→Logo (January 8, 1993-June 29, 2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQTQKmJEq9k |
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'''Variants:'''
* Starting in 1995, the logo is completely still and has the word "production" below in {{color|
* 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:
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** September 26, 2005-June 29, 2007: Five 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 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 {{color|
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
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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: Appears on seasons 5-17 of Art Attack, ZZZap!, Quids In, WOW, and Terror Towers, among others.