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DiscoVision

Early analog optical videodisc format

DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format. It was the original name of the "Reflective Optical Videodisc System" format later known as "LaserVision" or LaserDisc.2 It is part of MCA Inc.1 It ceased to exist in 1981.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1
  • Industryhome video1
  • HeadquartersAtlanta1

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DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format.2

Corporate structure

DiscoVision is part of a group headed by Seagram Company Ltd.. 10 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Seagram Company Ltd. Montreal
    • MCA Inc. 80% · Chicago
      • DiscoVision Atlanta
      • Kitty Films Subsidiary · Sangen-jaya
      • Kapp Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
      • MCA Records Subsidiary · United States
      • MCA Video Games Subsidiary · United States
      • Revue Studios Subsidiary · United States
      • Universal City Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
    • October Films Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1981Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1978Founded Founded1

Sources

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