Culver Entertainment

Culver Entertainment is a direct-to-DVD label of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is named for Culver City, California, where the Sony Pictures Studios are located.

History
In 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years. They announced much of their output would be follow-ups to films that had done well at the box office theatrically, but wouldn't be expected to do well if a sequel were to be made. The first release under the Culver Entertainment banner was the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man. Their second release was Open Season 2, which was Culver's first feature-length production. In addition to the live-action output, the label was used for several direct-to-video animated films from Sony's corporate siblings such as Juke and Sony Pictures Animation.