It was the original name of the "Reflective Optical Videodisc System" format later known as "LaserVision" or LaserDisc.
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MCA DiscoVision, Inc. was a division of entertainment giant MCA (Music Corporation of America), established in 1969 to develop and sell an optical videodisc system. MCA released discs pressed in Carson and Costa Mesa, California on the DiscoVision label from the format's Atlanta, Georgia launch in 1978 to 1982 and the release of the film, The Four Seasons. DiscoVision titles included films from Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Disney content. Agreements were made with Columbia Pictures and United Artists, though no discs were released on the DiscoVision label from either studio. Most of these companies later established their own labels for the format, the first being Paramount with a dozen movies released on the Paramount Home Video label in the summer of 1981.
The successor to MCA DiscoVision, DiscoVision Associates (DVA) was the result of a partnership between IBM and MCA. It was hoped that the merger would provide the basis for improvement of the quality of DiscoVision pressings, but no appreciable improvement ever took hold. In 1981, responsibility for the laser videodisc was sold to Pioneer Electronic Corporation. Pioneer, in association with MCA, had a disc replication facility in Kofu, Japan that produced discs. Some of the last DiscoVision label discs were manufactured by Pioneer in Japan. In the same year, MCA had an abrupt failure from its DiscoVision system and was replaced by MCA Videodisc; this was changed to the "MCA Home Video" name for both its VHS and videodisc releases. Some of DiscoVision's technical staff went on to form MCA Video Games, in an effort to produce video game cartridges.[1]
In 1989, Pioneer acquired DiscoVision Associates where it continues to license its technologies independently.
As the portfolio of patent expired, the presence of DiscoVision became less visible. However, it established the success of a patent holding company, which other companies are stimulated to generate royalty income from their own patent portfolio.
Referencesedit
^Harmetz, Aljean; Times, Special To the New York (1982-07-01). "VIDEO GAMES TO TO HOLLYWOOD". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
External linksedit
DiscoVision Library at Blam Entertainment Group
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discovision, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2023,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources DiscoVision news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format MCA DiscoVisionCompany typeDivisionIndustryHome VideoFounded1978 46 years ago 1978 Defunct1981 43 years ago 1981 SuccessorUniversal Pictures Home EntertainmentHeadquartersAtlanta Georgia United StatesParentMCA Inc It was the original name of the Reflective Optical Videodisc System format later known as LaserVision or LaserDisc Description editMCA DiscoVision Inc was a division of entertainment giant MCA Music Corporation of America established in 1969 to develop and sell an optical videodisc system MCA released discs pressed in Carson and Costa Mesa California on the DiscoVision label from the format s Atlanta Georgia launch in 1978 to 1982 and the release of the film The Four Seasons DiscoVision titles included films from Universal Pictures Paramount Pictures Warner Bros Pictures and Disney content Agreements were made with Columbia Pictures and United Artists though no discs were released on the DiscoVision label from either studio Most of these companies later established their own labels for the format the first being Paramount with a dozen movies released on the Paramount Home Video label in the summer of 1981 The successor to MCA DiscoVision DiscoVision Associates DVA was the result of a partnership between IBM and MCA It was hoped that the merger would provide the basis for improvement of the quality of DiscoVision pressings but no appreciable improvement ever took hold In 1981 responsibility for the laser videodisc was sold to Pioneer Electronic Corporation Pioneer in association with MCA had a disc replication facility in Kofu Japan that produced discs Some of the last DiscoVision label discs were manufactured by Pioneer in Japan In the same year MCA had an abrupt failure from its DiscoVision system and was replaced by MCA Videodisc this was changed to the MCA Home Video name for both its VHS and videodisc releases Some of DiscoVision s technical staff went on to form MCA Video Games in an effort to produce video game cartridges 1 DiscoVision Associates later evolved into a patent holding company which manages and licenses intellectual property related to LaserDisc Compact Disc and optical disc technologies as well as other non disc related fields In 1989 Pioneer acquired DiscoVision Associates where it continues to license its technologies independently As the portfolio of patent expired the presence of DiscoVision became less visible However it established the success of a patent holding company which other companies are stimulated to generate royalty income from their own patent portfolio References edit Harmetz Aljean Times Special To the New York 1982 07 01 VIDEO GAMES TO TO HOLLYWOOD The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 10 02 External links editDiscoVision Library at Blam Entertainment Group nbsp This article about a technological corporation or company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DiscoVision amp oldid 1182086273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
