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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor | '''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint-venture between [[Herson Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. The company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Herson's stake in the business. | ||
In 1997, PolyGram revived Channel 5 Video as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[4 Front Video|4 Front Video]]. Following the rebranding of PolyGram Video to [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Video]] in 1999, the Channel 5 brand continued to be used as a label until 2000. | |||
It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 IDs|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | It is completely unrelated to (and not to be confused with) [[Channel 5 IDs|Britain's fifth terrestrial TV station]]. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period such as ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''The Trap Door'', among others. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period such as ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''The Trap Door'', among others. | ||
===2nd Logo (1989-1991, 1997- | ===2nd Logo (1989-1991, 1997-2000)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Channel5Logo90s.jpg | File:Channel5Logo90s.jpg | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A | '''Music/Sounds:''' | ||
* 1989-1991 - A droning note followed by a downing synth chord with drumbeats, which surprisingly is in sync with the lines forming the logo. This was actually sourced from "Threshold" by the Steve Miller Band. The track was also used for an early station ident for KMPH-TV. | |||
* 1997-2000 - A lullaby-esque theme, featuring a xylophone and woodwind. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period. | ||