Sandrew Metronome
Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distribution company formed in the 1990s. It was one of the biggest distributor companies in the Nordic countries. Sandrew Metronome was established by the Swedish company Sandrews and the Danish Metronome. Later the Norwegian media concern Schibsted bought Metronome and became joint owner with Sandrews. Schibsted became sole owner in 2006 and sold the company in 2013.
Sandrew Metronome's Nordic subsidiaries was Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB, Sandrew Metronome Distribusjon Norge AS, Sandrew Metrome Danmark A/S and Sandrew Metronome Video Finland Oy. Sandrew Metronome was the Nordic distributor for films by Warner Bros. and had acquired Nordic rights for Focus Features.
Between 2005 and 2007 Sandrew Metronome sold its cinemas. In 2011 the company closed down its theatrical distribution leaving it with only the DVD distribution. Schibsted sold Sandrew Metronome to a group of investors and its former CEO in 2013.
External links
- Sandrew Metronome to shut down Swedish theatrical distribution, Screendaily.com 10 March, 2011
- Schibsted säljer Sandrew Metronome (Schibsted sells Sandrew Metronome), Schibsted.no 17 April 2013
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