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'''Abbey Home Media''' was a British home entertainment company, formed on March 4, 2002 by Ian and Anne Miles after its predecessor [[Abbey Home Entertainment]] was folded into [[Just Entertainment]] and the latter filing for administration. AHM acquired the home video division of Just, in addition to all ex-AHE assets and units, including [[Tempo Pre-School]]. | '''Abbey Home Media''' was a British home entertainment company, formed on March 4, 2002 by Ian and Anne Miles after its predecessor [[Abbey Home Entertainment]] was folded into [[Just Entertainment]] and the latter filing for administration. AHM acquired the home video division of Just, in addition to all ex-AHE assets and units, including [[Tempo Pre-School]]. | ||
The company continued to release home media up until | The company continued to release home media up until mid-2020, when it was announced by the company's social media pages and website that the company had ceased operations due to "uncertain circumstances", following the death of co-founder Anne Miles on 4 May 2020 (her husband Ian passed away at an earlier date). The company was fully dissolved on 13 December 2022. Their assets are currently owned by other companies. | ||
==Abbey Home Media== | ==Abbey Home Media== | ||
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'''Logo:''' | '''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the purple words: "Abbey" and "Home Media" underneath, both in generic sans-serif font. | ||
'''Early Variant:''' The logo originally appeared with a different font ("Abbey" looks more bold and "Home Media" is narrower) and off-center. | '''Early Variant:''' The logo originally appeared with a different font ("Abbey" looks more bold and "Home Media" is narrower) and off-center. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* The original “off-centered” version appears on VHS releases from the company, such as ''Rupert and the Sage of Um'', ''Bumper Favourites'', ''Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days'', various ''Mona the Vampire'' releases, and so fourth. | * The original “off-centered” version appears on VHS releases from the company, such as ''Rupert and the Sage of Um'', ''Bumper Favourites'', ''Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days'', various ''Mona the Vampire'' releases, and so fourth. | ||
** It also appears on a small number of DVD releases, such as ''The New Adventures of Mona the Vampire'' and ''Wow! That's What I | ** It also appears on a small number of DVD releases, such as ''The New Adventures of Mona the Vampire'' and ''Wow! That's What I Call Christmas''. | ||
* The later variant was seen on at least one | * The later variant was seen on at least one CBeebies tape, although it is unknown which one it was. | ||
===2nd Logo (2014-March 16, 2020)=== | ===2nd Logo (2014-March 16, 2020)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the drawn words: "Abbey Home Media" underneath the light blue oval with two six-point stars, red and yellow circular ends, and "DVD" in it. | '''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the drawn words: "Abbey Home Media" underneath the light blue oval with two six-point stars, red and yellow circular ends, and "DVD" in it. | ||