westlake Entertainment]]
* [[Westlake Entertainment]]
* [[Wide-Eyed Learning]]
* [[Wood Knapp Video]]
* [[Wood Knapp Video]]
* [[Word Entertainment]] (also includes Everland Entertainment and DaySpring Entertainment)
* [[Word Entertainment]]
* [[World Wide Pictures Home Video]]
* [[World Wide Pictures Home Video]]
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video]]
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video]]

Revision as of 23:46, 21 February 2024

This list covers distributors in the home video industry.

Major studios (The Big Five)

Comcast

The Walt Disney Company

Paramount Global

Sony

Warner Bros. Discovery

Minor studios

Hasbro

Lionsgate Entertainment

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Amazon

Foreign companies

Argentina

Australia

Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands)

Brazil

Canada

France

Germany

Greece

Italy

Japan

Mexico

Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)

UK

Pre-cert companies

Venezuela

Anime companies

U.S. Spanish-language companies

Other companies