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'''Gold Key Entertainment''' was a television distribution company founded in 1970 by Harold Goldman. In 1971, Gold Key merged with the Vidtronics Company, a subsidiary of the [[Technicolor]] Corporation. On January 10, 1980, Gold Key Entertainment established [[Gold Key Media]], a barter division to syndicate new series. In 1983, Technicolor was bought by financier Ronald Perelman's company, MacAndrews & Forbes, and Vidtronics was subsequently sold to Compact Video (which was later itself acquired by Perelman). On February 13, 1984, [[Four Star International]] acquired Gold Key Entertainment. After Compact shut down, its remaining holdings (which also included Four Star International) were folded into Perelman's Andrews Group, and eventually became part of [[New World Entertainment]] when Perelman acquired that company in 1989. | '''Gold Key Entertainment''' was a television distribution company founded in 1970 by Harold Goldman. In 1971, Gold Key merged with the Vidtronics Company, a subsidiary of the [[Technicolor]] Corporation. On January 10, 1980, Gold Key Entertainment established [[Gold Key Media]], a barter division to syndicate new series. In 1983, Technicolor was bought by financier Ronald Perelman's company, MacAndrews & Forbes, and Vidtronics was subsequently sold to Compact Video (which was later itself acquired by Perelman). On February 13, 1984, [[Four Star International]] acquired Gold Key Entertainment. After Compact shut down, its remaining holdings (which also included Four Star International) were folded into Perelman's Andrews Group, and eventually became part of [[New World Entertainment]] when Perelman acquired that company in 1989. | ||
=== 1st Logo (1971-1980) === | ===1st Logo (1971-1980)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Flipping Gold Key", "The Color Changing Key" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Flipping Gold Key", "The Color Changing Key" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' It's typically rough '70s animation for the key dropping into view and turning, but the fanfare does at least gives it a grandieur feel. | '''Editor's Note:''' It's typically rough '70s animation for the key dropping into view and turning, but the fanfare does at least gives it a grandieur feel. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1980-1983) === | === 2nd Logo (1980-1983) === | ||