Pickwick Video Group
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Pickwick Video Group Ltd was a home video division based in the United Kingdom and United States. It was first established in 1982. The company was divided into six video labels:-
- Pickwick Video - published children's, sports and drama videos
- Screen Legends - published classic films and sometimes children's videos
- Ladybird Video - published children's videos
- Longman Video - published documentary and sometimes sports videos
- Fairtrade Video - published children's, sports, documentary, drama and classic films videos
- Mr Pickwick - published children's videos
- Hallmark - published children's videos
In the 1980s, before the formation of Video Collection International, ITV regional company Central released videos under the group, usually in a collaboration with either the Screen Legends or Longman labels.
The division was dissolved in 1993 and was merged into just the Pickwick name. In 1998, it was bought by Carlton Communications and renamed as Carlton Video.
In Australia it associated children's videos from Tempo Video and Thames Video, but when Pickwick closed down, Tempo Video for under fives was sold to ABC Video.
Pickwick Video Group is a division of BBC Video / Video Collection International.
