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'''Platinum Disc Corporation''' was an American public domain/budget home video company based in La Crosse, Michigan. Platinum was founded in 1995 to release DVDs of public domain films for a cheaper price than other companies. Despite their name, Platinum also produced VHS tapes, though these are uncommon. In 2002, Platinum acquired [[PM Entertainment Group, Inc.|PM Entertainment]], an independent film studio, from the [[Harvey Entertainment|Harvey Entertainment Group]]. This allowed Platinum to begin releasing modern films as well as older movies. On February 7th 2005, Platinum merged with Echo Bridge Entertainment to form [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]], which would become one of the largest DVD distributors in the United States. | '''Platinum Disc Corporation''' was an American public domain/budget home video company based in La Crosse, Michigan. Platinum was founded in 1995 to release DVDs of public domain films for a cheaper price than other companies. Despite their name, Platinum also produced VHS tapes, though these are uncommon. In 2002, Platinum acquired [[PM Entertainment Group, Inc.|PM Entertainment]], an independent film studio, from the [[Harvey Entertainment|Harvey Entertainment Group]]. This allowed Platinum to begin releasing modern films as well as older movies. On February 7th 2005, Platinum merged with Echo Bridge Entertainment to form [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]], which would become one of the largest DVD distributors in the United States. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A 3-note synth-orchestra tune, similar to the beginning of the [[Strand Home Video|Strand VCI Entertainment]] logo. | '''Audio:''' A 3-note synth-orchestra tune, similar to the beginning of the [[Strand Home Video|Strand VCI Entertainment]] logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Can be found on | '''Availability:''' Can be found on DVD releases such as ''Hangmen'' and ''The Great American Western'', and a VHS release of ''Suddenly''. Also found on some public domain DVD releases of old TV shows from the 50's and 60's. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A light synth-piano theme with a film projector noise, followed by a 7-note oboe tune and people chattering. | '''Audio:''' A light synth-piano theme with a film projector noise, followed by a 7-note oboe tune and people chattering. | ||
'''Availability:''' Can be found on their releases at the time, such as Is There Life Out There (due to plastering over Starstruck Entertainment and Marian Rees Associates and PGP logos), ''Silver Screen Series Volume 1.'' | '''Availability:''' Can be found on their releases at the time, such as ''Is There Life Out There'' (due to plastering over Starstruck Entertainment and Marian Rees Associates and PGP logos), ''Silver Screen Series Volume 1.'' | ||
{{Chronology||[[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.]]}} | {{Chronology||[[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.]]}} | ||