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== Background == | ===Background=== | ||
Pearson Television Video (or PT Video for short) was a home video distributor that was founded in 1998 from a merger of Pearson New Entertainment Video and Thames Video to distribute titles on videocassette. It became | '''Pearson Television Video''' (or '''PT Video''' for short) was a home video distributor that was founded in 1998 from a merger of Pearson New Entertainment Video and [[Thames Video (UK)|Thames Video]] to distribute titles on videocassette. It became "[[Fremantle (UK)|FremantleMedia Home Entertainment]]" by 2001. | ||
== (1998-2001) == | ===(1998-2001)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "PT", "PT Block", "PT Cube" | '''Nicknames:''' "PT", "PT Block", "PT Cube" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a moving purple background, we see a circular | '''Logo:''' On a moving {{color|purple}} background, we see a circular light moving from the logo. Then we see what appears to be a shape of a cube with words cote-out: "'''P'''" on the left side, "'''T'''" on the right side, and "'''VIDEO'''" on the bottom right of the cube. The logo brightens, as the cube turns {{color|blue}} with {{color|pink}} and {{color|green}} hues, which then glows brighter. The byline "A Division of Pearson Television International Ltd" fades in below the cube. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The | '''FX/SFX:''' The light moving bright, the dark cube-shape appearing and brightening, and the fading in of the byline. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' We start with an echoey clang, and while a single synth pad note plays, we hear what sounds like a jet engine accelerating. | '''Music/Sounds:''' We start with an echoey clang, and while a single synth pad note plays, we hear what sounds like a jet engine accelerating. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on PT Video releases from the era, such as Thames releases. | '''Availability:''' Seen on PT Video releases from the era, such as Thames releases. It doesn't appear on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind In The Willows: Autumn Antics'', which instead uses the [[Thames Video (UK)|Thames Video Collection]] logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | ||
[[Category:British home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:British home entertainment logos]] | ||
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[[Category:FremantleMedia (UK)]] | |||
[[Category:RTL Group (Luxembourg)]] | [[Category:RTL Group (Luxembourg)]] | ||
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