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'''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint-venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. The company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Herson's stake in the business. | '''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint-venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. The company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Herson's stake in the business. | ||
In 1997, PolyGram revived the Channel 5 brand as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[4 Front Video|4 Front Video]]. Following the rebranding of PolyGram Video to [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Video]] in 1999, the Channel 5 brand continued to be used as a label until 2000. | |||
It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 IDs|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 IDs|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | ||