Starz Home Entertainment

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

In 2006, IDT was purchased by Liberty Media (the owner of the Starz cable network), and IDT became Starz Media (now Starz Distribution); the following year, Anchor Bay Entertainment was renamed to "Starz Home Entertainment", only for it to revert back to its original name in 2008.

1st Logo (2007)


Visuals: On a black background, there is a logo similar to the Starz Productions and Starz Animation logos of the time, only with "HOME" and "ENTERTAINMENT" being seen below "STARZ".

Variants:

  • On the trailer for Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, the logo is in black on a dark background with red smoke (or fire) in the middle. The logo slowly zooms out.
  • On the DVD trailer for Phonics 4 Babies, the square with the star and the text is black, and the purple gradient slides down from behind the logo.
  • On the DVD of Eloise in Hollywood, the background is in white.
  • On the DVD of Hellboy: Animated - Blood & Iron, the square with the star is green.

Technique: A still, digital graphic. 2D computer animation for the variants.

Audio: None. On the trailer for Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, the opening theme of the trailer. On the DVD trailer for Phonics 4 Babies, the woman says "Only from Starz Home Entertainment".

Availability: It was seen on the DVDs of Eloise in Hollywood, Hellboy: Animated: Sword of Storms and Hellboy: Animated - Blood & Iron. It has also been seen in a trailer for Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, along with the Manga Entertainment logo, and the DVD trailer for Phonics 4 Babies.

2nd Logo (2007-2008)

Visuals: Essentially just the 2005 Starz logo with "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" below.

Variant: A version with a white star exists.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability:

  • It can be seen on a few British Manga Entertainment releases such as Naruto, Bleach, and Death Note. On some releases, the then-current Anchor Bay logo proceeds after that.
  • It's also found on the DVD of Kappa Mikey: Lost in Transportation.
  • It also appears on the UK DVD of Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever!.
  • Very certain prints of a few Thomas and Friends DVDs around this time also had this logo.
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)
Starz Home Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008-2017)
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