Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment: Difference between revisions

'''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment''' began its life in 1978 through [[MCA DiscoVision]] as "'''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''". In 1980, [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] content was made available on videocassette under its own division known as "'''Walt Disney Home Video'''". Prior to 1981, their first releases were only live action films such as ''Pete's Dragon'' and ''The Love Bug''. Starting in 1981 with ''Dumbo'', they began releasing their animated films and cartoons on video. The Walt Disney Home Video name was kept until 2001, when it was once again named "'''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''". In 1997, the company began producing DVDs, and in 2006, they started to release Blu-ray discs. Since 2007, it is known as "'''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment'''". It was the last major studio that still released home video product on VHS, doing so until 2007. In July 2023, the company announced that it will no longer release any physical media in Australia and New Zealand due to declining sales of releases in those countries and shifting to streaming. As of October 1, 2023, Disney content is now distributed via home video under exclusive license by Elevation Sales (a British home video joint venture between [[StudioCanal]] and [[Lionsgate]]) in the UK. On February 20, 2024, Disney announced that their DVD and Blu-ray output in North America will now be distributed by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]], ending Disney's 45-year run as a first-party home video distributor.