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The current Warner Home Video logo. Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. The company releases titles from the film and television library of Warner Bros. Studios, as well as programs from other Time Warner companies. Currently, they also serve as the U.S. distributor for television and/or movie product released by The BBC and the National Geographic Society. Image File history File linksMetadata Warnerhomevideo. ...
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The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ...
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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
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This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ...
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Some early releases were notable for being time-compressed in order to save tape time and money and to compensate for long-playing cassettes being unavailable in the early days of home video. One example was the 1979 release of Superman: The Movie in which the film was released in a 127-minute format, compared to its 143-minute theatrical release. Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ...
Warner Bros. began to branch out into the videodisc market, licensing titles to MCA DiscoVision and RCA's SelectaVision videodisc formats, allowing both companies to market and distribute the films under their labels. By 1985, Warner was releasing material under their own label in both formats. Pioneers LaserDisc Logo The Laserdisc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and was used primarily for the presentation of movies. ...
The Hobbit CED SelectaVision was originally the name for a video playback system developed by RCA using specialized Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED) media, in which video and audio could be played back on a TV using a special analog needle and high-density groove system similar to phonograph records. ...
Videodisc (or video disc) is a general term for a laser- or stylus-readable random-access circular disc that contains both audio and video signals recorded in an analog form. ...
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Warner also experimented with the "rental-only" market for videos, a method also used by 20th Century Fox for their first release of Star Wars in 1982. Two known films released in this manner were Superman II and Excalibur. Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ...
The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the revamped original Star Wars Trilogy. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 feature film Superman. ...
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In 1997, Warner Home Video was one of the first major American distributors for the new DVD format, by releasing Twister on DVD. Warner executive Warren Lieberfarb is often seen as "the father of DVD". 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Twister is a 1996 disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as storm chasers researching tornadoes. ...
In the UK, WHV distributes the DVD releases of Icon Entertainment. In 2006, WHV announced they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years, and which has for the most part been dominated by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. They announced much of their output would be sequels to films that had done well at the box office theatrically, but wouldn't be expected to do well if a sequel were to be made. The first sequel (or prequel) is The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ...
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video, DVD, and UMD distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. ...
External links | Corporate Directors: Jim Barksdale | Steve Bollenbach | Frank Caufield | Robert Clark | Jessica Einhorn | Reuben Mark | Michael Miles | Ken Novack | Richard Parsons | Francis Vincent | Deborah Wright The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, video games and production crew personnel. ...
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A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ...
In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of the affairs of the company. ...
Jim Barksdale was the president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. ...
Stephen F. Bollenbach has been the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation since May 2004. ...
Jessica Einhorn currently serves as dean of The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.. Einhorn succeeds Paul Wolfowitz who left in 2001 to become the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. ...
Michael A. Miles serves on the board of directors of Time Warner, Sears Holdings Corporation, Dell Inc. ...
Ken Novack is an American lawyer who currently sits on the board of BBN Technologies and is a special advisor to General Catalyst Partners. ...
Richard Parsons (born April 4, 1948), is the chairman and CEO of Time Warner. ...
Fay Vincent (left) and Bud Selig announce the settlement of the 1990 lockout. ...
Deborah C. Wright is President and CEO of Carver Bankcorp, the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank. ...
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CompuServe, (in full, CompuServe Information Services, or CIS), was the first major commercial online service in the United States, dominating the field during the 1980s and remaining a major player through the mid-1990s when it was sidelined by the rise of GUI-based services such as America Online (AOL). ...
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Screenshot from MapQuest MapQuest is an Internet map service, owned by AOL. The map creation software was originally developed by GeoSystems to generate maps for customers. ...
Mirabilis was the name of the Israeli company that produced ICQ, a popular instant messenger. ...
Netscape Communications Corporation was the publisher of the Netscape Navigator web browser as well as many other internet and intranet client and server software products. ...
Nullsoft is a software house founded in 1997 by Justin Frankel. ...
Singingfish is an audio/video search engine. ...
Weblogs, Inc. ...
Winamp is a multimedia player made by Nullsoft and eventually acquired by America Online. ...
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Fortune magazine is Americas longest-running business magazine. ...
IPC Media is a large British publishing company, mainly producing consumer magazines. ...
Edward Steichens portrait of Greta Garbo. ...
Money is a Time Warner financial magazine. ...
The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ...
This article is not about the magazine, Popular Science Popular science is interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students. ...
The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Matthews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...
CNN Sports Illustrated (or CNN/SI for short) was a 24-hour sports news channel. ...
(Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...
Wallpaper* is a magazine focusing on travel, design, entertainment, fashion and media. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1876âpresent) East Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,21,35,41,42,44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966âpresent) Ballpark Turner Field (1997âpresent) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-1996) Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) (1953-1965) Braves Field (Boston) (1915-1952) Fenway Park...
Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ...
Boomerangs original logo was the same as the U.S. channel, used from launch to 12 September 2004 Boomerang is a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched on 27 May 2000. ...
Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ...
The Adult Swim logo Adult Swim, usually rendered [adult swim] on bumps, is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network in the United States and Australia, and Bravo in the United Kingdom, featuring absurdist and often ribald comedy in contrast to the more tame daytime...
Cartoon Network is a digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. ...
Cartoon Network TOO is a new spin off television channel aimed at 4-16 year olds, that airs a mixture of original and modern classic cartoons from the Cartoon Cartoons umbrella of programming, everyday at 11pm on Cartoon Network and also airs archived cartoons. ...
Cartoon Network TOO is a new spin off television channel aimed at 4-16 year olds, that airs a mixture of original and modern classic cartoons from the Cartoon Cartoons umbrella of programming, everyday at 11pm on Cartoon Network and also airs archived cartoons. ...
Cartoon Network Studios, the successor to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ...
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For Boomerang worldwide, see Boomerang (TV Channel). ...
For Boomerang worldwide, see Boomerang (TV Channel). ...
Boomerang Latin America is the local version of Boomerang, which started in July 2001, carrying the same classic aniamtion format as its US sister network. ...
The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...
CNN Airport Network is a specialized television network and division of Cable News Network (CNN) broadcasting general news, weather, stock market updates and features to airports across North America. ...
CNN en Español is a division of Cable News Network (CNN) broadcasting world news in Spanish 24 hours a day from CNNs global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. ...
CNN Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ...
CNN International is an English language television network available in most of the world, distributed via satellite and cable. ...
Screenshot of the CNN Pipeline program running on Windows XP. CNN Pipeline is an English language video news service providing both live and on-demand video to subscribers computers via broadband Internet connections. ...
CNN.com is the news website maintained by CNN. The website debuted on August 30, 1995, and it describes itself as the first major news and information website on the Internet. ...
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GameTap is a subscription-based video game service by Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). ...
Pogo TV India Turner Internationals childrens channel for India, Pogo has now become a family entertainer through the Cable television. ...
TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ...
Toonami is a UK childrens channel dedicated to comedy, drama and cartoons. ...
Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. ...
Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. ...
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ...
TCM 2 was launched in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2006. ...
Turner Field is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Williams Street is a division of Cartoon Network, which is owned by Turner Broadcasting, an operational unit of Time Warner. ...
WTBS is a TV station on channel 17 (DTV channel 20) in the Atlanta metropolitan area. ...
Turner Broadcasting System Europe is the company managing the collection of cable networks around the europe. ...
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Castle Rock Entertainment is an independent film and television studio founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andy Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and entertainment mogul Alan Horn, with Columbia Pictures as a strategic partner. ...
DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006-07 television season. ...
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ...
Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ...
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Time Warner Cable is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ...
Capital News 9 is a cable-only 24-hour news channel on Time Warner Cable in New Yorks Capital District. ...
News 8 Austin is a 24-hour local cable news-station based in Austin, Texas. ...
News 10 Now is a 24-hour local news channel headquartered in Syracuse, New York. ...
News 14 Carolina is a 24-hour news service offered in North Carolina, USA, by Time Warner Cable. ...
NY1 (pronounced New York One) is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to cable television customers within the five boroughs of New York City and nearby Bergen County, New Jersey. ...
R News is a 24-hour newscast broadcasted in Rochester, New York on Time Warner Cable Channel 9 and avalible elsewhere on Channel 14. ...
Road Runner is a nationwide Internet service provider focused on providing service over DOCSIS-compatible cable modems. ...
Rochesters CW is the branding of a cable-only television station operating out of Rochester, New York. ...
SportsNet New York, also known as SNY, is a New York City-based sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and nationwide via satellite. ...
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HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ...
HBO HiTS Logo HBO HiTS is a multiplex channel of HBO in Asia featuring Hollywood blockbuster movies, regardless of genre. ...
HBO Films is a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. ...
New Line Cinema logo New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the ten major Hollywood movie studios. ...
New Line Television is a American television production/distribution company launched in 1988, an subsidiary of New Line Cinema and Time Warner. ...
Picturehouse is a specialty film company formed in 2005 as a joint venture of New Line Cinema and HBO, as such it is a subsidiary of Time Warner. ...
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