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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. By this point, Band had resigned from the company, due to internal | '''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 conflicts, 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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*A B&W variant exists. | *A B&W variant exists. | ||
*There is a still variant. | *There is a still variant. | ||
*On [[VCL]] releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the | *On [[VCL]] releases distributed by the company, the stacked yellow words "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY" fly down and reside at the center on the same space background, just before this logo begins. | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer effects and motion-controlled animation. | '''Technique:''' Computer effects and motion-controlled animation. | ||