On April 27,1994, Spelling Entertainment, headed by Aaron Spelling and controlled by Blockbuster Entertainment, acquired the Republic Pictures library; soon after, Blockbuster's established home video unit, Worldvision Home Video merged with Republic's and took the latter's name.
Spelling Entertainment, headed by Aaron Spelling and controlled by Blockbuster Entertainment, acquired the Republic Pictures library; soon. This was on April 27,1994. Blockbuster's established home video unit merged with Republic's. Blockbuster's established home video unit took the latter's name. Worldvision Home Video was Blockbuster's established home video unit.