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=== Bankruptcy === The company's fortunes began to decline with the rise of online streaming services.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010, Cinram lost its major contract for distributing [[Warner Bros.]] movies, and its stock began to fall.<ref>{{Cite news|title = DVD maker Cinram strikes deal for private buyout|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/dvd-maker-cinram-strikes-deal-for-private-buyout/article4369520/|website = The Globe and Mail| date=25 June 2012 |publisher = |accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> In 2012, the company sought bankruptcy protection from its creditors in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> It was bought by private investment firm Najafi Companies.<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, the company ended its manufacturing operations in Toronto.<ref name=":0" /> That year, it bought JVC America from [[JVC Kenwood]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = 100 workers to lose jobs as Cinram shuts plant in Tuscaloosa County|url = http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20150106/NEWS/150109801|website = TuscaloosaNews.com|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> In 2015, it shut its [[Huntsville, Alabama]] manufacturing plant.<ref name=":1" /> On November 3, 2015, Paris-based [[Technicolor SA]] announced that it would acquire Cinram.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.technicolor.com/news/technicolor-confirms-expansion-its-packaged-media-activities-north-america|title=Technicolor Confirms The Expansion of its Packaged Media Activities in North America|publisher=Technicolor SA|date=November 13, 2015|accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref> In 2017, Cinram closed down its European manufacturing plant at [[Alsdorf]] in [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aachener-nachrichten.de/lokales/nordkreis/letzte-schicht-bei-cinram-nach-41-jahren_aid-24839347|title=Letzte Schicht bei Cinram nach 41 Jahren|website=aachener-nachrichten.de|date=July 31, 2017|accessdate=June 12, 2022}}</ref> and in 2018, it shut its [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] manufacturing plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/former-wea-cinram-plant-to-close/523-5e665d4c-e5e7-479c-a274-3bfd922de420|title=Former WEA, Cinram Plant to Close|website=[[WNEP-TV]]|date=January 17, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
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