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== Background ==
== Background ==
BBC Video was formed and established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises to distribute BBC television programmes for home video (later "BBC Worldwide") with John Ross Barnard as head. In 2004, BBC Video merged with [[Video Collection International (UK)|Video Collection International]] (VCI), to create [[2 Entertain (UK)|2 Entertain]], although as of 2020, BBC uses their own logos still on releases of their material. Their videos originally went through [[CBS/Fox Video]] from 1985 to 1998 and [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] from 1998 to 2000 for U.S. distribution. The license was taken over by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] in 2000. Today, while Warner still owns home media rights to BBC Video, their logo has been replaced by the 2Entertain logo, except on ''Charlie and Lola''. In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]], before Roadshow Entertainment and [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]] (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996.
BBC Video was formed and established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises to distribute BBC television programmes for home video (later "BBC Worldwide") with John Ross Barnard as head.
 
In 2004, BBC Video merged with [[Video Collection International (UK)|Video Collection International]] (VCI), to create [[2 Entertain (UK)|2 Entertain]], although as of 2020, BBC Studios uses their own logos on releases of their material, with the 2Entertain branding being used on Non-BBC releases the company distributes.
 
In the United States, the BBC released their products through [[CBS/Fox Video]]/[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] from 1985 to 2000. The license was taken over by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] in 2000, however their logo was never used on actual releases, instead using just the standard UK logo or the 2Entertain logo, except on ''Charlie and Lola''. From 2017, the BBC self-distributes their releases in the United States.
 
In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]], before Roadshow Entertainment and [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]] (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996.
==BBC Video==
==BBC Video==
===1st Logo (October 6, 1980-October 31, 1988)===
===1st Logo (October 6, 1980-October 31, 1988)===
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'''Logo:'''
'''Logo:'''
*'''Opening:''' On a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background there are several ribbons going from top right and top middle of the screen and the bottom middle of the screen highlighted in {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and {{Font color|#00AF00|green}}. The current 1997 BBC logo (in white) fades in.
*'''Opening:''' On a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background there are several ribbons going from top right and top middle of the screen and the bottom middle of the screen highlighted in {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and {{Font color|#00AF00|green}}. The current 1997 BBC logo (in white) fades in.
*'''Closing:''' Same as above, except when the BBC logo fades in, the BBC Worldwide copyright disclaimer and copyright date fade in.
*'''Closing:''' Same as above, except when the BBC logo fades in, the BBC Worldwide copyright disclaimer and copyright date fade in. This variant was common on DVDs and VHS's until 2005, and since then it was no longer used.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth-string/harp theme with a hi-hat clash that's actually a slightly more upbeat arrangement of the 1990 theme. For the logo's first year, the theme was slightly different. The "prototype" variant is silent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth-string/harp theme with a hi-hat clash that's actually a slightly more upbeat arrangement of the 1990 theme. For the logo's first year, the theme was slightly different. The "prototype" variant is silent.


'''Availability:''' See 3rd logo. Seen on VHS tapes and DVDs released by the company from 1997 and 1998 to 2009.  
'''Availability:''' See 3rd logo. Seen on VHS tapes and DVDs released by the company from 1997 to 2009.  


* One of the last releases to use this logo was the Warner/2Entertain Region 1 DVD of ''Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection - Remastered''.
* One of the last releases to use this logo was the Warner/2Entertain Region 1 DVD of ''Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection - Remastered''.
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