The company was created on January 14, 2020, when Universal and Warner Bros. merged their physical home media distribution operations into one entity as part of a 10-year multinational joint-venture partnership.[2] Internationally, Universal distributes Warner Bros.' titles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan (until 2025) and Spain (since May 2022); while Warner distributes Universal's titles in the United Kingdom (until 2025), Italy (until 2024) and Benelux.[3] On April 7, 2020, the European Commission approved the merger.[4]