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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 New Entertainment''' (or '''PNE Video''') was a British video company from High Wycombe and a subsidiary of Pearson plc. In 1998, it merged with [[Thames Video|Thames Video]] into a new entity, '''Pearson Television Video''' (or '''PT Video'''). The company became "[[Fremantle|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.
+===Logo (May 1, 2000-April 8, 2002)===
-==PNE Video==
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-===1st Logo (1994-1996)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-Pne1994.webp
-</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see what appears to be a green circular box on the right side, with on the left side of the box, we see a green sphere with red and black borders. Surrounding it was a circular white line, which almost looks like Saturn, with a green sphere orbiting on the right side. next to it was the white words "PNe", and below it was "VIDEO" in spaced out letters.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on earlier PNE Video releases from the era.
-===2nd Logo (1996-1998)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-Pne1996.webp
-</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a spinning green ball in a red and black hoop appears. Around it is a white ring with a smaller green ball "orbiting" the larger one. The ball moves away from the camera and towards a lit point on the screen. The word "video" in white is written next to the point. When the ball completely covers the light, the letters "PNe" in a metallic color scheme appear above the word "video". The part of the screen representing the logo then turns green, the ball stops spinning, and the scene fades out.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The ball spinning and moving around, the letters appearing.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on comedy videos released by the company in the second part of the 1990's.
-==PT Video==
-===(1998-2001)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
 Pearson Video (1999).jpg
 </gallery>
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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.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The light moving bright, the dark cube-shape appearing and brightening, and the fading in of the byline.
+'''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.
-'''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.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''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|Thames Video Collection]] logo.
+'''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 Corporation|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|Thames Video Collection]] logo instead, due to it reusing the 1988 VHS master.
+{{Chronology|[[Pearson New Entertainment]]<br>[[Thames Video]]|[[Fremantle Home Entertainment]]}}
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
 [[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
 [[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:FremantleMedia]]
+[[Category:Fremantle]]
 [[Category:RTL Group]]
 [[Category:Bertelsmann]]