Studio Distribution Services

Studio Distribution Services is an American home entertainment distribution company that is a joint venture between Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. SDS distributes media for all titles handled by Universal and Warner Bros., as well as their respective studios and partners. SDS also distributes films and television content on behalf of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, PBS and Neon.^[1]

Studio Distribution Services, LLC

Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Home video
Founded	January 14, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-01-14)
Headquarters	10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California , United States
Key people	Eddie Cunningham (president)
Products	Home video releases
Owners	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Website	sds.media

History

The company was created on January 14, 2020, when Universal and Warner Bros. merged their physical home media distribution operations into one entity as part of a 10-year multinational joint-venture partnership.^[2] Internationally, Universal distributes Warner Bros.' titles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan (until 2025) (and Spain since May 2022); while Warner distributes Universal's titles in the United Kingdom (until 2025), Italy (until 2024) and Benelux.^[3] On April 7, 2020, the European Commission approved the merger.^[4]

On June 24, 2024, it was reported that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment had entered into a distribution deal with SDS to handle the physical distribution of their titles.^[5]