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The company mostly released VHS tapes of concerts and eventually went onto to release cult films. Virgin Films produced films that would on their own behalf become cult classics as well. [[20th Century Fox]]'s UK division initially distributed their films theatrically before the company started self-distributing them. By 1983, the company went under the '''Virgin Vision Limited''' name, still using Virgin Video and Virgin Films as brands. | The company mostly released VHS tapes of concerts and eventually went onto to release cult films. Virgin Films produced films that would on their own behalf become cult classics as well. [[20th Century Fox]]'s UK division initially distributed their films theatrically before the company started self-distributing them. By 1983, the company went under the '''Virgin Vision Limited''' name, still using Virgin Video and Virgin Films as brands. | ||
By the mid-1980s, the company was known as '''Virgin [[Palace Video (UK)|Palace]] Video''' and later '''Palace Virgin Gold Distribution Limited''' after entering into a partnership with Stephen Woolley's Palace Video. | By the mid-1980s, the company was known as '''Virgin [[Palace Video (UK)|Palace]] Video''' and later '''Palace Virgin Gold Distribution Limited''' after entering into a partnership with Stephen Woolley's Palace Video. In 1987, in order to increase its global presence, the company launched its U.S. subsidiary, first distributing tapes through [[Continental Video]], then with its own American subsidiary '''Virgin Vision, Inc.'''. | ||
In July 1989, Virgin was acquired by Jonathan D. Krane's [[Management Company Entertainment Group]] from the Virgin Group, and was renamed '''MCEG Virgin Vision Limited'''. However, this buyout would soon prove to be a failure, and MCEG soon filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1990. By this point, 85% of the company was sold to GE Capital with the remaining 15% stake was re-acquired by the Virgin Group. but then it later sold the remaining 15% to GE Capital. The company scaled down it's operations to video distribution only in the UK. | In July 1989, Virgin was acquired by Jonathan D. Krane's [[Management Company Entertainment Group]] from the Virgin Group, and was renamed '''MCEG Virgin Vision Limited'''. It also combined M.C.E.G.'s existing American video operations, namely '''MCEG Home Video''' and [[Forum Home Video]] with its existing Virgin American unit into one company under the name of '''MCEG Virgin Home Entertainment'''. However, this buyout would soon prove to be a failure, and MCEG soon filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1990. By this point, 85% of the company was sold to GE Capital with the remaining 15% stake was re-acquired by the Virgin Group. but then it later sold the remaining 15% to GE Capital. The company scaled down it's operations to video distribution only in the UK, while shutting down operations in other countries, namely the U.S. and Australia. | ||
In March 1991, GE Capital put Virgin Vision up for sale. Virgin soon sold their stake of the company to GE in July 1991, who rebranded the business as '''Vision Video Ltd.''' within the same time, with the MCEG Virgin Vision company itself rebranding under the name by July 1992. In January 1993, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired the company with it's operations merged with it's home entertainment arm [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]]. Vision Video Ltd. was retained as a label of PolyGram Video that dealt with budget VHS releases, similar to their existing [[4 Front Video (UK)|4 Front Video]]. | In March 1991, GE Capital put Virgin Vision up for sale. Virgin soon sold their stake of the company to GE in July 1991, who rebranded the business as '''Vision Video Ltd.''' within the same time, with the MCEG Virgin Vision company itself rebranding under the name by July 1992. In January 1993, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired the company with it's operations merged with it's home entertainment arm [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]]. Vision Video Ltd. was retained as a label of PolyGram Video that dealt with budget VHS releases, similar to their existing [[4 Front Video (UK)|4 Front Video]]. | ||
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'''Availability:''' More common than the previous logo. | '''Availability:''' More common than the previous logo. | ||
* Seen on VHS releases of films such as ''Retribution'', ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', ''Edge of Sanity'', ''Checking Out'', ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'', ''The Banker'', ''Fear (1988)'', ''The Rosary Murders'' and ''Destroyer'' among others. Also seen on British tapes of ''Paris by Night'', ''RoboCop'', ''The Terminator'', and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'' among others. | * Seen on VHS releases of films such as ''Retribution'', ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', ''Edge of Sanity'', ''Checking Out'', ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'', ''The Banker'', ''Fear (1988)'', ''The Rosary Murders'' and ''Destroyer'' among others. Also seen on British tapes of ''Paris by Night'', ''RoboCop'', ''The Terminator'', and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'' among others. | ||
* In Canada, some tapes from this company show the [[Cineplex Odeon Video (Canada)|Cineplex Odeon Home Video]] before this logo, even some from | * In Canada, some tapes from this company show the [[Cineplex Odeon Video (Canada)|Cineplex Odeon Home Video]] before this logo, even some from MCEG Virgin including ''Slipstream''. | ||
* Likewise on some tapes in Argentina the [[Transmundo Home Video (Argentina)|Transmundo Home Video]] would appear before this logo and [[Management Company Entertainment Group|MCEG]]'s on PAL tapes. | * Likewise on some tapes in Argentina the [[Transmundo Home Video (Argentina)|Transmundo Home Video]] would appear before this logo and [[Management Company Entertainment Group|MCEG]]'s on PAL tapes. | ||
* In the UK you will also see the MCEG logo before this (International) logo on some tapes from 1989 until it's rebranding in 1992. | * In the UK you will also see the MCEG logo before this (International) logo on some tapes from 1989 until it's rebranding in 1992. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
==M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment== | |||
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'''Logo''': On a black background, a CGI triangle flies and zooms in from the top-right corner and lands in the center, then flips to the front. the [[Management Company Entertainment Group|M.C.E.G.]] letters from the movie logo, flies in, zooms out and rotates around from the top-left, and places in the top, both are in {{Color|gold|golden}}. Then the word "[[Virgin Video (UK)|Virgin]]", in its corporate script font, writes in below the M.C.E.G. letters and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" and the small TM bug on the top-right of the logo in white fade in below the triangle. | |||
'''FX/SFX''': The CGI triangle and M.C.E.G. letters flying, the writing of "Virgin", the fading of "HOME ENTERTAINMENT". | |||
'''Music/Sounds''': Same as the M.C.E.G. logo. | |||
'''Availability''': Seen on releases of films such as ''Limit Up, Communion, Burndown, Jakarta'', ''Catch Me If You Can'' (1989), ''Queen of Hearts, Ghost Chase, Night of the Wilding'', and ''Slipstream''. Also, in Canada, some tapes from this company show the [[Cineplex Odeon Video (Canada)|Cineplex Odeon Home Video]] logo before this logo, with some even presenting the Virgin Vision logo before this one or omitting this logo entirely on select releases. | |||
'''Editor's Note''': None. | |||
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