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May 2, 2024 · MGM Television was established on June 30, 1956 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under Loews, Inc. It was initiated to have MGM to distribute 770 of its films, 900 shorts, produce network series, and acquire TV stations after its first program, The M-G-M Parade, was canceled by ABC in the spring. The M-G-M Parade first used the 1953 version of Jackie at ...
May 11, 2024 · These can be seen at the end of most MGM DVD releases prior to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment taking control of the studio, right before the warning screen (and on DVD releases with either the 1998 or 2002 online bumpers, in-between it and the warning; though some 1998 releases, such as Leaving Las Vegas, Rollerball, and The Great Escape ...
May 18, 2018 · The new MGM/UA was established at a time when the entertainment industry was going through many changes. Pay television and video offered new avenues for marketing old movies. Suddenly, MGM/UA's movie library was a vital asset; at the same time, theater audiences were growing. In 1983 the company launched a number of subsidiaries: the MGM/UA ...
1993-1999. Two variants of this logo were made. The first variant, which appears at the beginning of MGM/UA Home Video titles, is about 20 seconds long. The closing variant is much shorter, at about 7 seconds. The logo can be found on all MGM/UA Family Entertainment titles on VHS from 1996, as well as on 1993-1996 prints of The Wizard of Oz ...
Pay television and video offered new avenues for marketing old movies. Suddenly, MGM/UA's movie library was a vital asset; at the same time, theater audiences were growing. In 1983 the company launched a number of subsidiaries: the MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group, MGM/UA Classics, and the MGM/UA Television Group. Also in 1983, majority ...
Mar 8, 1990 · Dec. 14--MGM/UA announces plan to reacquire the 15% of MGM/UA Home Entertainment it doesn’t own. 1985 Jan. 21--Announces plan to split into separate MGM and United Artists filmmaking units, each ...
LD never had the MGM/CBS label and the titles presented below represent the first MGM/UA discs to arrive on the format. MGM/UA launched with a three-level pricing plan. Single discs generally received the then-becoming-standard $34.95 retail price. Double discs came in at $39.95. MGM/UA did offer a unique $25.95 price group. Apparently applied ...
