In 2004, Shout! purchased the rights to the animated series Home Movies and released each season set, and ultimately a complete series box. In 2004, Shout! Factory released an expanded two-disc version of Jim Croce's first record, the Facets album. That same year, they released William Shatner's album Has Been and SCTV box sets. With 18 episodes, it became one of the most expensive DVDs to produce, costing over a million dollars in music licensing. In 2004, Shout! released Freaks and Geeks on DVD, the first television series released on DVD for the company. At that time, Shout had signed a press and distribution agreement with Sony Music Entertainment. Retropolis was renamed Shout! Factory in April 2003. Other early releases included blues and jazz CDs from the Biograph label, a Fats Domino CD and DVD, and several documentaries ( Superstar: The Life And Times of Andy Warhol, What Happened To Kerouac?). In August 2002, Retropolis acquired Biograph Records. The company's first product was Red, White & Rock, a joint release with PBS station WQED-TV that was produced with Warner Strategic Marketing. After selling Rhino to Warner Bros., the three set out to launch a new retro pop culture label. Retropolis Entertainment was founded in April 2002 by Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, and Richard Foos, three principals from Rhino Records, as the company was negotiating with the five majors for distribution. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Westchester Films, Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, and Video Time Machine. Considered a boutique Blu-ray label, Shout! Factory, in addition to its mainline home video releases, also releases films under the sublabels Scream Factory (for horror film releases), Shout! Select, and Shout! Factory Kids. Its video releases, issued in DVD or Blu-ray format, include previously released feature films, classic and contemporary television series, animation, live music, and comedy specials. Shout! Studios (formerly known as Shout! Factory) is an American home video and music distributor founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |