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'''Gativideo S.A.''' was formed on April 1, 1987 when Aries went into financial troubles, to be headed by Manuel Pablo Venacio, Luis Saverio Fortunato Scalella, Luis Alberto Scalella and Jorge Horacio Scalella, which are the company's brothers. with [[Legal Video]] and Videoman Internacional serving as brands of the company. This was expanded in 1988 by signing an agreement with [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney]] to bring their titles to the Argentinian market. Those brands phased out in 1989, and Gativideo began using its own logos. | '''Gativideo S.A.''' was formed on April 1, 1987 when Aries went into financial troubles, to be headed by Manuel Pablo Venacio, Luis Saverio Fortunato Scalella, Luis Alberto Scalella and Jorge Horacio Scalella, which are the company's brothers. with [[Legal Video]] and Videoman Internacional serving as brands of the company. This was expanded in 1988 by signing an agreement with [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Disney]] to bring their titles to the Argentinian market. Those brands phased out in 1989, and Gativideo began using its own logos. | ||
Its primary purpose was to distribute 20th Century Fox, Disney, and until 1991, MGM/UA Home Video titles for the | Its primary purpose was to distribute 20th Century Fox, Disney, and until 1991, MGM/UA Home Video titles for the Argentinian market. In 1992, the owners created a sister label for low-budget films, [[Intercom Entertainment]], even though it was dissolved by two years, and Gativideo would be the second most important label, becoming one of the most successful majors. Gativideo, along with rival [[LK-TEL Video (Argentina)|LK-TEL Video]] was dissolved by itself in 2009 due to low sales and demand, and a new company Blu Shine S.R.L. began to take over distribution of the titles previously held by Gativideo, as well as Columbia TriStar's output, the venture lasted until 2017. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A dramatic fanfare, which is part of Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man". | '''Audio:''' A dramatic fanfare, which is part of Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man". | ||
'''Availability:''' This logo can be found on old Argentine PAL/N VHSs like Touchstone's Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Song of the South and other films from Disney, MGM and 20th Century Fox like the Home Alone series, Die Hard, and Predator 2 (the 1st is edited with the Legal Video CBS-FOX Brand license). | '''Availability:''' This logo can be found on old Argentine PAL/N VHSs like Touchstone's ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''Song of the South'' and other films from Disney, MGM and 20th Century Fox like the ''Home Alone'' series, ''Die Hard'', and ''Predator 2'' (the 1st is edited with the Legal Video CBS-FOX Brand license). | ||
===2nd Logo (1999-2001?)=== | ===2nd Logo (1999-2001?)=== | ||
[[file:Gativideo (1999).png|300px|center]] | [[file:Gativideo (1999).png|300px|center]] | ||