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'''Anchor Bay Entertainment''' was a home video and production company originally formed in May 1995, when both [[Video Treasures]] and [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]] were purchased by the Handleman Company and merged into Anchor Bay. It remained a part of Handleman until 2003, when it was sold to [[IDT Entertainment]]. In 2006, IDT was purchased by Liberty Media, and IDT became Starz Media (now [[Starz Distribution]]) and the next year Anchor Bay was renamed [[Starz Home Entertainment]], only for it to revert back to its original name in 2008. In March 2011, [[The Weinstein Company]] purchased 25% of Anchor Bay. In 2016, [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] reached an agreement with Starz to acquire the company for $4.4 billion. A year later, Anchor Bay was folded into Lionsgate's home media division. | '''Anchor Bay Entertainment''' was a home video and production company originally formed in May 1995, when both [[Video Treasures]] and [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]] were purchased by the Handleman Company and merged into Anchor Bay. It remained a part of Handleman until 2003, when it was sold to [[IDT Entertainment]]. In 2006, IDT was purchased by Liberty Media, and IDT became Starz Media (now [[Starz Distribution]]) and the next year Anchor Bay was renamed [[Starz Home Entertainment]], only for it to revert back to its original name in 2008. In March 2011, [[The Weinstein Company]] purchased 25% of Anchor Bay. In 2016, [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] reached an agreement with Starz to acquire the company for $4.4 billion. A year later, Anchor Bay was folded into Lionsgate's home media division. | ||
=== 1st Logo (1997)=== | ===1st Logo (1997)=== | ||
[[File:Anchor Bay Entertainment.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Anchor Bay Entertainment.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "The Early Sailboat", "The Space Sailboat" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Early Sailboat", "The Space Sailboat" | ||
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'''Extra Note:''' From 2007 to 2008, Anchor Bay was rebranded as Starz Home Entertainment, which lasted for only a year. Despite that, all ''Thomas and Friends'' DVDs that were released in 2007 with a few exceptions still had this logo 'till 2008, and the next logo was used in tandem with the Starz Home Entertainment name on some releases such as ''Hatchet''. | '''Extra Note:''' From 2007 to 2008, Anchor Bay was rebranded as Starz Home Entertainment, which lasted for only a year. Despite that, all ''Thomas and Friends'' DVDs that were released in 2007 with a few exceptions still had this logo 'till 2008, and the next logo was used in tandem with the Starz Home Entertainment name on some releases such as ''Hatchet''. | ||
===4th Logo ( | ===4th Logo (December 18, 2007-2009)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode=packed heights=200> | ||
File:Anchor Bay (2006).jpeg | File:Anchor Bay (2006).jpeg | ||
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{{youtube|id=P5hjXTEWtKE|id2=HEy5i22Ekdg}} | {{youtube|id=P5hjXTEWtKE|id2=HEy5i22Ekdg}} | ||
'''Nicknames''' | '''Nicknames:''' "The A", "The Sailboat IV" | ||
'''Logo''' | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a blue, stylized "A" zoom out, which resembles a sail. It shines a bit, then we see the words: | ||
<center>{{big|{{font|Impact|A N C H O R | <center>{{big|{{font|Impact|A N C H O R | ||
B A Y}}}}<br>'''ENTERTAINMENT'''</center> | B A Y}}}}<br>'''ENTERTAINMENT'''</center> | ||
zoom out line-by-line. A Starz byline "vaporizes" in underneath. | zoom out line-by-line. A Starz byline "vaporizes" in underneath. | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Some releases feature a {{Font color|blue|more bluish}} "A" and the company name tinted {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}. | *Some releases feature a {{Font color|blue|more bluish}} "A" and the company name tinted {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}. | ||
*On some DVDs such as ''Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly'', and ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' DVDs, the logo is still. | *On some DVDs such as ''Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly'', and ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' DVDs, the logo is still. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Gentle wave sounds from the [[Anchor Bay Films]] logo or none. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Gentle wave sounds from the [[Anchor Bay Films]] logo or none. | ||
'''Availability''' | '''Availability:''' Common. Seen on DVD releases such as ''Stan Helsing'', ''Scream 4'', ''Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'', ''Apollo 18'', and ''The Iron Lady'', ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'', among others. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||