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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. | '''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. However, the company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Heron's stake in the business, and rebranded it as the UK division of [[PolyGram Video]]. | ||
In 1997, PolyGram revived the Channel 5 brand as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[4Front 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 at least 2003. | In 1997, PolyGram revived the Channel 5 brand as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[4Front 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 at least 2003. | ||