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===Background===
===Background===
'''Miramax Films''' is a film and television production and distribution company that was started on December 19, 1979 by Bob Weinstein and his now-disgraced brother Harvey. The company name was created by combining the names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m, and father '''Max'''. In 1987, they went full throttle as far as producing/distributing movies are concerned. In 1992, [[Dimension Films]] was created by Bob as a division of the studio. A year later, in 1993, both companies were purchased by [[The Walt Disney Company]], though it still licensed home video rights to Live Entertainment (which had already been distributing select Miramax titles, beginning with ''Hostile Takeover'', on videocassette) until it formed a new home video division in late 1994.  
'''Miramax Films''' is a film and television production and distribution company that was started on December 19, 1979 by Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob. The company name was created by combining the names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m, and father '''Max'''. In 1987, they went full throttle as far as producing/distributing movies are concerned. In 1992, [[Dimension Films]] was created by Bob as a division of the studio. A year later, in 1993, both companies were purchased by [[The Walt Disney Company]], though it still licensed home video rights to Live Entertainment (which had already been distributing select Miramax titles, beginning with ''Hostile Takeover'', on videocassette) until it formed a new home video division in late 1994.  


On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax and took the Dimension label with them (a split which was consummated on September 30), and in October of that year, they founded another film company, [[The Weinstein Company]]. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated all operations to Disney's native Burbank. The move resulted in 70 job losses and 10 were kept to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Former Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor, Rich Ross, deciding on selling the studio. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possibility of selling Miramax.  
On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax and took the Dimension label with them (a split which was consummated on September 30), and in October of that year, they founded another film company, [[The Weinstein Company]]. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated all operations to Disney's native Burbank. The move resulted in 70 job losses and 10 were kept to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Former Disney Studio chairman Dick Cook wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor, Rich Ross, deciding on selling the studio. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possibility of selling Miramax.  
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'''Availability:''' Common.
'''Availability:''' Common.
* It first appeared on ''Doubt'', and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''.
* It first appeared on ''Doubt'', and made its final appearance on ''Whitney Houston''.
* It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. Strangely, it appears before the 1990 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo on ''Runaway Brain'' when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''.
* It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. Strangely, it appears before the 1990 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo on ''Runaway Brain'' when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''.
* It also strangely appears on a recent Cinemax broadcast of ''Tombstone'', a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film. Until [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] and [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment|Echo Bridge]] assumed the home media rights to the Miramax catalog, this was used as a de-facto home video logo.
* It also strangely appears on a recent Cinemax broadcast of ''Tombstone'', a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film. Until [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] and [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment|Echo Bridge]] assumed the home media rights to the Miramax catalog, this was used as a de-facto home video logo.


'''Editor's Note:''' Once again, this logo is well-liked, but some people are annoyed how it plasters older Miramax logos. While it does get some notoriety, the logo wasn't very notorious when it debuted in 2008 (due to it being the longer variant and not plastering).
'''Editor's Note:''' Once again, this logo is well-liked, but some people are annoyed how it plasters older Miramax logos. While it does get some notoriety, the logo wasn't very notorious when it debuted in 2008 (due to it being the longer variant and not yet plastering).


===6th Logo (September 8, 2018-)===
===6th Logo (September 8, 2018-)===
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'''Availability:''' Current.
* First appeared on the final trailer for ''Halloween'' (2018), and debuted on the film itself.
* First appeared on the final trailer for ''Halloween'' (2018), and debuted on the film itself.
* It was also seen on ''The Gentlemen'', ''Wrath of Man'' and the 4K remastered of ''Scream'' (1996).
* It was also seen on ''The Gentlemen'', ''Wrath of Man'' and the 4K remastered of ''Scream'' (1996). It is unlikely to appear on the UK reprint of ''The Brothers Grimm'' (2005) due to Disney quietly brought the theatrical, home video and television-streaming rights to the film in 2015 and instead the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo appears before the current MGM logo on future re-releases (although no plans to re-release it at this time).
* The shorter version first appeared on ''The Perfection'', and it will most likely only appear on non-theatrically released films and [[Miramax Television]] shows. It also appears at the beginning of Miramax's YouTube videos.
* The shorter version first appeared on ''The Perfection'', and it will most likely only appear on non-theatrically released films and [[Miramax Television]] shows. It also appears at the beginning of Miramax's YouTube videos.
* The Paramount byline debuted on the [https://www.miramax.com/tv/ TV section] of the company's website and made its first appearance on ''Confess, Fletch''. As of now, it is used in tandem with the BeIN/ViacomCBS byline, although that could change in the foreseeable future.
* The Paramount byline debuted on the [https://www.miramax.com/tv/ TV section] of the company's website and made its first appearance on ''Confess, Fletch''. As of now, it is used in tandem with the BeIN/ViacomCBS byline, although that could change in the foreseeable future.
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