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===Background===
===Background===
'''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 (the owner of the Starz cable network), and IDT became Starz Media (now [[Starz Distribution]]); the following year, Anchor Bay was renamed to "'''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]] 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 (the owner of the Starz cable network), and IDT became Starz Media (now [[Starz Distribution]]); the following year, Anchor Bay was renamed to "'''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]] 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.
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|Anchor Bay Entertainment (first era)|
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|Anchor_Bay_Entertainment.jpeg|1st Logo (1997)
|Anchor_Bay_Entertainment_(1998).jpeg|2nd Logo (1998-2006)
|Anchor_Bay_2003.bmp|3rd Logo (2003-2008)
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|Starz Home Entertainment|
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|Starz_Home_Entertainment_(The_rare_logo).jpg|1st Logo (2006?)
|Starz_Home_Entertainment_(2007)_(From_-_Old_CLG_Wiki).jpeg|2nd Logo (2007-2008)
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|Anchor Bay Entertainment (second era)|
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|Anchor_Bay_Logo_(2007).png|1st Logo (December 18, 2007-2009)
|Anchor_Bay_Logo_(2007).png|1st Logo (December 18, 2007-2009)
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|Anchor_Bay_2016.png|3rd Logo (2016-2017)
|Anchor_Bay_2016.png|3rd Logo (2016-2017)
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==Anchor Bay Entertainment (first era)==
===1st Logo (1997)===
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'''Logo:''' A part of the opening of ''Anchor Bay's Animated Video Treasures'' tapes. We see a still framed picture of a {{color|darkblue|navy blue}} sailboat on a {{color|lightblue|light blue}} body of water under a {{color|gold|yellow}} sky with {{color|blue}} tinted clouds floating by. Above the frame are the words "'''{{color|darkblue|{{font|serif|ANCHOR BAY}}}}'''", and "{{font|Serif|ENTERTAINMENT}}" appears at the bottom.
'''Trivia:''' This had been used as a print logo since May 1995, but this is its earliest known on-screen appearance.
'''Technique:''' The logo swinging in and out of view, which happens on ''Anchor Bay's Animated Video Treasures'' tapes.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The music of the program.
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Anchor Bay's Animated Video Treasures'' tapes, in which this logo is intact on DVD. Even though the logo was shown on the box art of their earliest tapes, the 1987 Video Treasures logo appears on-screen instead.
===2nd Logo (1998-2006)===
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'''Logo:''' An animated version of last logo, We see abstract drawings of a {{color|lightblue|light blue}} body of water under a {{color|gold|yellow}} sky with {{color|blue}} tinted clouds floating by. the same {{color|darkblue|navy blue}} sailboat from the previous logo moves toward us. When we see the boat at a comfortable distance, the screen fades to white with a framed picture of the sailboat on the water in the center of the screen. The company name then appears, taking on the appearance of the print identity seen in the first logo. The words wave in place as if they were seen underwater before taking on a normal appearance.
'''Variant:''' A still version of this logo with a Starz byline can be seen on the film ''Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'' and Blu-Rays of ''Masters of Horror''.
'''Technique:''' The boat moving toward and the text fading in. None for the still version.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, but early VHS releases like ''Zombie'', ''The Velveteen Rabbit'', ''Paula Abdul Cardio Workout'', among other VHS releases, and the DVD release of ''Scars of Dracula'' use a coastal theme consisting of seagulls and waves crashing ashore, combined with a cymbal crash as the white fades in, followed by some dreamy, "underwater" new-age synth notes.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
*Appears on Anchor Bay releases of the time, which included a few video nasties (most of which were originally released on Betamax and VHS by [[Wizard Video]]), re-releases of [[ABC Motion Pictures|ABC Pictures International/ABC Motion Pictures]] films, some pre-1991 [[Media Home Entertainment]] titles, Video Treasures/Starmaker content and ''Thomas the Tank Engine''.
*Also seen on a few Disney releases on VHS and DVD from the late 1990s licensed to the company, including ''The Black Hole'', ''The Happiest Millionaire'', and ''The Devil and Max Devlin''. It can be seen on ''Malevolence'' too.
*Also seen on a few [[DIC Entertainment|DiC Entertainment]] titles in the UK.
===3rd Logo (2003-2008)===
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|darkblue|majorelle blue}} water background, we see a big explosion which showers us with 0's and 1's, accompanied by {{color|orange}} flashes. With a rippling effect, we see the previous logo playing, the background fades into a box like in the previous logo while we go back to the same background. and then the words ANCHOR BAY are above the box, and ENTERTAINMENT are below, both in the same font as the previous two logos.
'''Variants:'''
*There is also a Divimax series variant of the logo. At the end of the logo which is in widescreen, the sailboat fades out and  {{color|gold|yellow}} sparkles horizontally wipe in the Divimax series logo.
*For a brief time in 2007, the animation was altered. The sparks were removed, and now the logo zooms onto a white square that wipes in. The company name fades in as usual, and {{color|gold|yellow}} sparkles make the byline "a '''STARZ''' company" appear in the extra space below the logo.
*On ''Hatchet'', a short version in black and white appeared before the movie, while the next logo was used before the previews.
'''Technique:''' The animation in the logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Whooshing noises combined with synth notes. Starting in 2007, chime sounds were added at the end.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the Divimax series variant, an extended version of the fanfare and a whoosh are heard.
'''Availability:''' Common.
*This can be seen on many Anchor Bay DVDs, such as ''Hell of the Living Dead'', ''The Seduction'', ''Re-Animator'', ''Dawn of the Dead'', ''The Evil Dead'', ''Near Dark'', ''Creepshow 2'', and ''Thomas and Friends'' DVDs from 2003 to 2007, among others.
*Despite the rebranding to Starz Home Entertainment, all ''Thomas and Friends'' DVDs that were released in 2007 (with a few exceptions) still had this logo until 2008.
==Starz Home Entertainment==
===1st Logo (2006?)===
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'''Logo:''' On a dark background with red smoke (or fire) in the middle, we see a logo similar to the [[Starz Originals|Starz Productions]] and [[Jam Filled Toronto|Starz Animation]] logos of the time, only black and with "'''HOME'''" and "ENTERTAINMENT" being seen below "'''STARZ'''". The logo slowly zooms out.
'''Technique:''' The background and the logo zooming out.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the trailer.
'''Availability:''' Near extinction. It has only been spotted so far in a trailer for ''Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'', along with the [[Manga Entertainment]] logo.
===2nd Logo (2007-2008)===
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'''Logo:''' Pretty much the same as the [[Starz Distribution|Starz Media]] logo, but the word "'''starz'''" is lowercase, the symbol is seen above the text, the text is centered, and "MEDIA" is replaced with "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" in a different font.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
* Can be seen on a few British [[Manga Entertainment]] releases such as ''Naruto'', ''Bleach'', and ''Death Note''. On some releases, the then-current Anchor Bay logo proceeds after that.
* Also appears on the UK DVD of ''Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever!''.
* Very certain prints of a few ''Thomas and Friends'' DVDs around this time also had this logo.


==Anchor Bay Entertainment (second era)==
===1st Logo (December 18, 2007-2009)===
===1st Logo (December 18, 2007-2009)===
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'''Availability:''' Very rare, as this logo lasted a very short time before Anchor Bay's closure. Seen on a couple titles, such as ''47 Meters Down'', and the second season of ''Ash vs. Evil Dead''. This also appeared on the Tubi streaming print of the 2012 film, ''Bait''.
'''Availability:''' Very rare, as this logo lasted a very short time before Anchor Bay's closure. Seen on a couple titles, such as ''47 Meters Down'', and the second season of ''Ash vs. Evil Dead''. This also appeared on the Tubi streaming print of the 2012 film, ''Bait''.


{{Chronology|[[Video Treasures]]<br>[[Starmaker Entertainment]]}}
{{Chronology|[[Starz Home Entertainment]]}}
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[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
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