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Background

Pearson Television Video (or PT Video) was the home video subsidiary of Pearson Television, formed in 1998 from the merger of Pearson New Entertainment and Thames Video. Following the rebranding of Pearson Television into FremantleMedia, PT Video was rebranded as Fremantle Home Entertainment in 2002.

Logo (May 1, 2000-April 8, 2002)

Visuals: On a moving purple background, there is a circular light moving from the logo. Then the shape of a cube with text cut-out: "P" on the left side, "T" on the right side, and "VIDEO" on the bottom right of the cube, appears. The logo brightens, as the cube turns blue with pink and green hues, which then glows brighter. The byline "A Division of Pearson Television International Ltd" fades in below the cube.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: An echoey clang is heard just before the logo fades in, and while a single synth pad note plays, what sounds like a jet engine accelerating can be heard.

Availability: Seen on VHS and DVD releases of Thames Television material, such as Adventures on Button Moon, and also the very first DVD release of The BFG.

It is also seen on the 2000 UK VHS releases of The Original Sooty Show: Wet and Wild Water Fun and Chorlton and the Wheelies: Chorlton Gets His Wheels.
It is also seen on Prism Leisure-distributed releases as well.
However, it does not appear on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of The Wind in the Willows: Autumn Antics, which uses the Thames Video Collection logo instead, due to it reusing the 1988 VHS master.

◄	Pearson New Entertainment Thames Video

Pearson Television Video

Fremantle Home Entertainment

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 ===Background===
-'''Pearson Television Video''' (or '''PT Video''' for short) was a home video distributor that was founded in 1998 from a merger of Pearson New Entertainment Video and [[Thames Video (UK)|Thames Video]] to distribute titles on videocassette. It became "[[Fremantle (UK)|FremantleMedia Home Entertainment]]" by 2001.
+'''Pearson Television Video''' (or '''PT Video''') was the home video subsidiary of [[Pearson Television]], formed in 1998 from the merger of [[Pearson New Entertainment]] and [[Thames Video]]. Following the rebranding of Pearson Television into FremantleMedia, PT Video was rebranded as [[Fremantle Home Entertainment]] in 2002.
-===(1998-2001)===
+===Logo (May 1, 2000-April 8, 2002)===
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-'''Nicknames:''' "PT", "PT Block", "PT Cube"
-'''Logo:''' On a moving {{color|purple}} background, we see a circular light moving from the logo. Then we see what appears to be a shape of a cube with words cote-out: "'''P'''" on the left side, "'''T'''" on the right side, and "'''VIDEO'''" on the bottom right of the cube. The logo brightens, as the cube turns {{color|blue}} with {{color|pink}} and {{color|green}} hues, which then glows brighter. The byline "A Division of Pearson Television International Ltd" fades in below the cube.
+'''Visuals:''' On a moving purple background, there is a circular light moving from the logo. Then the shape of a cube with text cut-out: "'''P'''" on the left side, "'''T'''" on the right side, and "'''VIDEO'''" on the bottom right of the cube, appears. The logo brightens, as the cube turns blue with pink and green hues, which then glows brighter. The byline "A Division of Pearson Television International Ltd" fades in below the cube.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The light moving bright, the dark cube-shape appearing and brightening, and the fading in of the byline.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' We start with an echoey clang, and while a single synth pad note plays, we hear what sounds like a jet engine accelerating.
+'''Audio:''' An echoey clang is heard just before the logo fades in, and while a single synth pad note plays, what sounds like a jet engine accelerating can be heard.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on PT Video releases from the era, such as Thames releases. It doesn't appear on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind In The Willows: Autumn Antics'', which instead uses the [[Thames Video (UK)|Thames Video Collection]] logo.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on VHS and DVD releases of [[Thames Television]] material, such as ''Adventures on Button Moon'', and also the very first DVD release of ''The BFG''.
+* It is also seen on the 2000 UK VHS releases of ''The Original Sooty Show: Wet and Wild Water Fun'' and ''Chorlton and the Wheelies: Chorlton Gets His Wheels''.
+* It is also seen on [[Prism Leisure Corporation|Prism Leisure]]-distributed releases as well.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+* However, it does not appear on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind in the Willows: Autumn Antics'', which uses the [[Thames Video|Thames Video Collection]] logo instead, due to it reusing the 1988 VHS master.
+{{Chronology|[[Pearson New Entertainment]]<br>[[Thames Video]]|[[Fremantle Home Entertainment]]}}
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 [[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
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+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:FremantleMedia (UK)]]
+[[Category:Fremantle]]
-[[Category:RTL Group (Luxembourg)]]
+[[Category:RTL Group]]
-[[Category:Bertelsmann (Germany)]]
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