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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Media Home Entertainment, Inc.''' was an independent video distributor established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band. In 1984, the company was purchased by Heron Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. In 1993, the company ceased operations and its last titles went through [[Fox Video]] (and before that, [[CBS/Fox Video]]) on VHS (while [[Image Entertainment]] continued to distribute their output on Laserdiscs). In 1990, Media sold its properties to [[Video Treasures]] for budget distribution. | '''Media Home Entertainment, Inc.''' was an independent video distributor established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band. In 1984, the company was purchased by Heron Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. By this point, Band had resigned from the company, due to internal conflict, to start Wizard Video. In 1993, the company ceased operations and its last titles went through [[Fox Video]] (and before that, [[CBS/Fox Video]]) on VHS (while [[Image Entertainment]] continued to distribute their output on Laserdiscs). In 1990, Media sold its properties to [[Video Treasures]] for budget distribution. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic orchestral fanfare. On some releases, it sounds distorted, due to film deterioration. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic orchestral fanfare. On some releases, it sounds distorted, due to film deterioration. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, this was used on the very first Media Home Entertainment tapes starting in 1978, including ''Animal Farm'', ''What's Up, Tiger Lily?'', ''Night of the Living Dead'', and ''Halloween'', but quickly replaced with the 2nd logo beginning in 1981. It's definitely on banned Beatles tapes released by the company, including ''John Lennon Live'', ''Magical Mystery Tour'', and ''The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, this was used on the very first Media Home Entertainment tapes starting in 1978, including ''Animal Farm'', ''What's Up, Tiger Lily?'', ''Night of the Living Dead'', and ''Halloween'', but quickly replaced with the 2nd logo beginning in 1981. It's definitely on banned Beatles tapes released by the company, including ''John Lennon Live'', ''Magical Mystery Tour'', and ''The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium'' and also on the banned Rolling Stones tape, ''The Rolling Stones in Concert''. | ||
===2nd Logo (1981-1988; 1989; 199?-1999)=== | ===2nd Logo (1981-1988; 1989; 199?-1999)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same fanfare as the last logo, but other releases have no music. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same fanfare as the last logo, but other releases have no music. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Tapes that have used this logo include ''Night of the Living Dead'', ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II'', the first three ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' films, ''Day of the Dead'', and ''Halloween''. Outside of the United States and Canada, the logo can be found (PAL-tweaked) on VPD releases in the United Kingdom and Video Classics releases in Australia. The last video to use this logo was ''The Hidden'', although it did make one appearance on the original VHS of ''Troma's War''. On the Full Moon/Cult Video VHS release of ''Laserblast'' from the late 1990s, this makes a surprise appearance along with the original FBI Warning screen as well, with the Samuel Goldwyn logo following the MHE logo. Surprisingly, this logo also appeared on ''A Family Circus Easter'' when it aired on Disney Channel in the United States on Easter Sunday of 1999. On an Amazon Prime print of ''P.O.W. the Escape'' (a.k.a. ''Behind Enemy Lines''), this is surprisingly retained as well, followed by the Cannon logo. Also appears on their print of ''Sexette'' before the Crown International Pictures logo. | '''Availability:''' Common. Tapes that have used this logo include ''Night of the Living Dead'', ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II'', the first three ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' films, ''Day of the Dead'', and ''Halloween''. Outside of the United States and Canada, the logo can be found (PAL-tweaked) on VPD releases in the United Kingdom and Video Classics releases in Australia. The last video to use this logo was ''The Hidden'', although it did make one more appearance on the original VHS of ''Troma's War''. On the Full Moon/Cult Video VHS release of ''Laserblast'' from the late 1990s, this makes a surprise appearance along with the original FBI Warning screen as well, with the [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company|Samuel Goldwyn]] logo following the MHE logo. Surprisingly, this logo also appeared on ''A Family Circus Easter'' when it aired on Disney Channel in the United States on Easter Sunday of 1999. On an Amazon Prime print of ''P.O.W. the Escape'' (a.k.a. ''Behind Enemy Lines''), this is surprisingly retained as well, followed by the [[Cannon Films|Cannon]] logo. Also appears on their print of ''Sexette'' before the [[Crown International Pictures]] logo. | ||
===3rd Logo (1988-September 22, 1993)=== | ===3rd Logo (1988-September 22, 1993)=== | ||