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'''Variants:'''
* Starting in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "production" below in {{color|gray}}. 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: 5 paint coloured stains of {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|green|dark chrome green}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|blue}} and {{color|orange}}. On seasons 12-13, the logo is shown next to the 2000 [[Scottish Teleivsion/STV|Scottish Television]] logo and appears in a box with the text appearing below the two logo reading "THE MEDIA MERCHANTS PRODUCTION FOR SCOTTISH TELEVISION".
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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 on August 30, 2004 starting with season 17 of ''Art Attack''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on seasons 5-17 of ''Art Attack'', ''ZZZap!'', ''Quids In'' and ''Terror Towers'', among others. The former also has this logo intact on VHS releases such as ''Art Attack 8: Greatest Tips and Tricks''.
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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.
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.
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Availability: Seen on seasons 5-17 of Art Attack, ZZZap!, Quids In and Terror Towers, among others. The former also has this logo intact on VHS releases such as Art Attack 8: Greatest Tips and Tricks.