Nelson Entertainment
| Company type | Subsidiary of Nelson Holdings International, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film home video |
| Predecessor | Galactic Films Spikings Corporation Embassy Home Entertainment |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founders | Barry Spikings Richard Northcott |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Fate | Renamed Sultan Entertainment and sold to New Line Cinema, library later purchased by Epic Productions |
| Successor | Company: New Line Cinema Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (with some exceptions) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Barry Spikings Richard Northcott |
| Products | Motion pictures VHS Laserdisc |
| Parent | Nelson Holdings International, Ltd. (1986–1991) New Line Cinema (1991) |
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Nelson Entertainment (also known as Nelson Entertainment Group) was a Los Angeles-based film production and home video distribution company, a subsidiary of Nelson Holdings International Ltd., a Vancouver, Canada, holding company formed in 1985 by British film producer Barry Spikings and Richard Northcott, a British financier who amassed his fortune from a chain of hardware and furniture stores.