Distributors

These are the most visible faces in the home video industry, who release the video programs.

## Major studios (The Big Five)

### Comcast

* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (also includes MCA Videocassette, Inc., MCA Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Studios Home Video and Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
	+ MCA Videodisc (also includes MCA DiscoVision)
	+ USA Home Entertainment
		- PolyGram Video
* DreamWorks Home Entertainment (also includes content from DreamWorks Animation)
	+ Golden Books Family Entertainment (also includes Golden Book Video)
		- List of Golden Step Ahead video releases
		- List of GoldenVision video releases

### Disney

* Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
	+ List of Walt Disney Home Video "Neon Mickey" video releases
	+ List of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment demo tapes
	+ List of Walt Disney Classics video releases
		- List of Walt Disney Classics demo tapes
	+ List of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video releases
		- List of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection demo tapes
	+ List of Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection video releases
		- List of Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection video releases
	+ List of international Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases
	+ List of scrapped Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment
	+ Dimension Home Entertainment
	+ Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
	+ Miramax Home Entertainment
	+ Touchstone Home Entertainment
* 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment (also includes FoxVideo and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
	+ Magnetic Video Corporation
	+ The CBS/Fox Company (also includes 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox Children's Video, Key Video and Playhouse Video)
* ABC Video Enterprises

### Paramount

* Paramount Home Entertainment
	+ CBS Home Entertainment
	+ Cinema International Corporation Video (a joint venture between Paramount and Universal for releases outside the United States and Canada)
	+ Nickelodeon Home Video
	+ Republic Pictures Home Video (also includes NTA Home Entertainment)
		- Worldvision Home Video
		- Spotlite Video

### Sony

* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
	+ Magic Window
	+ MusicVision
	+ SVS/Triumph Home Video (also includes Sony Video Software and SVS, Inc.)
	+ List of international Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases
	+ Comprehensive catalog of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases
		- Comprehensive catalog of pre-1984 RCA/Columbia releases

### Warner Bros. Discovery

* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
	+ HBO Home Entertainment (also includes Thorn EMI Video, Thorn EMI/HBO Video, HBO/Cannon Video, HBO Video and HBO Home Video)
		- HBO Kids Video
		- HBO/Savoy Video
		- HBO Sports Video
		- List of HBO Video Comedy Club video releases
		- Time-Life Video
	+ Turner Home Entertainment
		- New Line Home Entertainment
			* Nelson Entertainment
				+ Embassy Home Entertainment (also includes Blay Video)
					- Charter Entertainment

## Minor studios

### Lionsgate

* Lionsgate Home Entertainment
	+ Artisan Home Entertainment (also includes USA Home Video, International Video Entertainment, Live Home Video and Live Entertainment)
	+ Family Home Entertainment (also includes Family Home Entertainment Kids)

#### Starz

* Anchor Bay Entertainment (also includes Video Treasures and Starz Home Entertainment)
	+ HGV Video Productions (a joint venture between Anchor Bay and GoodTimes for releases in Canada)
	+ Media Home Entertainment, Inc.
		- Hi-Tops Video
		- Music Media
		- The Nostalgia Merchant

#### Vestron Incorporated

* Vestron Video
	+ Vestron Video International (a subsidiary of Vestron Video for releases outside the United States and Canada)
	+ Vestron Music Video (a subsidiary of Vestron Video for music releases)
	+ Children's Video Library (a subsidiary of Vestron Video for family-oriented releases)
	+ Wonderlust Video (a subsidiary of Vestron Video for adult-oriented releases)
	+ Lightning Video (a subsidiary of Vestron Video for extreme B-movie and made-for-TV releases)

### Amazon

* MGM Home Entertainment
	+ Cannon Video
	+ Orion Home Video
		- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment
		- Filmways Home Video
	+ List of MGM Family Entertainment video releases
		- List of MGM Family Entertainment demo tapes
	+ List of MGM Movie Time video releases

## Foreign companies

### Japan

* VAP Inc.
* Toei Video

### Mexico

* Televisa Home Entertainment (also includes VideoVisa)

### UK and Ireland

* BBC Studios Home Entertainment
* StudioCanal Home Entertainment
	+ Cannon Video (UK)
* 2 Entertain
	+ Video Collection International
		- Strand Home Video (USA)

## Other companies

* Cinedigm
	+ Bloody Disgusting
	+ Newvideo
	+ Shout! Factory (also includes Shout! Factory Kids and Scream Factory)
		- New Concorde
		- Timeless Media Group
	+ Vivendi Entertainment
* Fotomat Video
* GoodTimes Entertainment
	+ Kids Klassics
	+ Unlimited Energy
* MPI Home Video
* Simon Marketing (also includes Promotional Concept Group, Inc.)
* Sterling Entertainment Group
	+ United American Video Corporation
	+ VidAmerica