CBS/Fox Video was a home video entertainment company formed and established in June 1982, as a merger between 20th Century Fox Video (formerly Magnetic Video) and CBS Video. CBS/Fox released videos in the VHS, Laserdisc, and Betamax home video formats.
The company was based in Farmington Hills, Michigan (home of its predecessor Magnetic Video) until 1985, when it moved to Livonia, Michigan. In 1989, it moved its headquarters to New York City, where it stayed until it became Fox Video (now 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) in 1991.
CBS/Fox was founded under a 50-50 venture with 20th Century Fox in 1982 when CBS broke off a previous venture formed in 1980 with MGM. During this period, both companies continued to operate independently while maintaining their partnership. A reorganization occured in 1990 with CBS selling products under the CBS Video name (which had been sparingly used since the 1970s) and mainstream Fox titles being controlled by Fox Video, the change was enacted in 1991. In the early 2000s, CBS/Fox ceased operations.
Distribution Deals[]
- 20th Century Fox (1982-1991) (Worldwide)
- CBS (1982-1991) (Worldwide)
- Lorimar (1982-1989) (Worldwide)
- Lucasfilm (1982-1991) (Worldwide)
- United Artists (1982-1989) (USA)
- BBC (1985-2000) (USA)
- TriStar Pictures (1986-1991) (Worldwide)
- Media Home Entertainment (1990-1991) (USA)
Films[]
Home Media Distributor[]
- Pacific Heights (1990) - USA - R - 21/03/1991
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) - USA - R - 01/03/1990
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) - USA - R - 18/05/1989
- Flight of the Navigator (1986) - UK - U - 1988
- SpaceCamp (1986) - UK - PG - 1988
- Rocky IV (1985) - USA - PG - 1986
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - UK / USA - U - 1986
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - USA / UK - U - 1986
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - UK / USA - U - 1986
- Rocky III (1982) - USA - PG - 04/11/1982