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Background

On May 16, 2006, IDT Corporation announced that they were selling IDT Entertainment to Dr. John C. Malone's Liberty Media Corporation, which at the time held minority ownership in media conglomerates like Time Warner and Viacom. The acquisition was fully completed on September 29, and IDT Entertainment was merged into the Starz cable network and renamed to Starz Media. The company inherited Anchor Bay Entertainment (distribution of DVDs and videos), Film Roman (animation services) and Manga Entertainment (distribution of anime) from IDT, while still co-owning it with them. The company also inherited their two-picture US distribution deal with Fox.

Starz Media's parent company was later spun off by Liberty Media as an independent company as Starz Inc. on January 11, 2013, and Starz Media was renamed to Starz Distribution. Lionsgate held an estimated 13.5% share in Starz at the time, though on June 30, 2016, Lionsgate reached an agreement with Starz Inc. to acquire the company's remaining shares for $4.4 billion. The deal closed on December 8, 2016.

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1st Logo (October 19, 2006-May 1, 2009)	2nd Logo (September 2, 2008-2016)	3rd Logo (2016-2022)	4th Logo (Late 2022-)

1st Logo (October 19, 2006-May 1, 2009)

Visuals: On a white or black background, there is a light blue Starz star trademark, as seen on the Starz opener from 2005 to 2008, with the words "STARZ Media" in Helvetica Neue Black on the right of the screen.

Variants:

Sometimes, the logo would have a copyright stamp below or on the lower right-hand corner of the logo.
On Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms, "in association with" would appear under the name.
A variant exists where a text "Press MENU to play program or to select other options" is seen under the logo, alongside the lower right-hand corner copyright stamp. This was found on the 2007 U.S. DVDs of Eloise in Hollywood and Eloise Goes To School.

Technique: A still 2D graphic.

Audio: None or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: This was used in tandem with the next logo until May 1, 2009.

The version with the white background was seen on Eloise: The Animated Series, Hellboy Animated and season 1 of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! starting from "Who Needs School?/Magic Tricks". When it was aired on Nickelodeon, it kept using this logo throughout its second season instead of using the next logo until "Wubb Idol" (the last 5 episodes aired on the Nick Jr. channel with the 2nd logo).
The black background version is seen on Painkiller Jane, TV documentaries, TV shows, most owned films, including Hellboy Animated and the beginning of the second season of Masters of Horror.
Video on-demand and streaming prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
Peacock prints of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! have this logo cut out.

2nd Logo (September 2, 2008-2016)

Visuals: On a black background, a four-pointed star appears, filling the screen with white. The white dies down to reveal the then-current Starz logo in 3D zooming until it stops in the middle, off-center to the left. Over it is a grayish teal haze. Below the Starz logo is the word "MEDIA", also aligned to the left.

Variants:

There is a version without "MEDIA".
There is a short version of this logo.
On Righteous Kill: The Game for PC, the logo is still.
On Starz 30 Second Bunnies, Tvoovies and some episodes of How It Should Have Ended, "DIGITAL MEDIA" is underneath the Starz logo.
On Righteous Kill: Revenge of the Poet Killer, the print logo is black on a white background with the text "are you ready?" above.

Technique: CGI by Troika Design Group.

Audio: A soft alternative rock theme, adapted from Starz' feature presentation theme of the time. Otherwise, the end-title theme from any show or none.

Availability: This was used in tandem with the previous logo until May 1, 2009.

Seen on Z Rock, Starz 30 Second Bunnies, Tvoovies, some episodes of How It Should Have Ended, and some reprints of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Nickelodeon airings kept the first logo).
The "MEDIA" variant was seen on some TV movies, the first season 2 Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! episode "Who's That Girl?/Wubbzy's Big Move", and every DVD release of the latter, as well as the last 5 episodes of said series on Nick Jr.
It's also seen at the beginning of Starz-owned movies and shows that didn't directly air on the Starz channels, such as Dan Vs., and is also seen on the DVD release of Wubbzy's Big Movie.
It's occasionally seen on several films by Film Roman.
The still variant appeared on Righteous Kill: The Game and Righteous Kill: Revenge of the Poet Killer.
The later variant was also used as a network ID. Once again, newer video on-demand prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
Peacock prints of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! have this logo cut.

3rd Logo (2016-2022)

Visuals: Same as the 2016 Starz ident, which is the closing variant of the 2016 Starz Originals logo, but without the "ORIGINALS" text and "STARZ" moved to the center.

Technique: Computer animation by Kevin Liotti at Troika.

Audio: Same as the closing variant of the 2016 Starz Originals logo.

Availability: Seen on current prints of Midnight Movies: From The Margin To The Mainstream, plastering the Starz Encore Entertainment logo while keeping the music intact.

4th Logo (Late 2022-)

Visuals: Same as the 2022 Starz ident without any additional text.

Technique: Computer animation done at Loyalkaspar.

Audio: Same as the 2022 Starz ident.

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 ===Background===
-'''Starz Distribution''' (formerly [[IDT Entertainment]] and Starz Media) is the media distribution division of Starz Inc. The company was formed in 2003 under the name "IDT Entertainment", which was a division of telecommunications company IDT Corporation. On May 16, 2006, IDT announced that they were selling the company to John Malone's Liberty Media Corporation, which holds minority ownership in media conglomerates like TimeWarner and Viacom. The acquisition was fully completed on September 29, and at that point IDT Entertainment was renamed to "Starz Media". The company fully owns [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] (distribution of DVDs and videos), which was also owned by IDT at the time, and [[Manga Entertainment]] (distribution of anime). Starz Media was later spun off as an independent entity on January 11, 2013. At that point the company was renamed to "Starz Distribution". [[Lionsgate Television|Lionsgate]] currently holds an estimated 13.5% share in Starz, though on June 30, 2016, Lionsgate reached an agreement with Starz Inc. (Starz Distribution's parent company) to acquire the company's remaining shares for $4.4 billion. The deal closed on December 8, 2016.
+On May 16, 2006, IDT Corporation announced that they were selling [[IDT Entertainment]] to Dr. John C. Malone's Liberty Media Corporation, which at the time held minority ownership in media conglomerates like Time Warner and Viacom. The acquisition was fully completed on September 29, and IDT Entertainment was merged into the Starz cable network and renamed to '''Starz Media'''. The company inherited [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008-2017)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]] (distribution of DVDs and videos), [[Film Roman]] (animation services) and [[Manga Entertainment]] (distribution of anime) from IDT, while still co-owning it with them. The company also inherited their two-picture US distribution deal with Fox.
+Starz Media's parent company was later spun off by Liberty Media as an independent company as '''Starz Inc.''' on January 11, 2013, and Starz Media was renamed to '''Starz Distribution'''. [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] held an estimated 13.5% share in Starz at the time, though on June 30, 2016, Lionsgate reached an agreement with Starz Inc. to acquire the company's remaining shares for $4.4 billion. The deal closed on December 8, 2016.
-===1st Logo (August 28, 2006-February 21, 2010)===
-[[File:Starz Media logo (2006).jpg|center|350px]]
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/34XdSoUWv8c|id2=https://youtu.be/31Uc4hcbVu8}}
-'''Nickname:''' "The Starz Star"
+{{ImageTOC
-'''Logo:''' On a white or black background, we see a {{Font color|dodgerblue|light blue}} Starz star trademark, as seen on the Starz opener from 2005 to 2008, with the words "'''STARZ Media'''" on the right of the screen.
+|Starz_Media_logo_(2006).jpg|1st Logo (October 19, 2006-May 1, 2009)
+|Starz_Media_logo_(2008).jpg|2nd Logo (September 2, 2008-2016)
+|Starz_Media_logo_(2016-).jpg|3rd Logo (2016-2022)
+|StarzID2022.jpeg|4th Logo (Late 2022-)
+}}
+===1st Logo (October 19, 2006-May 1, 2009)===
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+Starz Media logo (2006).jpg
+UK.png
+Starz Media (2007, Black BG).png
+Starz DVD Press MENU (2006).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=34XdSoUWv8c|id2=31Uc4hcbVu8}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a white or black background, there is a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} Starz star trademark, as seen on the Starz opener from 2005 to 2008, with the words "'''STARZ Media'''" in Helvetica Neue Black on the right of the screen.
 '''Variants:'''
-* Sometimes, this logo would have a copyright stamp below or on the lower right-hand corner of the logo.
+* Sometimes, the logo would have a copyright stamp below or on the lower right-hand corner of the logo.
 * On ''Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms'', "in association with" would appear under the name.
+* A variant exists where a text "{{font|Helvetica|'''Press MENU to play program or to select other options'''"}} is seen under the logo, alongside the lower right-hand corner copyright stamp. This was found on the 2007 U.S. DVDs of ''Eloise in Hollywood'' and ''Eloise Goes To School''.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None or the logo fading in and out.
+'''Technique:''' A still 2D graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' None or the ending theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' This was used in tandem with the next logo until May 1, 2009.
-'''Availability:''' The version with the white background was seen on season 1 of ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!''. When it was aired on Nickelodeon, it kept using this logo throughout its second season instead of using the next logo. The black background version is seen on ''Painkiller Jane'', ''Wubbzy's Big Movie!'', TV documentaries, most owned films, including ''Hellboy Animated'' and the beginning of the second season of ''Masters of Horror''. Video on-demand prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
+* The version with the white background was seen on ''Eloise: The Animated Series'', ''Hellboy Animated'' and season 1 of ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' starting from "Who Needs School?/Magic Tricks". When it was aired on Nickelodeon, it kept using this logo throughout its second season instead of using the next logo until "Wubb Idol" (the last 5 episodes aired on the Nick Jr. channel with the 2nd logo).
+* The black background version is seen on ''Painkiller Jane'', TV documentaries, TV shows, most owned films, including ''Hellboy Animated'' and the beginning of the second season of ''Masters of Horror''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+* Video on-demand and streaming prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
+* Peacock prints of ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' have this logo cut out.
 ===2nd Logo (September 2, 2008-2016)===
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-[[File:Starz logo (2008).jpg|center|350px]]
-[[File:Starz Media logo (2008).jpg|center|350px]]
+Starz logo (2008).jpg
+Starz Media logo (2008).jpg
-{{YouTube|id=f09GbJ2En5I}}
+Starz Distribution (2008) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png
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+{{YouTube|id=v_uBJcfnQ-Y}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the then-current Starz logo zooms and stops in the middle. Over it is a {{Font color|green|greenish}}-{{Font color|blue|bluish}}-whitish haze. Below the Starz logo is the word "'''MEDIA'''".
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a four-pointed star appears, filling the screen with white. The white dies down to reveal the then-current Starz logo in 3D zooming until it stops in the middle, off-center to the left. Over it is a {{color|cadetblue|grayish teal}} haze. Below the Starz logo is the word "'''MEDIA'''", also aligned to the left.
 '''Variants:'''
-*There's a version without "MEDIA".
+* There is a version without "MEDIA".
-*There is a short version of this logo.
+* There is a short version of this logo.
-*On ''Righteous Kill: The Game'' for PC, the logo is still.
+* On ''Righteous Kill: The Game'' for PC, the logo is still.
-*On ''Starz 30 Second Bunnies'' and ''Tvoovies'', "DIGITAL MEDIA" is underneath the Starz logo.
+* On ''Starz 30 Second Bunnies'', ''Tvoovies'' and some episodes of ''How It Should Have Ended'', "'''DIGITAL MEDIA'''" is underneath the Starz logo.
+* On ''Righteous Kill: Revenge of the Poet Killer'', the print logo is black on a white background with the text "'''are you ready?'''" above.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The text zooming back.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Troika Design Group.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A nice rock theme, adapted from Starz' feature presentation theme of the time. Otherwise, the end-title theme from any show.
+'''Audio:''' A soft alternative rock theme, adapted from Starz' feature presentation theme of the time. Otherwise, the end-title theme from any show or none.
+'''Availability:''' This was used in tandem with the previous logo until May 1, 2009.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on ''Z Rock'', ''Starz 30 Second Bunnies'', and the short version on ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' starting with season 2 (Nickelodeon airings kept the first logo). The "MEDIA" variant was seen on ''The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon'', ''Merlin and the Book of Beasts'', ''Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwoof Forest'', the first two season 2 ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' episodes "Who's That Girl?/Wubbzy's Big Move", and every DVD releases of the latter. It's also seen at the beginning of Starz-owned movies and Starz-owned shows such as ''Dan Vs.''. It's occasionally seen on several films by [[Film Roman]]. It was seen in still variant on the game ''Righteous Kill'' for Starz Interactive. The later variant was also used as a network ID. Once again, video on-demand prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
+* Seen on ''Z Rock'', ''Starz 30 Second Bunnies'', ''Tvoovies'', some episodes of ''How It Should Have Ended'', and some reprints of ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' (Nickelodeon airings kept the first logo).
+* The "MEDIA" variant was seen on some TV movies, the first season 2 ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' episode "Who's That Girl?/Wubbzy's Big Move", and every DVD release of the latter, as well as the last 5 episodes of said series on Nick Jr.
+* It's also seen at the beginning of Starz-owned movies and shows that didn't directly air on the Starz channels, such as ''Dan Vs.'', and is also seen on the DVD release of ''Wubbzy's Big Movie''.
+* It's occasionally seen on several films by [[Film Roman]].
+* The still variant appeared on ''Righteous Kill: The Game'' and ''Righteous Kill: Revenge of the Poet Killer''.
+* The later variant was also used as a network ID. Once again, newer video on-demand prints of these shows and movies plaster this logo with the Starz Digital logo.
+* Peacock prints of ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' have this logo cut.
+===3rd Logo (2016-2022)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has more effort put into it compared to the last two.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Starz Media logo (2016-).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=6ErWzYfpknc}}
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2016 Starz ident, which is the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo, but without the "ORIGINALS" text and "STARZ" moved to the center.
-===3rd Logo (2008-2016)===
-'''Logo:''' It's the print (black & white) version of the usual Starz logo in corporate font, without bylines. Above it is the text "'''are you ready?'''".
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation by Kevin Liotti at Troika.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Much like a cap-license logo used only in games. It was seen on ''Righteous Kill: Revenge of the Poet Killer''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on current prints of ''Midnight Movies: From The Margin To The Mainstream'', plastering the [[Starz Encore Entertainment]] logo while keeping the music intact.
+===4th Logo (Late 2022-)===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+StarzID2022.jpeg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2022 [[Starz]] ident without any additional text.
-===4th Logo (2016-)===
-[[File:Starz Media logo (2016-).jpg|center|350px]]
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/6ErWzYfpknc}}
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation done at Loyalkaspar.
-'''Logo:''' Same as the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo, but without the "ORIGINALS" text.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the 2022 [[Starz]] ident.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo.
-'''Availability:''' Current.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the closing variant of the 2016 [[Starz Originals]] logo.
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