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===Background===
'''Modern Times''' was one of the major entertainment companies in Greece. It was founded in 1996 by Kostas Giannikos as a comic book company. Between then and 2002, they were important in the comic industry in Greece, and they also released books, CDs and audiotapes, as well as videotapes and DVDs, which were initially under the "[[Nextworks S.A. (Greece)|Nextworks S.A.]]" brand name. The company closed in late 2011, when Kostas Giannikos was arrested for debts.▼
▲Modern Times was one of the major entertainment companies in Greece. It was founded in 1996 by Kostas Giannikos as a comic book company. Between then and 2002, they were important in the comic industry in Greece, and they also released books, CDs and audiotapes, as well as videotapes and DVDs, which were initially under the "[[Nextworks S.A. (Greece)|Nextworks S.A.]]" brand name. The company closed in late 2011, when Kostas Giannikos was arrested for debts.
[[File:Modern Times S.A. (2007, Greek DVD Logo).jpg|frameless|center]]
▲===1st Logo (2006-2011)===
'''Logo:''' On a dark red background, we see a pink cog and a purple one connected to each other, rotating. It then fades to the same cogs rotating along with an orange one. It then fades to a dark red background with rotating cog silhouettes as the cogs come together, with the words "MODERN TIMES" appearing in a purple serif font with a white drop shadow.▼
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'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A weird cog-like sound throughout the logo, with a whoosh sound when the log comes together.▼
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'''Availability:''' Was mostly found on VCDs distrubited with the newspaper "Investor's World (Ο Κόσμος του Επενδυτή)" with Greek dubs of animated series such as shows that aired on ALTER in Greece (Archie's Weird Mysteries, Les Tres Bessones, Pipi Longstocking, The New Adventures of Lucky Luke, Cedric, Ocean Girl, Medabots, among other material.
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Background
Modern Times was one of the major entertainment companies in Greece. It was founded in 1996 by Kostas Giannikos as a comic book company. Between then and 2002, they were important in the comic industry in Greece, and they also released books, CDs and audiotapes, as well as videotapes and DVDs, which were initially under the "Nextworks S.A." brand name. The company closed in late 2011, when Kostas Giannikos was arrested for debts.
Logo (2006-2011)
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Visuals: On a dark red background, there is a pink cog and a purple one connected to each other, rotating. It then fades to the same cogs rotating along with an orange one. It then fades to a dark red background with rotating cog silhouettes as the cogs come together, with the words "MODERN TIMES" appearing in a purple serif font with a white drop shadow.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A cog-like sound throughout the logo, with a whoosh sound when the log comes together.
Availability: Was mostly found on VCDs distrubited with the newspaper "Investor's World (Ο Κόσμος του Επενδυτή)" with Greek dubs of animated series such as shows that aired on ALTER in Greece (Archie's Weird Mysteries, Les Tres Bessones, Pipi Longstocking, The New Adventures of Lucky Luke, Cedric, Ocean Girl, Medabots, among other material.
