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===Background=== <!--T:1--> | ===Background=== <!--T:1--> | ||
[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]' home entertainment unit descended from MCA's "DiscoVision" system, which was created to develop the laserdisc system and entered the market in 1978 after development that started in the late 1960's, and the first demonstration of the system in 1972. DiscoVision was riddled with issues, and numerous films were released from Universal, with Disney, Warner Bros., and Paramount also licensing titles to the label. With DiscoVision failing, MCA entered the home videocassette market in late 1980, creating "MCA Videocassette" to market releases to VHS and Betamax. DiscoVision was finally folded as a software label by MCA in 1981 reorganizing the division as "MCA Videodisc", and also expanded their videodisc operations to cover RCA's "SelectaVision" videodisc format. However, the "MCA Home Video" moniker was applied to both VHS and disc releases and became simply known as "MCA Home Video", alternating with the "MCA Videocassette" name until 1984. In 1990, MCA Home Video renamed itself as "MCA/Universal Home Video" to capitalize the Universal Studios name and to coincide with Universal's 75th Anniversary, alternating with the "MCA Home Video" name in 1992 or 1995. In December 1996, it renamed itself as "Universal Studios Home Video" when MCA was reincorporated as Universal Studios and in 2005 changed once again into "Universal Studios Home Entertainment". In | [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]' home entertainment unit descended from MCA's "DiscoVision" system, which was created to develop the laserdisc system and entered the market in 1978 after development that started in the late 1960's, and the first demonstration of the system in 1972. DiscoVision was riddled with issues, and numerous films were released from Universal, with Disney, Warner Bros., and Paramount also licensing titles to the label. With DiscoVision failing, MCA entered the home videocassette market in late 1980, creating "MCA Videocassette" to market releases to VHS and Betamax. DiscoVision was finally folded as a software label by MCA in 1981 reorganizing the division as "MCA Videodisc", and also expanded their videodisc operations to cover RCA's "SelectaVision" videodisc format. However, the "MCA Home Video" moniker was applied to both VHS and disc releases and became simply known as "MCA Home Video", alternating with the "MCA Videocassette" name until 1984. In 1990, MCA Home Video renamed itself as "MCA/Universal Home Video" to capitalize the Universal Studios name and to coincide with Universal's 75th Anniversary, alternating with the "MCA Home Video" name in 1992 or 1995. In December 1996, it renamed itself as "Universal Studios Home Video" when MCA was reincorporated as Universal Studios and in 2005 changed once again into "Universal Studios Home Entertainment". In 2016, the home entertainment division was restructured and was renamed as "Universal Pictures Home Entertainment". In January 2020, it was announced that Universal and [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] would be partnering to form a brand new home media joint venture, which will see new and library titles from both companies being released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD under one entity; the venture launched in early 2021 under the name Studio Distribution Services. | ||
==MCA DiscoVision== <!--T:2--> | ==MCA DiscoVision== <!--T:2--> | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo began a long-running trend of Universal using their movie logo as their home entertainment logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo began a long-running trend of Universal using their movie logo as their home entertainment logo. | ||
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File:universal(32).jpg| 2012-2013 | |||
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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Globe II", "Comcast Globe" | |||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, without video indicator whatsoever. Basically, it's another de-facto home video logo. | |||
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'''Variant:''' As with the theatrical counterpart, the words "100TH ANNIVERSARY" are shown below the "UNIVERSAL" text during this logo's first year of use (2012) to commemorate the studio's centennial. | |||
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 2012 Universal Pictures logo. | |||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 2012 Universal Pictures logo, originally composed by Jerry Goldsmith and arranged by Brian Tyler. Like before, sometimes the opening theme of the movie would be used instead. | |||
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'''Availability:''' Current and common. Seen on many Universal, Focus Features, and Open Road Films releases since 2012, such as ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'', ''Safe House'', ''American Reunion'', ''ParaNorman'', the ''Despicable Me'' sequels, both ''The Nut Job'' films, the 2014 Blu-ray release of ''Mallrats'', ''The Boxtrolls'', ''Minions'', both ''The Secret Life of Pets'' movies, ''Sing'', ''Split'', ''Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You'', ''Dr. Seuss' The Grinch'', [[DreamWorks Animation]] films starting with ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (and plasters the final [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo on new releases of the movies that studio released), and ''Bobbleheads: The Movie'', among many others. | |||
* It can also be seen on American ''Thomas and Friends'', ''Bob the Builder'', and ''Polly Pocket'' DVDs starting in late 2014 until early 2021. It also appears on all [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] films distributed by [[United Artists Releasing|United Artists Releasing]] (with the exception of ''Wrath of Man'' and ''Flag Day'', which are handled by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] and Cinedigm respectively), as well as all [[STX Entertainment]] films (apart from the [[EuropaCorp]] co-produced films, which are handled by [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]. Don't expect to find this on ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' and ''Ratchet & Clank'' (although the logo is on their labels and covers), as this logo is strangely not seen. | |||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
==Universal Studios DVD== <!--T:101--> | ==Universal Studios DVD== <!--T:101--> | ||