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Mar 21, 1999 · Under the terms of a transitional distribution agreement, WHV will continue to distribute MGM's video and DVD product through January 31, 2000, to facilitate MGM's conversion to self-distribution. Under terms of the termination agreement, MGM has paid WHV $112.5 million and will make an additional payment of $112.5 million (plus interest) on ...
Bumper (1980s-1990s) Visuals: Same as the 1st MGM/UA Home Video logo, except it's a still image with "HOME VIDEO" blacked out with "SIDE ONE" or "SIDE TWO" below. At the end, there would also be "END SIDE ONE" and "END SIDE TWO". Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
1993-1999. Two variants of this logo were made. The first variant, which appears at the beginning of MGM/UA Home Video titles, is about 20 seconds long. The closing variant is much shorter, at about 7 seconds. The logo can be found on all MGM/UA Family Entertainment titles on VHS from 1996, as well as on 1993-1996 prints of The Wizard of Oz ...
Metro Pictures Corporation was founded on June 23, 1915, by Richard A. Rowland (1880-1947) and Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957), and started out distributing films produced by Solax Studios. However, Mayer left the studio soon after operations began to form his own company, Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation, in 1918.
2nd Bumper (1997-2002; 2004) Visuals: On a black background, an invisible filmstrip of MGM logos is rolling down. The camera eases back to show an angled view of a blue screen with black and white overtones while the filmstrip moves to the left. The blue screen has a yellow/orange circle with the letters " mgM " and the word "ONLINE" on the ...
Logo descriptions by Day91821Logo captures by Finn & Jake Editions by Day91821 In 1997, the UA name was dropped from MGM/UA Home Entertainment, renaming it to MGM Home Entertainment. The assets of the former Orion Home Video was transferred to MGM itself, as well as picking up the pre-1996 PolyGram film library. In 2000, following the end of their Warner Home Video deal, MGM began releasing ...
May 18, 2018 · The new MGM/UA was established at a time when the entertainment industry was going through many changes. Pay television and video offered new avenues for marketing old movies. Suddenly, MGM/UA's movie library was a vital asset; at the same time, theater audiences were growing. In 1983 the company launched a number of subsidiaries: the MGM/UA ...
