CBS Home Entertainment
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CBS Home Entertainment (formerly CBS Video Enterprises, Inc.,
History
CBS, Inc. established a home video arm, CBS Video Enterprises (CVE), in January 1980 with Cy Leslie as chairman.
In 1980, CVE formed a joint venture with
By 1981, MGM/CBS had expanded from VHS and Betamax to RCA's CED system as well. Also that year, CBS Video Enterprises handled distribution of its five titles by Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment in conjunction with MGM/CBS.[1] In 1982, CBS withdrew from the MGM joint venture. The MGM/CBS company reorganized into MGM/UA Home Video.
A short time later, CBS purchased a stake in 20th Century Fox's home video operation, and formed
The CBS/Fox joint venture was reorganized in 1990, with Key Video and Playhouse Video ceasing operations, and Fox Video was created to release the mainstream output of 20th Century Fox.
After CBS was acquired by
CBS and Viacom re-merged on December 4, 2019, forming ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global). In spite of this, Paramount continues to use the CBS Home Entertainment brand for its releases of CBS content.
References
- ^ "Goldwyn Indie Video Label" (PDF). Billboard. 1981-06-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "BBC Worldwide Americas And Warner Home Video Announce Distribution Deal" (Press release). Burbank, CA and New York, NY: BBC Worldwide Americas and Warner Home Video. 28 Jun 2000.