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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture video production |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jerry Greene, President Melissa Greene-Anderson, EVP & GM |
| Products | DVDs |
| Owner | The Greene family |
| Website | http://www.oldies.com |
Alpha Video (also known as Alpha Home Entertainment) is an entertainment company founded in 1985 as New Age Video, based near Philadelphia, that specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of public domain movies and TV shows on DVD. Alpha Video releases approximately 30 new DVD titles monthly and has over 3,500 DVDs in their active catalog, including hundreds of rare films and TV shows from Hollywood's past.
With 600+ DVDs of TV shows in active distribution, industry publication DVD Release Report ranks Alpha Video #3 in their ranking of the "Top 20 Sources for TV Series on DVD Through the Period Ending December 31, 2009," behind Warner Home Video (733 releases) and Paramount Home Entertainment (666 releases).[1] With over 1,461 theatrical releases available, the same publication ranks Alpha Video #2 in the "Top 20 Sources for Theatrical Catalog on DVD," just behind Warner Home Video (1,609 releases).[2]
The company is privately held, and owned by Collectables Records founder Jerry Greene. Alpha Video is one of a group of companies, including Collectables Records, Gotham Distributing Corporation and the e-commerce website OLDIES.com, owned and operated by Jerry Greene and the Greene family.
- ^ "DVD / Blu-ray Release Report" (PDF). DVD Release Report: 40. December 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-13. [dead link]
- ^ "DVD / Blu-ray Release Report" (PDF). DVD Release Report: 34. December 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-13. [dead link]