by slasherindex | Mar 1, 1985
United Home Entertainment markets their in-house film, Blood Cult (1985), as the first horror film made directly for the home video market. Although it’s not the first horror film to skip theatrical, it is believed to be the first made with the sole purpose of...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1985
Partners Joe Malugen and Harrison Parrish open the very first Movie Gallery store in Dothan, Alabama.
by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1984
In a move to to increase revenues with volume, Media Home Entertainment reduces their prices to $19.95 for a portion of their catalog. The price cut is the industry’s second push towards the sell-through market.
by slasherindex | Jan 17, 1984
In a 5-4 decision, the courts find that recording television programming for the purpose of time-shifting is fair use. They also don’t find VCR manufacturers liable for the infringing use of the machine.
by slasherindex | Nov 1, 1983
First demonstrated in January of that year, Sony launches the first “all in one” consumer camcorder to the market. Models BMC-100P / BMC-110.