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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
|name = Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | |name = Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | ||
|image = Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | |image = Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2007.svg | ||
|founded = 1978 ({{age|1978|1|1}} years ago) | |founded = 1978 ({{age|1978|1|1}} years ago) | ||
|formerly = Walt Disney Home Entertainment<br>(1978-1980)<br>Walt Disney Home Video<br>(1980-2001)<br>Walt Disney Home Entertainment<br>(2001-2007) | |formerly = Walt Disney Home Entertainment<br>(1978-1980)<br>Walt Disney Home Video<br>(1980-2001)<br>Walt Disney Home Entertainment<br>(2001-2007) | ||
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'''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment''' began its life in 1978 through [[MCA DiscoVision]] as '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1980, [[The Walt Disney Company|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 as well. The Walt Disney Home Video name was kept until 2001, when the division was once again renamed '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1997, the company began producing DVDs, and in 2006, they started to release Blu-ray discs. The division took on its current name in 2007. It was the last major studio that still released home video products on VHS, doing so until 2007. | '''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment''' began its life in 1978 through [[MCA DiscoVision]] as '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1980, [[The Walt Disney Company|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 as well. The Walt Disney Home Video name was kept until 2001, when the division was once again renamed '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1997, the company began producing DVDs, and in 2006, they started to release Blu-ray discs. The division took on its current name in 2007. It was the last major studio that still released home video products on VHS, doing so until 2007. | ||
Starting in the 2020s, Disney would begin to phase out operations of their home media distribution unit around the world; in July 2023, the company announced that it | Starting in the 2020s, Disney would begin to phase out operations of their home media distribution unit around the world; in July 2023, the company announced that it would no longer release physical media in Australia and New Zealand due to declining sales of releases and shifting to streaming. Then on October 1, 2023, Disney content began to be distributed via home video under exclusive license by Elevation Sales (a British home video joint venture between [[StudioCanal]] and [[Lionsgate]]) in the UK. Finally, 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. The first Disney release to be distributed by Sony will be ''The First Omen'', a [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]] title, set for release on July 30. Just over a month earlier, on June 24, [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] and [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] started distributing Disney and Sony titles through their Studio Distribution Services joint venture, though Disney titles will still be available exclusively through Sony. | ||
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