词条 | Acorn DVD |
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| name = Acorn DVD | logo = File:Acorn_DVD_Logo.tif | fate = | type = Subsidiary | foundation = London, England, UK (1997) | founder = RLJE Entertainment | location_city = 8515 Georgia Avenue,Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | location_country = Silver Springs, US | locations = 55 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5SQ | area_served = UK, US, Australia | key_people = {{•}}Miguel Penella (Chief Executive Officer, Acorn Media Group) {{•}}Stuart Shaw (Managing Director) RLJ Entertainment International {{•}}Shane Murphy (Managing Director, Acorn Media Enterprises) | industry = Entertainment retail | products = DVDs Gifts | owner = | parent = RLJ Entertainment | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|acorndvd.com}} | footnotes = }}Acorn DVD is a trading name of RLJE International Ltd, a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products and streaming videos with a particular focus on British television.[1][2][3][4] HistoryLaunched in 1997, Acorn Media U.K. Limited distributes collectible home video products in the U.K. market. By design, Acorn U.K.'s product line often overlaps with the Acorn Media U.S. line. This division of the company also serves as a permanent presence in the U.K. television programming community, a primary source of both Acorn Media U.S. and Acorn U.K. acquisitions. Important programming franchises for this Acorn division include New Tricks, Criminal Justice, Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Trial and Retribution, Wild At Heart, Wainwright Walks, and George Gently. In April 2007, Acorn Media U.K. launched Acacia U.K., a healthy joyful living brand encompassing licensed and original programming on DVD.[5] In 2014 The RLJ Companies bought Acorn Media, including a majority share in Agatha Christie Ltd, and Image to form RLJ Entertainment.[6] TitlesThe company publishes television titles (in either individual or box-set formats) including:[7] Situation comedies{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Acorn Media DVDs & Blu-rays|url=http://www.moviemail.com/publisher/128/Acorn-Media/|publisher=moviemail.com|accessdate=2 March 2014}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Jensen|first=Elizabeth|title=Home Video Company Cashing In on British Revivals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/business/media/acorn-media-cashing-in-on-british-revivals.html?_r=0|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=2 March 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Acorn DVD Information Page|url=http://www.acorndvd.com/about-acorn-media|website=Acorn DVD}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=RLJ Entertainment Information Page|url=http://www.rljentertainment.com/|website=RLJ Entertainment}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Acorn Media News Announcement|url=http://www.acorn-tv.com/press/New_CEO.cfm|website=Acorn Media Group}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=RLJ Acquisition News Story|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rlj-acquisition-inc-agrees-to-acquire-image-entertainment-inc-and-acorn-media-group-inc-to-form-one-of-the-largest-independent-distributors-of-video-content-globally-145734755.html|website=PR Newswire}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Acorn Media (Blu-ray) {{!}} DVD Empire|url=https://www.dvdempire.com/326/studio/acorn-media-blu-ray.html|publisher=dvdempire.com|accessdate=2 March 2014}} External links
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