Francesco Simeoni, Arrow's director of content for twelve years, set up this UK label in 2022 to release library titles on Blu-ray, from art-house films to genre classics. Discs are sold in the UK and, through a distribution deal with MVD, in North America, with on-disc extras and booklets of new and archival writing. Transmission, an imprint launched in 2025, issues cult films in new 4K restorations.

Radiance
- Excellent11
- Solid5
Also known as: Transmission
How we pick the best Radiance releases
16 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Director: Claude Miller
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray, see review
Director: Robert Butler
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray is superior to Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray, see mfunk9786 review:
Despite being at a considerably tighter bitrate than the Kino, the BD-66 from Radiance /Transmission is the release to own. Looks fantastic (FiM again), grain pattern is crisp, and the repeating scene error isn't on it, either. Really nice packaging that isn't as beefy as a Second Sight LE is another big plus.
Director: Ivan Passer
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Though note its different color grading from the IP-sourced but poorly compressed Fun City Editions US Blu-ray (caps)
Judging from spectrograms at https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23933756&postcount=57, Fun City Editions US Blu-ray appears to have marginally less filtering than Radiance 4K Blu-ray (whose padded 16-bit depth is a non-issue). There are also loudness differences, though it's unclear whether dynamic range also differs. Caveat: need to A/B both tracks to confirm, but no one has posted actual A/B impressions.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray see review
Director: Richard Rush
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
> Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode on Radiance compared to Duplitech encode on Shout! Factory)
Director: Harry Kümel
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray > Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray
Director: Brian De Palma
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray see caps vs Arrow
Radiance Transmission 4K Blu-ray
Radiance Transmission 4K Blu-ray see caps
Radiance 4K Blu-ray
Radiance 4K Blu-ray from nic:
Unadvertised HDR10 grade that looks better than the equivalent Blu-ray it's packaged with, grain rendered very clean even when it's heavy. FiM encode so surely it's better than the Media Blasters UHD, but there are still issues with frame stability, some shots have this jitter that kinda hurts to look at. Not a night and day upgrade over the Blu, but it's better and despite its issues, probably the best it'll ever be.
27 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Radiance Treasures from the Golestan Film Studio Blu-ray
Radiance Treasures from the Golestan Film Studio Blu-ray
Radiance Blu-ray
Radiance Blu-ray (caps)
4K restoration from the Original Camera Negative
Radiance Blu-ray
4 announced
Radiance's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Steve De Jarnatt
UK Transmission 4K Blu-ray in January 2027
2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Either the 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-ray or the Arrow Blu-ray
The 2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is botched.
Director: Luchino Visconti
Radiance Blu-ray with 4K restoration
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