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VHS of '' Raymond Briggs' The Snowman ''.]] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home Video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation . It was established in 1978 as '''Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment'''. It is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures library for Home Entertainment , mainly releases from Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures , but also releases product from Sony Pictures Classics , Screen Gems , Triumph Films , Destination Films and Revolution Studios . They are also responsible for their television shows from the Sony Pictures Television library from Screen Gems , Columbia Pictures Television , TriStar Television , Tandem Productions , ELP Communications (shows include from TAT Communications to ELP Communications), Columbia TriStar Television and Sony Pictures Television . Since 2005, when Sony and four partners acquired MGM from Kirk Kerkorian , SPHE held the domestic home entertainment rights to MGM's 4,000 film and 10,400 TV episode library, although those releases are still being distributed under the MGM DVD label. In autumn 2006, MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment , which had already been distributing MGM's catalog internationally. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment continues to handle video distribution of MGM/UA/Columbia TriStar co-productions (such as the 2006 Version Of ''Casino Royale'' ) in which the latter studio is majority partner and distributor. SPHE is also distributing '' Blood And Chocolate '' on DVD despite the fact that MGM distributed the film on its own in theaters. The company was formerly known as Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1978-1982), '''RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video''' (a Joint Venture with RCA , 1983-1991), '''Columbia TriStar Home Video''' (1991-2001), and finally '''Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment''' (2001-2004), before taking on its current name in fall 2004 . In some territories, it still goes by its previous identity, however this may not be the case for much longer. In the United Kingdom (and other foreign countries, mainly in Europe ), it was known as ''RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video'' during the 1980s and early '90s. As RCA-Columbia Pictures Home Video, the company distributed many films from New Line Cinema on DVD. AUSTRALIAN SUBSIDIARY The Australia n operations was a joint venture between RCA/Columbia Pictures Video and local distributor Hoyts . It was known as RCA-Columbia Pictures-Hoyts Video, and released many local titles in addition to Columbia Pictures titles. Prior to this, releases were handled through CEL . In the early 1990s , the company was renamed ''Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video'', before Hoyts droppped out of the partnership. During this time, the company also had some sub-labels, including:
When Hoyts' then-new owners, Consolidated Press Holdings , re-established Hoyts Distribution , Nine Films And Television was formed. Releases from Nine and Hoyts are now distributed on video and DVD by SPHE. CRITICISM Sony has been criticized by many DVD consumers for business practices they find bothersome; for instance, several movies (ranging from '' soundtrack) in 2004, the film's 22nd anniversary, while other countries received widescreen versions of the reissue. Similarly, '' Ghostbusters II '' and '' White Nights '' were released on Laserdisc letterboxed to an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, even though both titles were shot in anamorphic 2.35:1. The DVD of ''Ghostbusters II'' corrects this problem, but ''White Nights'' is still incorrectly displayed at 1.85:1. In another incident, the third season DVD set of '' Married With Children '' did not feature the Frank Sinatra theme song ''Love and Marriage'' due to a licensing dispute between SPHE and the publishers of the song. Many fans were upset that the theme had to be replaced, and has been replaced on all subsequent sets. {Link without Title} Also, some episodes of TV series the studio has released on DVD have been edited syndication versions, though most episodes are the unedited versions. One recent offense is a whole story point missing from volume 1 of Norman Lear 's satirical soap opera '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ''). {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS |
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