Studio Distribution Services

Studio Distribution Services, LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryHome video
FoundedJanuary 14, 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-14)
Headquarters10 Universal City Plaza,
Universal City, California
,
United States
Key peopleEddie Cunningham (president)
ProductsHome video releases
OwnerConectiv Supply Chain Solutions
Websitesds.media Edit this at Wikidata

Studio Distribution Services (SDS) is an American home entertainment distribution company founded as a joint venture between Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. SDS distributes media for all titles handled by Universal and Warner Bros., as well as their respective studios and partners.

History

The company was created on January 14, 2020, when Universal and Warner Bros. merged their physical home media distribution operations into one entity as part of a 10-year multinational joint-venture partnership. Internationally, Universal distributed Warner Bros.' titles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan (until 2025) and Spain (since May 2022); while Warner distributed Universal's titles in the United Kingdom (until 2025), Italy (until 2024) and Benelux. On April 7, 2020, the European Commission approved the merger.

On August 4, 2026, disc manufacturer Conectiv Supply Chain Solutions (formerly owned by Vantiva) announced that it had acquired SDS from Universal and Warner, uniting both manufacturing and distribution capabilities.

References

  1. ↑ Hunt, Bill (April 23, 2021). "Bill's On The Latest Home Theater United Podcast, Plus An Apple Digital Purchase Lawsuit & Warner And Universal Combine Their Physical Media Operations". thedigitalbits.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 January 2020). "Universal & Warner Bros. Form Home Entertainment Joint Venture". Deadline. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Gruenwedel, Erik (April 8, 2020). "European Commission Approves Warner, Universal Home Entertainment Joint Venture – Media Play News". Media Play News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Solutions, Conectiv Supply Chain (2026-08-04). "Conectiv Expands Packaged Media Platform Through Strategic Partnership with Universal and Warner Bros". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 2026-08-04.