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As of late 2022 in the United States, MGM releases are distributed on home media by Studio Distribution Services, with [[United Artists Releasing]] titles initially through [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] (from ''Operation Finale'' to ''On the Count of Three'' and the eventual 26th James Bond film) and [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] for all catalog releases and United Artists Releasing titles since ''Three Thousand Years of Longing'', finally unifying all of the MGM catalog titles (along with the legacy UA catalog) under the same roof for the first time in over two decades.
As of late 2022 in the United States, MGM releases are distributed on home media by Studio Distribution Services, with [[United Artists Releasing]] titles initially through [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] (from ''Operation Finale'' to ''On the Count of Three'' and the eventual 26th James Bond film) and [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] for all catalog releases and United Artists Releasing titles since ''Three Thousand Years of Longing'', finally unifying all of the MGM catalog titles (along with the legacy UA catalog) under the same roof for the first time in over two decades.


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|MGM_Home_Entertainment_logo.jpg|(January 27, 1998-2005, 1998- in Asia)
|MGM_Home_Entertainment_logo.jpg|(January 27, 1998-2005, 1998- in Asia)
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|Mgm_dvd_2.jpg|1st Logo (1998-2007)
|MGM_DVD_(2007).png|2nd Logo (2003-2019)
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==MGM Home Entertainment==
===(January 27, 1998-2005 [1998- in Asia])===
===(January 27, 1998-2005 [1998- in Asia])===
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'''Logo:''' Just the standard MGM logo of the time, with the only difference being the words "{{font|Serif|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" in Trajan Pro under the marquee, in which both are separated by two lines.
'''Logo:''' Just the standard MGM logo of the time with Leo the Lion roaring.
Underneath the logo are the words "{{font|Serif|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" in Trajan Pro which are separated by two lines.


'''Variants:'''  
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* Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''.
* Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''.


==MGM DVD==
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===1st Logo (1998-2007)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} oval rotates onto the screen. A small {{color|red}} circle with the MGM logo in it fades in, and we hear Leo roaring loudly in it. The letters of "{{color|gold|MGM DVD}}" zoom out onto the oval one-by-one. The oval and circle disappear in a flash of light, and the remaining texts move closer to each other.
 
'''Trivia:''' On international DVD releases, this logo has been duplicated into two titles depending on which release (e.g. on the UK DVD of ''Tank Girl'', Title 1 (the logo itself) was used to precede the language selection screen while Title 4 (the duplicate) was used to proceed the copyright screen at the end of the disc.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A whoosh and a different but very loud roar sound effect. 6 cello notes are heard as the letters come in, as well as an orchestral hit at the end, and synth chimes.
 
'''Availability:''' Common.
* Seen on all 1998-2003 MGM DVDs such as ''The Great Escape'', ''Bad Influence'', ''Overboard'', ''UHF'', ''Mannequin'', ''Fluke'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''Legally Blonde'', ''Heartbreakers'', ''Barbershop'', ''Spaceballs'', ''The Pride of the Yankees'', ''Igby Goes Down'', ''Original Sin'', ''Antitrust'', ''Autumn in New York'', ''Truly Madly Deeply'', the original 2003 North American DVD releases of the ''DIC Movie Toons'', and the ''Rocky'' 25th Anniversary DVD box set.
* This logo makes a surprise appearance on the 2005 DVD of ''The Last Waltz'' and the 2004 DVD of ''Lightning, the White Stallion''. It also makes a surprise appearance on the 2007 Australian Deluxe Edition DVD release of ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', possibly because the DVD master had been prepared in 2004, but not released until 2007 for unknown reasons. It also appears on the 2007 Australian DVD release of ''Teen Wolf'', possibly because the DVD master from the region 4 2004 double movie DVD release with ''Teen Wolf Too'' was used.
* Despite being retired in North America in 2003 and replaced with the next logo, this logo continued to be used on Fox-distributed DVD releases internationally until late 2006 (e.g. the 2005 Australian Region 4 Special Edition/Gold Edition DVD release of ''Rain Man'').
* Some earlier international DVD prints from Warner Home Video (e.g. the 1999 release of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'') don't use this logo, instead just using the standard 1986 logo for de-facto purposes.
* This does not appear on the Australian DVD release of ''The Secret of NIMH'', even though the print logo is shown on the cover, instead, the standard 1986 logo is used (as with earlier Australian MGM DVD releases up until sometime in 2001, when this logo most likely began to appear internationally), it's also strangely absent from the Australian DVD release of ''12 Angry Men'', despite the print logo being shown on the cover, instead, the 1986 logo is used as the de-facto logo.
 
===2nd Logo (2003-2019)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a flash of light emerges from the screen and circles showing clips from MGM-owned movies (in order: Pierce Brosnan from ''GoldenEye'', the titular characters of ''Thelma & Louise'', Raymond and Charlie Babbitt from ''Rain Man'', Hannibal Lecter from ''The Silence of the Lambs'', Steve McQueen's motorcycle jump from ''The Great Escape'', Marilyn Monroe from ''Some Like It Hot'', Willem Dafoe's death scene from ''Platoon'', Frances McDormand from ''Fargo'', Reese Witherspoon from ''Legally Blonde'' and Rocky's victory pose after running up the steps in ''Rocky'') fly toward us. As the last circle flies towards us, two {{color|gold|golden}} rings appear in the center rotating and collapse into the MGM DVD logo (in {{color|gray}}), surrounded by a {{color|red}} aura and a {{color|gold}} outline. Leo roars once in it, and after that, the logo quickly zooms into the screen before cutting to black.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI animation, with live-action film clips and Leo footage.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A commanding orchestral fanfare ending with a triumphant finish, which is a snippet of the stock musical piece "Ultimate Glory" by Anthony DiLorenzo. The appearance of the MGM logo is marked with a loud explosion sound, and the 1995 roar is heard when Leo is seen.
 
'''Availability:''' Very common.
* Seen on a lot of DVDs of MGM-owned output released from this period, such as ''Good Boy!'', the Ultimate Editions of the first 19 ''James Bond'' films as well as both editions of ''Die Another Day'', ''The Pink Panther (1963)'', ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection'', ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'', and ''The Indian Fighter'', as well as the Collector's Editions of ''Spaceballs'', ''Get Shorty'', and ''Red Dawn'' (1984) and the 2004 ''Rocky Anthology'' box set.
* This logo was not used outside North America until late 2006. It is almost preceded by the [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] logo from the time period in these regions.
* It doesn't appear on the ''Hi-5'' volumes that MGM distributed or any other family MGM DVDs at the time, as they use the [[MGM Kids]] logo.
* It also doesn't appear on MGM releases distributed by Universal on DVD & Blu-ray, such as ''The Addams Family'' (2019), its sequel and ''No Time to Die''.
* As MGM became more of a film financer in 2011, this logo began to be used less frequently, with only DVD releases of films MGM co-produced but held the home video rights to, films from Orion Pictures released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, or TV shows utilizing this logo.
* This does not appear on the DVD release of the 2018 remake of ''Death Wish''.
 
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