Abbey Home Entertainment
Michael Kenchington
Background
Abbey Home Entertainment was a company founded in 1990 by Anne and Ian Miles that distributed children's material on home media, alongside releasing cassettes. The company later acquired the Tempo Video label, and later created the Tempo Pre-School label. In 1996, PolyGram acquired a stake in the company which they later sold in 1999. In 2000, the company was acquired by Just Entertainment and was folded by the company shortly after. On March 4, 2002, Ian and his wife, Anne, both founded Abbey Home Media to continue on releasing children's material, and later acquired the ex-Just assets.
1st Logo (August 6, 1990-2001)
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Technique: 2D computer animation for the Tempo Video version, and the fading effects for the Tempo Pre-School version.
Audio: The ending to "Cops on a Bike" by Paul Keogh.
Audio Variant: On Tempo Pre-School releases, the respective logo's music is heard.
Availability: Seen on Tempo Pre-School and Tempo Video VHS releases from the time-period until 2001.
- Such titles include Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, The Transformers, Where's Wally? (also known as Where's Waldo? in the United States), Action Man, and Babar: The Movie, among others.
2nd Logo (November 11, 2000-2001)
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Visuals: The word "a bbey" is seen in a script font, just like the Just Entertainment logo, with a grey underline below it. "HOME ENTERTAINMENT LTD" is shown below the underline, and the byline "A JUST GROUP COMPANY" is seen below spaced out to fit the width of the line.
Technique: A still digital graphic.
Audio: Just the end theme to the show.
Availability: Seen on the short-lived GMTV series MacDonald's Farm.
- The show hasn't reaired in years, but it's still available on VHS and DVD.
