Beast Wars: Transformers VHS releases

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In 1994, Hasbro's deal with Universal Pictures expired after Hasbro decided not to renew their contract. Hasbro chose not to go with other Hollywood film studios as Generation 2 (or the re-runs of Transformers G1 in the 1990s) were in first-run syndication. In 1996 however, LarryDiTillio and Bob Forward developed the next continuity of the Transformers franchise, that is, Beast Wars: Transformers. However, Hasbro was forced into a deal.

Since the show was being produced and animated by Mainframe Entertainment in Canada, which had a contract with the News Corporation to distribute and advertise their products, Hasbro was reluctantly forced into having the show distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment as the show itself would be aired on both YTV (in Canada) and Fox Kids Network (in America).

After the series ended in 1999, Hasbro was more than happy to give 20th Century Fox full distribution control of their properties as they did well with advertising the show and bringing more money in Hasbro's pockets. This would begin the era where Hasbro properties in media would be distributed by 20th Century Fox.