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In 1997, the company expanded to produce DVD releases. In 1998, it secured distribution of NBA's titles, replacing longtime distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, and also distributed MLB's titles for the mass market.
In 1999, when PolyGram was sold to Seagram, PolyGram Video was renamed to '''Universal Studios Home Video''', except for North America, which the U.S. division was sold to USA Networks, and it was renamed under the '''USA Home Entertainment''' moniker. After that, Manga Entertainment was shifted to [[Palm Pictures]]. In late 1999, the company picked up distribution of NHL's titles, replacing Fox. Most of PolyGram's titles were shifted to [[MGM Home Entertainment]] and [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Video]].
Over time, USA gradually lost its sports licenses. In 2001, MLB lost its distribution rights from USA to QVC and the following year, the licenses for NFL, NHL and NBA to [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]]. In 2002, USA was folded into Universal, following Vivendi's acquisition of USA Networks.
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