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| Acorn DVD | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainmentretail |
| Founded | 1997; 28 years ago (1997), inLondon,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 |
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| Products | |
| Parent | RLJ Entertainment |
| Website | acornonline |
RLJE International Ltd,d/b/aAcorn 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]
Launched 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 includeNew Tricks,Criminal Justice,Midsomer Murders,Foyle's War,Trial & Retribution,Wild at Heart,Wainwright Walks, andInspector 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 inAgatha Christie Ltd, and Image to formRLJ Entertainment.[6]
In 2021 it began distributing newAMC Networks programming.
The company publishes television titles (in either individual or box-set formats) including:[7]
