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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Thorn EMI Video''' was the home video division of {{w|Thorn EMI}}, a multimedia and electronics company, and was originally known as '''EMI Videogram''' until 1981. In 1984, the parent company formed a joint venture with HBO that was known as [[Thorn EMI/HBO Video]], later known as [[HBO/Cannon Video]] (when [[Cannon Films]] bought [[Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]] and Thorn EMI's other entertainment holdings) and the U.S. unit was absorbed into the new partnership. Thorn EMI Video remained active outside the U.S. until 1986, when it was absorbed into Cannon. | |||
'''Thorn EMI Video''' was the home video division of {{w|Thorn EMI}}, a multimedia and electronics company, and was originally known as '''EMI Videogram''' until 1981. In 1984, the parent company formed a joint venture with HBO that was known as [[Thorn EMI/HBO Video]], later known as [[HBO/Cannon Video]] (when [[Cannon Films | |||
=== 1st Logo (November 15, 1981-March 1982) === | === 1st Logo (November 15, 1981-March 1982) === | ||
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'''Technique:''' Oxberry effects designed by Laurie Calvert of Filmfex in London. | '''Technique:''' Oxberry effects designed by Laurie Calvert of Filmfex in London. | ||
'''Audio:''' A light, synthesized tune that ends in the beating of a drum. | '''Audio:''' A light, synthesized tune that ends in the beating of a drum and a synth fade-out. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||