home video Archives - Desperate Living

Remembering the glory days of the DVD-by-mail service.

The British censorship board’s new price reduction scheme is not as generous as they would have you believe.

The nightmarishly complex world of music rights and home video releases.

It’s time for another vintage VHS (and Betamax) video catalogue from the early days of home video, this time from mega-conglomerate CIC.

The pioneering home video offerings from one of Britain’s biggest entertainment companies.

In a world of infinite, often overwhelming choice, there’s a case to be made for the pleasures of the scheduled broadcast.

RCA’s unique vinyl-based video format arrived on the market too late to have any chance of success – but remains an intriguingly unique system.