RLJE International Ltd, d/b/a Acorn Media, 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]
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| Acorn DVD | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainment retail |
| Founded | 1997, in London, England |
| Founder | Peter Edwards |
| Headquarters | 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD , US |
Number of locations | 55 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5SQ |
Area served | UK, US, Australia |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Parent | RLJ Entertainment |
| Website | acornonline |
History
editLaunched 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 & Retribution, Wild at Heart, Wainwright Walks, and Inspector 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 2012, RLJ Companies bought Acorn Media, including a majority share in Agatha Christie Ltd, and Image to form RLJ Entertainment.[6]
In 2021 it began distributing new AMC Networks programming.
Titles
editThe company publishes television titles (in either individual or box-set formats) including:[7]
Situation comedies
editDramas
edit- Above Suspicion
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
- All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)
- Ashes to Ashes
- Bad Girls
- Broadchurch
- Criminal Justice
- Creepshow
- Dark Winds[8]
- Doc Martin
- Down to Earth
- Father Dowling Mysteries
- Footballers' Wives
- Garrow's Law
- Inspector George Gently
- Interview with the Vampire[9]
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
- Jane Eyre
- Kingdom
- Life on Mars
- Line of Duty
- Mayfair Witches
- Midsomer Murders
- Murderland
- New Tricks
- NOS4A2
- Queer as Folk
- Taggart
- The Fall
- The Smoke
- The Terror
- The Walking Dead: World Beyond
- The Walking Dead: Dead City (coming soon)[1]
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (coming soon [2]
- The Tunnel
- Tales of the Walking Dead[3]
- Trial & Retribution
- Waterloo Road
- When the Boat Comes In
- Wild at Heart
- NOS4A2
Classic dramas
editPeriod dramas
editSpecial interest
edit- Antiques Roadshow (UK edition)
- Apollo 11 anniversary DVD
- Britain's Best Drives
- Coal House
- Countryfile
- Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
- Edwardian Farm
- Fred Dibnah's Steam Collection, Railway Collection
- Wainwright Walks with Julia Bradbury
- Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast with Julia Bradbury
- Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury
- Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar
- Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure
- Victorian Farm
- Who Do You Think You Are? (UK edition)
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Acorn Media DVDs & Blu-rays". moviemail.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (25 March 2012). "Home Video Company Cashing in on British Revivals". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Acorn DVD Information Page". Acorn DVD. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "RLJ Entertainment Information Page". RLJ Entertainment.
- ^ "Acorn Media News Announcement". Acorn Media Group.
- ^ "RLJ Acquisition News Story" (Press release). PR Newswire.
- ^ "Acorn Media (Blu-ray) | DVD Empire". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Dark Winds".
- ^ "Interview with the Vampire".
External links
edit- acorndvd
.com, the company's official UK website - acornonline
.com, the company's US website