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===Background===  
===Background===  
'''Roadshow Entertainment''' (formerly "Roadshow Home Video") was formed by a merger with Australian film distributor [[Roadshow Films|Roadshow]] and Australian cinema chain Village Cinemas. Before the establishment of its home video division, Roadshow released its films on videocassette through [[Video Classics (Australia)|Video Classics]]. Roadshow Entertainment is currently one of the largest home entertainment distributors in Australia, currently releasing content from [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], [[BBC Video|BBC]], [[ABC Video (Australia)|ABC]], [[Lionsgate Films]], [[STX Entertainment]], [[FilmNation Entertainment]], [[The Weinstein Company]] as well as Australian TV content. They also used to distribute [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] and [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] releases in Australia. They had their own duplication facilities, which also duplicated tapes for fellow Magnificent Seven member [[CIC-Taft Video (Australia)|Rigby-CIC Video]].
'''Roadshow Entertainment''' (formerly "Roadshow Home Video") was formed by a merger with Australian film distributor [[Roadshow Films|Roadshow]] and Australian cinema chain Village Cinemas. Before the establishment of its home video division, Roadshow released its films on videocassette through [[Video Classics (Australia)|Video Classics]]. Roadshow Entertainment is currently one of the largest home entertainment distributors in Australia, currently releasing content from [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], [[BBC Video|BBC]], [[ABC Video (Australia)|ABC]], [[Lionsgate Films]], [[STX Entertainment]], [[FilmNation Entertainment]], [[The Weinstein Company]] as well as Australian TV content. They also used to distribute [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] and [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone Home Video]] releases in Australia. They had their own duplication facilities, which also duplicated tapes for fellow Magnificent Seven member [[CIC-Taft Video|Rigby-CIC Video]].


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'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films (Australia)|Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, however the words "'''ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO'''" appear instead of "'''ROADSHOW'''" in a smaller font.
'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Roadshow Films]] logo of the time, however the words "'''ROADSHOW HOME VIDEO'''" appear instead of "'''ROADSHOW'''" in a smaller font.


'''Promo Variants:'''
'''Promo Variants:'''
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* From around 1996 onwards, the company name just zooms out with the "V".
* From around 1996 onwards, the company name just zooms out with the "V".
* In 2011, the logo became more <span style="color:#FF8C00">orange</span>-tinted, and the text "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''", with its byline, zooms out with the logo to end up with the same result as the previous version of the logo.
* In 2011, the logo became more <span style="color:#FF8C00">orange</span>-tinted, and the text "'''ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT'''", with its byline, zooms out with the logo to end up with the same result as the previous version of the logo.
* On the 1993 VHS release of the third episode of [[DIC Entertainment (France/US)|DIC]]'s ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', "Lovesick Sonic", the logo appears via an wipe-up transition, and the music is slightly cut-short.
* On the 1993 VHS release of the third episode of [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]]'s ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', "Lovesick Sonic", the logo appears via an wipe-up transition, and the music is slightly cut-short.
* On widescreen DVD releases, the logo is presented in 14:9.
* On widescreen DVD releases, the logo is presented in 14:9.
* On some 2007-2011 releases, the animation is sped-up.
* On some 2007-2011 releases, the animation is sped-up.

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