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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''DIC Entertainment Corporation''' (formerly "DIC Audiovisual", "DIC Enterprises, Inc.", "DIC Animation City, Inc.", "DIC Productions, L.P.", "DIC Entertainment, L.P." and during its last few years "The Incredible World of DiC", | '''DIC Entertainment Corporation''' (formerly "DIC Audiovisual", "DIC Enterprises, Inc.", "DIC Animation City, Inc.", "DIC Productions, L.P.", "DIC Entertainment, L.P." and during its last few years "The Incredible World of DiC", stylized as "DiC" and pronounced as "deek", as in "'''dec'''affeinated") was founded by Jean Chalopin as "'''OGAP'''" ({{Tt|'''O'''ffice de '''G'''estion et d''''A'''ction '''P'''ublicitaire|Management and Publicity Office}}), an advertising company. In 1971, with an investment from the tabloid newspaper ''{{Tt|La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest|The New Republic of the Center West}}'', it was incorporated as "'''D'''iffusion '''I'''nformation '''C'''ommercial". It developed into a full production company during the following decade, soon being renamed "'''D'''iffusion '''I'''nformation '''C'''ommunication", and becoming specialized in animation. In 1982, the US arm was founded and Chalopin, Andy Heyward, and Bruno Bianchi were in charge of the company. | ||
Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[ABC |ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, [[Créativité & Développement]]. DIC was turned into a limited partnership with Capital Cities/ABC (now "[[ABC |ABC, Inc.]]") in 1993 and [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1996, until Heyward reacquired the company from Disney in 2000 with an investment by Bain Capital. | ||
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**On Starz Encore Kids & Family, this, along with the 1984 LBS Communications logo, is retained on at least one episode of ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats''. | **On Starz Encore Kids & Family, this, along with the 1984 LBS Communications logo, is retained on at least one episode of ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats''. | ||
**The videotaped variant, along with the 1984 LBS Communications logo also appears on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''Heathcliff And Cats And Company: Xmas Memories'' from [[Tempo Video]]. | **The videotaped variant, along with the 1984 LBS Communications logo also appears on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''Heathcliff And Cats And Company: Xmas Memories'' from [[Tempo Video]]. | ||
**The silent variant | **The silent variant of the videotaped version of this logo also appears at the end of the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Monster Lake and Other Stories'', which is then followed by the 1996 Saban International logo. | ||
*[[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]/[[Fox Kids Worldwide]] prints (such as the UK DVD releases and VHS releases from Maximum Entertainment) tend to keep this logo, followed normally with the 1996 Saban International logo (sometimes, the 1999 Fox Kids logo may also follow). | *[[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]/[[Fox Kids Worldwide]] prints (such as the UK DVD releases and VHS releases from Maximum Entertainment) tend to keep this logo, followed normally with the 1996 Saban International logo (sometimes, the 1999 Fox Kids logo may also follow). | ||
**However, some shows, such as ''Heathcliff'', only end with the 1996 Saban International logo. | **However, some shows, such as ''Heathcliff'', only end with the 1996 Saban International logo. | ||
*Aside from ''Here Come the Littles'', this logo was only used on television productions, so it's absent from the 1985 film ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'', as well as the 1986 film ''Heathcliff: The Movie''. | *Aside from ''Here Come the Littles'', this logo was only used on television productions, so it's absent from the 1985 film ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'', as well as the 1986 film ''Heathcliff: The Movie''. | ||
*All ''Kidd Video'' variants are seen on a few VHS releases in its time, but the show has not been | *All ''Kidd Video'' variants are seen on a few VHS releases in its time, but the show has not been rerun in many years and has not received any DVD or digital release. | ||
*This logo was also likely seen on the short-lived series ''Wolf Rock TV'', which is mostly lost as it has not been reran in many years and has not received any home media or digital release. | *This logo was also likely seen on the short-lived series ''Wolf Rock TV'', which is mostly lost as it has not been reran in many years and has not received any home media or digital release. | ||
*This logo last appeared on the second season of ''Popples''. | *This logo last appeared on the second season of ''Popples''. | ||