Home Box Office, Inc.

Home Box Office, Inc. was founded in March 1, 1996 as a Canadian-American-Australian multinational media and entertainment company operated as a merger with HBO, Village Roadshow, Bell Media, Lionsgate, and Pluto/Migzi, Inc.

Home Box Office, Inc. (1972-1996)
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Village Roadshow (1985-1996)
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Bell Media (1960-1996)
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Lionsgate (1962-1996)
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Pluto/Migzi, Inc. (1951-1996)
Pluto Entertainment (formerly The Pluto Planet Company) was founded by Johnny Pluto and Gianna Pluto (nee Shulman), while Migzi, Inc. (formerly The MickeyFTWDWReadFTL Company) was founded by Fernando MickeyFTWDWReadFTL Sr. and Bonnie Francisco MickeyFTWDWReadFTL (née Hunte). Both companies were founded on March 25, 1951.

Pluto Entertainment was best known for the John Cat and Jennifer Cat franchise, and Migzi, Inc. was best known for the Gerard Gerbil franchise. However, Pluto and Migzi weren't actually rivals, as they worked together with lots of stuff.

In 1989, Fernando John MickeyFTWDWReadFTL and Kate Zoe MickeyFTWDWReadFTL (née Jorge) of Migzi, Inc. and Tom Pluto and Brittney Levi-Pluto of Pluto Entertainment both founded the merger Pluto/Migzi, Inc.

Home Box Office, Inc. (1996-present)
In 1996, HBO merged with Village Roadshow, Bell Media, Lionsgate, and Pluto/Migzi, Inc., founding Home Box Office, Inc.