List of home video companies

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This is a list of notable home video companies in the business of producing and marketing pre-recorded cassettes and discs of various formats for home video.

Contents

Major home video companies

Paramount Global

Warner Bros. Discovery

The Walt Disney Company

Sony

Comcast

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation

Note: Additional video companies whose libraries have been acquired by Lionsgate will be marked with an (*) in the "Other Companies" section; as documented in the Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment articles or external references.

Amazon MGM Studios (Amazon)

Warner Music Group

Others

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Public domain companies

Adult video companies

Outside of the United States

Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

  • LK-TEL
  • Gativideo
  • Argentina Video Home
  • Transmundo Home Video
  • Transeuropa Video Entertainment
  • Teleargentina Division Video
  • Live Video
  • Lucian Films
  • Plus Video
  • American Video
  • Emerald
  • Tauro Video
  • Radiocom Video
  • Target Video Home
  • Madison Video Home
  • FAX Video Design

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria

  • Alexandra Video
  • May Star Film
  • Audio Video Orpheus
  • IP Video
  • Multi Video Center
  • Tandem Video
  • Bulgarian Video

Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

  • America Video
  • Poletel Video
  • China Video
  • LK-TEL Video
  • Abril Video

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

  • A and Y Productions (2003–2006)
  • The ABM Group (1989–1994) (Canadian counterpart of Starmaker Entertainment (before 1994))
  • Berserk Cow Productions (2006–present)
  • HGV Video Productions (1989–2002, Canadian counterpart of GoodTimes Entertainment (before 1998), Burbank Video, Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment (after 1994))*
  • Astral Video (1980s–1996)
  • Cineplex Odeon Home Video (1985–1998)
  • Vidtex Video
  • Media West, Inc. (Low-budget Canadian counterpart of Worldvision Home Video)
  • Behavior Communications (1997–2001)
  • C/FP Distribution
  • Cineglobe
    • Malofilm Video (1983–1997)
  • Nova Home Video (1987–1992)
  • Alliance Releasing
  • Video MPA
  • Metrodome Distribution (2003–2005)
  • Montevideo Limited (1989–1993)
  • Canadian Video Factory (1984–1987)
  • Junior Home Video (Children's sublabel of Canadian Video Factory (later changed to Nova Home Video))
  • Imavision
  • BFS Video (distributor of old BBC and ITV programs from the UK)
  • La mouche et l'elephant/PR Vidéo (French-language)

Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

  • Kyron Home Video
  • Cinevideo
  • Contacto Video
  • Video Presidente
  • Magnum Video S.A
  • Video Factory Ltda.
  • Venue Home Video Ltda.
  • Alfavideo
  • Video Hit S.A
  • Condor Video
  • Cine Colombia Video
  • Producciones Hollywood

Flag of Chile.svg Chile

  • Cinecolor Films
  • Transvideo
  • Argentina Video Home – LAHE
  • Video Chile

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark

Flag of Finland.svg Finland

  • Magnum Video (no relation to the low-budget B-movie label now owned by Lions Gate)
  • Nordic Video
  • Capitol Video (released several films from the former Soviet Union)
  • Sandrew Metronome

Flag of France.svg France

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

  • Kiddinx Video
  • RTL Video
  • VPS Video Programme Service
  • Atlas Film Video
  • ITT-Contrast Video
  • Select Video
  • UFA Video
  • All Video
  • EuroVideo
  • SuperVideo

Flag of Greece.svg Greece

Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

  • Ocean Shores Video (1975–)
  • Intercontinental Video Ltd. (1981–)
  • Deltamac (HK) Co., Ltd. (1992–)
  • Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd. (1986–)
  • Mei Ah Entertainment (1984–)

Flag of India.svg India

Flag of Italy.svg Italy

  • CG Entertainment
  • Plaion Pictures Italia
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia
  • Eagle Home Video
  • Terminal Video
  • Pulp Video
  • Cult Media
  • Sinister Film

Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

  • Televisa Home Entertainment (dates unknown)
  • Video Emoción (1980s-Early 1990s)
  • VideoVisa

Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands

  • Converge Video (1980s)
  • Video Screen
  • Eagle 6 Video
  • Bridge Entertainment DVD
  • Classic Video Movies
  • Video Garant
  • European Video Corporation

Flag of Norway.svg Norway

  • ABC Video (1980s)
  • Big Partner (1980s)
  • CCV (Club Consult Video) (1980s)
  • C.P. Entertainment (1980s)
  • Fram Film (1980s)
  • HVC Video Vision AS (1980s)
  • Intervideo (1980s)
  • In Video (1980s)
  • JEL Video (1980s)
  • Mayco AS (1980s)
  • Nord Video (1980s)
  • Novio AS (Later renamed "Nye Novio") (1980s)
  • OVC (Oslo Video Center) (1980s)
  • Panorama (1980s)
  • Sandrew Metronome
  • Screen Entertainment (1980s)
  • VCM (1980s)
  • Videohuset (1980s)

Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

  • C-Interactive Digital Entertainment
  • Magnavision Home Video
  • Solar Entertainment
  • Warner Home Video Philippines
  • Star Home Video (Star Records Video)
  • Regal Home Video (Regal International Inc.)
  • Trigon Video
  • Ivory Music & Video
  • Paragon Home Video
  • Synergy Home Entertainment
  • Aquarius Records
  • Viva Video

Flag of Russia.svg Russia

  • 20th Century Fox CIS (2006–2015)
  • Big Plan (Russian: Крупный план) (1988–)
  • CP Digital (until 2012 renamed as «CP Distribution») (2000–2015)
  • Gemini Film (2000–2007)
  • Most Video (1999–2005)
  • Premier Video Film (1996–2005)
  • Premier Multimedia (2001–2005)
  • Pyramid Home Video (1997–2008)
  • New Disk (Russian: Новый Диск)/ND Play (2000s-)
  • Union Video (Russian: Союз Видео) (1988–2012)
  • VideoServis (1994–2015)
  • Varus Video (1992–2000)
  • West Multimedia/West Video (1994–2015)
  • Walt Disney Company CIS (2008–)
  • Universal Pictures Rus (2005–2011)
  • Lazer Video

Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia

  • ALMONTAGE Entertainment (2009)
  • Video Master (1990s)

Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore

  • Videovan Entertainment (1997–2011)
  • Poh Kim Video (????)
  • Melovision Trading Corporation

Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

  • Kwang Young Products
  • Home Game
  • Korea Media
  • Cinematown

Flag of Spain.svg Spain

  • Filmax Home Video (1988–present)
  • Video Diversíon (Mid-1980s)
  • Lauren Films Video (1980s-Present)
  • Vadimon Video
  • SAV
  • Viva Home Video (1980s)
  • Video Colección (1990s, Spain's version of The Video Collection/Strand-VCI Entertainment/Strand Home Video)

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

  • Baroness VideoVision
  • International Promotions, Inc.
  • PRT Elektronik
  • Trix Videofilmer
  • Video Invest
  • Videce Videocentralen
  • Mariann Video
  • Esselte Video
  • Walthers Video
  • Sandrew Metronome

Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey

  • Alparslan Video

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

  • Blancic Video
  • Videorama
  • Venevista Video
  • Video-Rodven
  • Gran Video
  • Video Venus
  • Videos De Venezuela
  • Blue Diamond Video
  • Intervideo
  • Romy Video

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Prism out of Chapter 11 through Lee Video merger". 13 January 1997.
  2. ↑ Goldfield, Robert (1 November 1998). "Video City becomes major player with $21M buyout of Videoland". Portland Business Journal.
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