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Background

Gold Key Media was the barter division of Gold Key Entertainment that was established on January 10, 1980 to handle first-run syndicated series such as America's Top 10 until the series switched to All American Television.

1st Logo (June 6, 1980-September 1981)

Visuals: On a blue screen, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY" in a small serif font, as well as "GOLD KEY MEDIA" below it in a larger font, pan in from the left of the screen. A scarlet red bar then wipes in from the left and highlights the "GOLD KEY MEDIA" text.

Variants:

Starting in 1981, the logo would appear as an in-credit logo.
Sometimes, the bar is in a solid gold color rather than scarlet red.

Technique: Mostly made of chyron and video maker effects.

Audio: Music from any given soundtrack.

Availability: The only known appearance of this logo is from the first season of America's Top 10 hosted by Casey Kasem, which has not been reran anywhere.

2nd Logo (October 1981-1982)

Visuals: On a black background, the golden letters "GKM" appear and shine. Below, flashes of light bring forth the words "GOLD KEY MEDIA" letter-by-letter in a Century Gothic typeface. "Distributed By" fades in above everything else. The "GKM" logo shines once again before the logo fades out.

Trivia: Their slogan was "First-run sponsored programming".

Variants:

A shorter version of this logo appeared on America's Top 10 that starts right before "GOLD KEY MEDIA" flashes in. This version is also superimposed by keying the black background out.
Same as the last logo, this logo would appear (awkwardly) in-credit.
This would have the byline "A Division of the Vidtronics Company, Inc.".

Technique: Standard lighting effects of the early '80s, mixed with camera-controlled effects.

Audio: Music from any given soundtrack.

Availability: It appeared on season two of America's Top 10, as well as some other music related programs from Scotti Brothers-Syd Vinnedge Television. They also distributed Encore News and Portrait of a Legend.

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-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} screen, we see the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" on top with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''GOLD KEY MEDIA'''}}" below pan from the left of the screen. A {{color|orangered|scarlet red}} bar wipes in from the left and highlights the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''GOLD KEY MEDIA'''}}" text. Occasionally, the logo has the {{color|blue}} keyed out and plays superimposed.
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue screen, the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" in a small serif font, as well as "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''GOLD KEY MEDIA'''}}" below it in a larger font, pan in from the left of the screen. A {{color|orangered|scarlet red}} bar then wipes in from the left and highlights the "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''GOLD KEY MEDIA'''}}" text.
 '''Variants:'''
 * Starting in 1981, the logo would appear as an in-credit logo.
-* Sometimes, the bar is in a solid {{color|gold}} color rather than {{color|orangered|scarlet red}}.
+* Sometimes, the bar is in a solid gold color rather than {{color|orangered|scarlet red}}.
 '''Technique:''' Mostly made of chyron and video maker effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Music from any given soundtrack.
+'''Audio:''' Music from any given soundtrack.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. The only known appearance of this logo is from the first season of ''America's Top 10'' hosted by Casey Kasem, which has not been reran anywhere.
+'''Availability:''' The only known appearance of this logo is from the first season of ''America's Top 10'' hosted by Casey Kasem, which has not been reran anywhere.
 === 2nd Logo (October 1981-1982)===
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-'''Logo:''' Over a black background, the {{color|gold|golden}} letters "{{color|gold|'''GKM'''}}" appear and shine. Below, flashes of light bring forth the words "{{Font|Century Gothic|GOLD KEY MEDIA}}" letter-by-letter in a Century Gothic typeface. "{{Font|Century Gothic|Distributed By}}" fades in above everything else. The "{{color|gold|'''GKM'''}}" logo shines once again before the logo fades out.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the golden letters "{{color|gold|'''GKM'''}}" appear and shine. Below, flashes of light bring forth the words "{{Font|Century Gothic|GOLD KEY MEDIA}}" letter-by-letter in a Century Gothic typeface. "{{Font|Century Gothic|Distributed By}}" fades in above everything else. The "{{color|gold|'''GKM'''}}" logo shines once again before the logo fades out.
 '''Trivia:''' Their slogan was "First-run sponsored programming".
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 * A shorter version of this logo appeared on ''America's Top 10'' that starts right before "GOLD KEY MEDIA" flashes in. This version is also superimposed by keying the black background out.
 * Same as the last logo, this logo would appear (awkwardly) in-credit.
-* This would have the byline "A Division of the Vidtronics Company, Inc."
+* This would have the byline "A Division of the Vidtronics Company, Inc.".
-'''Technique:''' Standard lighting effects of the early '80s, with the flashing and shining.
+'''Technique:''' Standard lighting effects of the early '80s, mixed with camera-controlled effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Music from any given soundtrack.
+'''Audio:''' Music from any given soundtrack.
-'''Availability:''' It only appeared on season two of ''America's Top 10'', as well as some other music related programs from [[Scotti-Vinnedge Television|Scotti Brothers-Syd Vinnedge Television]]. They also distributed ''Encore News'' and ''Portrait of a Legend''.
+'''Availability:''' It appeared on season two of ''America's Top 10'', as well as some other music related programs from [[Scotti-Vinnedge Television|Scotti Brothers-Syd Vinnedge Television]]. They also distributed ''Encore News'' and ''Portrait of a Legend''.
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