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Background

The Media Merchants was an independent children's television production company run by Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds, known for producing series such as Art Attack. It merged with Television Support Services prior to a takeover by Gullane Entertainment in 2000, which was in turn was taken over by HIT Entertainment on July 5, 2002. The company was closed in 2007 after ITV cancelled Art Attack, and HIT later sold the rights to the show. Currently, Mattel controls the rights to Media Merchants's productions, with the exception of Art Attack (currently owned by Disney).

Logo (January 8, 1993-June 29, 2007)

Visuals: On a matte paper background, the red text "the media merchants" quickly flips up. After that, "the" then drops off and quickly swings about, resting at a 90 degree angle when it stops.

Variants:

Starting in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "production" below in grey. The word "the" also looks closer.
- On ZZZap!, the text now appears in an explosion shape and is also in a different font.
Starting with season 10 of Art Attack, the background would have stains of different colours, like:
- January 12, 1998-December 18, 2000: Five paint coloured stains of yellow, dark chrome green, purple, blue and orange. On seasons 12-13, the logo is shown next to the 2000 Scottish Television logo and appears in a box with the text appearing below the two logos reading "THE MEDIA MERCHANTS PRODUCTION FOR SCOTTISH TELEVISION".
- March 26, 2001-December 13, 2004: Four and 3D-rendered coloured stains of yellow, orange, blue and red, with the text "production for" appering below the SMG TV Productions logo.
- September 26, 2005-June 29, 2007: Five paint coloured splats of red, yellow, cyan, green and blue with the same text and the same SMG TV Productions logo appearing below.
On seasons 5-6 of the aforementioned programme, the logo uses the text below the logo reading "production for Scottish Television Enterprises".
On British 1997 CITV airings of various programs such as Art Attack and Goggle Watch, the logo is shrunken and shown alongside other logos against a dimly lit grey background. "An" and "Programme for" appear above and below the logos whereas the 1989 ITV logo is underneath them all.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio:

Animated version: A slamming sound following with a like a door hinges without lubricant squeaking sound.
Still version: A cartoony noise, like the sound of a ruler being bent from the side of a table. The sound was removed on August 30, 2004 starting with season 17 of Art Attack.

Availability: Seen on seasons 5-17 of Art Attack, ZZZap!, Quids In, Animal Crazy, WOW, and Terror Towers, among others.

The former also has this logo intact on UK VHS releases such as Art Attack: The Top 20, Art Attack: Christmas Cracker, Art Attack: Let's Party!, and Art Attack 8: Greatest Tips and Tricks from Contender Entertainment Group.

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 ===Background===
-'''The Media Merchants''' was an independent children's television production company run by Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds, known for producing series such as ''Art Attack''. It merged with Television Support Services prior to a takeover by [[Gullane Entertainment (UK)|Gullane Entertainment]] in 2000, which was in turn was taken over by [[HiT Entertainment (UK)|HIT Entertainment]] on July 5, 2002. The company was closed in 2007 after ITV cancelled ''Art Attack'', and HIT later sold the rights to the show. Currently, Mattel controls the rights to Media Merchants's productions.
+'''The Media Merchants''' was an independent children's television production company run by Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds, known for producing series such as ''Art Attack''. It merged with Television Support Services prior to a takeover by [[Gullane Entertainment]] in 2000, which was in turn was taken over by [[HIT Entertainment]] on July 5, 2002. The company was closed in 2007 after ITV cancelled ''Art Attack'', and HIT later sold the rights to the show. Currently, Mattel controls the rights to Media Merchants's productions, with the exception of ''Art Attack'' (currently owned by [[Disney]]).
-===(January 8, 1993-2007)===
+===Logo (January 8, 1993-June 29, 2007)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=170>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="125">
+The Media Merchants (1993, 1) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1996) (From - Art Attack S08E03).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 13) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 9) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 10) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1995) (From - September 22, 2000 Disney Channel UK airing of Art Attack).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 4) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 2) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 3) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 6) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 7) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1995) (From - Quids In).png
+The Media Merchants (1993, 12) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1996) (From - WOW).png
+The Media Merchants (1990s) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants (1998) (From - Art Attack series 10).png
+Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, Spanish Art Attack Closing).png
+Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, German Art Attack Closing).jpg
+The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2002) (From - Art Attack S15E14).png
+The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2000s, 2) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2000s) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
+The Media Merchants and Scottish Television (1996) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png
 The Media Merchants and Scottish Television (2000) (From - CiTV airing of Art Attack S13E29).png
+Meridianuk9.jpeg
 The Media Merchants, United Productions, and Meridian (2001) (From - ZZZAP! series 10).png
+London Weekend Television, The Media Merchants, Scottish Television, and ITV (1997) (From - February 17, 1997 airing of Art Attack).png
-Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, German Art Attack).png
-The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2003) (From - Art Attack S15E14).png
+London Weekend Television, The Media Merchants, United Film & Television, Meridian, Scottish Television, and ITV (1997) (From - February 18, 1997 CITV airing of Goggle Watch S03E02).png
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=D0fiNLy3vCw|id2=WWNA07T0aXU}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a matte paper background, the red text "'''''the media merchants'''''" quickly flips up. After that, "'''''the'''''" then drops off and quickly swings about, resting at a 90 degree angle when it stops.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Swinging Text" (1993-1995), "TONG!" (1995-2007)
-'''Logo:''' On a matte paper background, the {{Font color|red|red}} text "the media merchants" quickly flips up. After that, "the" then drops off and quickly swings about, resting at a 90 degree angle when it stops.
 '''Variants:'''
-* Beginning in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "production" below in {{Font color|gray|gray}}. The word "the" looks closer.
+* Starting in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "'''''production'''''" below in grey. The word "'''''the'''''" also looks closer.
+** On ''ZZZap!'', the text now appears in an explosion shape and is also in a different font.
-* Starting with series 10 of ''Art Attack'', the background would have stains of different colours, like:
+* Starting with season 10 of ''Art Attack'', the background would have stains of different colours, like:
-** 1998-2000: 5 paint coloured stains of {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}, {{Font color|green|dark chrome green}}, {{Font color|purple|purple}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}} and {{Font color|orange|orange}}.
+** January 12, 1998-December 18, 2000: Five paint coloured stains of yellow, dark chrome green, purple, blue and orange. On seasons 12-13, the logo is shown next to the 2000 [[Scottish Television Enterprises|Scottish Television]] logo and appears in a box with the text appearing below the two logos reading "THE MEDIA MERCHANTS PRODUCTION FOR SCOTTISH TELEVISION".
-** 2001-2004: 4 and 3D-rendered coloured stains of {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}, {{Font color|orange|orange}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}} and {{Font color|red|red}}.
+** March 26, 2001-December 13, 2004: Four and 3D-rendered coloured stains of yellow, orange, blue and red, with the text "production for" appering below the [[SMG Productions|SMG TV Productions]] logo.
-** 2005-2007: 5 paint coloured splats of {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}, {{Font color|cyan|cyan}}, {{Font color|green|green}} and {{Font color|blue|blue}}.
+** September 26, 2005-June 29, 2007: Five paint coloured splats of red, yellow, cyan, green and blue with the same text and the same SMG TV Productions logo appearing below.
-* On series 5-6 of the said programme, the logo uses the text below the logo:
+* On seasons 5-6 of the aforementioned programme, the logo uses the text below the logo reading "production for Scottish Television Enterprises".
+* On British 1997 CITV airings of various programs such as ''Art Attack'' and ''Goggle Watch'', the logo is shrunken and shown alongside other logos against a dimly lit grey background. "'''An'''" and "'''Programme for'''" appear above and below the logos whereas the 1989 ITV logo is underneath them all.
-production
-for
-Scottish Television
-Enterprises
-'''FX/SFX:''' The word falling and the word quickly shaking.
-'''Music/Sounds:'''
-* Animated version: An explosion following with a like a door hinges without lubricant squeaking sound.
-* Still version: A cartoony noise, like the sound of a ruler being bent from the side of a table. The sound was removed in 2002.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Art Attack'', ''ZZZap!'' and ''Terror Towers'', among others.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Audio:'''
+* Animated version: A slamming sound following with a like a door hinges without lubricant squeaking sound.
+* Still version: A cartoony noise, like the sound of a ruler being bent from the side of a table. The sound was removed on August 30, 2004 starting with season 17 of ''Art Attack''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on seasons 5-17 of ''Art Attack'', ''ZZZap!'', ''Quids In'', ''Animal Crazy'', ''WOW'', and ''Terror Towers'', among others.
-[[Category:Animation logos]]
+* The former also has this logo intact on UK VHS releases such as ''Art Attack: The Top 20'', ''Art Attack: Christmas Cracker'', ''Art Attack: Let's Party!'', and ''Art Attack 8: Greatest Tips and Tricks'' from [[Contender Entertainment Group]].
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