Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1985 |
Founder | Maq Rasul |
Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | Administration |
Successor | Global DVD (2006–2007)[1] |
Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland |
Key people | Maq Rasul (CEO) |
Products | Home Entertainment Video Rental |
Global Video plc was a chain of British video rental stores that ceased trading in 2006.[2]
The chain's founder, Maq Rasul, was ranked among Scotland’s Richest Asians in a 2005 survey published by Sunrise Radio. His business had a number of rivals such as Blockbuster Video, Tesco DVD and LoveFilm.[3] It subsequently went into administration and in June 2006, the last store closed.[4]