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* 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
** March 26, 2001-December 13, 2004: 4 and 3D-rendered coloured stains of {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|orange}}, {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}}, with the text "production for" appering below the [[SMG Productions|SMG TV Productions]] logo.
** September 26, 2005-June 29, 2007: 5 paint coloured splats of {{color|red}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, {{color|cyan}}, {{color|green}} and {{color|blue}} with the same text and the same SMG TV Productions logo being seen below.
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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.
Variants:
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio:
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.