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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Music, video, defence equipment |
| Predecessor | Thorn Electrical Industries EMI |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Demerged and subsequently broken up |
| Successor | Thorn plc EMI |
| Headquarters | London , England |
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Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979, when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It demerged back to separate companies in 1996.