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'''Platinum Disc Corporation''' was an American public domain/budget DVD company based in La Crosse, Michigan. Platinum was founded in 1995 to release DVDs of public domain films for a cheaper price than other companies. Despite their name, Platinum also produced VHS tapes, though these are uncommon. In 2002, Platinum acquired [[PM Entertainment Group, Inc.|PM Entertainment]], an independent film studio, from the [[Harvey Entertainment|Harvey Entertainment Group]]. This allowed Platinum to begin releasing modern films as well as older movies. On February 7th 2005, Platinum merged with Echo Bridge Entertainment to form [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]], which would become one of the largest DVD distributors in the United States. | '''Platinum Disc Corporation''' was an American public domain/budget DVD company based in La Crosse, Michigan. Platinum was founded in 1995 to release DVDs of public domain films for a cheaper price than other companies. Despite their name, Platinum also produced VHS tapes, though these are uncommon. In 2002, Platinum acquired [[PM Entertainment Group, Inc.|PM Entertainment]], an independent film studio, from the [[Harvey Entertainment|Harvey Entertainment Group]]. This allowed Platinum to begin releasing modern films as well as older movies. On February 7th 2005, Platinum merged with Echo Bridge Entertainment to form [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]], which would become one of the largest DVD distributors in the United States. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be found on a DVD release of ''Hangmen'' and a VHS release of ''Suddenly''. Also found on some public domain DVD releases of old TV shows from the 50's and 60's. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Can be found on a DVD release of ''Hangmen'' and a VHS release of ''Suddenly''. Also found on some public domain DVD releases of old TV shows from the 50's and 60's. | ||
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