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In July 1991, GE Capital bought out Virgin's stake in [[Virgin Video]], and the company was renamed itself in July 1992 as '''Vision Video Ltd.''' In January 1993, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired the company and its operations merged with its home entertainment arm [[PolyGram Video]]. Vision Video Ltd. was retained as a label of PolyGram Video that dealt with budget VHS releases, similar to their existing [[4Front Video]]. | In July 1991, GE Capital bought out Virgin's stake in [[Virgin Video]], and the company was renamed itself in July 1992 as '''Vision Video Ltd.''' In January 1993, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired the company and its operations merged with its home entertainment arm [[PolyGram Video]]. Vision Video Ltd. was retained as a label of PolyGram Video that dealt with budget VHS releases, similar to their existing [[4Front Video]]. | ||
On December 10, 1998, Polygram Filmed Entertainment was sold to Seagram & Sons (the former owner of [[Universal Pictures]] which is now part of NBCUniversal). In 1999, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] acquired the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram Filmed Entertainment library, including the Virgin Vision/MCEG/Palace library and placed it under its [[Orion Pictures]] subsidiary. As for Vision Video Ltd. itself, the label continued to be used for budget releases after the rebranding of PolyGram Video UK as Universal Pictures UK, and soon expanded to budget DVDs as well | On December 10, 1998, Polygram Filmed Entertainment was sold to Seagram & Sons (the former owner of [[Universal Pictures]] which is now part of NBCUniversal). In 1999, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] acquired the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram Filmed Entertainment library, including the Virgin Vision/MCEG/Palace library and placed it under its [[Orion Pictures]] subsidiary. As for Vision Video Ltd. itself, the label continued to be used for budget releases after the rebranding of PolyGram Video UK as Universal Pictures Video UK, and soon expanded to budget DVDs as well. The label was fully retired by the beginning of 2004. | ||
Currently, the film assets of the company are owned by MGM, while Universal Pictures UK owns the rest of the business. | Currently, the film assets of the company are owned by MGM, while Universal Pictures UK owns the rest of the business. | ||
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* Seen on UK VHS releases by the company from the time-period, such as ''Laurel and Hardy''. | * Seen on UK VHS releases by the company from the time-period, such as ''Laurel and Hardy''. | ||
* During the PolyGram/Universal era, this logo is also seen on several budget UK VHS releases, such as the 1999 UK VHS release of ''Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century'' | * During the PolyGram/Universal era, this logo is also seen on several budget UK VHS releases, such as the 1999 UK VHS release of ''Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century''. | ||
* It is also preserved on the 1998 UK promotional VHS release of ''Torvill & Dean: Behind the Ice Adventures'', the 1998 UK VHS release of ''The Ultimate Comedy Collection'', and the 1999 UK VHS releases of ''Billy Connolly: Live 99'', ''Once Upon a Time in Letterland'', and ''Letterland: Detective Dippy Duck'', respectively, among others. | ** It is also preserved on the 1998 UK promotional VHS release of ''Torvill & Dean: Behind the Ice Adventures'', the 1998 UK VHS release of ''The Ultimate Comedy Collection'', and the 1999 UK VHS releases of ''Billy Connolly: Live 99'', ''Once Upon a Time in Letterland'', and ''Letterland: Detective Dippy Duck'', respectively, among others. | ||
* It is also seen at the start of the 1998 UK VHS release of ''Letterland: A Christmas Story'' before the [[Astrion]] logo. | ** It is also seen at the start of the 1998 UK VHS release of ''Letterland: A Christmas Story'' before the [[Astrion]] logo. | ||
* | * It appears on select budget DVD releases as well (following Universal's logo), namely releases of stand-up comedy shows and some comedy programmes. However, when compared to VHS releases, the VVL print logo appearing on the packaging may not always guarantee an appearance. | ||
* Strangely, this logo is also intact on the 2007 UK DVD release of ''The Vicar of Dibley: The Ultimate Collection'', following the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo. | ** Most VVL DVDs (eg, ''Cubix: Robots for Everyone! - The Unfixable Robot'' and ''Laurel and Hardy: The Music Box'') only contain Universal's logo at the beginning. | ||
** It strangely showed up on the 2003 ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' DVD Game (one of the last original releases with this logo), although the print logo doesn't appear anywhere on the packaging. | |||
** Strangely, this logo is also intact on the 2007 UK DVD release of ''The Vicar of Dibley: The Ultimate Collection'', following the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo. | |||
{{chronology|[[Virgin Video]]|[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]}} | {{chronology|[[Virgin Video]]|[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]}} | ||