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K-tel International, Inc.
2000 Form 10-K
Exhibit 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each company was
incorporated are listed below. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the voting
securities of each subsidiary are owned by K-tel International, Inc. or one
of its subsidiaries.
K-tel International (USA), Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Ireland Limited
Dublin, Ireland (an Ireland Corporation)
K-tel Entertainment (CAN) Inc.
(formerly ERA International, Ltd.)
Winnipeg, Manitoba (a Canada corporation)
K-tel Marketing Limited
London, England (an England corporation)
K-tel Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd.
London, England (an England corporation)
K-tel (Australia) Pty. Limited
Southport, Queensland, Australia (an Australian corporation)
Seminars, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Consumer Products, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Direct, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel TV, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Video, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Productions, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)
K-tel Online, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (a Minnesota corporation)