Video Collection International
Video Collection International (VCI) was a UK-based home video company, founded in 1984 as The Video Collection.
Video Collection International (VCI) was a UK-based home video company, founded in 1984 as The Video Collection.
History
Originally part of Prestwich Group, based in New Southgate, London, it was the subject of a management takeover led by Steven Ayres as chief executive and Paddy Toomey (formerly Woolworths) as managing director.[1] The vision for Sell Through Video was born with the powerful company Woolworths leading retail sales. After becoming an independent company in 1985, The Video Collection became the largest home video distributor in the UK. It also had two European divisions: Vídeo Colección, SA in Spain, Vidéo Collection France in France, as well as Strand VCI Entertainment Limited (renamed Strand Home Video in 1992) in North America (sold in 1994 to The Handleman Company). The Video Collection was commonly in partnership with British television channels ITV and Channel 4, and distributed many of their titles from their franchises, such as Thomas & Friends. The Video Collection also managed the budget label Cinema Club. Due to financial difficulties in 1995, it was renamed to VCI. In 1999, the company was sold to the Kingfisher group.[2] Kingfisher split the company into Woolworths Group in July 2001.[3] In 2004, it merged with 2 Entertain, along with BBC Video, which is why VCI closed in 2005.[4][5]
References
- ↑ ""Woolworth pioneers pre-recorded video tapes"".
- ↑ ""Kingfisher buys Brit vid firm"".
- ↑ ""Investegate"".
- ↑ ""Woolworths and BBC strike video, music and TV deal"". Archived from the original on 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ ""Anticipated joint venture between BBC Worldwide Limited and Woolworths Group plc"" (PDF).
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