History Creator / ShoutFactory

Shout! Factory has the home video rights to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (which was formerly distributed by Rhino) and is a producer for the 2017 revival series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return''. They have a reputation for rereleasing obscure titles on DVD, and successfully securing seemingly unreleasable episodes of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', such as the ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films and others licensed from Sandy Frank. Creator/SabanBrands granted Shout! the rights to distribute their {{tokusatsu}} adaptations, including the first 17 seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. When North American distribution of several Creator/StudioGhibli movies shifted from Creator/{{Disney}} to GKIDS, Shout! Factory distributed the home media re-releases. They have the home video rights to the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/ProductionIG's ''Anime/BTheBeginning''[[note]]along with the [=YouTube=] streaming rights for the latter, sub-licensed from Anime Limited in the UK.[[/note]]. In 2020, they acquired the distribution rights to most of the Creator/StephenJCannell Productions catalog.

Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2003 by Richard Foos (co-founder of Creator/RhinoRecords), Bob Emmer (former Creator/WarnerMusicGroup and Rhino executive) and Garson Foos (former Rhino executive, and Richard's brother) initially as a specialty music label. It focuses on enriched music catalog reissues, home video/DVD projects, and television properties.

Shout! Factory has the home video rights to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (which was formerly distributed by Rhino) and is a producer for the 2017 revival series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return''. They have a reputation for rereleasing obscure titles on DVD, and successfully securing seemingly unreleasable episodes of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', such as the ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films and others licensed from Sandy Frank. Creator/SabanBrands granted Shout! the rights to distribute their {{tokusatsu}} adaptations, including the first 17 seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. When North American distribution of several Creator/StudioGhibli movies shifted from Creator/{{Disney}} to GKIDS, Shout! Factory distributed the home media re-releases. They have the home video rights to the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/ProductionIG's ''Anime/BTheBeginning''[[note]]along with the [=YouTube=] streaming rights for the latter, sub-licensed from Anime Limited in the UK.[[/note]]. In 2020, they acquired the bulk of the Creator/StephenJCannell Productions catalog.

* Productions by Creator/DICEntertainment (including the [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros Mario]] television shows, ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989 The Legend of Zelda]]'', the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' television shows and ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'')

* ''Anime/InThisCornerOfTheWorld'' (co-distributed with Creator/FUNimation)

* Live music shows (by acts such as Music/XUSBand, The Blasters, Music/{{Heart}} and Music/BarenakedLadies

* Productions by Creator/DICEntertainment (including the [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros Mario]] television shows, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'', the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' television shows and ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'')

* Live-action television (''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', ''Inside The Actors' Studio'', ''Series/CaliforniaDreams'', ''Series/SmallWonder'')
* Productions by Creator/DICEntertainment (including the [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros Mario]] television shows, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'', and the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' television shows)

Shout! Factory has the home video rights to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (which was formerly distributed by Rhino) and is a producer for the 2017 revival series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return''. They have a reputation for rereleasing obscure titles on DVD, and successfully securing seemingly unreleasable episodes of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', such as the ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films and others licensed from Sandy Frank. Creator/SabanBrands granted Shout! the rights to distribute their {{tokusatsu}} adaptations, including the first 17 seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. When North American distribution of several Creator/StudioGhibli movies shifted from Creator/{{Disney}} to GKIDS, Shout! Factory distributed the home media re-releases. They have the home video rights to the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/ProductionIG's ''Anime/BTheBeginning''[[note]]along with the [=YouTube=] streaming rights for the latter[[/note]]. In 2020, they acquired the bulk of the Creator/StephenJCannell Productions catalog.

Shout! Factory has the home video rights to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (which was formerly distributed by Rhino) and is a producer for the 2017 revival series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return''. They have a reputation for rereleasing obscure titles on DVD, and successfully securing seemingly unreleasable episodes of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', such as the ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films and others licensed from Sandy Frank. Creator/SabanBrands granted Shout! the rights to distribute their {{tokusatsu}} adaptations, including the first 17 seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. When North American distribution of several Creator/StudioGhibli movies shifted from Creator/{{Disney}} to GKIDS, Shout! Factory distributed the home media re-releases. They have the home video rights to the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/ProductionIG's ''Anime/BTheBeginning''[[note]]along with the YouTube streaming rights for the latter[[/note]]. In 2020, they acquired the bulk of the Creator/StephenJCannell Productions catalog.

Shout! Factory has the home video rights to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (which was formerly distributed by Rhino) and is a producer for the 2017 revival series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return''. They have a reputation for rereleasing obscure titles on DVD, and successfully securing seemingly unreleasable episodes of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', such as the ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films and others licensed from Sandy Frank. Creator/SabanBrands granted Shout! the rights to distribute their {{tokusatsu}} adaptations, including the first 17 seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. When North American distribution of several Creator/StudioGhibli movies shifted from Creator/{{Disney}} to GKIDS, Shout! Factory distributed the home media re-releases. They have the home video rights to the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', and Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/ProductionIG's ''Anime/BTheBeginning''. In 2020, they acquired the bulk of the Creator/StephenJCannell Productions catalog.