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British media distribution company
RLJE International Ltd, Trading as Acorn Media International, is a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products
Acorn_DVD
American subscription video streaming service
17%). Acorn Media Group has distributed British television in the United States since 1994, originally selling VHS tapes before moving into DVD and Blu-ray
Acorn_TV
British detective television series
Midsomer Murders at epguides.com "UK Publisher for Midsomer Murders DVDs". Acorn DVD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October
Midsomer_Murders
Television series
distributed by Acorn Media US. Region 1 George Gently: Series 2 DVD Released 25 May 2010, ASIN: B00331RHCM NTSC Format in the US, distributed by Acorn Media US
Inspector_George_Gently
2020 British TV series or programme
she stabs him with a kitchen knife. Penance has been released on DVD by Acorn DVD and distributed by Madman Entertainment. Rotten Tomatoes gave the series
Penance_(British_TV_series)
British police procedural television series (2003–2015)
The Guardian "Acorn DVD – Home of Brand New Crime Drama, Broadchurch, The Missing, The Fall, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War on DVD and BluRay: FREE
New_Tricks
American entertainment company
the premium subscription streaming services AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited, Acorn TV, Allblk, Shudder, Sundance Now, Philo, and Hidive, and a minority interest
AMC_Global_Media
British drama miniseries
on DVD on Region 2 in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 2 Entertain on 18 April 2016, on Region 1 in the United States and Canada via Acorn DVD and
Thirteen_(TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up acorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An acorn is the nut of an oak tree. Acorn or ACORN may also refer to: Acorn (software), a graphic editor
Acorn_(disambiguation)
English actor (1927–1995)
2022. Retrieved 12 June 2014. "Dixon of Dock Green – Collection One (Acorn DVD review)". Archive TV Musings. 21 September 2014. Osborn, Andrew (5 December
Paul_Eddington
British-German television series (1969–1971)
(Acorn Media DVD, 2009) Matthews, interview for The Paul Temple Collection (Acorn Media DVD, 2009) Interview for The Paul Temple Collection (Acorn Media
Paul_Temple_(TV_series)
Canadian television sitcom (2015–2020)
Studios. It has also been made available in Australia and New Zealand from Acorn DVD. During the show's later seasons, the main cast participated in a series
Schitt's_Creek
British television drama series (2006–2015; 2023–present)
released by 2entertain, while series three to eight were released by Acorn DVD. Series eleven onwards were released by Dazzler Media. All episodes of
Waterloo_Road_(TV_series)
1979 BBC programme based on John le Carré's spy novel
(25 October 2011). Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Production Notes (DVD). Disc 1: Acorn DVD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link) "Geoffrey Burgon
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)
Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_(TV_series)
Canadian television series
(4 Disc Set)". EzyDVD. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2011. "Acorn Announces 'Season 3' on DVD...AND Also on Blu-ray
Murdoch_Mysteries
American video streaming service
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Hidive
British TV comedy-drama series (2000–2003)
The first two series have been released on Region 1 DVD in the United States and Canada via Acorn DVD. The entire series is also available on Region 4 in
At_Home_with_the_Braithwaites
2005 British musical
Acorn Antiques: The Musical! is a musical about an antiques dealer, based on the parodic soap opera of the same name by Victoria Wood. It premiered in
Acorn_Antiques:_The_Musical!
Video streaming service
November 2021, which include Acorn TV on the package. In March 2022, AMC+ launched in India via Apple TV Channels, including Acorn TV. In June, the service
AMC+
British television crime drama series (1993–2006)
three. "A New Terror" and a complete series set were made available from Acorn DVD in 2007 and 2009, respectively. In the United Kingdom, the series was
Cracker_(British_TV_series)
American home video and film distributor
Global Media. The company's catalog includes approximately 3,200 exclusive DVD titles, and approximately 340 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and
RLJ_Entertainment
American TV channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC_(TV_channel)
British free-to-air television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
True_Crime_(AMC_Networks)
British television series
created by Paul Marquess, that premièred on Acorn TV on 26 February 2019 in the United States. One of Acorn TV's first original commissions, London Kills
London_Kills
2025 television series
series starring Alicia Silverstone that premiered on 11 August 2025 on Acorn TV. In September 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. An American
Irish_Blood
Tudor country house and gardens near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Retrieved 14 April 2018. "Midsomer Murders: Complete Series 14". ACORN. Acorn DVD. Retrieved 14 April 2018. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greys
Greys_Court
American film distribution company
MGM Home Entertainment to release its theatrical films to home video on DVD and VHS. In 2005, following MGM's purchase by Sony Pictures, IFC moved to
Independent_Film_Company
British actress (1944–2022)
Francis (2009). "Bonus content". The Paul Temple Collection (Interview). Acorn DVD. O'Neill, Tina-Marie (29 July 2022). "'A fantastic arts journalist. Exceptionally
Ros_Drinkwater
Television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Crime & Investigation (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Crime_&_Investigation_(Europe,_Middle_East_and_Africa)
American entertainment company
Comic Book, Fantasy, SciFi, Horror & Anime Source - Mania.com". Anime on DVD. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2015. "ADV
Sentai_Filmworks
American digital cable and satellite television network
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Sundance_TV
Group of anime television programming services
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Anime_Network
Movie theater in Manhattan, New York
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
IFC_Center
1972 television series
Lifeguards. The series was released on DVD as a three-disc set in the United Kingdom by Acorn Media UK in 2007. Acorn DVD sleeve notes Purser, Philip (8 March
The_Strauss_Family
American pay television network
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
BBC_America
Online streaming service
windows of exclusivity, premiering Rob Zombie's 31 two weeks before the DVD release and exclusively carrying the 4K restoration of Don Coscarelli's Phantasm
Shudder_(streaming_service)
British film
version. The Epic That Never Was is included as a bonus feature in the Acorn DVD box set of the BBC series I, Claudius, and includes more than 20 minutes
I,_Claudius_(film)
Preschool television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
JimJam
American post-production studio
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Sentai_Studios
British TV comedy series by Victoria Wood (1985–1987)
Acorn Antiques is a soap opera parody created by British comedian Victoria Wood. It appeared as a recurring sketch in the two series of Victoria Wood:
Acorn_Antiques
British television detective series (1989–2013)
2011, Acorn began issuing the series on Blu-ray discs. As of November 2014, series 1 through 13 have all been issued on DVD and Blu-ray by Acorn. The A&E
Agatha_Christie's_Poirot
American pay TV channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
IFC_(American_TV_channel)
Season of television series
Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018. "Wentworth Prison: Season Two [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2018. "Wentworth: Season 2". Acornonline
Wentworth_season_2
English-language pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
BBC News (international TV channel)
BBC_News_(international_TV_channel)
American pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
We_TV
Central European pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Megamax
2002 film
having troubles with collecting his beloved acorn. It was debuted on November 26, 2002 on the Ice Age DVD and VHS. This film was shown in theaters with
Gone_Nutty
Season of television series
series premiere in Foxtel history. The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on 18 November 2013. Wentworth was announced by
Wentworth_season_1
Season of television series
July 2018. "Wentworth Prison – Season 3 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2018. "Wentworth: Season 3 DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018. "Wentworth
Wentworth_season_3
Australian/New Zealand television series
July 2019, at 8:40 pm. In the United States, the series began streaming on Acorn TV on 5 August 2019 and in the United Kingdom, on Alibi on 24 September
My_Life_Is_Murder
British comedy-drama television program
Raisin, Series 3 DVD was released on 26 May 2020. Region 2: In the UK, Acorn released Series 1 on DVD on 1 August 2016. Series 2 DVD was released on 29
Agatha_Raisin_(TV_series)
British free-to-air television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Legend_(TV_channel)
European TV channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC_(European_TV_channel)
Internet video on demand service
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Allblk
Television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
VinTV
Central European children's television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Minimax_(TV_channel)
Acorn Computers home computer, 1980–1982
The Acorn Atom is a home computer made by Acorn Computers from 1980 to 1983, when it was replaced by the Acorn Electron as Acorn's low cost option to the
Acorn_Atom
European worldwide television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
History_(European_TV_channel)
British television crime drama series (2003–2008)
released on DVD in the UK via Contender Entertainment Group and Acorn Media UK. In the United States, all five series have been issued in two double DVD sets
The_Commander_(TV_series)
Portuguese pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Canal_Panda
International pay television operational division of AMC Networks
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC_Networks_International
Spanish television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Telecinco
Defunct documentary television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
CBS_Reality
British personal computer, released 1995
Acorn Computers, based in part on the Risc PC architecture. Launched in 1995, the A7000 was considered a successor to the A5000, fitting into Acorn's
Acorn_A7000
Television channel devoted to short films
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
ShortsTV
Portuguese television channel (2009–2026)
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Biggs_(TV_channel)
EMEA division of AMC Networks International
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC_Networks_International_UK
Budapest, Hungary-based television company
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe
AMC_Networks_International_Central_and_Northern_Europe
2004 Canadian TV series or program
maureenjennings.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011. "Acorn/RLJ Announces a DVD Set With the 2004-05 Pre-Series Movies". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on
Poor_Tom_Is_Cold
European pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Extreme_Sports_Channel
Television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
C8_(Eastern_Europe)
TV channel active in Africa and Ireland and formerly in the UK
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
CBS_Justice
Television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Enfamilia
Family of personal computers
computers launched in 1994 by Acorn, replacing the Archimedes series. The machines use an ARM CPU, developed by Acorn spinoff company ARM, and were thereby
Risc_PC
Former global television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
MGM_(TV_channel)
British television detective series (2002–2015)
two two-disc DVDs per series, with two episodes each and episode titles instead of series numbers. In March 2007, UK and US distributor Acorn Media began
Foyle's_War
British TV sitcom (1974–1978)
released on Region 2 DVD under the Granada Media, Cinema Club and ITV DVD labels; from 2006 to 2008, Acorn Media released it on region 1 DVD in North American
Rising_Damp
British free-to-air television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
True_Crime_Xtra
Visual art consisting of moving images
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Outline_of_film
Spanish online music video brand
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Sol_Música
1995 British TV series or programme
on 28 September 1997. The DVD was released by Odyssey on 30 June 2003. The North American region DVD was released by Acorn Media on 26 May 2009. "A healthy
A_Village_Affair_(film)
Spanish children's television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
Canal_Panda_(Spain)
2004 Canadian TV series or program
maureenjennings.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011. "Acorn/RLJ Announces a DVD Set With the 2004-05 Pre-Series Movies". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on
Except_the_Dying
Season of television series
April 2012 (3-DVD set distributed by Acorn Media) As part of "The Complete Collection" – 2 July 2012 (28-DVD set distributed by Acorn Media) Australia
Bad_Girls_series_8
British detective television series
in the series. Both Malahide series were released on DVD in 2007, via Acorn Media. In 2011, Acorn acquired the rights to the pilot, and in 2012, issued
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
The_Inspector_Alleyn_Mysteries
American TV channel
"Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster DVD Review". DVD Review.com. Retrieved 15 November 2012. "The Flesh Eaters DVD Review". DVDTalk.com. Retrieved 9 November
Monsters_HD
2007 British television series
transmitted on ITV during 2007. It was also released on DVD. This series is available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK. In July 2007, the playwright and actress
Bonkers_(British_TV_series)
British TV drama series (1989–1990)
now kept in Germany. The complete series was released on DVD on 12 May 2008, distributed by Acorn Media UK. Peter Davison as Albert Campion Brian Glover
Campion_(1989_TV_series)
American animated television series
banana slug, and other campers. Camp Kidney sits just across the lake from Acorn Flats, which is home to the campsite of the all-female Squirrel Scouts (which
Camp_Lazlo
2006 film
November 21, 2006, on the DVD and Blu-ray release of Ice Age: The Meltdown. It follows Scrat on a pursuit after his acorn, which accidentally sends forward
No_Time_for_Nuts
Defunct subsidiary of AMC Networks International
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
MGM_Networks
the premium subscription streaming services AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited, Acorn TV, Allblk, Shudder, Sundance Now, Philo, and Hidive, and a minority interest
List of assets owned by AMC Networks
List_of_assets_owned_by_AMC_Networks
British crime-drama television programme
produced by Saffron Cherry Productions, which is broadcast on Channel 5 and Acorn TV. The series, written by and starring Sally Lindsay and Sue Vincent, concerns
The_Madame_Blanc_Mysteries
British television series (1994–1997)
released on DVD by Acorn Media on 11 November 2011. The entire series is available for streaming through several streaming services including AcornTV and BritBox
Pie_in_the_Sky_(TV_series)
Polish pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
CBS_Action_(Poland)
Middle Eastern and African-based pay television channel
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC (African and Middle Eastern TV channel)
AMC_(African_and_Middle_Eastern_TV_channel)
Television company
Company RLJ Entertainment (83%) RLJE Films Acorn DVD Sentai Filmworks Sentai Studios Hidive Streaming services Acorn TV Allblk AMC+ Shudder BritBox (stake)
AMC Networks International Southern Europe
AMC_Networks_International_Southern_Europe
British drama television series
The Loch (also known as Loch Fyne, and as Loch Ness on Acorn TV in America) is a six-part British television drama series, created by screenwriter Stephen
The_Loch_(TV_series)
British TV anthology series (1971–1973)
December 2025. Network DVD Acorn Media press release, accessed 23 July 2009 Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Network DVD The Rivals of Sherlock
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
The_Rivals_of_Sherlock_Holmes_(TV_series)
2009 British TV series or programme
Top 30 Programmes". Retrieved 29 November 2009. Acorn Media (6 November 2009). "Acorn Media announce DVD release date for ITV's Murderland". Retrieved 29
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Biblical
sheaf of corn
Boy/Male
Tamil
To adorn, Worship
Biblical
my son; my corn
Male
Finnish
Finnish name TERHO means "acorn."
Boy/Male
French, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Corn or Grain
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Ear of Corn
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).English : from Middle English corn ‘grain’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or grower, or possibly a miller.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, Old English cweorn.Altered spelling of German Korn or a shortened form of any of the composite names formed with this element.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Path, ear of corn.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Sheaf of corn.
Girl/Female
Native American
Shelled corn.
Boy/Male
Indian
To adorn, Worship
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : variant of Akers.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Corn, a fish.
Biblical
path; ear of corn
Girl/Female
Native American
Corn tassel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a stream, Middle English atte borne ‘at the bourn’. The preposition may alternatively be Anglo-Norman French a, likewise meaning ‘at’.Samuel Aborn came to MA from England in 1636; his name is also spelled Eborne.
Boy/Male
Biblical, British, English, German
My Corn
Female
Basque
, acorn.
Girl/Female
Native American
Corn mother.
Boy/Male
Biblical
My son; my corn.
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