Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.

Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. was Universal Music Group's US distribution company active under this name from 1996-2000. In 1996 it was renamed from Uni Distribution Corp. The company was merged with PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc. on May 1st 2000 to form Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. ran a CD manufacturing plant in Pinckneyville, IL from 1996 onwards, prior to which the plant was run by predecessor Uni Distribution Corp. as UNI (8). In 1999 the company went into a joint venture with Panasonic Disc Services Corporation (PDSC), a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Ind. Co., Ltd., to install DVD manufacturing capabilities at the Pinckneyville CD plant, which then continued operations as Matsushita Universal Media Services. Listed on some releases as "Universal Music and Video Distribution, Inc."