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- In October 1990, after Pathé Communications bought MGM, MGM/UA Home Video struck a deal with Warner Home Video to have them distribute MGM/UA titles exclusively on home video worldwide.
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In October 1990, after Pathé Communications bought MGM, MGM/UA Home Video struck a deal with Warner Home Video to have them distribute MGM/UA titles exclusively on home video worldwide. [8]
In 1990, after MGM was purchased by Pathé (Giancarlo Paretti's company, not to be confused with the French company of the same name), MGM/UA signed a deal with Warner Home Video to have them distribute its titles exclusively on video.
In exchange, Warner Home Video gained full control over the video rights to MGM's pre-May 1986 library, an asset the studio had acquired outright from Turner Entertainment Co., but due to a pre-existing licensing deal with MGM, was originally expected to expire in 2001.
Aug 26, 2024 · In 1999, MGM/UA and Warner Home Video split off their ties, with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to begin distributing titles internationally. In 2003, MGM launched the MGM Kids sub-label for family releases, and in mid-2003, MGM regained full distribution rights to their regions from Fox.
Mar 21, 1999 · In an effort to regain full control of its video library worldwide, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. for an early termination of its existing video-distribution agreement with Warner Home Video. The original agreement with WHV was to end in May 2003.
Aug 17, 2024 · In the 2020 financial report, MGM named Warner Bros. Home Entertainment — then in the process of merging its home video arm with Universal’s to form Studio Distribution Services — as its...
In 1997, the UA name was dropped from MGM/UA Home Entertainment, renaming it to MGM Home Entertainment. The assets of the former Orion Home Video was transferred to MGM itself, as well as picking up the pre-1996 PolyGram film library.
