Warner Home Video Goes Nuts

Warner Home Video struck a deal with the owners of the popular “Peanuts” comic strip characters to distribute classic television specials and new direct to video programs. The worldwide distribution agreement between Burbank-based Warner Home Video, United Media, Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions will see its first release in January with “Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown,” followed by “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” in February. All the programs in the catalogue were written by Charles Schultz and directed by Bill Melendez, with Lee Mendelson as executive producer. The agreement contemplates production of new made-for-video titles and new short short-form content based on “Peanuts” characters for digital distribution.