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== Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. ==
In the summer of 1995, while Anchor Bay Entertainment was in the process of switching its videocassette duplicator from Technicolor Video Services to Allied Digital Technologies, did Allied Digital Technologies acquire one of the plants from Technicolor Video Services where Anchor Bay Entertainment had duplicated/pressed some of their tapes at, or did they only acquire the master tapes used for the pre-summer 1995 releases from that plant? [[Special:Contributions/69.85.235.224|69.85.235.224]] 16:16, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
I never understood why '''Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.''' (a subsidiary of the '''Handleman Company''' formed in mid-May 1995 through a merger between '''Video Treasures, Inc.''', acquired by the Handleman Company in January 1989, and '''StarMaker Entertainment''', acquired by the Handleman Company in July 1994) secured an agreement on June 16, 1995 to move its videocassette duplicator to the '''Allied Digital Technologies Corp.''' from Technicolor Videocassette, Inc. (dba Technicolor Video Services), with the switchover being finalized in mid-July 1995. According to an issue of Billboard Magazine dated October 21, 1995, trouble ensued when the switchover was finalized. Allied was not prepared for the numerous, but smaller runs of Anchor Bay releases and fell several months behind schedule. Vehemently, James Merkle, CEO and president of Allied at the time, denied any difficulties. "Anchor Bay is thrilled with what we're doing," he says. "I talk to them all the time. It has been a smooth transition." Ironically, Merkle resigned in November 1995. [[Special:Contributions/69.85.235.224|69.85.235.224]] 15:34, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.

I never understood why Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Handleman Company formed in mid-May 1995 through a merger between Video Treasures, Inc., acquired by the Handleman Company in January 1989, and StarMaker Entertainment, acquired by the Handleman Company in July 1994) secured an agreement on June 16, 1995 to move its videocassette duplicator to the Allied Digital Technologies Corp. from Technicolor Videocassette, Inc. (dba Technicolor Video Services), with the switchover being finalized in mid-July 1995. According to an issue of Billboard Magazine dated October 21, 1995, trouble ensued when the switchover was finalized. Allied was not prepared for the numerous, but smaller runs of Anchor Bay releases and fell several months behind schedule. Vehemently, James Merkle, CEO and president of Allied at the time, denied any difficulties. "Anchor Bay is thrilled with what we're doing," he says. "I talk to them all the time. It has been a smooth transition." Ironically, Merkle resigned in November 1995. 69.85.235.224 15:34, 24 October 2023 (UTC)