The Rank Organisation the Rank Group acquired all the outstanding shares of the Rank Organisation. In spring 1997, Rank sold Rank Film Distributors, including its library of 749 films, to Carlton Television for £65 million and immediately became known as Carlton/RFD Ltd. Pinewood Studios and Odeon Cinemas were both sold off in 2000. The company finally severed its remainings connection with the film industry in 2005 when it sold its DVD distribution business and Deluxe technical support unit. A = The Archers<br> BB Betty E. Box–Ralph Thomas Productions<br> C = Cineguild Productions<br> GB = Gainsborough Pictures<br> H = Hammer Studios<br> I = Individual
Reduction in rank Reduction in rank Reduction in rank may refer to three separate concepts: Reduction in rank (Latin "gradus deiectio" meaning position degradation) was a Roman military punishment. In the United States, courts-martial may adjudge reduction to any enlisted member to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade. However, a summary court-martial may not sentence a person to reduction by more than one grade. Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) authorizes commanding officers to "in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand" impose "reduction to the next inferior pay grade, if the grade from which demoted