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Background

In July 1989, Jonathan D. Krane's Management Company Entertainment Group bought out UK distributor Virgin Video and combined its assets with M.C.E.G.'s existing home video distributors M.C.E.G. Home Video and Forum Home Video to form the M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment division. The company dissolved its American operations in 1990.

Logo (1989-1990)

Visuals: On a black background, a CGI triangle flies and zooms in from the top-right corner and lands in the center, then flips to the front. The "M.C.E.G." letters from the movie logo fly in, zoom out and rotate around from the top-left, and place themselves in the top; both are in golden. Then the word "Virgin", in its corporate script font, writes in below the M.C.E.G. letters and "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" below the triangle with the small TM bug on the top-right of the logo in white, fade in.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A calm synth theme, followed by an orchestral celeste-backed four-note tune (F-A♭-D♭-E♭) leading into a triumphant finale with drums.

Availability: Seen on releases of films such as Limit Up, Communion, Burndown, Jakarta, Catch Me If You Can (1989), Queen of Hearts, Ghost Chase, Night of the Wilding, and Slipstream. Also, in Canada, some tapes from this company show the Cineplex Odeon Home Video logo before this one, with some even presenting the Virgin Vision logo before this one or omitting that animation entirely on selected releases.

◄	Virgin Video

M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment

Vision Video Ltd.

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 ===Background===
+In July 1989, Jonathan D. Krane's [[Management Company Entertainment Group|'''M'''anagement '''C'''ompany '''E'''ntertainment '''G'''roup]] bought out UK distributor [[Virgin Video|'''Virgin''' Video]] and combined its assets with M.C.E.G.'s existing home video distributors M.C.E.G. Home Video and [[Forum Home Video]] to form the '''M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment''' division. The company dissolved its American operations in 1990.
-This company was created after Jonathan D. Krane purchased and merged [[Virgin Video (UK)|Virgin Vision]] into his company, [[Management Company Entertainment Group]].
-===(1989-1990s)===
-[[File:M.C.E.G Virgin Home Entertainment (1989-1990s).jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]{{YouTube|id=xQMtJlTraXA}}
-'''Logo''': On a black background, a CGI triangle flies in from the top-right corner and lands in the center, then flips around. the [[Management Company Entertainment Group|M.C.E.G.]] letters from the movie logo, flies in and turns around from the top-left, and settles in the center, both are in {{Color|gold|golden}}. Then the word "[[Virgin Video (UK)|Virgin]]", in its corporate script font, writes in below the M.C.E.G. letters and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" and the small TM bug on the top-right of the logo in white fade in below the triangle.
+===Logo (1989-1990)===
-'''FX/SFX''': The CGI triangle and M.C.E.G. letters flying, the writing of "Virgin", the fading of "HOME ENTERTAINMENT".
+[[File:M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment (1989).jpg|center|frameless|300x300px]]
+{{YouTube|id=xQMtJlTraXA}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a CGI triangle flies and zooms in from the top-right corner and lands in the center, then flips to the front. The "M.C.E.G." letters from the movie logo fly in, zoom out and rotate around from the top-left, and place themselves in the top; both are in {{color|gold|golden}}. Then the word "Virgin", in its corporate script font, writes in below the M.C.E.G. letters and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HOME ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" below the triangle with the small TM bug on the top-right of the logo in white, fade in.
-'''Music/Sounds''': Same as the M.C.E.G. logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Availability''': Seen on releases of films such as ''Limit Up, Communion, Burndown, Jakarta'', ''Catch Me If You Can'' (1989), ''Queen of Hearts, Ghost Chase, Night of the Wilding'', and ''Slipstream''. Also, in Canada, some tapes from this company show the Cineplex Odeon Home Video logo before this logo, with some even presenting the Virgin Vision logo before this one or omitting this logo entirely on select releases.
+'''Audio:''' A calm synth theme, followed by an orchestral celeste-backed four-note tune (F-A♭-D♭-E♭) leading into a triumphant finale with drums.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on releases of films such as ''Limit Up'', ''Communion'', ''Burndown'', ''Jakarta'', ''Catch Me If You Can'' (1989), ''Queen of Hearts'', ''Ghost Chase'', ''Night of the Wilding'', and ''Slipstream''. Also, in Canada, some tapes from this company show the [[Cineplex Odeon Video|Cineplex Odeon Home Video]] logo before this one, with some even presenting the Virgin Vision logo before this one or omitting that animation entirely on selected releases.
-[[Category:American logos]]
-[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+{{chronology|[[Virgin Video]]|[[Vision Video Ltd.]]}}
+{{Navbox-Comcast}}{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
 [[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Universal]]
+[[Category:NBCUniversal]]
+[[Category:Comcast]]