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Video captures courtesy of AussieRoadshow, rvideoprod, DudeThatLogo, and Eric S. | Video captures courtesy of AussieRoadshow, rvideoprod, DudeThatLogo, and Eric S. | ||
<u>Background:</u> Established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band, Media Home Entertainment, Inc. was an independent video distributor. In 1984, the company was purchased by Heron Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. Finally, in 1993, the company ceased operations and its last titles went through Fox Video (and before that, CBS/ | <u>Background:</u> Established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band, Media Home Entertainment, Inc. was an independent video distributor. In 1984, the company was purchased by Heron Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. Finally, in 1993, the company ceased operations and its last titles went through [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|Fox Video]] (and before that, [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment|CBS/FOX Video]]) on VHS (while [[Image Entertainment]] continued to distribute their output on Laserdiscs). During this time, Media sold its properties to [[Video Treasures]]. | ||
===1st Logo (1978-1981)=== | ===1st Logo (1978-1981)=== | ||
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*A B&W variant has been spotted. | *A B&W variant has been spotted. | ||
*There is a still variant. | *There is a still variant. | ||
*On VCL releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the center on the same space background, just before this logo begins. | *On [[VCL (Germany)|VCL]] releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the center on the same space background, just before this logo begins. | ||
<u>FX/SFX:</u> The lasers, outlines, and space background. Choppy rotation aside, this actually looks quite realistic for its time. | <u>FX/SFX:</u> The lasers, outlines, and space background. Choppy rotation aside, this actually looks quite realistic for its time. | ||
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*Due to declining business, the company's very last VHS releases went through (CBS) Fox Video and eventually Fox Video. The above logo would play as normal, but there would be an announcer saying "(Available on video) From Media Home Entertainment." When the music ended, the announcer said, "Distributed by (CBS) Fox Video". When the announcer got to the (CBS) Fox Video part of that, the 1st Fox Video logo (or the 3rd CBS/FOX Video logo) played. Although on the 1991 release of ''Scanners II: The New Order'', there was no announcer spiel, just the full Media logo preceding the 1st Fox Video logo with "DISTRIBUTED BY" in yellow above it. | *Due to declining business, the company's very last VHS releases went through (CBS) Fox Video and eventually Fox Video. The above logo would play as normal, but there would be an announcer saying "(Available on video) From Media Home Entertainment." When the music ended, the announcer said, "Distributed by (CBS) Fox Video". When the announcer got to the (CBS) Fox Video part of that, the 1st Fox Video logo (or the 3rd CBS/FOX Video logo) played. Although on the 1991 release of ''Scanners II: The New Order'', there was no announcer spiel, just the full Media logo preceding the 1st Fox Video logo with "DISTRIBUTED BY" in yellow above it. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Seen on all Media tapes from the era. Some of these include ''Payoff'', ''Down Twisted'', ''Beverly Hills Brats'', ''High Spirits'', ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', the uncut version of ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', ''Teen Witch'', ''Ambition'', ''Scanners II: The New Order'', ''Speed Zone'', ''Full Moon in Blue Water'', ''Haunted Summer'', ''Rabid Grannies'', ''Ministry of Vengeance'', ''Think Big!'', ''Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters'', ''American Boyfriends'', ''Class of Nuke 'em High Part 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown'', ''The Invisible Kid'', ''Two Evil Eyes'', ''World Gone Wild'', ''Alien from L.A.'', ''I Come in Peace'', ''Wild at Heart'', ''The Applegates'', ''The Pope Must Diet'', ''Closet Land'', ''Prospero's Books'', ''Black Rainbow'', ''Scorchers'', ''Taking the Heat'', ''Scam'', ''I, Madman'', ''Lurkers'', ''Nails'', ''Dead Ringers'', ''Sonny Boy'', ''Spontaneous Combustion'', ''Primary Motive'', ''Deadlock'', and ''Keeper of the City'', among others. Also appeared on some early '90s Video Treasures reprints after its logo appeared before the Media logo, including ''The Check Is In The Mail...'', ''I Come in Peace'' and ''Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'', among others. Some of these same latter-day releases were also distributed in Canada by HGV Video Productions, even using the same U.S. packaging. | <u>Availability:</u> Seen on all Media tapes from the era. Some of these include ''Payoff'', ''Down Twisted'', ''Beverly Hills Brats'', ''High Spirits'', ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', the uncut version of ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', ''Teen Witch'', ''Ambition'', ''Scanners II: The New Order'', ''Speed Zone'', ''Full Moon in Blue Water'', ''Haunted Summer'', ''Rabid Grannies'', ''Ministry of Vengeance'', ''Think Big!'', ''Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters'', ''American Boyfriends'', ''Class of Nuke 'em High Part 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown'', ''The Invisible Kid'', ''Two Evil Eyes'', ''World Gone Wild'', ''Alien from L.A.'', ''I Come in Peace'', ''Wild at Heart'', ''The Applegates'', ''The Pope Must Diet'', ''Closet Land'', ''Prospero's Books'', ''Black Rainbow'', ''Scorchers'', ''Taking the Heat'', ''Scam'', ''I, Madman'', ''Lurkers'', ''Nails'', ''Dead Ringers'', ''Sonny Boy'', ''Spontaneous Combustion'', ''Primary Motive'', ''Deadlock'', and ''Keeper of the City'', among others. Also appeared on some early '90s [[Video Treasures]] reprints after its logo appeared before the Media logo, including ''The Check Is In The Mail...'', ''I Come in Peace'' and ''Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'', among others. Some of these same latter-day releases were also distributed in Canada by HGV Video Productions, even using the same U.S. packaging. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> A nicely-animated swan song to this influential home video company. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> A nicely-animated swan song to this influential home video company. | ||
[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | [[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | ||