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-| name = The CBS/Fox Company
-| logo = File:CBS Fox Video logo.svg
-| logo_size = 150px
-| trade_name = CBS/Fox Video
-| type = [[General partnership]]
-| industry = [[Home video]]
-| fate = Partnership ended
-| predecessors = [[Magnetic Video]]<br>20th Century-Fox Video<br>[[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Video Enterprises]]
-| successors = [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]<br>[[CBS Home Entertainment]]
-| founded = {{Start date|1982|06}}
-| defunct = {{End date|2001}}
-| hq_location_city = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
-| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
-| area_served = Worldwide
-| products = Prerecorded videos
-| owners = [[CBS|CBS Inc.]] (50%)<br>[[20th Century Fox]] (50%)
-| footnotes = <ref name="cf" />
 }}
-'''The CBS/Fox Company''', doing business under the brand '''CBS/Fox Video''', was a [[home video]] entertainment company formed and established in June 1982, as a merger between [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|20th Century-Fox Video]] and [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Video Enterprises]]. 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 Studios Home Entertainment]]) in 1991.
-CBS/Fox Video was founded as a 50-50 venture with [[20th Century Fox]] in 1982 when [[CBS]] broke off a previous venture formed in 1980 with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. During this period, both companies continued to operate independently while maintaining their partnership. A reorganization occurred 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 [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|FoxVideo]]; the change was enacted in 1991. In the early 2000s, CBS/Fox ceased operations.
-== History ==
-=== Joint venture ===
-==== The 1980s ====
-{{Infobox company
-| logo = Fox_Video_print_logo.png
-| name = FoxVideo, Inc.
-| type = [[General partnership]]
-| industry = Home Video
-| successor = [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]
-| founded = {{Start date|1991|03}}
-| defunct = {{End date|1998}}
-| fate    = Ceased operations
-| hq_location_city = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
-| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
-| area_served = Worldwide
-| products = Pre-recorded home video releases
-| owner = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]
-| parent = [[20th Century Fox]]
-| footnotes = <ref name="cf" />
-}}
-In 1982, CBS formed a 50-50 venture with 20th Century Fox after [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] broke off a joint venture with CBS, [[MGM/CBS Home Video]], to market videocassettes and videodiscs.<ref name="venture">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JeY_afXHSnEC&pg=PA173&dq=cbs+fox+video+1982#q=cbs%20fox%20video%201982|title=Joint Ventures, Alliances, and Corporate Strategy|last=Harrigan|first=Kathryn Rudie|publisher=Beard Books|year=1985|isbn=9781587981951|page=173|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> This was publicly announced on June 18, 1982, where they announced CBS's 40-acre film and production facility in Studio City, California (currently known as the [[CBS Studio Center]]) would be operated by both companies.<ref name="cf">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/18/business/cbs-and-fox-in-video-venture.html|title=CBS and Fox in Video Venture|date=1982-06-18|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the process, CBS and Fox continued to independently supply programs for the home video market, while CBS/Fox supplied films from motion picture studios.<ref name="venture" />
-CBS/Fox inherited deals from its predecessors Magnetic Video and 20th Century-Fox Video to distribute films from other companies, such as [[United Artists]] films. The UA titles distributed by CBS/Fox consisted mainly of pre-MGM merger titles (although at the time, MGM held the video rights to some pre-merger films that hadn't yet been released on video), films from the ''[[James Bond]]'' and ''[[Rocky]]'' series (some post-merger ''Bond'' and ''Rocky'' [[1980s]] sequels were released by CBS/Fox as well), and some low profile post-merger films under license from MGM/UA. These UA films were later issued through MGM/UA Home Video (now, [[MGM Home Entertainment]]) starting in 1989 (although Fox would later release the post-April 1986 MGM library years later).
-Other deals gave CBS/Fox films from [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]], including films inherited from [[Allied Artists Picture Corporation|Allied Artists]] (which Lorimar had purchased in 1979); even after acquiring Karl Home Video in 1984 and renaming it to [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video]], some Lorimar titles continued to be distributed by CBS/Fox until [[Warner Home Video]] took over distribution, after Warner Bros purchased Lorimar in 1989. Certain [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures]] releases also went through CBS/Fox, as CBS, alongside [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[HBO]], was a partner in Tri-Star (accordingly, Tri-Star output during the era was split between CBS/Fox, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video]], and [[HBO Video|HBO's various video labels]]). CBS/Fox also secured rights from [[George Lucas]] for the video release of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' for $12 million on August 30, 1984. Lucas claimed the deal was to prevent the film from being broadcast on television.<ref>{{cite news|title=Home Video Rights Sold To 'Empire Strikes Back'|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7370637CEC4D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=Lexington Herald Leader | date=August 31, 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ecw8AAAAIBAJ&pg=3601,3847529&dq=home+video+rights+sold+to+empire+strikes+back&hl=en|title=Home Video Right to 'Empire' Sold|date=August 31, 1984|newspaper=The Press Courier|access-date=March 30, 2018|agency=Associated Press|page=4}}</ref>
-In 1984, CBS/Fox Video entered into the industry by launching a music label, in order to release its first tape called ''Prime Cuts'', featuring artists from various bands from CBS Records.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1984-05-02|title=CBS/Fox Video Makes Leap into the Music Arena|page=38|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Also that year, it formed a partnership with [[Atlantic Entertainment Group|Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] to launch the Atlantic Video label, with CBS/Fox Video serving as distributor for the Atlantic Video titles.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom|date=1984-04-11|title=Atlantic Home Video Label Formed Via 'Partnership' With CBS/Fox|page=32|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Later that year, it inked a partnership with film distributor [[Producers Sales Organization]] to distribute PSO's video content, through the PSO Video label.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|date=1984-11-16|title=Producers Sales, Delphi in Merger (Published 1984)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/16/business/producers-sales-delphi-in-merger.html|access-date=2021-02-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-In 1985, CBS and 20th Century Fox secured a financial package that saw both companies generate between $75 and $100 million. The deal also included the offering of bonds with the investment firm [[Drexel Burnham Lambert]].<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-02/business/fi-24127_1_financing-package|title=CBS, Fox Discussing Financing Package for Video Partnership|last=Harris|first=Kathryn|date=March 2, 1985|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> Also that year, CBS/Fox became the American licensee of [[BBC]] Video products.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/03/business/cbs-fox-video.html|title=CBS-Fox Video|date=December 3, 1985|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> It also offered a licensing deal with [[Fred Rogers Productions|Family Communications]] to release titles based on ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Seideman|first=Tony|date=1985-10-12|title=CBS/FOX Plans Release of BBC Programs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1985/1985-10-12-Billboard-Page-0033.pdf|access-date=2021-10-18}}</ref> On January 1, 1986, CBS/Fox Video agreed a decision to sell off its Management Products Division, to Video Publishing House, Inc., which was headed by Von Polk.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-01-01|title=CBS/Fox Trims Training Tapes; New Topper Eyes Consumer Biz|page=25|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On April 30, 1986, CBS/Fox Video was offered the licensing rights to the [[KCET]]-backed multimedia program ''Kids in Motion'', in order to supply the clips to the station, which will be hosted by [[Scott Baio]], for the videocassette market.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-04-30|title=CBS/Fox licensing rights to homevid for 'Kids in Motion'|page=57|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-On July 23, 1986, CBS/Fox Video's UK branch, and Recorded Releasing inked a deal in order to market a number of their film titles in the British video market, and Recorded Releasing would handle theatrical exhibition and promotion for CBS/Fox titles, while CBS/Fox would release the Recorded Releasing film titles on videocassette.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-07-23|title=CBS/Fox In U.K. Teams With Distrib|page=37|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On August 8, 1986, CBS/Fox Video would handle the videocassette version of [[Don Johnson]]'s first album ''[[Heartbeat (Don Johnson album)|Heartbeat]]'', while he settled plans to do a music video/pay cable television program.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-08-06|title=Johnson Will Lens Music Video Prod.|pages=35, 36|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Also, on August 8, 1986, CBS/Fox Video had inked a deal with Panarecord to handle Italian home video distribution rights to the CBS/Fox titles in a four-year agreement.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Webra|first=Hank|date=1986-08-06|title=Panarecord Pacts With CBS/Fox For HV Distribution In Italy|page=36|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On September 10, 1986, after a successful relationship with Vestron Video, CBS/Fox inked a deal to provide seven pictures to be produced by [[Empire International Pictures|Empire Entertainment]], but none of these films would eventually came out of the deal, with a ranking of $10 million to be provided for the CBS/Fox-Empire agreement, and served for some of the world, including the [[United States|USA]], [[Canada]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]], [[West Germany]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-09-10|title=CBS/Fox Garners Seven Empire Pix|page=88|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-On October 29, 1986, CBS/Fox Video's Australian division aims high at a sell strategy in order to revive interest in the back catalog by discounting titles to the $A35-40 dealer pricepoint and had to build on the rental-market base via such offerings as various titles that was offered, like ''[[The Jewel of the Nile|Jewel of the Nile]]'', ''[[Enemy Mine (film)|Enemy Mine]]'', and spread through 1987, titles like ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'', ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'', ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'', ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' and Australian theatrical hit ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Groves|first=Don|date=1986-10-29|title=CBS/Fox Down Under Aims High With A Triple-Tiered Sell Strategy|page=50|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On November 19, 1986, CBS/Fox decided to shut down the separate [[Century City]] office that was used for subsidiaries Key Video and Playhouse Video, and laid off several workers held by the separate subsidiaries, and decided to cut down a number of titles that was handled by the studio, in order to adjust the video marketplace.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom|date=1986-11-19|title=Key-Playhouse Move Closed by CBS/Fox In Consolidation Move|page=74|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The following week, CBS/Fox Video inked an agreement with [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Enterprises]], whereas CBS/Fox would release three animated made-for-video movies featuring the ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' character, who was currently shown in a syndicated 65-episode TV series that was handled by DFS Dorland Exchange, and would produce transitional stories that converted the six-ten minute stories into the new 75-minute direct-to-video movies.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-11-26|title=CBS/Fox To Bow Animated 'Menace'|page=40|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On January 28, 1987, CBS/Fox Video and Island Pictures decided to enter a seven-picture agreement whereas CBS/Fox Video would release feature films that was distributed theatrically by Island Pictures, which includes ''Robinson Crusoe'', ''[[She's Gotta Have It]]'', ''[[Sweet Lies (film)|Sweet Lies]]'', ''[[Slam Dance (film)|Slam Dance]]'', ''[[Down by Law (film)|Down by Law]]'' and ''[[A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon|Jimmy Reardon]]'', with industry executives said it has a rough amount of $12 million per deal, and headed ''Geraldine'' for a separate deal, which cost $7 million, and will run on the Island Pictures Video label.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1987-01-28|title=CBS/Fox Takes Island 7-Pack|page=33|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-On February 4, 1987, the company inked an agreement with syndicator [[20th Television|Blair Entertainment]] to bring the comedy show ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' to home video, and decided that CBS/Fox would create a new hour-long program that were four compilation programs that were drawn from the series' 156 half-hours, and has option to put together additional programs offered by the company, and that the SCTV programs offered by CBS/Fox received an additional promo boost for the shows.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1987-02-04|title='SCTV' To Market Via CBS/Fox Video|pages=41–42|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-On February 13, 1987, longtime CBS/Fox Video executive Len White, who had joined its predecessor [[Magnetic Video]] in 1981, and served as president of the consumer products division of CBS/Fox Video in 1984, announced that he would have resigned from the company in order to join the new home video branch of [[Orion Pictures]], which was called Orion Home Video, and CBS/Fox Video gave Len White a 90-day notice for the company, and more recently, in the past few months, CBS/Fox executives had defected from the company to land other jobs at home video companies, as part of a layoff restructuring that was held by the video distributor, despite the fact that CBS/Fox Video held onto the title as the world's largest, and leading status in the home video industry with a large number of titles that were offered by the studio.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Melanson|first=James|date=1987-02-18|title=Len White To Exit CBS/Fox Vid; Will Head Up HV Label At Orion|pages=101–102|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-In 1987, the company's Australian division decided to sign a partnership with Australian film producer/licensor [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group|De Laurentiis Entertainment Limited]], a division of [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] to handle home video rights to DEG and DEL films released theatrically in at least four cities in a five-year pact for an advance of $175,000 per picture, and the supplier also acquired three DEG productions, which are ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'', ''[[Tai-Pan (film)|Tai-Pan]]'' and ''[[King Kong Lives]]'', and rolling out on home video from mid next year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1987-04-29 |title=CBS/Fox Vid Sees Payoff With 'Croc', Other Hits In Bag |pages=60, 62 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-In 1987, the company increased its rights to [[BBC Video]] after buying the rights to 600 titles. When asked about how the agreement came to light, then-CBS/Fox president Leonard White said "The deal is timed to coincide with the BBC's 50th anniversary".<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-17/entertainment/8701290500_1_akai-monty-python-troupe-bbc-video|title=CBS-Fox Video Buys Rights To 600 British Broadcasts|date=April 17, 1987|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> Within a month of the announcement, CBS/Fox released a definitive line-up of films named "Five Star Collection IV" which included 28 films. Such films included ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]]'', ''[[Cat's Eye (1985 film)|Cat's Eye]]'' and ''[[Oxford Blues]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-05-01/entertainment/8702020767_1_omen-cannon-video-ipcress-file|title=CBS/Fox Video Continues Lowered Prices With 28 Titles|last=Stevens|first=Mary|date=May 1, 1987|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
-In 1987, the company began releasing [[NBA Entertainment]] titles through the CBS/Fox Video Sports line to handle all video exposure of programming from [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and its member teams.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1987-04-08|title=NBA, CBS/Fox Form Joint Label To Exploit Basketball Programs|page=42|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In November 1989, the company filed a lawsuit against MGM/UA over a video distribution agreement that was broken. The claim was that CBS/Fox lost revenue after video releases ended up being films that did not perform well in cinemas while MGM/UA distributed higher-grossing films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-17/business/fi-1657_1_home-video-distribution|title=CBS/Fox Suing MGM/UA Over Video Distribution Pact|last=Sanchez|first=Jesus|date=November 17, 1989|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> The two companies had been placed in a bad relationship since 1981 when MGM bought United Artists and CBS broke away from their previous joint venture with MGM to form CBS/Fox.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/17/business/the-media-business-cbs-fox-sues-mgm-ua.html|title=The Media Business; CBS/Fox Sues MGM/UA|date=November 17, 1989|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> The case was settled on June 26, 1992, when both companies resolved their differences.<ref>{{cite press release|title=CBS/FOX, METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER RESOLVE PENDING LITIGATION|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CBS%2fFOX%2c+METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER+RESOLVE+PENDING+LITIGATION-a012282034|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=June 26, 1992}}</ref>
-=== The 1990s ===
-During 1990–1991, CBS/Fox began releasing titles from the then-bankrupt [[Media Home Entertainment]]. At the end of 1990, CBS/Fox reported they controlled 6.5% of the home video market and reported revenues of $249 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-23/business/fi-564_1_joint-venture|title=CBS May Reduce Role in Fox Video Venture|last=Lippman|first=John|date=January 23, 1991|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
-In March 1991, a reorganization of the company occurred, which would give Fox greater control of the joint venture. All of CBS/Fox's distribution functions were transferred to the newly formed [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|FoxVideo]], which would also take over exclusive distribution of all 20th Century Fox products. CBS began releasing their products under the "CBS Video" name (which had been sparingly used since the 1970s), with CBS/Fox handling marketing and FoxVideo handling distribution. CBS/Fox would retain the license to non-theatrical products from third parties, including those from BBC Video and the NBA.<ref>Sweeting, Paul (March 2, 1991). "FoxVideo Born as New Logo in CBS/Fox Shifts." ''Billboard'', pages 1 and 78. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-03-02.pdf]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/30/business/the-media-business-ge-sells-its-50-stake-in-video-unit.html|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; G.E. Sells Its 50% Stake In Video Unit|last=Fabrikant|first=Geraldine|date=May 30, 1991|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
-=== The end of CBS/Fox Video ===
-th Century Fox Home Entertainment was founded in 1995, as an umbrella encompassing FoxVideo, CBS/Fox, and several other divisions, including [[Fox Interactive]]. Over the next three years, the FoxVideo and CBS/Fox names were gradually phased out in favor of TCFHE. The final VHS released under the CBS/Fox label would be the US release of ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]''.
-In 2000, CBS's merger with [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] was finalized, and the CBS/Fox partnership ceased existence, although even after the corporate split CBS/Fox did still own some ancillary rights to two [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] film properties, ''[[Oklahoma! (1955 film)|Oklahoma!]]'' and ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)|South Pacific]]'', until 20th Century Fox was able to fully assume CBS/Fox's former share of these films. The BBC's license with CBS/Fox ended in Summer 2000 and [[Warner Home Video]] took over US distribution of BBC's properties.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-g8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77&dq=cbs/fox+walking+with+dinosaurs#q=cbs%252Ffox%2520walking%2520with%2520dinosaurs|magazine=Billboard|title=Artisan Lifts Heavyweights Denise Austin, 'The Firm' To Buff Up Fitness Presence |date=2000-07-15|language=en}}</ref>
-==Other labels==
-CBS/Fox used specialty labels for children's and family's videos, music videos, and sports videos. In addition to its main CBS/Fox label, which was mostly [[A-list]] fare (although the three ''[[Porky's]]'', first ''[[Bachelor Party (1984 film)|Bachelor Party]]'' (1984) and first two ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]]'' (1984 & 1987) movies with their low budgets and concepts and mostly young or unknown casts were also released on it), CBS/Fox maintained two other labels, '''Key Video''' (mostly [[B-film|B]] and [[drive-in]] fare and some [[made for television]] films, plus back catalog titles from Allied Artists (via Lorimar) and a.a.p./United Artists and low-profile ITC, Tri-Star, MGM/UA and Fox releases), started in 1984, which was dedicated to the marketing and long-shelf products,<ref>{{Cite news|date=1984-04-14|title=Two Software Firms In Debuts|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1984/1984-04-14-Billboard-Page-0056.pdf|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> which spawned the 24 Karat Gold Classics line,<ref>{{Cite news|date=1984-08-25|title=CBS/FOX Aims Key Plans Releases of Classic Films|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1984/1984-08-25-Billboard-Page-0040.pdf|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> and '''Playhouse Video''' (known as '''CBS/Fox Children's Video''' from 1984 to 1985; children's and family films and programs, including the 1968-73 ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' films, [[Shirley Temple]]'s films, [[Muppet|The Muppets]] videos, [[Mr. Rogers]] videos, and [[Dr. Seuss]] specials by [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]; this label was also used on the earliest ''[[Doctor Who]]'' VHS releases), also set up in 1984, with the format changed in 1985 in order to model that on Key Video.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-02-09|title=Major Changes at CBS/Fox|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1985/1985-02-09-Billboard-Page-0033.pdf|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> These became inactive by 1991, though 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment reactivated the Key Video label as '''Key DVD'''.
-In [[Japan]] for a short period of time from 1985 to 1988, CBS/Fox Video operates under the name of '''Shochiku CBS/Fox Video''' under a joint venture with [[Shochiku]] after Shochiku merged their home video operations with CBS/Fox. Although the first joint venture partnership is set to expire in 1988, Shochiku and CBS/Fox Video decided to reup a second three-year pact with Shochiku, in order to make the renewal to Japanese video wholesalers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hardiman|first=Jim|date=1987-04-22|title=CBS/Fox Vid Inks New Pact With Shochiku|pages=43-44|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
-==Anti-piracy measures==
-In the attempt to prevent unauthorized tape duplication, CBS/Fox became an early adopter of [[Macrovision]] anti-piracy technology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/30/arts/video-tanglesin-the-anti-copying-thicket.html|title=Tangles in the Anti-Copying Thicket|last=Fantel|first=Hans|date=1987-08-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2012-11-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In countries such as Australia, the company introduced a colored spine that was either yellow or blue on VHS tapes. On Betamax cassettes, a polarized seal was present. These measures were taken to ensure that consumers would be guaranteed that their products were of high quality.<ref>{{YouTube|title=Australian Home Video Anti Piracy Advices|id=CGCJ7qYI48E}} (Event occurs at 02:14-03:45)</ref>
-==References==
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