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Duke Video is a video publisher and television programme distributor specialising in motorsports. Duke Video was founded in the Isle of Man in 1981 by Peter Duke, son of six-time motorcycle World Champion
Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015) was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man. He r ...
. Originally a mail-order only service, the company grew in the 1990s and obtained a retail presence in
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. Today, Duke are the world's largest distributor of motorsport-oriented home entertainment products, having over 3,000 titles published on all popular platforms to over 150,000 direct customers and licensees in several territories. The company also founded and operates the iomtt.com website which has been the leading website of the Isle of Man TT races since 2000.


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Privately held companies Companies of the Isle of Man Douglas, Isle of Man Publishing companies established in 1981 {{UK-publish-company-stub