LONDON -- British-based indie distributor Icon Film Distribution on Wednesday said it has set up its own U.K. home entertainment division and hired former HMV chief Ian Dawson to spearhead the unit. Dawson, most recently HMV head of DVD and related products, will take up his new post at the beginning of October and will report to Icon U.K. CEO Martin Bigham, the company said. The new London-based division replaces previous deals Icon has struck with Warner Bros. in the U.K. to handle home video titles, a spokesperson said. The last films released through Icon's deal with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment were The World's Fastest Indian and Romance and Cigarettes.
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