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* DreamWorks Distribution, LLC (1994–2006)
* DreamWorks LLC (1994–2008)
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* [[DreamWorks Animation]] (1994–2004)
* [[#DreamWorks Home Entertainment|DreamWorks Home Entertainment]] (1998–2006)
* [[DreamWorks Interactive]] (50%) (1995–2000)
* [[DreamWorks Records]] (1996–2003)
* [[Go Fish Pictures]] (2000–2007)
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=== DreamWorks SKG founding and Universal distribution ===
The original company was founded following [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]]'s resignation from [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1994. Katzenberg approached [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[David Geffen]] about forming a live-action and animation film studio, which had not been done in decades due to the risk and expense, but all three were very successful. They agreed on three conditions: They would make fewer than nine movies a year, they would be free to work for other studios if they chose, and they would go home in time for dinner. They officially founded DreamWorks SKG on October 12, 1994, with financial backing of $33 million from each of the three partners<ref>{{cite news |last1=Svetkey |first1=Benjamin |title=Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen, and Steven Spielberg Start a Studio |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/10/28/jeffrey-katzenberg-david-geffen-and-steven-spielberg-start-studio/ |access-date=August 14, 2018 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 28, 1994 |language=en}}</ref> plus $500 million from [[Microsoft]] co-founder [[Paul Allen]], and $300 million from [[CJ Group]] heiress [[Miky Lee]]
In December 1994, [[DreamWorks Television]] was formed after DreamWorks agreed to a $200 million seven-year television production joint venture with [[Capital Cities Communications|Capital Cities/ABC]].<ref>McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15935002.html "ABC makes high-profile production leap"]. ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]''. 1994. [[HighBeam Research]]. Retrieved December 27, 2013.</ref> The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication, with no [[first-look deal|first-look]] guarantee for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], but financial incentives favored the network.<ref name="Kunz 2007">{{cite book |last1=Kunz |first1=William M. |title=Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries |date=2007 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7425-4066-8 |pages=49, 50 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMD4bqQg4iAC&pg=PA49 |access-date=June 4, 2014 |chapter=2}}</ref> Their first show, ''Champions'', was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for ABC. Dan McDermott was named the division's chief executive in June 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hofmeister |first1=Sallie |title=Company Town : Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-20-fi-15139-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 20, 1995}}</ref> DreamWorks Television's first success was ''[[Spin City]]'' on ABC,<ref name="Kunz 2007" /> the parent company of which was bought by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in February 1996.<ref>Fabrikant, Geraldine. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/05/business/the-media-business-disney-and-abc-shareholders-solidly-approve-merger-deal.html "The Media Business; Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal"]. January 5, 1996. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved July 8, 2013.</ref> In 2002, the DreamWorks joint venture agreement with ABC ended. That agreement was replaced by a development agreement with [[NBC]], with a first look clause.<ref name="Kunz 2007" /> In 2013, DreamWorks Television merged with [[Amblin Television]].
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| predecessor = [[CIC Video]] (1998–1999)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|3|10}} (original)<br />{{Start date and age|2011}} (revival)
| defunct = {{End date and age|2009}} (original
| fate = Folded into [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] <small>(DW Studios, LLC catalog)</small><br />Physical media operations transferred to [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment#Studio Distribution Services, LLC|Studio Distribution Services]]. Its labels remain in use on SDS-distributed releases. <small>(DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, [[Amblin Partners|Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]] catalogs)</small>
| successor = [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] <small>(2009–present, DWS catalog)</small><br />[[DreamWorks Animation#DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment|DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment]]<br /><small>(2006–2018, DWA catalog)</small>{{efn|name=DWA|Released by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] from 2006–2012 and by [[20th Century Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] from 2013–2018.}}<br />[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]{{efn|name=DWTouchstone|Released under the [[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone Home Entertainment]] label.}} <small>(2011–2024, DWIIDC catalog)</small><br />[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] <small>(2016–2021, SDC catalog; 2019–2021, DWA catalog)</small><br />[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] <small>(2024, DWIIDC catalog via WDSHE)</small><br />[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment#Studio Distribution Services, LLC|Studio Distribution Services]] <small>(2021–present, SDC and DWA catalogs; 2024–present for DWIIDC catalog via SPHE/WDSHE)</small>
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'''DreamWorks Home Entertainment''' was a home media unit of DreamWorks Pictures and banner for other home media units, formed on March 10, 1998. Its releases were first distributed by [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] (then known as Universal Studios Home Entertainment and initially through [[CIC Video]] internationally). After DreamWorks Pictures was purchased by [[Paramount Pictures]] on February 1, 2006, DreamWorks Home Entertainment was merged into [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] and started being used as a label for films released under the live-action DreamWorks banner until it was shuttered in 2009 after when DreamWorks spun itself off from Paramount and became an independent company.
Their releases are currently distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment for the DW Studios, LLC catalog (with some catalogues - including [[Small Soldiers]] - currently licensed out overseas including the [[United Kingdom]]) and [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment#Studio Distribution Services, LLC|Studio Distribution Services]], a joint venture between Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment|Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], via UPHE for the [[Amblin Partners|Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]] catalogs, who released those catalogs on home video from 2016 to 2021 and 1999 to 2006/2019 to 2021, respectively, and through a distribution deal with [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] for the DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC catalog via [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]],{{efn|name=DWTouchstone}} who released that catalog on home video very briefly in 2024 after Disney released it from 2011 to 2024.
== Filmography ==
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==== Home entertainment distributors ====
* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]<br />{{small|(1998–2005 for DW Studios, LLC and DreamWorks Animation catalogs; 2016–2021 for Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC catalog;
* [[DreamWorks Animation#DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment|DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment]]<br />{{small|(2006–2018 for DreamWorks Animation catalog)}}{{efn|name=DWA}}
* [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]<br />{{small|(
* [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]{{efn|name=DWTouchstone}}<br />{{small|(2011–2024 for DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC catalog)}}
* [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]<br />{{small|(briefly in 2024 for DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC catalog via WDSHE)}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title=Disney Strikes Deal for Sony to Take Over Its DVD, Blu-ray Disc Business |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/disney-sony-pysical-media-dvd-blu-ray-disc-business-1235917294/ |website=Variety |access-date=February 20, 2024 |date=February 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 20, 2024 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Disney & Sony Ink Deal for Sony to Take Over Disney's Physical Media Production, Disney Movie Club to Shut Down as a Result |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/022024-1000 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=The Digital Bits}}</ref>
* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment#Studio Distribution Services, LLC|Studio Distribution Services]]<br />{{small|(2021–present for Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC and DreamWorks Animation catalogs via UPHE pre-SDS merger;
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