Warner Home Video is going to distribute 100 Disney flicks in Europe. VHS versions will roll on the same day....................
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Agreement to Result in European Distribution of Buena Vista DVD Product
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) and Warner Home Video have announced a distribution agreement for BVHE product in the DVD format in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. The agreement--encompassing more than 100 titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and various acquired motion pictures--runs through the year 2000. Warner Home Video will distribute and market the BVHE films on DVD in more than 30 regional territories; each will be released simultaneously on VHS. "We are very enthusiastic about the DVD format and our signing of this deal marks our commitment to ensuring that it becomes a thriving business," says Stuart Warrener, president of BVHE Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. "By unifying with Warner Home Video, we are creating a real benefit for the current and potential DVD retail base." All titles will include both the local language and the language from the original theatrical release, and will be copy-protected with Macrovision and CSS Encryption. Titles released during the first two months included Con Air, Air Force One, The Rock, Face-Off, Ransom, Crimson Tide, Phenomenon, While You Were Sleeping, Pretty Woman, and Dead Poets Society.
(Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 350 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6557; 818/295-4681; Fax 818/567-0734) |
