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'''Turner Home Entertainment, Inc.''' was founded on July 29, 1986 by Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System to distribute the [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]] library on videocassette and, from 1987 to 1999, license the pre-1986 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] and pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] libraries to [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]]. In 1994, when Turner bought out the [[New Line Cinema]] and [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] studios, [[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] sold the distribution rights of [[New Line Home Entertainment|New Line Home Video]] releases to Turner Home Entertainment. Turner Home Entertainment also handled the rights to shows by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Cartoon Network]], as well as [[PBS Home Video]] releases from 1994-1997. In 1997, a year after Turner merged with [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] (now [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]), Turner Home Entertainment was dissolved into [[Warner Home Video]], although it remained in a limited fashion until 1999. | '''Turner Home Entertainment, Inc.''' was founded on July 29, 1986 by Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System to distribute the [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]] library on videocassette and, from 1987 to 1999, license the pre-1986 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] and pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] libraries to [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]]. In 1994, when Turner bought out the [[New Line Cinema]] and [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] studios, [[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]] sold the distribution rights of [[New Line Home Entertainment|New Line Home Video]] releases to Turner Home Entertainment, though it would distribute Turner's Castle Rock tapes for the first couple of years or so afterwards. Turner Home Entertainment also handled the rights to shows by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Cartoon Network]], as well as [[PBS Home Video]] releases from 1994-1997. In 1997, a year after Turner merged with [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] (now [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]), Turner Home Entertainment was dissolved into [[Warner Home Video]], although it remained in a limited fashion until 1999. | ||
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