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Home video distributors
- DVDIn January 1995, two rival optical disc proposals stood on the brink of a commercial stalemate. The Multimedia Compact Disc carried the backing of Philips…
- Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentJune 1978 marked the birth of Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, a new division created to manage home video releases.
- Crunchyroll Store AustraliaTim Anderson and Paul Wiegard established Madman Entertainment in 1996 as a mail order business. They targeted the Australian market with imported anime…
- Sentai FilmworksJohn Ledford started a Japanese video game and video console import business in 1990. He was a native of Houston who watched My Neighbor Totoro at his…
- Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentOn the 4th of March 1980, Disney licensed thirteen video titles for rental to Fotomat. This agreement began in a four-city test covering Chicago, Houston…
- Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentIn May 1980, MCA Videocassette released twenty-four films on Betamax and VHS. Gene Giaquinto served as president of the new division that year.
- Madman EntertainmentTim Anderson and Paul Wiegard opened Madman Entertainment in 1996. They started as a mail order business selling imported anime titles on VHS tapes.
- Bandai Namco FilmworksFormer staff from Mushi Production gathered in September 1972 to establish a new animation studio branch. This group operated under the name Soeisha during…
- Pony Canyonthe 1st of October 1966 marked the founding of Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc. by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.