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Wood Knapp & Co.
IndustryHome entertainment
Founded1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Defunct1995; 30 years ago (1995)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
ProductsVHS

Wood Knapp & Co., commonly called Wood Knapp Video or simply Wood Knapp, was a VHS distributor founded in 1988 by Betsy Wood Knapp. It distributed the Children's Circle releases from Weston Woods Studios, obscure United Artists releases, the 1988 Summer Olympics, classic teleplays such as Marty and Requiem for a Heavyweight, among others. Wood Knapp Video declared bankruptcy in January 1995, and ceased operations on December 31, 1995.

International Video Logos

  • (UK) - Pickwick Video - 1989-1991
  • (UK) - The Video Collection - 1991-1995
  • (Germany) - Taurus Home Video - 1990-1995
  • (Spain) - Filmax Grupo Ivex - 1991-1993
  • (Italy) - Multivision Video - 1990-1993

References

  1. "Low Profits, High Costs Blamed For Wood Knapp's Demise", Billboard, 1995-01-21.


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