United Video

New Zealand home video rental business

United Video

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Home entertainment
Founded	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Area served	New Zealand
Services	Home video rentals
Parent	The Entertainers Limited (defunct as of 2020)

United Video is a New Zealand home video rental business that offers DVDs to rent and sell. The company was founded in 1984. It originally had three stores, but by 2001, it had a total of seventy-seven stores and in the same year, was sold to The Entertainers Limited.^[1]

In 2015 the United Video company would go into liquidation.^[2] In 2020 their parent company The Entertainers Limited would cease operations^[3]

At its peak, it had over 100 stores in New Zealand. As of 2024, there are two stores left – one in Masterton and one in Morrinsville.^[4]

References

^ "ABOUT US". United Video. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "UNITED VIDEO HIRE LIMITED (in liquidation) - 2015-ds2520 - New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Document Filings Details". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Gates, Charlie (25 April 2021). "United they stand: The people behind our last video stores". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2024.