WW Entertainment B.V. (formely known as RCV Entertainment and Entertainment One Benelux) is a Dutch-based film distributor active in the Benelux.

History

WW Entertainment was founded in 1979 by Otger Merckelbach as RCV Entertainment. (an anagram for Recorded Cinematographic Variety) The company focused mainly on distributing films on the home media market. In 1989 when the rental video market began to saturate, the company expanded into theatrical and television distribution, releasing titles from American film studios such as

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and

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. In 1997, RCV was acquired by

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. It was later sold to Finnish media group

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in 2001. In 2007, Sanoma was looking to sell RCV. In 2008, Canadian entertainment company

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acquired the company, rebranding it to Entertainment One Benelux the following year. In 2019, Wilco Wolfers rebranded the company to WW Entertainment and acquired Entertainment One's remaining stake The company was later sold to distribution group Vuelta Group in 2024.

Filmography

Dutch films

As RCV Film Distribution/RCV Entertainment

As Entertainment One Benelux

As WW Entertainment

Non-Dutch films

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links

* (in Dutch) {{Entertainment One Film distributors of the Netherlands Lionsgate Canada