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The company was founded in 1984 by [[Robert Stein (computer pioneer)|Robert Stein]], Aleen Stein and [[Joe Medjuck]], who later were joined by Roger Smith. In 1985, the Steins, William Becker and Jonathan B. Turell founded the [[Voyager Company]]<ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine|last=Virshup|first=Amy|title=The Teachings of Bob Stein|url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.07/stein_pr.html|date=July 1996|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704181111/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.07/stein_pr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to publish educational [[multimedia]] [[CD-ROM]]s (1989–2000),<ref name="Wired"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Brockman|first=John|author-link=John Brockman (literary agent)|title=Bob Stein: The Radical|work=Digerati|url=http://www.edge.org/digerati/stein/|publisher=[[Edge Foundation, Inc.|Edge Foundation]]|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201444/http://www.edge.org/digerati/stein/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Criterion Collection became a subordinate division of the Voyager Company, with Janus Films holding a minority stake in the company, and decided to expand its product on videocassettes and videodiscs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-10-23|title=Janus And Voyager Team on Homevid|page=32|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In March 1994, [[Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group|Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH]] bought 20% of Voyager for US$6.7 million; the four founders each retained a 20% owner's share.<ref name="Wired"/> |
The company was founded in 1984 by [[Robert Stein (computer pioneer)|Robert Stein]], Aleen Stein and [[Joe Medjuck]], who later were joined by Roger Smith. In 1985, the Steins, William Becker and Jonathan B. Turell founded the [[Voyager Company]]<ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine|last=Virshup|first=Amy|title=The Teachings of Bob Stein|url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.07/stein_pr.html|date=July 1996|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704181111/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.07/stein_pr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to publish educational [[multimedia]] [[CD-ROM]]s (1989–2000),<ref name="Wired"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Brockman|first=John|author-link=John Brockman (literary agent)|title=Bob Stein: The Radical|work=Digerati|url=http://www.edge.org/digerati/stein/|publisher=[[Edge Foundation, Inc.|Edge Foundation]]|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201444/http://www.edge.org/digerati/stein/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Criterion Collection became a subordinate division of the Voyager Company, with Janus Films holding a minority stake in the company, and decided to expand its product on videocassettes and videodiscs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-10-23|title=Janus And Voyager Team on Homevid|page=32|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In March 1994, [[Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group|Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH]] bought 20% of Voyager for US$6.7 million; the four founders each retained a 20% owner's share.<ref name="Wired"/> |
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In 1997, the Voyager Company was dissolved (Aleen Stein founded the Organa LLC CD-ROM publishing company), and [[Holtzbrinck]] Publishers sold the Voyager brand name, 42 CD-ROM titles, the Voyager web site and associated assets to Learn Technologies Interactive, LLC (LTI).<ref name="Organa">{{cite web|title=Aleen Stein|url=http://www.organa.com/aleen.html|publisher=Organa Online|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809092621/http://www.organa.com/aleen.html|archive-date=August 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stein sold 42 Voyager titles to LTI from his Voyager/Criterion company share. The remaining three partners, Aleen Stein, Becker and Turell owned the Criterion Collection company,<ref name="Organa"/> which has a business partnership with [[Janus Films]] and had one with Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) until 2005, when [[Image Entertainment]] bought HVE.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|work=About Home Vision|url=http://www.homevision.com/history.php|publisher=Home Vision Entertainment|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020627202911/http://www.homevision.com/history.php|archive-date=June 27, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 4, 2013, it was announced that [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] would handle distribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/sony-pictures/sony-inks-distribution-admin-deal-criterion-31792|title=Sony Inks Distribution, Admin Deal With Criterion|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181912/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/sony-pictures/sony-inks-distribution-admin-deal-criterion-31792|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2024, Criterion and Janus Films were acquired by [[ |
In 1997, the Voyager Company was dissolved (Aleen Stein founded the Organa LLC CD-ROM publishing company), and [[Holtzbrinck]] Publishers sold the Voyager brand name, 42 CD-ROM titles, the Voyager web site and associated assets to Learn Technologies Interactive, LLC (LTI).<ref name="Organa">{{cite web|title=Aleen Stein|url=http://www.organa.com/aleen.html|publisher=Organa Online|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809092621/http://www.organa.com/aleen.html|archive-date=August 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stein sold 42 Voyager titles to LTI from his Voyager/Criterion company share. The remaining three partners, Aleen Stein, Becker and Turell owned the Criterion Collection company,<ref name="Organa"/> which has a business partnership with [[Janus Films]] and had one with Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) until 2005, when [[Image Entertainment]] bought HVE.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|work=About Home Vision|url=http://www.homevision.com/history.php|publisher=Home Vision Entertainment|access-date=August 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020627202911/http://www.homevision.com/history.php|archive-date=June 27, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 4, 2013, it was announced that [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] would handle distribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/sony-pictures/sony-inks-distribution-admin-deal-criterion-31792|title=Sony Inks Distribution, Admin Deal With Criterion|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181912/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/sony-pictures/sony-inks-distribution-admin-deal-criterion-31792|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2024, Criterion and Janus Films were acquired by [[
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