CIC Video

CIC Video
Company typeLabel
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Defunct1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FateDissolved and renamed Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Universal titles now going through Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
SuccessorsParamount Home Entertainment (UK) (1999–present)
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd (1999–present)
ProductsHome video
ParentCinema International Corporation (1980–1981)
United International Pictures (1981–1999)
DivisionsCIC-Taft Home Video

CIC Video was a home video distributor, established in 1980, owned by Cinema International Corporation (the forerunner of United International Pictures), and operated in some countries (such as United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Japan, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, Argentina, Colombia, Philippines, Chile and Venezuela) by local operators. Outside North America, it distributed films by Universal Pictures (now owned by NBCUniversal/Comcast) and Paramount Pictures (now owned by Paramount Global, which is owned by National Amusements), CIC's partners. DreamWorks films were added to the company output in 1998, as the fledgling studio had a worldwide video distribution deal with Universal.