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Background

Pathé Interactive was a multimedia publishing joint-venture between the Chargeurs group and Philips Interactive Media that was formed in January 1993. The company established itself as one of Europe's leading publishers of quality multimedia programs by drawing upon extensive resources of Pathé's existing catalog of movies and also held a 20% stake in existing French publisher Infogrames.

In August 1995, Phillips Media purchased Chargeurs' stake in the venture, acquiring the Infogrames stake along the way. The latter would eventually acquire Phillips Media outright in Mid-1997.

Logo (1993-1996)

Visuals:On a black background, a yellow line appears and quickly turns into a sunrise. Dark blue and red streaks come from the bottom of the sun, forming a rooster. Once it appears, the sun disappears, leaving a yellow rectangle surrounding the rooster, with "PATHÉ" written under it, and a small yellow line. The word "interactive" appears in italics in the line below the company name. A Chargeurs byline then fades below, with the Chargeurs logo above that.

Variant: On the MS-DOS version of International Tennis Open, the logo is still.

Byline:

International Tennis Open - "une société de CHARGEURS"
Asterix: Ceasar's Challenge - "a CHARGEURS company"

Technique: Possibly cel animation (by Digital Pictures).

Audio: A short synthesized fanfare, followed by a dreamy synth/piano tune.

Availability: It only appears on two titles from Infogrames released for the Philips CD-I and MS-DOS: International Tennis Open and Asterix: Caesar's Challenge.

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 ===Background===
-'''Pathé Interactive''' was a multimedia publishing joint-venture between the [[Chargeurs]] group and [[Philips Media|Philips Interactive Media]] that was formed in January 1993. The company established itself as one of Europe's leading publishers of quality multimedia programs by drawing upon extensive resources of Pathé's existing catalog of movies and also held a 20% stake in existing French publisher [[Infogrames]].
+'''Pathé Interactive''' was a multimedia publishing joint-venture between the [[Chargeurs]] group and [[Philips Media|Philips Interactive Media]] that was formed in January 1993. The company established itself as one of Europe's leading publishers of quality multimedia programs by drawing upon extensive resources of [[Pathé]]'s existing catalog of movies and also held a 20% stake in existing French publisher [[Infogrames]].
 In August 1995, Phillips Media purchased Chargeurs' stake in the venture, acquiring the [[Infogrames]] stake along the way. The latter would eventually acquire Phillips Media outright in Mid-1997.
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-'''Visuals:''' Same as the standard but with a shorter animation part, and the word "interactive" appearing in italics in the rectangle below the company name. A Chargeurs byline then fades below, with the Chargeurs logo above that.
+'''Visuals:'''On a black background, a {{color|gold|yellow}} line appears and quickly turns into a sunrise. {{color|darkblue|Dark blue}} and {{color|red}} streaks come from the bottom of the sun, forming a rooster. Once it appears, the sun disappears, leaving a {{color|gold|yellow}} rectangle surrounding the rooster, with "PATHÉ" written under it, and a small {{color|gold|yellow}} line. The word "'''''interactive'''''" appears in italics in the line below the company name. A Chargeurs byline then fades below, with the Chargeurs logo above that.
-'''Variant:''' On the MS-DOS version of ''International Tennis Open'', the logo is still.
+'''Variant:''' On <u>the MS-DOS version of ''International Tennis Open''</u>, the logo is still.
 '''Byline:'''
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 *''Asterix: Ceasar's Challenge'' - "a CHARGEURS company"
-'''Technique:''' Same as the standard logo.
+'''Technique:''' Possibly cel animation (by Digital Pictures).
-'''Audio:''' The dreamy synth/piano tune from the standard logo.
+'''Audio:''' A short synthesized fanfare, followed by a dreamy synth/piano tune.
-'''Availability:''' Only appears on two titles from Infogrames released for the Philips CD-I and MS-DOS: ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Asterix: Caesar's Challenge''.
+'''Availability:''' It only appears on two titles from Infogrames released for the Philips CD-I and MS-DOS: ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Asterix: Caesar's Challenge''.
 [[Category:French video game logos]]