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'''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. The company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Heron's stake in the business and rebranded it as the UK division of [[PolyGram Video]]. | '''Channel 5 Video''' was a significant British VHS distributor founded in 1986 as a joint venture between [[Heron Communications]] and [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]]. The company shuttered in 1991 after PolyGram purchased Heron's stake in the business and rebranded it as the UK division of [[PolyGram Video]]. | ||
In 1997, PolyGram revived the Channel 5 brand as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[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 at least | In 1997, PolyGram revived the Channel 5 brand as a children's label for their existing budget VHS imprint [[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 at least 2003. | ||
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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* Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period. | * Seen on Channel 5 videos from the UK around the time period. | ||
* It also appears on the 1986 UK VHS releases of ''Mighty Mouse: Volume 1'' and ''Mighty Mouse: Volume 2'', respectively, as well. | * It also appears on the 1986 UK VHS releases of ''Mighty Mouse: Volume 1'' and ''Mighty Mouse: Volume 2'', respectively, as well. | ||
* The logo does appear on the packaging of some 2001-2003 era titles, eg, ''Back 2 Back - Christopher Crocodile/The Family-Ness'' but the logo doesn’t appear on-screen, only Universal's logo does. | |||
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