Magna Home Entertainment
Magna Home Entertainment was an independent home entertainment distributor headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, operating within Australia and New Zealand. As of February 2009, Magna Home Entertainment became a fully owned subsidiary of Beyond International, an Australian television production and distribution company. Magna Home Entertainment is the sister company of Melbourne-based home entertainment distributor Beyond Home Entertainment, also a subsidiary of Beyond International. Magna Home Entertainment distributes television series, documentaries and feature films.
Company history
The company was incorporated in 1983. Principal activities of the company in the 1980s included the import and wholesale distribution of video cassettes, audio cassettes, micro cassettes, and computer equipment. In 1990, the company was publicly listed as Magna Pacific Ltd.
During the 1990s, the company expanded its activities into intellectual property licensing, acquiring videogram home entertainment distribution rights for a number of licensed properties. Rapid growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s saw Magna listed in Business Review Weekly's Fast 100 List, as the company expanded its distribution and acquired several key licensed properties that ensured strong growth in home entertainment revenue.
The company had a good relationship with Becker Entertainment, and the company had a 50% stake in the company between the late 1990s and July 2004, when the company sold off its interest.
Magna followed the industry migration to DVD media during this period, and now releases home entertainment content via DVD, Blu-ray, and digital-file-based distribution. Magna Pacific is a budget distributor known for producing bare-bones media without extras or subtitles. In 2012, the Magna branding was dropped in favor of the Beyond branding.
Distribution facility
Magna Home Entertainment's headquarters in Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland includes a distribution facility. It opened in July 2006.
Titles distributed
Magna Home Entertainment was a home entertainment distributor for children's brands, television series, documentaries, and feature films.
Children's series
Archibald the KoalaThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesThe Adventures of Blinky BillBananamanBerenstain BearsBeyblade V-ForceBigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster TrucksBlazing DragonsBolts & BlipBratzCare BearsChaoticCode LyokoCorduroyCorneil & BernieCrush GearCubixDennis the MenaceDinosaur KingDog CityDonkey Kong CountryDumb BunniesThe Elephant PrincessThe Fairly OddParentsFantastic Four: World's Greatest HeroesFly TalesFraggle RockFranklinGeorge and MarthaH2O: Just Add WaterHamtaroHarry and His Bucket Full of DinosaursHolly Hobbie and FriendsInspector GadgetJibber JabberKenny The SharkLarry the LawnmowerLittle Charlie BearLittle PeopleMarvel Knights Motion ComicsMegaman NT WarriorMoville MysteriesMy Little PonyThe Neverending StoryPercy the Park KeeperPet AlienPigeon BoyPinguPippi LongstockingPokémonRoary the Racing CarRollbotsRound the TwistRuby GloomRupertSabrina: The Animated SeriesSD Gundam ForceSeaside HotelSheeepShinchanSkippy: Adventures in BushtownSmurfsStrawberry ShortcakeThe Super Hero Squad ShowTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesThe Three Friends and JerryTotally Spies!Tots TVTractor TomTutensteinThe Upside Down ShowViva PiñataWinx ClubWolverine and the X-MenYu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! GXZoids: Chaotic CenturyZoids: Fuzors
Television series
3rd Rock from the Sun American ChopperAmerican Hot RodDeadliest CatchCake BossDirty JobsLA InkMan vs. WildMiami InkOverhaulin'The Cosby ShowRoseanneDog the Bounty HunterGene Simmons Family JewelsRiver MonstersTrailer Park Boys
Documentaries
Feature films
Dot Goes to Hollywood Four Weddings and a Funeral Scream Dances with Wolves FairyTale: A True Story Just FriendsBecause I Said SoBratz: The MovieAugust RushPenelopeOver Her Dead BodyChaos TheoryThe Accidental HusbandThe Mutant ChroniclesRighteous KillHong Kong Legends