The CBS/Fox Company (Duplicator)

History
This arm was originally established in 1967 as Magnetic Video Corporation. Initially, it was only an audio duplication facility. It became a video duplication facility in 1977, when it was expanded to become a home entertainment subsidiary. The arm was renamed to The CBS/Fox Company, a joint venture between CBS and 20th Century-Fox, in late 1982, shortly after the home entertainment subsidiaries of the former company and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer were split.

List of Customers

 * 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1977-1987)
 * Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1981)
 * MCA Videocassette, Inc. (1980)
 * Paramount Home Video (1979-1981)
 * Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (1987)
 * Walt Disney Home Video (1987)
 * Worldvision Home Video (1983-1987)

How to Tell

 * Tapes that were duplicated at Magnetic Video Corporation would have "MAG1" engraved on the back of the tape.
 * On Canadian copies, the engraving would read "MAG-2".
 * 1984 tapes duplicated at CBS/Fox would have engraving on the right side of the tape that says "CBS FOX."
 * 1985-1987 tapes duplicated at CBS/Fox would have printings on the bottom middle side that contain serial numbers and a day and year code that is read in Day/Y. Additionally, there may also be a side label digit.
 * For example, if the day and year code reads "1656", that means the tape was printed on the 165th day of 1986.
 * Technicolor Videocassette continued these printing methods, in very invisible dark ink with a white barcode sticker on the left side, during the next three years, following its acquisition of CBS/Fox's duplication facilities and spin-off from VCA in 1987.
 * Although the white barcode sticker was originally discontinued in early 1991, it revived on some 1993 SP-mode pressings of select Disney video releases from the time, including a couple of volumes from the True Life Adventures video line and the Mickey Mouse Club TV series.



Locations

 * Farmington Hills, Michigan (1967-1985) (moved to Livonia)
 * Livonia, Michigan (1985-1987)