Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment LLC (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc, and MCA Videocassette, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Universal Pictures, an American film studio, owned by NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.
| Formerly | MCA Videocassette, Inc. (1980–1983) MCA Videodisc (1981–1983) MCA Home Video (1983–1990) MCA/Universal Home Video (1990–1997) Universal Studios Home Video (1997–2005) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2005–2016) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Predecessor | MCA DiscoVision (1978–1981) CIC Video (1980–1999) PolyGram Video USA Home Entertainment NBC Home Entertainment Right Entertainment Golden Book Video |
| Founded | 1980, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Universal City, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Home video |
| Parent | Universal Pictures |
| Divisions | Universal 1440 Entertainment |
| Subsidiaries | Studio Distribution Services, LLC (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment) |
| Website | uphe |
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distributor for all of the Universal Pictures film library, the Focus Features film library, most of the 1929–1949 Paramount film library held by EMKA, Ltd., and shows from the NBCUniversal Syndication Studios library (NBC, E!, Syfy, USA Network, Universal Kids, and Oxygen). The division also currently has distribution deals with The Film Arcade, Aviron Pictures, STX Entertainment (save for films from EuropaCorp Films USA, which Lionsgate holds the video rights to), 101 Studios, Open Road Films, Pinnacle Peak Pictures, Picturehouse, Blumhouse Tilt, and Entertainment One (in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Germany and the United States; until 2023, after which Lionsgate Home Entertainment took over). Distribution is currently handled by Studio Distribution Services, LLC., a joint venture between Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.