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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Entertainment One (also spelled as "'''eOne'''" and formerly Koch Entertainment and E1 Entertainment) began operations in 1973 as the music distributor ROW (Records on Wheels) in Canada. It was renamed to Entertainment One Fund in 2005. That June, it acquired Koch Entertainment, thus expanding their distribution network in Canada and the United States. Throughout the years, eOne built regional home entertainment divisions in the United Kingdom (based on [[Contender Entertainment Group (UK)|Contender Entertainment]] and [[Maximum Entertainment (UK)|Maximum Entertainment]]), Benelux (based on [[RCV Entertainment (Netherlands)|RCV Entertainment]]) and Canada (formerly [[Seville Pictures (Canada)|Seville Pictures]]). In 2008, eOne also purchased the minor television companies [[Oasis International (Canada)|Oasis International]], [[Blueprint Entertainment (Canada)|Blueprint Entertainment]] and [[Barna-Alper Productions (Canada)|Barna-Alper Productions]]. Since 2007, eOne has been distributing films for cinemas. They later acquired [[Hopscotch Films (Australia)|Hopscotch Films]] and [[Alliance Films (Canada)|Alliance Films]] in 2013, and [[Phase 4 Films (Canada)|Phase 4 Films]] and Force Four in 2014. From 2014 until 2016, eOne has distributed and released additional kids content made under the [[Kaboom! Entertainment (Canada)|Kaboom! Entertainment]] label in Canada and the United States. In 2019, after [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]] acquired Entertainment One, their future properties began using the eOne name, absorbing the [[Allspark Pictures|Allspark]] name with it a year later. | Entertainment One (also spelled as "'''eOne'''" and formerly Koch Entertainment and E1 Entertainment) began operations in 1973 as the music distributor ROW (Records on Wheels) in Canada. It was renamed to Entertainment One Fund in 2005. That June, it acquired Koch Entertainment, thus expanding their distribution network in Canada and the United States. | ||
Throughout the years, eOne built regional home entertainment divisions in the United Kingdom (based on [[Contender Entertainment Group (UK)|Contender Entertainment]] and [[Maximum Entertainment (UK)|Maximum Entertainment]]), Benelux (based on [[RCV Entertainment (Netherlands)|RCV Entertainment]]) and Canada (formerly [[Seville Pictures (Canada)|Seville Pictures]]). In 2008, eOne also purchased the minor television companies [[Oasis International (Canada)|Oasis International]], [[Blueprint Entertainment (Canada)|Blueprint Entertainment]] and [[Barna-Alper Productions (Canada)|Barna-Alper Productions]]. Since 2007, eOne has been distributing films for cinemas. They later acquired [[Hopscotch Films (Australia)|Hopscotch Films]] and [[Alliance Films (Canada)|Alliance Films]] in 2013, and [[Phase 4 Films (Canada)|Phase 4 Films]] and Force Four in 2014. | |||
From 2014 until 2016, eOne has distributed and released additional kids content made under the [[Kaboom! Entertainment (Canada)|Kaboom! Entertainment]] label in Canada and the United States. In 2019, after [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]] acquired Entertainment One, their future properties began using the eOne name, absorbing the [[Allspark Pictures|Allspark]] name with it a year later. | |||
===1st Logo (2009-2010)=== | ===1st Logo (2009-2010)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===2nd Logo (2010-2016)=== | ===2nd Logo (2010-2016)=== | ||
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* An in-credit version exists with a {{Font color|green|green}} square sticking out with the word "family". | * An in-credit version exists with a {{Font color|green|green}} square sticking out with the word "family". | ||
* Two other short versions of this logo exist. The first one has the last part after the text wipes in, and the second one is an even shorter version of this. | * Two other short versions of this logo exist. The first one has the last part after the text wipes in, and the second one is an even shorter version of this. | ||
*There is also a still version. On some DVD and Blu-Ray releases, there is text below that reads "OUT NOW ON DVD & BLU-RAY DISC" with the Blu-Ray Disc logo. | * There is also a still version. On some DVD and Blu-Ray releases, there is text below that reads "OUT NOW ON DVD & BLU-RAY DISC" with the Blu-Ray Disc logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The letters coming, zooming and wiping out. | '''FX/SFX:''' The letters coming, zooming and wiping out. | ||
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* 2010-2013: Same as the previous logo, but re-arranged to be a bit more majestic. | * 2010-2013: Same as the previous logo, but re-arranged to be a bit more majestic. | ||
* 2013-2015: The 2004 [[Alliance Atlantis]] fanfare. | * 2013-2015: The 2004 [[Alliance Atlantis]] fanfare. | ||
*On some shows, it uses the end theme. | * On some shows, it uses the end theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. | '''Availability:''' Common. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' A well-liked logo amongst logo fans in general. | '''Editor's Note:''' A well-liked logo amongst logo fans in general. | ||
===3rd Logo (2015-)=== | ===3rd Logo (2015-)=== | ||
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* This logo is also used as a de-facto home video logo and appears on various DVDs and Blu-rays in the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain and the US. | * This logo is also used as a de-facto home video logo and appears on various DVDs and Blu-rays in the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain and the US. | ||
* As with the previous logo, since eOne gained more distribution forces, this logo became much more widespread. | * As with the previous logo, since eOne gained more distribution forces, this logo became much more widespread. | ||
* With the next logo being recently introduced, this logo's days are numbered. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' Again, this is a well-liked logo, although it can be annoying to some such as plastering over the custom [[Universal Pictures]] variant on the aforementioned film above, hence the nicknames. | '''Editor's Note:''' Again, this is a well-liked logo, although it can be annoying to some such as plastering over the custom [[Universal Pictures]] variant on the aforementioned film above, hence the nicknames. | ||
===4th Logo (2020-)=== | ===4th Logo (2020-)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Box III", "eOne Box III", "Zooming Squares II", "Hasbro Box" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Box III", "eOne Box III", "Zooming Squares II", "Hasbro Box" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* An in-credit version exists, sometimes with Hasbro's own logo next to it. | * An in-credit version exists, sometimes with Hasbro's own logo next to it. | ||
*A shortened version exists. | * A shortened version exists. | ||
*On the TV adaption of ''Candy Land'', the in-credit logo is seen on top, with the Hasbro and Candy Land logos seen below it. The byline is intact here. This is seen with the other logos on the bottom left of the screen. like the rest of the credits. | * On the TV adaption of ''Candy Land'', the in-credit logo is seen on top, with the Hasbro and Candy Land logos seen below it. The byline is intact here. This is seen with the other logos on the bottom left of the screen. like the rest of the credits. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Some more nice CGI for the animated version, none for the in-credit variants. | '''FX/SFX:''' Some more nice CGI for the animated version, none for the in-credit variants. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' A short version of the same music from the previous logo. Sometimes the opening/closing theme plays over it or silence. | ||
'''Availability:''' Brand new. The logo first appeared in-credit on the TV adaptation of ''Candy Land'', and would later be used on select shows like ''Power Rangers: Dino Fury'' (along with the previous logo). The animated version first appeared on ''Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins'', and is likely to be used in tandem with the previous logo for shows and movies based on Hasbro properties. Also seen on the 4K UHD Blu-Ray release to ''The Transformers: The Movie''. | '''Availability:''' Brand new. The logo first appeared in-credit on the TV adaptation of ''Candy Land'', and would later be used on select shows like ''Power Rangers: Dino Fury'' (along with the previous logo). The animated version first appeared on ''Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins'', and is likely to be used in tandem with the previous logo for shows and movies based on Hasbro properties. Also seen on the 4K UHD Blu-Ray release to ''The Transformers: The Movie''. | ||