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=== Background === | |||
CIC-Taft Video was the Australian subsidiary of [[Cinema International Corporation Video]]. It originated as a joint venture between [[Cinema International Corporation]] and Rigby Publishers Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of James Hardie Industries, to distribute material from CIC and Hanna-Barbera. Its tapes were duplicated by [[Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)|Roadshow Home Video]]. In 1983, the joint venture was reorganized as Taft-Hardie Group, after which the video subsidiary changed its name accordingly. After a takeover of Taft-Hardie and a renaming to Southern Star Group, the company sold its interests in the distributor to CIC, which from that point on became the sole owner; as such, it became CIC Video Australia. | |||
=== 1st Logo (1981-1988) === | === 1st Logo (1981-1988) === | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Medeival Rigby-CIC-Taft-Merlin", "Hollywood at Home", "Another Boring CIC Logo" | '''Nicknames:''' "Medeival Rigby-CIC-Taft-Merlin", "Hollywood at Home", "Another Boring CIC Logo" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a light blue background, the text "Rigby-CIC Video Presents" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and we see the warning screen scrolling. When the warning screen is done, one of two logos fades in: | '''Logo:''' On a light blue background, the text "Rigby-CIC Video Presents" fades in, in a very fancy-looking font. Then it just fades out, and we see the warning screen scrolling. When the warning screen is done, one of two logos fades in: | ||
On CIC Video releases, a 2D white CIC logo appears. A version has been spotted with the "prototype" (chain-less) logo. | On CIC Video releases, a 2D white CIC logo appears. A version has been spotted with the "prototype" (chain-less) logo. | ||
On Merlin Video releases, the Merlin Video logo fades in, which is a silver-colored shield with 6 lightning bolts | On Merlin Video releases, the Merlin Video logo fades in, which is a silver-colored shield with 6 lightning bolts protruding from the top and the bottom, "Merlin" in a very "Shakespearian" font, and "VIDEO" in a sans-serif font. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||