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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Guild Home Video''' was one of the earliest and most successful independent video companies in the United Kingdom, formed in 1979. In its early years, Guild was known for the high quality of their releases and having a large catalog compared to other companies of the time, and being a distributor for other companies' titles helped them survive the 1984 Video Recordings Act, which caused many other video companies at the time to go out of business. Guild remained strong in the 1990s when video became dominated more by major studios as opposed to indie labels until 1996, when both Guild Home Video and [[ | '''Guild Home Video''' was one of the earliest and most successful independent video companies in the United Kingdom, formed in 1979. In its early years, Guild was known for the high quality of their releases and having a large catalog compared to other companies of the time, and being a distributor for other companies' titles helped them survive the 1984 Video Recordings Act, which caused many other video companies at the time to go out of business. Guild remained strong in the 1990s when video became dominated more by major studios as opposed to indie labels until 1996, when both Guild Home Video and [[Guild Film Distribution]] merged with [[Pathé (France)|Pathé]] to form [[Guild Pathé Cinema]]. In 1998, Guild Pathé Cinema was renamed to Pathé Distribution, thus ending the Guild name for good. | ||
===1st Logo (1980-1983)=== | ===1st Logo (1980-1983)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1980).png | Guild Home Video (1980).png | ||
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===2nd Logo (1983-1986)=== | ===2nd Logo (1983-1986)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1983).png | Guild Home Video (1983).png | ||
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* An example is the UK pre-cert release of ''Cujo''. | * An example is the UK pre-cert release of ''Cujo''. | ||
* It is also seen on the first ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' tapes from 1985. | * It is also seen on the first ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' tapes from 1985. | ||
* Some prints use the [[Central Video (UK)|Central Video]] or [[Video Collection International | * Some prints use the [[Central Video (UK)|Central Video]] or [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]] logos. | ||
===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ===3rd Logo (1986-1990?)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1986).png | Guild Home Video (1986).png | ||
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===4th Logo (1987-1994)=== | ===4th Logo (1987-1994)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1987).png | Guild Home Video (1987).png | ||
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===5th Logo (1988-1994)=== | ===5th Logo (1988-1994)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1988), Theater.png|The theater | Guild Home Video (1988), Theater.png|The theater | ||
Guild Home Video (1988), Title.png|The title logo | Guild Home Video (1988), Title.png|The title logo | ||
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===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ===6th Logo (1993-1997)=== | ||
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Guild Home Video (1993).png | Guild Home Video (1993).png | ||
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