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Visnews

International news agency

Visnews was a London-based international news agency. It began as the British Commonwealth International Newsfilm Agency (BCINA), which was set up with help from The Rank Organisation when that company closed its cinema newsreel operation. The original headquarters in School Road, Acton, London NW10, had formerly been a Rank Laboratory.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Visnews was a London-based international news agency. It began as the British Commonwealth International Newsfilm Agency (BCINA), which was set up with help from The Rank Organisation when that company closed its cinema newsreel operation. The original headquarters in School Road, Acton, London NW10, had formerly been a Rank Laboratory. The founder shareholder broadcasters were the ABC (Australia), the BBC, CBC (Canada) CYBC (Cyprus) and NZBC (New Zealand).2

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