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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''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. |
'''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]]). |
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===(January 8, 1993-June 29, 2007)=== |
===Logo (January 8, 1993-June 29, 2007)=== |
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The Media Merchants |
The Media Merchants (1993, 1) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants |
The Media Merchants (1996) (From - Art Attack S08E03).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 13) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 9) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 10) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1995) (From - September 22, 2000 Disney Channel UK airing of Art Attack).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 4) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 2) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 3) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 6) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 7) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1995) (From - Quids In).png |
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The Media Merchants (1993, 12) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1996) (From - WOW).png |
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The Media Merchants (1990s) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants (1998) (From - Art Attack series 10).png |
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Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, Spanish Art Attack Closing).png |
Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, Spanish Art Attack Closing).png |
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Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, German Art Attack Closing).jpg |
Disney Channel Originals (January 7-November 11, 2002, German Art Attack Closing).jpg |
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The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2002) (From - Art Attack S15E14).png |
The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2002) (From - Art Attack S15E14).png |
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The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2000s, 2) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants and SMG Productions (2000s) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants and Scottish Television (1996) (Credit - Bexstar Media).png |
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The Media Merchants and Scottish Television (2000) (From - CiTV airing of Art Attack S13E29).png |
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Meridianuk9.jpeg |
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The Media Merchants, United Productions, and Meridian (2001) (From - ZZZAP! series 10).png |
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London Weekend Television, The Media Merchants, Scottish Television, and ITV (1997) (From - February 17, 1997 airing of Art Attack).png |
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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 |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Nickname:''' "The Swinging Text" (1993-1995), "TONG!" (1995-2007) |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Starting in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "'''''production'''''" below in grey. The word "'''''the'''''" also looks closer. |
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* On '' |
** On ''ZZZap!'', the text now appears in an explosion shape and is also in a different font. |
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* Starting with |
* Starting with season 10 of ''Art Attack'', the background would have stains of different colours, like: |
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⚫ | ** 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". |
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** 1998-2000: 5 paint coloured stains of {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color||green|dark chrome green}}, {{color|purple}} |
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** 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. |
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** 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. |
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** August 30, 2004-June 29, 2007: 5 paint coloured splats of {{color|red}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color||cyan|cyan}}, {{color|green}} and {{color|blue}} with the same text and the same SMG TV Productions logo being seen below. |
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* 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. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The word falling and the word quickly shaking. |
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'''Audio:''' |
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* Animated version: A slamming sound following with a like a door hinges without lubricant squeaking sound. |
* Animated version: A slamming sound following with a like a door hinges without lubricant squeaking sound. |
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* Still version: A cartoony noise, like the sound of a ruler being bent from the side of a table. The sound was removed |
* 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''. |
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* 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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[[Category:Mattel]] |
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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).
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.
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Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio:
Availability: Seen on seasons 5-17 of Art Attack, ZZZap!, Quids In, Animal Crazy, WOW, and Terror Towers, among others.