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Ian Jessel, formerly an executive at CBS Theatrical Films, was named president of the unit.[4]On March 18, 1987, Nelson Entertainment, through its Embassy Home Entertainment division inked a pact with Hemdale Film Corporation, to co-produce 10 pictures in a co-financing agreement between Hemdale and Nelson; Nelson would receive domestic home video rights, while Hemdale retained all other rights to the 10 pictures.[5]Throughout the summer of 1987, Embassy\/Nelson announced more international distribution deals, including  West German video distributor Neue Constantin Film and Nippon Herald in Japan.[6][7] Elsewhere, Nelson decided to intervene in the Hemdale Film Corporation-Vestron Video lawsuit over video rights to a package of 12 Hemdale films; Nelson then subsequently filed for rights to the same 12 pictures under almost identical terms as the arrangement Vestron was trying to have enforced, and the deal added another film to the mix, High Tide.[8]Sometime in August 1987, Embassy Home Entertainment was renamed Nelson Entertainment,[9] but retained the earlier brand as well as Charter Entertainment for sell-through products.[10] Nelson then financed a deal with Castle Rock Entertainment to co-produce their films, and in addition handle the international distribution rights.[11]In September 1988, Orion Home Video became Nelson’s sales agent; in addition, Orion Pictures would later theatrically distribute a few of Nelson’s titles. By February 1989, Orion was the official home video distributor of Nelson product.[12]In 1991, Nelson Entertainment sold its home video division to New Line Cinema and it was rebranded as New Line Home Video.[13] The company was later renamed Sultan Entertainment and was acquired by New Line, who then later took over the video rights to the library.[14] This merger also meant Nelson’s video rights changed hands, as RCA\/Columbia Pictures Home Video began distributing former Embassy and Nelson videos via their distribution pact with New Line. By 1994, Nelson’s catalog had been acquired by Epic Productions and folded into the Alpha Library Company. After Epic’s closure, Cr\u00e9dit Lyonnais assumed responsibility of its library. The library was put up for auction by the Consortium de Realisation as the “Epic library”. Credit Lyonnais later sold the Epic film library to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in 1997,[15] then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired 2\/3 of PolyGram’s pre-April 1996 library in October 1998.[16] Therefore, MGM now owns most of the Nelson Entertainment library with the copyrights being held by Orion Pictures. Due to a previous agreement with Viacom Enterprises, Paramount Pictures via Trifecta Entertainment & Media holds the television rights to Nelson’s post-January 1989 films not co-produced with Castle Rock. Castle Rock’s pre-July 1994 titles are owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, but are controlled by MGM via Orion, while the film Labyrinth is currently controlled by The Jim Henson Company and under license to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.Release DateTitleCo-producerDistributorOctober 16, 1987The Whales of AugustAlive FilmsNovember 13, 1987Hope and GloryGoldcrest FilmsColumbia PicturesApril 15, 1988The ModernsAlive FilmsApril 22, 1988A Time of DestinyColumbia PicturesWhite MischiefGoldcrest FilmsBBCColumbia PicturesSeptember 10, 1988Far NorthAlive FilmsJanuary 27, 1989Cohen and TateNew Galactic Tate ProductionsHemdale Film CorporationFebruary 17, 1989Bill & Ted’s Excellent AdventureInterscope CommunicationsDe Laurentiis Entertainment GroupOrion PicturesApril 14, 1989Winter PeopleCastle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesJuly 21, 1989When Harry Met Sally…Castle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesNovember 17, 1989PrancerCineplex Odeon FilmsOrion PicturesMarch 16, 1990Lord of the FliesCastle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesApril 6, 1990The First PowerInterscope CommunicationsOrion PicturesSeptember 28, 1990TexasvilleCine-SourceColumbia PicturesOctober 26, 1990Sibling RivalryCastle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesNovember 30, 1990MiseryCastle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesDecember 19, 1990HamletIcon ProductionsCarolco PicturesSovereign PicturesWarner Bros.January 18, 1991Eve of DestructionInterscope CommunicationsOrion PicturesJune 7, 1991City SlickersCastle Rock EntertainmentColumbia PicturesJuly 19, 1991Bill & Ted’s Bogus JourneyInterscope CommunicationsOrion PicturesOctober 11, 1991The Taking of Beverly HillsColumbia PicturesApril 29, 1994The FavorOrion PicturesSeptember 23, 1994There Goes My BabyOrion PicturesReferences[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/nelson-entertainment-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Nelson Entertainment – Wikipedia"}}]}]