Cinema International Corporation

The Cinema International Corporation ( CIC) was responsible for the theatrical distribution of the U.S. film studio Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures in the non -American film distribution. Beginning of 1980 the company was renamed United International Pictures. Since January 2000, it operates under the name Paramount Home Entertainment.

History

Since the film distribution outside the North American trade chien continent did not possess the important role for the U.S. film studios in the 1960s, the previously independent international distribution subsidiaries of Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures were introduced in April 1970 in the Cinema International Corporation. Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer joined the rental in 1973. The three companies were equal partners. The company's headquarters was located in London, United Kingdom. Preceded the establishment were lengthy negotiations between the representatives of each company. These were Lew Wasserman of Universal Pictures, thorn Bluhdorn for Paramount Pictures, and Kirk Kerkorian and Jim Aubrey for Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer.

After the controlled by Kirk Kerkorian film company Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer in 1981 United Artists acquired by the Transamerica Corporation, MGM wanted to draw on the international Verleiharm the UA. However, the contracts with the Cinema International Corporation said that all loaned by MGM films are evaluated by the CIC in international cinema market. Therefore, the rental activities of United Artists was set and its staff moved partially to Cinema International Corporation. From now on, the rental company for the distribution of the films of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer and United Artists cared.

1981, the company was renamed United International Pictures. The Cinema International Corporation changed its name from then on as a film distribution on the home entertainment market for the two film studios Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures. CIC Video was the short name of the company.

1999, this alliance was terminated and both movie studios sold their products in-house. From the CIC Video Paramount Home Entertainment became. Universal Pictures had through the acquisition of PolyGram an independent sales for their home entertainment products and introduced her own name and her own label in sales.

Cinema International Corporation in Germany

The company's headquarters was located in Eschborn. The corporate form was a limited company. After not more films on the cinema market, but on the video market determined the business, the company was renamed CIC Video GmbH. As of 2000 distributes the CIC Video GmbH as German Dependence of Paramount Pictures whose movies on the home entertainment market and trades as Paramount Home Entertainment.