verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . june 2015 network distributing industry home video distribution headquarters london england area served united kingdom products television and film on blu ray disc dvd video video on demand services streaming media number of employees 20 website networkonair.com network distributing formerly network network dvd is a video publishing company that specialises in classic british television programmes . the company holds the rights to a number of archive british programmes predominantly from itv though it also holds rights for some programmes shown by the bbc and channel 4 . the company is also developing a catalogue of world cinema titles through its film arm network releasing . network was founded in 1997 as a video sell through label specialising in archive television programmes . its first releases were charley says robin of sherwood and catweazle . it has gone on to become one of the most successful independent dvd distributors in the uk with a library of 3 000 unique film and tv properties . the company has built up a reputation for including extensive special features on many of its dvd box sets . it has also moved into releasing new feature films in cinemas . network won two hew awards in 2008 for best tv dvd release for the prisoner 40th anniversary special edition and best comedy dvd for the goodies at lwt . the latter award was shared with the mighty boosh series 3 . in 2004 network signed an output deal with granada ventures giving the company the rights to release all non core itv brands on dvd in the uk incorporating the granada carlton itc entertainment central htv lwt and anglia libraries . at the same time network sourced its sales function to fremantle media . in return network acquired the dvd rights to the fremantle library which includes the thames television library . this means that the majority of itv shows are released via network dvd rather than itv s commercial division . the american made series baywatch is also part of the fremantle library and network dvd holds uk dvd rights to the series . in addition to network s strong tv catalogue the company also has an extensive film library which includes properties from alliance atlantis rank organisation raymond rohauer and itc entertainment catalogues . notable films include sign o the times oliver stone s talk radio black narcissus the last seduction and this sporting life . in 2007 the company moved into new releases following a re release of the ipcress file at uk cinemas nationwide in 2006 . the company acquired hou hsiao hsien s flight of the red balloon starring juliette binoche which it released at cinemas and on dvd in 2007 . in 2008 it acquired four new films from the cannes film festival afterschool rumba soi cowboy and tony manero which were all released in the uk in 2009 . it established its world cinema website networkreleasing.com the same year and all of its new film titles are now released under the network releasing banner . in july 2010 it released lymelife a coming of age feature executive produced by martin scorsese and starring alec baldwin rory and kieran culkin cynthia nixon and emma roberts . in 2011 it released the asian slasher movie dream home . network s release schedule and catalogue availability were temporarily affected by the sony warehouse fire in enfield north london during the riots in england in 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title network distributing & oldid 725611426 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