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- In 1982, after MGM broke off from its partnership with CBS, it was renamed to MGM/UA Home Video (a.k.a. MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group).
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In 1982, a year after MGM bought and merged with the near-bankrupt United Artists (UA) from Transamerica, CBS dropped out of the video partnership with MGM and moved to 20th Century Fox to create CBS/Fox Video (Samuel Goldwyn titles moved to CBS/Fox, as they were distributed via CBS).
In 1982, after MGM broke off from its partnership with CBS, it was renamed to MGM/UA Home Video (a.k.a. MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group). MGM/UA continued to use CBS/Fox Video, CBS' joint venture with 20th Century Fox formed after MGM/UA's formation, to license several of its titles on videocassette until the partnership ended in 1990 after a ...
6 days ago · 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 were transferred to MGM itself, which also picked up the pre-1996 PolyGram film library.
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MGM Home Entertainment was the home video and DVD distribution arm of MGM.
The home video division of MGM started in 1973 as MGM Home Video, releasing all the movies and TV shows by MGM. In 1979, MGM joined forces with CBS Video Enterprises by establishing MGM/CBS Home Video. CBS also distributed MGM's movies until 1982 when CBS decided to join with 20th Century Fox.
Just as MGM merged with United Artists to become MGM/UA, MGM and UA's home video divisions did so as well. The label was renamed to MGM/UA Home Video in 1982, releasing titles from the MGM/UA movie library. In 1987, MGM/UA Home Video released the Turner library with the exception of RKO Radio titles. In 1997, MGM/UA began releasing DVDs.
In 1998, Orion Home Video was folded into the company. The label was promoted to MGM/UA Home Entertainment in 2001 and the name "UA" was dropped off in November 2004 and renamed again to MGM Home Entertainment, releasing movies and TV shows by MGM, United Artists, Orion, Filmways, American International, Samuel Goldwyn, Motion Picture Corporation of America, IFC Films, Embassy Pictures, and Nelson Entertainment. Since 2005, following MGM/UA's acquisition by Sony, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has distributed the MGM film and television library, though under the MGM label. In 2006, MGM ended their distribution agreement with Sony. MGM home video releases will be distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment internationally and domestically. Sony, however, still owns 20% of MGM.
•MGM Home Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database
MGM/CBS Home Video was later renamed to "MGM/UA Home Video" in 1982 after CBS ended its venture with MGM since MGM acquired United Artists a year earlier.
Oct 22, 2024 · In 1994, MGM/UA launched MGM/UA Family Entertainment for its family releases. In 1997, MGM/UA, along with Warner, made its way to the DVD market. Also that year, MGM itself acquired Orion Pictures.
MGM Home Entertainment is a home entertainment company formed in 1998 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was the successor to MGM/UA Home Video. MGM Home Entertainment released MGM and UA movies, and TV shows on VHS, later laserdisc and DVD. In 2005, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment started a distribution deal with MGM Home Entertainment.
