by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1977
Time-Life adds BBC programs to their video catalog.
by slasherindex | May 25, 1977
George Lucas’s sci-fi epic, Star Wars, opens in theaters across the country. Although seemingly unrelated to home video, the hit rejuvenates Hollywood, specifically its distributor, 20th Century Fox. Months later, they would agree to license out their classics...
by slasherindex | Mar 1, 1977
Mark Slade’s company, “Entertainment Video Releasing” begins advertising adult films on U-matic and Betamax in Videography magazine. They would later include a variety non-adult titles to their catalogue, likely public domain features.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1977
Universal conducts a complete upgrade of their own home movie division by rebranding it as “Universal 8.”
by slasherindex | Oct 1, 1976
Joel Jacobson’s Home Cinema Service begins offering prerecorded U-matic and Betmax cassettes of public domain and adult films through advertisements in Videography Magazine.