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Logo capture by mr3urious
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Video by PalaceRoadshow


===Background===
'''Publishing and Broadcasting Video''' ('''PBV''') was an Australian video company founded in 1982 that released videos in Australia and New Zealand under several labels, eight, to be exact. A division of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and owned by Kerry Parker,<ref>https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT34&lpg=PT34&dq=kerry+packer+publishing+and+broadcasting+video&source=bl&ots=VUCKxrrU0_&sig=ACfU3U3FkZ81Y06pRcS2x9sHzcXBpNjliw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8j8zOkpT2AhWlT2wGHWtbCdcQ6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> they were later renamed [[CEL Video|Communications and Entertainment Limited]] (CEL) in 1984.


== Background ==
===Logo (1983-1984)===
[[File:PBV Video (1983-1984).jpg|center]]
Publishing and Broadcasting Video (not to be confused with the Australian media company Publishing and Broadcasting Limited) is an Australian video company founded in 1982 that released videos in Australia and New Zealand under several labels, eight, to be exact. They were later renamed Communications and Entertainment Limited (CEL) in 1984. The company as a whole went bankrupt in subsequent years.
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'''Visuals:''' After the animated [[PBV/CEL Video (Warning Screens)|warning screen]], the screen fades in to a space background. A giant box with the PBV logo (consisting of a turquoise-green metallic rounded rectangle with "{{color|turquoise|PBV}}" in a typewriter font inside it) zooms in very quickly, with stars sparkling. Then, it fades into the second logo for [[Star Video]]. After a logo is finished animating, the box turns (like a trilon) to show the next logo being animated. Here's the list of the logos that animate inside the box:
== Logos ==
===(1983-1984)===
Publishing and Broadcasting Video (Australia) - CLG Wiki


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* Star Video's second logo
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Logo: After the animated warning screen, we fade in to a space background. A giant box with the PBV logo (consisting of a turquoise-green metallic rounded rectangle with "PBV" in a typewriter font inside it) zooms in very quickly, with stars sparkling. Then, it fades into the second logo for Star Video. After a logo is finished animating, the box turns (like a trilon) to show the next logo being animated. After the last logo, we cut to black or the next screen. Here's the list of the logos that animate inside the box:
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* [[Embassy Home Entertainment of Australia|Embassy Home Entertainment]]'s "Big E in Video" logo
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Star Video's 2nd logo
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* [[Australian Video]]
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Embassy Home Entertainment's "Big E in Video" logo
* [[Film World Festival]]
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Australian Video
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* [[Playaround Video]]
Film World Festival (with "since 1983" on it)
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* [[Storytime Collection]] (still)
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Playaround Video
* [[Muppet Video|Muppet Home Video]]'s first Australian logo
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The Storytime Collection
Muppet Home Video's international logo
* [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]]'s first logo (still)
MGM/UA Home Video's 1983 logo


Variant: On some releases, the box zooms out, but quickly zooms back to reveal one of its animated logos again. An example is with Embassy Home Entertainment (at this time, it is unknown other companies, such as Star Video, Playaround Video, etc. did this, too).
Afterwards, the box zooms out, but then quickly zooms back to reveal the Embassy Home Entertainment "Big E in Video" logo again.


'''Variant:''' On <u>non-Embassy releases</u>, the logo cuts off after the MGM/UA Home Video logo.
FX/SFX: The box animating, with its logos inside.


'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
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Music/Sounds/Voice-over: A triumphant synthesized orchestra fanfare. Also has the voice of Ken Sparkes (longtime announcer for the Nine Network) saying "The home video force in entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Video, distributor of the labels Star Video... Embassy Home Entertainment... Australian Video... Film World Festival... Playaround Video... The Storytime Collection... Muppet Home Video... and MGM/UA Home Video!". On Embassy's releases (at least), he includes, "...bring you a special preview of home video releases, from 'the big E in video', Embassy Home Entertainment!".


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'''Audio:''' "Futurism" by Paul Brian Hart off of the Bruton Music library (a fast-paced, triumphant synthesized orchestra tune). The voice of Ken Sparkes (longtime announcer for the [[Nine Network]], itself under Kerry Packer's ownership at the time) is also heard saying "The home video force in entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Video, distributor of the labels Star Video... Embassy Home Entertainment... Australian Video... Film World Festival... Playaround Video... The Storytime Collection... Muppet Home Video... and MGM/UA Home Video... bring you a special preview of home video releases, from 'the big E in video', Embassy Home Entertainment!" Sparkes' voiceover begins over the black screen in between the warning screen and the actual logo.
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Availability: Seen on several old Australian PAL VHS and Betamax video cassettes, most commonly released by the Australian division of Embassy Home Entertainment, which was a subsidiary of PBV. One tape that had this logo was Final Exam.


'''Audio Variant:''' On <u>non-Embassy releases</u>, the music cuts off with the logo, as does Sparkes' voiceover (which ends with "...and MGM/UA Home Video--").
Editor's Note: The 2D "rotations" of a supposed 3D box looks more like the successive logos are being wiped on from the right, crushing the previous logo into a smaller and smaller space until it completely disappears.


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'''Availability:''' Seen on several old Australian PAL VHS and Betamax video cassettes, most commonly released by the Australian division of Embassy Home Entertainment, which was a subsidiary of PBV. One tape that had this logo was ''Final Exam''.
[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] [[Category:Australian Logos]] [[Category:Australian Home Entertainment Logos]]

'''Legacy:''' This logo is a fan-favourite with Australian video collectors.

===References===
{{reflist}}

{{Chronology||[[CEL Video|Communications and Entertainment Limited]]}}
[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Australian home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:Logos with library music]]
[[Category:English-language logos]]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 5 November 2024

Credits
Captures by
mr3urious

Video captures courtesy of
PalaceRoadshow

Background

Publishing and Broadcasting Video (PBV) was an Australian video company founded in 1982 that released videos in Australia and New Zealand under several labels, eight, to be exact. A division of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and owned by Kerry Parker,[1] they were later renamed Communications and Entertainment Limited (CEL) in 1984.

Logo (1983-1984)


Visuals: After the animated warning screen, the screen fades in to a space background. A giant box with the PBV logo (consisting of a turquoise-green metallic rounded rectangle with "PBV" in a typewriter font inside it) zooms in very quickly, with stars sparkling. Then, it fades into the second logo for Star Video. After a logo is finished animating, the box turns (like a trilon) to show the next logo being animated. Here's the list of the logos that animate inside the box:

Afterwards, the box zooms out, but then quickly zooms back to reveal the Embassy Home Entertainment "Big E in Video" logo again.

Variant: On non-Embassy releases, the logo cuts off after the MGM/UA Home Video logo.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: "Futurism" by Paul Brian Hart off of the Bruton Music library (a fast-paced, triumphant synthesized orchestra tune). The voice of Ken Sparkes (longtime announcer for the Nine Network, itself under Kerry Packer's ownership at the time) is also heard saying "The home video force in entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Video, distributor of the labels Star Video... Embassy Home Entertainment... Australian Video... Film World Festival... Playaround Video... The Storytime Collection... Muppet Home Video... and MGM/UA Home Video... bring you a special preview of home video releases, from 'the big E in video', Embassy Home Entertainment!" Sparkes' voiceover begins over the black screen in between the warning screen and the actual logo.

Audio Variant: On non-Embassy releases, the music cuts off with the logo, as does Sparkes' voiceover (which ends with "...and MGM/UA Home Video--").

Availability: Seen on several old Australian PAL VHS and Betamax video cassettes, most commonly released by the Australian division of Embassy Home Entertainment, which was a subsidiary of PBV. One tape that had this logo was Final Exam.

Legacy: This logo is a fan-favourite with Australian video collectors.

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT34&lpg=PT34&dq=kerry+packer+publishing+and+broadcasting+video&source=bl&ots=VUCKxrrU0_&sig=ACfU3U3FkZ81Y06pRcS2x9sHzcXBpNjliw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8j8zOkpT2AhWlT2wGHWtbCdcQ6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
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