1981; 43 years ago (1981) (Original) 2016; 8 years ago (2016) (Revival)
Founder
Austin Owen Furst Jr.
Defunct
1993; 31 years ago (1993) (Original)
Fate
Parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, assets acquired by LIVE Entertainment
Headquarters
Stamford, Connecticut
Key people
Austin Owen Furst Jr.
Parent
Vestron, Inc. (1981–1991) LIVE Entertainment (1991–1993)
Divisions
Vestron Pictures
Vestron Video was the main subsidiary of Vestron, Inc., a home video company based in Stamford, Connecticut, that was active from 1981 to 1993, and is considered to have been a pioneer in the home video market.
The name is now used for a collector-oriented home entertainment label of Lionsgate.[1][2]
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and home video company that replaced VestronVideo International's UK operations. VestronVideo formed their international division VestronVideo International...
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October 21, 1998. In January 2023, VestronVideo released the film for the first time on Blu-ray as part of their VestronVideo Collector's Series, in a two-disc...
through Vestron) and 1995 (under LIVE Entertainment), and again on VHS in 1990 under the Video Treasures label and 1991 and 1994 from VestronVideo (through...
(acquired in 2000), Artisan Entertainment (acquired in 2003 and with it Vestron Pictures which Artisan acquired in 1991), Overture Films (the former feature...
to a series of lawsuits, which were filed by Vestron Inc. and VestronVideo against Buena Vista Home Video, Walt Disney Pictures and Television, Embark...
The film was released on VHS in the United States by the Vestron sublabel Lightning Video in 1987. Lionsgate released the film twice on DVD, once in...
reached an agreement with VestronVideo on June 25, 1986, in order to bring the entire company's output to the North American home video market, with such releases...
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first film during the prologue of the second. When VestronVideo later released Mad Max on home video, they capitalized by labeling it "the thrilling predecessor...
11, 1991, Live announced that it would acquire Vestron, Inc. for $24 million after its downfall; Vestron had been known best for Dirty Dancing, which had...
various home video formats. In the US, it was first released on videotape and CED in the early 1980s by Wizard Video and VestronVideo. The British Board...
of Production at VestronVideo Michael Lloyd, Music producer and songwriter Dori Berinstein, VP of Physical Production at VestronVideo Jeffrey L. Hayes...
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