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| Formerly | MCA Videocassette, Inc. (1980–1983) MCA Videodisc (1981–1983) MCA Home Video (1983–1990) MCA/Universal Home Video (1990–1997) Universal Studios Home Video (1997–2005) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2005–2016) |
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| Company type | Division |
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| Founded | 1980, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Universal City, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide, especially the UK |
| Products | Home video |
| Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Parent | Universal Pictures |
| Divisions | Universal 1440 Entertainment Universal Playback GRUV |
| Subsidiaries | Studio Distribution Services (joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) |
| Website | uphe |
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment LLC[1][2] (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc, and MCA Videocassette, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Universal Pictures, an American film studio, owned by NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distributor for all of the Universal Pictures film library, the Focus Features film library, most of the 1929–1949 Paramount film library held by EMKA, Ltd., and shows from the NBCUniversal Syndication Studios library (NBC, E!, Syfy, USA Network, Universal Kids, and Oxygen).
The division also currently has distribution deals with The Film Arcade, Aviron Pictures, STX Entertainment (save for films from EuropaCorp Films USA, which Lionsgate holds the video rights to[3]), Mattel Creations (for the long-running Barbie direct-to-video film series),[4] 101 Studios, Sovereign Films, Open Road Films, Briarcliff Entertainment, Pinnacle Peak Pictures, Picturehouse, Blumhouse Tilt, Funimation/Crunchyroll, LLC (in the United States and Canada; until 2018, after which Sony Pictures Home Entertainment took over) and Entertainment One (in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany and the United States; until 2024, after which Lionsgate Home Entertainment took over).[5]
Their releases are currently distributed by Studio Distribution Services, a joint venture between UPHE and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, with select titles distributed by Allied Vaughn through its Manufacture on demand (MOD) solutions.
- ^ "Universal Pictures Home Entertainment LLC". OpenCorporates. November 12, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Lieberman, David (October 3, 2014). "Universal Shakes Up Home Entertainment Unit Centralizing Global Leadership In L.A." Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Lionsgate Secures Home Entertainment Deal With EuropaCorp. | Home Media Magazine". www.homemediamagazine.com. February 8, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "UPHE Snags Exclusive 'Barbie' SVOD Rights from Mattel | Animation Magazine". Animation Magazine. December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 26, 2019). "Entertainment One And Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Sign Multi-Territory Distribution Agreement".