Shout Factory
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | June 19, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
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Key people
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Richard Foos, CEO (Founder) Bob Emmer, COO (Founder) Garson Foos, President (Founder) |
| Products | Home video, music |
| Subsidiaries |
Timeless Media Group Scream Factory |
| Website | www.shoutfactory.com |
Shout! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2003. Its video releases include previously released feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music, and comedy specials. Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records, and Video Time Machine.
Shout! Factory was founded in 2003 by Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, and Richard Foos, three principals from Rhino Records. After selling Rhino to Warner Bros., the three set out to launch a new retro pop culture label. Their first releases included blues and jazz CDs from the Biograph label, a Fats Domino CD and DVD and several documentaries (Superstar: The Life And Times of Andy Warhol, What Happened To Kerouac?). With the release of Freaks & Geeks in 2004, Shout! hit its stride and shifted towards a reputable and celebrated TV on DVD company. That same year, they released a brand-new CD with actor William Shatner (produced by Ben Folds) and started releasing classic SCTV box sets.
In 2004, Shout! got the rights to Cartoon Network staple Home Movies and released each season set, and ultimately a complete series box. Other pop culture releases ensued, including a pair of The Electric Company multidisc sets, the re-envisioned Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped, a series of Elvira's Movie Macabre DVDs and the first of what would be three cover CDs with Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, called Under The Covers Vol. 1; Sweet himself was also added as a featured solo artist. Still earning a reputation for classic TV, Shout! acquired the rights to America's Funniest Home Videos, That Girl, Punky Brewster, and The Weird Al Show, all of which debuted in 2006.
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