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[edit] Industry milestones

• 20th Century Fox purchases Magnetic Video, which in 1977 had become the first company to release pre-recorded films on videotape for consumer use.
• Columbia and Paramount Pictures' studios form home entertainment divisions.
• Distribution of Video 2000 products begins.
• Home video starts to take off.

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