Mill Creek Entertainment to release Disney movies and shows in massive licensing deal

[Slpy3270]

From BusinessWire:

MINNEAPOLIS, January 30, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mill Creek Entertainment, a division of Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation ("Alliance Entertainment"), a distributor and wholesaler of the world’s largest in stock selection of music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectibles, today announced it has signed a home entertainment licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company.

In the multi-year agreement, Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation, will distribute hundreds of select physical (Blu-ray and DVD) live-action film and television properties from the ABC Signature, 20th Television, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and 20th Century Studios content libraries.

"This significant partnership further builds on our studio’s substantial offering of home entertainment products that appeal to collectors and fans alike," said Jeff Hayne, Senior VP of Acquisitions and Production of Mill Creek Entertainment. "Mill Creek will assume the role of vendor of record on certain existing titles."

"We are excited to have signed a licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company. This incredible partnership is a testament to Mill Creek’s solid reputation as a premier resource for major studio content providers," said Ben Means, President of Mill Creek Entertainment. "Titles will benefit from our vast network of physical and e-commerce retailers, including several where we have proprietary fixtures for DVD and Blu-ray™ products."

"Disney is a leader in the video industry, and we are humbled that they chose Alliance to maximize the sales of hundreds of their film and television properties," said Jeff Walker, CEO of Alliance Entertainment. "We have built three great divisions to produce the video industry’s best sales channel to drive sales of physical video product by incorporating the skills of Mill Creek for licensing and production, Distribution Solutions for retail and bulk distribution, and Alliance Entertainment for one-stop sales and ecommerce fulfillment."

Wow. Does this mean we'll finally get Yes, Dear on DVD at last?

 

[networkpro]

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Wow. Does this mean we'll finally get Yes, Dear on DVD at last?

We might, but its also a clue about how DMED is being sliced up.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Mill Creek isn't exactly known for high quality releases.

Hoping other titles owned by Dis get picked up by other labels. Wall-E going through Criterion was a great start.

 

[Slpy3270]

Mill Creek isn't exactly known for high quality releases.

I imagine the movies and shows they'll put out are those where there's low overall demand for, like The PJs for instance.

 

[Slpy3270]

Some additional details from The Digital Bits:

First, this deal does NOT include 4K Ultra HD titles.

This deal also does not include new content, new transfers, or new remasters.

Titles that were previously released on DVD will be re-issued on DVD, and titles previously issued on Blu-ray will be re-released on Blu-ray—there will be no format upgrades.

The total number of titles to expect is in the 100-200 range.

These are live-action, deep catalog tiles only. (Think Mystery Alaska, In the Army Now, Transporter 2, Houseguest, etc.)

I should stress once again, that those points are confirmed with Disney sources.

We’ll talk more about this in the coming days here at The Digital Bits, but for now essentially this means that a lot of existing Disney, Fox, ABC, Hollywood Pictures, and Touchstone Blu-ray and DVD titles will be coming back into print, with Mill Creek handling the distribution.

This is also not to say that new transfers, remasters, and 4K titles aren’t possible (we already know that some are coming from Disney this year as mentioned here on The Bits previously—Avatar, The Abyss, True Lies, Cinderella, etc), just that they’re not part of this deal with Mill Creek.

Stay tuned...

Would be nice to have Project X and Jumpin' Jack Flash on my shelf.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I've been longing for a director's commentary Blu-Ray of Darby O'Gill and the Little People!!

 

[Sharon&Susan]

So still no sign of any of the titles even being announced? It's absurd at how many Fox titles on Blu-ray are going for $100 or more these days.