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In Canada, Columbia TriStar Home Video helped distribute tapes from Astral Video in the 1990s. It also has an Australian deal with Hoyts. History Early history. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment was established in June 1978 as Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, and released 20 titles in November 1979.
- (3rd logo placeholder) (December 1991-September 9, 1992, 1993 in certain countries) Visuals: On a black background, a white rectangle outline is seen split into 2 sections.
- (3rd logo placeholder) (August 26, 1992-1995) Black box variant. Inverted Variant. Visuals: On a white background, two boxes are seen, outlined with a black border.
- (May 19, 1993-March 27, 2001) Widescreen version. Visuals: The logo begins by cutting to a scene full of golden clouds forming, tossing about on a blue cloudy background.
- (1995-June 11, 1996) Visuals: It's almost the same as the 1995 Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo, except "HOME VIDEO" replaces "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" and the Sony byline is intact.
In August 1991, General Electric sold its 50% share of the company to Sony Corporation, and the litigation officially ended with Sony renaming the company as Columbia TriStar Home Video. It was named Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment from April 2001 until a change to its current name Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in November 2004.
- (December 25, 1991-September 9, 1992 (1993 in select international countries)) Nicknames: "CT Boxes", "The Boxes Cometh", "The First Box Logo", "Split Rectangle", "Prototype CT Boxes", "Columbia Tristar", "Rectangular Boxes", "80s CT Boxes"
- (August 26, 1992-April 14, 1993) Nicknames: "CT Boxes II", "The Boxes Take Form", "Dawn of the Boxes" Logo: On a white background, we see two boxes outlined with a black border.
- (May 19, 1993-March 27, 2001) Nicknames: "CT Boxes III", "Part III: Will This Logo Ever Die?!" , "Sliding Boxes", "Blue BG Boxes", "Day of the Boxes", "Cloudy Boxes", "Columbia Tristar III"
- (1995-1996) Nicknames: "CT Boxes IV", "Part IV: Take Hollywood Home!" , "Sliding Boxes II", "Land of the Boxes", "The Bedsheets", "The Boxes of Boredom Prototype", "Columbia Tristar IV"
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Jan 22, 2024 · In 1992, following suit of other international units formerly carrying the RCA/Columbia name and with Columbia TriStar Home Video, the division was renamed to Gaumont Columbia TriStar Home Video. It was quietly shuttered in the early 2000s, with Columbia TriStar handling its own French operations.
