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In 1986, after MGM's pre-1986 library (including most of the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] library, a fraction of some UA material, and most US rights to the [[RKO Radio Pictures]] library (although RKO retains the copyrights to their films)) was acquired by Ted Turner and forming [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], MGM/UA Home Video signed a deal with Turner to continue distributing the pre-1986 MGM and the pre-1948 Warner Bros. libraries for video release. | In 1986, after MGM's pre-1986 library (including most of the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] library, a fraction of some UA material, and most US rights to the [[RKO Radio Pictures]] library (although RKO retains the copyrights to their films)) was acquired by Ted Turner and forming [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], MGM/UA Home Video signed a deal with Turner to continue distributing the pre-1986 MGM and the pre-1948 Warner Bros. libraries for video release. | ||
In 1990, after MGM was purchased by Pathé, MGM/UA signed a deal with [[Warner Home Video]] to have them distribute its titles exclusively on video. In 1995, this division was renamed to '''MGM/UA Home Entertainment''' (logo is still the same name, though) and also launched [[MGM/UA Family Entertainment]]. On March 24, 1997, MGM/UA began releasing its titles on DVD (with ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ''The Wizard of Oz'' on launch day), and managed to release over 30 titles from the Turner catalog on DVD ( | In 1990, after MGM was purchased by Pathé, MGM/UA signed a deal with [[Warner Home Video]] to have them distribute its titles exclusively on video. In 1995, this division was renamed to '''MGM/UA Home Entertainment''' (logo is still the same name, though) and also launched [[MGM/UA Family Entertainment]]. On March 24, 1997, MGM/UA began releasing its titles on DVD (with ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ''The Wizard of Oz'' on launch day), and managed to release over 30 titles from the Turner catalog on DVD (due to their video distribution deal) until it was transferred to Warner Home Video in 1999 (after MGM ended their distribution deal with Warner Bros.) and folded [[Orion Pictures]] with all its owned-library into this company. Around 1997, the UA name was dropped, renaming it as '''MGM Home Entertainment'''. Outside North America, MGM sold their international home video operations to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]. | ||
Following MGM's acquisition by the Sony-led consortium in 2005, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] began distributing the MGM library on home video until May 31, 2006, when MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for worldwide release (although Sony and Fox traded off releases throughout the rest of the year as part of a transitional period). TCFHE's worldwide distribution deal distributing the MGM library was expected to expire in September 2011, but it was later extended to end until sometime in 2016, and again on June 27, 2016, when MGM extended its deal with TCFHE until June 2020. | Following MGM's acquisition by the Sony-led consortium in 2005, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] began distributing the MGM library on home video until May 31, 2006, when MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for worldwide release (although Sony and Fox traded off releases throughout the rest of the year as part of a transitional period). TCFHE's worldwide distribution deal distributing the MGM library was expected to expire in September 2011, but it was later extended to end until sometime in 2016, and again on June 27, 2016, when MGM extended its deal with TCFHE until June 2020. | ||