Media Home Entertainment

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Media Home Entertainment was a home video company headquartered in Los Angeles, California and established in 1978. The company released many videos from 1978 until 1992. Their last releases were distributed by Fox Video (now 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment). The company ceased full operations in 1992. Some releases from the company included the early Charlie Brown videos and The Adventures of the Wilderness Family. Beginning in 1984, and all of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films in the 1980s. Media Home Entertainment was affiliated with Heron Communications, although the company's releases are now distributed by Fox, New Line Home Entertainment, or Anchor Bay Entertainment.

[edit] The Media Logo From 1981-1987

On a space background, 2 outlines of the word "MEDIA" begin to move towards each other from opposite sides of the screen (one on top and one on bottom), in a very odd font, with the first line connecting to the "M", and the second connecting to the "A". The two words continue their move towards each other, and when they meet, there is a very large flash as the outline(s) rotate backwards, so that we see a little of the logo's bottom. The flash subsides and the whole logo is filled in with chrome. "MEDIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT, INC.", in black but glowing blue, zooms in from the center of the screen. "A HERON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY" was also seen below the logo in 1984.