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“The biggest phenomenon of the ‘80s was the rise and acceptance of the VCR, and prerecorded cassettes taking over as primary usage for rental and sale.” - Bill Mechanic, Walt Disney Home Video (1990)

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

by | May 16, 2022 | Distributors | 0 Comments

Background 20th Century Fox was born in 1935 as the result of a merger between two other studios, Twentieth Century Pictures and Fox Film Corp. During this time, the studio mainly made biopics and musicals, with stars such as Betty Grable, Shirley Temple and Alice...
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Display Box (Packaging)

by | May 12, 2022 | Home Video | 0 Comments

Introduction Display boxes (more commonly referred to as big boxes) were first introduced to the home video market in 1981 by either Caballero Control, TVX or Family Home Entertainment.  Although most of the releases which used this...
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