- 3-G Home Video
- 10th Ave. Video
- 4 Play Video
- Academy Entertainment
- Action International Pictures
- Active Home Video
- AdultX
- AIX Media Group
- Allied Artists Video
- Alpha Video Classics
- American Home Video
- Amvest Video
- Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks Video
- Arman Julian Productions
- Astronics Tele-Cine Ltd.
- Axon Video
- Barr Entertainment
- BC Video
- Best Film & Video Corp.
- Big Top Video
- Bingo Video, Inc.
- Brentwood Communications
- Bullfrog Films
- BWE Video
- Caballero Home Video
- Caesar's Video
- Cal Vista Video (Some countries)
- Camp Video
- Children's Learning Video
- ChoiceMark Corp.
- Cindy V Video
- Cinema Home Video
- Cinescope Enterprises/Panorama International
- Classic Family Entertainment
- Cobra Media
- Coliseum Video
- Crown Movie Classics
- Dave Hood Entertainment
- Dead Alive Productions
- Diamond Entertainment Corporation
- DIC Home Entertainment
- Digiview Entertainment
- Disc Plaza Entertainment
- Dollar Entertainment
- Dreamland Home Video
- E Realbiz
- Edde Entertainment
- Elite Entertainment
- Ergo Home Video
- Essex Video
- Evil Angel Video
- Fat Dog Productions
- Films Incorporated
- Film Threat Video
- First Look Home Entertainment
- First Run Video
- Fotomat Video
- Front Row Entertainment, Inc.
- Genesis Home Video
- Golden Dragon Cambodian Video (Some countries)
- Gospel Films Video
- Gourmet Video Collection
- Guthy-Renker
- Happy Face Home Video
- Harmony Vision
- Hart Sharp Video
- HIS Video
- Hollywood Video Library
- Hosca Home Video Productions
- IN-X-CESS International Films
- J2 Communications
- JTC Video
- Jane Fonda Workout
- Jingle Cats Home Video
- K-Tel Video
- Kaiju Productions
- Kid Time Video
- Kideo Incorporated
- King of Video
- Kodak Video
- Kultur
- KVC Home Video
- L.A. Hero
- LatinAmerica Films & Video
- Lumivision
- MPI Home Video
- MTI Home Video
- Maier Communications, Inc.
- Malibu Video
- Mark V International
- Master Arts Video
- Minolta Audio-Visual (Some countries)
- Monarch Home Video
- Morgan Creek DVD
- Morris Video
- Muther Video
- National Geographic Video
- New Horizons Home Video
- New Star Entertainment
- NFL Films Video Library
- North American Releasing
- NuTech Digital
- Omega Entertainment
- Pacific Arts
- Palisades Home Video
- Parade Video
- Paragon Video Productions
- Parents Approved Video
- Passion Productions
- Passport International Productions, Inc.
- PC Treasures
- Penthouse Video
- Pentrex
- Pioneer Special Interests
- Planet Video
- Playboy Home Video
- Player Home Entertainment
- PorchLight Home Entertainment
- Premiere Video
- Prism Entertainment
- Producers' Video Inc.
- Quality Video, Inc.
- Quality X Video
- Questar Home Video
- RCA SelectaVision
- RNJ Corporation
- Raedon Home Video
- Rainbow Home Video
- Reader's Digest Home Entertainment (Some countries)
- Right Stuf Inc.
- Shapiro Glickenhaus Home Video (Some countries)
- Shokus Video
- SISU Home Entertainment
- Slingshot Entertainment
- Soft Touch Video
- Something Weird Video
- SouthGate Entertainment
- Standard Video
- Star Anime Enterprises
- Starling Films
- Sterling Entertainment Group
- Super Video Inc.
- TGA Video
- TGG Direct
- Tidewater Productions
- Travelview International
- Troma Team Video
- Twin Tower Entertainment
- UVI Video Productions
- Valentine Video
- Valley of the Sun Video
- VCI Entertainment
- VCX
- Velocity Home Entertainment
- Ventura Distribution
- Victor King Video
- VIDCO - The Video Company
- Video-X-Pix
- Video City Productions
- Video Gems
- Video Outlaw
- VideoTours
- View Video
- Vina Distributor
- Vintage Home Entertainment
- Virgin Video (Some countries)
- Vivid Entertainment
- Voyage Productions
- Wellspring Media
- WesternWorld Television
- Westlake Entertainment
- Wizard Video
- Woodhaven Entertainment
- York Entertainment
- Young Generation Video
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'''2 Entertain''' is a British music and video publisher, founded in September 2004, following a merger between [[BBC Video]] and [[Video Collection International]], with the latter being renamed to 2 |
'''2 Entertain''' is a British music and video publisher, founded in September 2004, following a merger between [[BBC Video]] and [[Video Collection International]], with the latter being renamed to 2 Entertain Video; however, the VCI logo continued to be used on the packaging of DVDs and VHS until June 2005, and on-screen in September 2005 and BBC continued to self distribute releases until September 2005, when VCI's on-screen logo was replaced by 2 Entertain's logo and the then-new label started to distribute BBC releases. For its first two years, they retained the [[Cinema Club]] label, which was used for low cost releases, while their label would be used for full cost releases. BBC Worldwide owned 60% of the company until 2010, when the company purchased The Woolworth Group's share of 40%. In May 2012, [[BBC Home Entertainment]] started to self distribute releases. As a result, the 2 Entertain name is now used on occasional non-BBC releases. |
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===Logo (September 19, 2005-)=== |
===Logo (September 19, 2005-)=== |
Revision as of 13:19, 18 June 2024
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Background
2 Entertain is a British music and video publisher, founded in September 2004, following a merger between BBC Video and Video Collection International, with the latter being renamed to 2 Entertain Video; however, the VCI logo continued to be used on the packaging of DVDs and VHS until June 2005, and on-screen in September 2005 and BBC continued to self distribute releases until September 2005, when VCI's on-screen logo was replaced by 2 Entertain's logo and the then-new label started to distribute BBC releases. For its first two years, they retained the Cinema Club label, which was used for low cost releases, while their label would be used for full cost releases. BBC Worldwide owned 60% of the company until 2010, when the company purchased The Woolworth Group's share of 40%. In May 2012, BBC Home Entertainment started to self distribute releases. As a result, the 2 Entertain name is now used on occasional non-BBC releases.
Logo (September 19, 2005-)
Visuals: On a black background, white spotlights start to appear, shining about before disappearing for a moment. Then, they return as they intensify and then reveal a light blue plate, which rotates around to reveal "2 entertain" close-up. As they zoom out one-by-one, the lights continue to shine brightly before they slowly start to die down. Finally, a lens flare shoots across the logo to change it to blue and the lights fade out.
Variants:
- On Blu-ray releases, another bunch of spotlights appear as the first pair start fading out, the logo is a bit zoomed in, and the words "HIGH DEFINITION" rotate in during the final flash of light.
- A 4:3 variant exists, which is seen on VHS releases.
- However, this variant was not used on earlier fullscreen DVD releases though. They use the standard variant of the logo, albeit letter-boxed to a 4:3 ratio.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A series of calm synth noises with a four-note synth tune in between.
Availability: Seen on releases from the company since 2005.
- It is seen on a majority of BBC Video/BBC Home Entertainment releases from 2005 until 2012.
- Children's releases until 2010 were still distributed solely by BBC Worldwide, and so just have the standard BBC warning and BBC Video (2005-2007)/BBC Children's DVD (2007-2010) logos.
- It is also seen on Thomas & Friends DVD releases beginning with Calling All Engines! (and is also seen on the VHS release of the former) to The Spirit of Sodor.
- However, the HIT Entertainment reissues replace this logo and the warning with theirs instead beginning in June 2008.
- It also appears as a closing logo on the Manchester United DVD releases, like it's predecessor.
- It is also preserved on DVD releases of shows from Chapman Entertainment - Fifi and the Flowertots (excluding "Fifi's Talent Show", which despite having 2 Entertain branding on the packaging, still has the VCI logo on the disc) and also including the VHS release of "Fifi's in Charge") and Roary the Racing Car.
- It is also intact on various Milkshake! DVD releases until Abbey Home Media took over.
- This logo is also preserved on DVD releases of several RDF/Zodiak-owned children's shows, including Waybuloo, Mister Maker and Big Barn Farm.
- It is also preserved on many Aardman DVD releases, such as Shaun the Sheep: The Complete First Series, Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, Angry Kid Season 2, Aardman’s Darkside, Creature Comforts Season 3 (which is actually the show’s U.S. version) as well as Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection on DVD and Blu-ray.
- It is also preserved on DVD and Blu-ray releases of BBC content distributed under license by Universal, such as the first and second series of All Creatures Great and Small, Last of the Summer Wine, The Vicar of Dibley and many other BBC series.
- It is also preserved on Talkback Thames DVD releases distributed under licence by FremantleMedia, such as Celebrity Juice and The IT Crowd (although it does not appear on the Version 1.0 DVD release), among others.
- It is also preserved on DVD releases of shows that aired on Sky One, such as Moone Boy and An Idiot Abroad, among others.
- Other non-BBC releases that feature this logo include DVD releases of Friday Night Dinner and Benidorm, among others.
- After 2012, the logo's usage has became scarce, as it no longer appears on BBC Home Entertainment releases and only on occasional non-BBC releases.
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