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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|Heron Communications Inc]]., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. By that point, Band had resigned from the company, due to internal conflicts, to start [[Wizard Video]]. [[Image Entertainment]] provided exclusive | '''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|Heron Communications Inc]]., a subsidiary of Gerald Ronson's Heron International. By that point, Band had resigned from the company, due to internal conflicts, to start [[Wizard Video]]. [[Image Entertainment]] provided exclusive LaserDisc distribution of Media's output. In 1990, Media sold its properties to [[Video Treasures]] for budget distribution. 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). | ||
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*This was used on the | *This was used on the 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 also appears on banned Beatles tapes released by the company, including ''John Lennon Live'', ''Magical Mystery Tour'', and ''The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium'', as well as the banned Rolling Stones tape, ''The Rolling Stones in Concert''. | *It also appears on banned Beatles tapes released by the company, including ''John Lennon Live'', ''Magical Mystery Tour'', and ''The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium'', as well as the banned Rolling Stones tape, ''The Rolling Stones in Concert''. | ||
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*Outside of the United States and Canada, the logo can be found (<u>PAL-tweaked</u>) on [[Video Programme Distributors|VPD]] releases in the United Kingdom and [[Video Classics]] releases in Australia. | *Outside of the United States and Canada, the logo can be found (<u>PAL-tweaked</u>) on [[Video Programme Distributors|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''. | *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 | *On the Full Moon/Cult Video VHS release of ''Laserblast'' from the late 1990s, this makes an appearance along with the original FBI Warning screen as well, with the [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company|Samuel Goldwyn]] logo following the MHE logo. | ||
* | *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 Amazon Prime' print of ''P.O.W. the Escape'' (a.k.a. ''Behind Enemy Lines''), this is retained as well, followed by the [[Cannon Films|Cannon]] logo. | *On Amazon Prime' print of ''P.O.W. the Escape'' (a.k.a. ''Behind Enemy Lines''), this is retained as well, followed by the [[Cannon Films|Cannon]] logo. | ||
**Also appears on their print of ''Sexette'' before the [[Crown International Pictures]] logo. | **Also appears on their print of ''Sexette'' before the [[Crown International Pictures]] logo. | ||
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*Some releases feature <u>a shorter version</u> of the fanfare. | *Some releases feature <u>a shorter version</u> of the fanfare. | ||
*Some of the <u>early releases</u> to feature this logo still use the fanfare from the last two logos. | *Some of the <u>early releases</u> to feature this logo still use the fanfare from the last two logos. | ||
*Due to declining business, the company's | *Due to declining business, the company's last VHS releases went through <u>[[CBS/Fox Video]]</u> and eventually <u>[[Fox Video]]</u>. The above logo plays as normal, but there would be an announcer saying "(Available on video) From Media Home Entertainment." When the music ends, the announcer says, "Distributed by (CBS/)Fox Video." When the announcer gets to the (CBS/)Fox Video part of that, the 1st Fox Video logo (or the 3rd CBS/FOX Video logo) plays. | ||
**On the 1991 release of ''Scanners II: The New Order'', there is no announcer spiel; the VHS just uses the full Media logo preceding the 1st Fox Video logo with "DISTRIBUTED BY" in yellow above it. | **On the 1991 release of ''Scanners II: The New Order'', there is no announcer spiel; the VHS just uses the full Media logo preceding the 1st Fox Video logo with "DISTRIBUTED BY" in yellow above it. | ||