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Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2002 that was started by Richard Foos (co-founder of Rhino Records), Bob Emmer (former Warner Music Group and Rhino executive) and Garson Foos (former Rhino executive) initially as a specialty music label. It focuses on enriched music catalog reissues, home video/DVD projects, and television properties.
Conceived as a retro pop culture label, Shout! Factory DVD projects include live music shows (by acts such as X, The Blasters, Heart, and Barenaked Ladies), music documentaries (The Fearless Freaks, about The Flaming Lips, and The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, about The Sex Pistols), animation (including multiple Home Movies seasons, Pucca, and Code Monkeys), live-action television (Freaks and Geeks, My So-Called Life, Inside the Actors Studio), as well as productions by DIC (including Mario Brothers, Legend of Zelda, and Sonic the Hedgehog) and sports (including Major League Baseball and Warren Miller ski titles).
Shout! Factory CD and music DVD products are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment and as of June 2007 their nonmusic DVD titles are distributed by Vivendi.
Shout! Factory currently has a long term distribution deal with DIC Entertainment for most of the latter company's catalog.
ack.com was created in 2007 by Shout! Factory executives Richard Foos, Garson Foos, and Bob Emmer, as well as media veterans from IFILM and MTV Networks.

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Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2002 that was started by Richard Foos (co-founder of Rhino Records), Bob Emmer (former Warner Music Group and Rhino executive) and Garson Foos (former Rhino executive) initially as a specialty music label. It focuses on enriched music catalog reissues, home video/DVD projects, and television properties.
Conceived as a retro pop culture label, Shout! Factory DVD projects include live music shows (by acts such as X, The Blasters, Heart, and Barenaked Ladies), music documentaries (The Fearless Freaks, about The Flaming Lips, and The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, about The Sex Pistols), animation (including multiple Home Movies seasons, Pucca, and Code Monkeys), live-action television (Freaks and Geeks, My So-Called Life, Inside the Actors Studio), as well as productions by DIC (including Mario Brothers, Legend of Zelda, and Sonic the Hedgehog) and sports (including Major League Baseball and Warren Miller ski titles).
Shout! Factory CD and music DVD products are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment and as of June 2007 their nonmusic DVD titles are distributed by Vivendi.
Shout! Factory currently has a long term distribution deal with DIC Entertainment for most of the latter company's catalog.
Related companies
GetBack.com was created in 2007 by Shout! Factory executives Richard Foos, Garson Foos, and Bob Emmer, as well as media veterans from IFILM and MTV Networks. This company markets popular entertainment content from the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s and targets the 35-55 year old demographic. Natural Energy Lab, Shout! Factory's film and TV licensing business, is run by Danny Benair. Shout! Factory owns a music television production company, Blaze Television, which produces DIRECTV's CD USA show, as well as many live music shows. Shout! Factory also releases titles from the HighTone Blues/Roots label.
Artists released
Television releases
Film Releases
Soundtracks and compilations
See also
- Majordomo Records - an indie record label formed as an imprint and partnership with Shout! Factory
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