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1st Logo (Early 1980s)

Visuals: On a red background, a black caption "VIDEO BROKERS" in Broadway font, overlaid on a linear stripe.

Technique: Digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (1983-1984)

Visuals: On a sky blue background, the caption "VIDEO BROKERS" and "PRESENTS", in Broadway font, zooms into view. The caption is filled with stock footage of (in order of appearance): the sea, a hang glider, a barking dog, a basketball match, a glider flying over sea, a cartoon, and the front of a car. As the music end, a copy of the caption, in white text on a black background, zooms in to fill the initial caption white. The caption then zooms out of view, although it reveals a black border in the process.

Technique: Live action and computer animation.

Audio: A serious synth jingle with synth percussion.

Availability:

It was seen on a 1984 VHS of Bozo titled "Bully 4 Bozo".
It also appears on the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS releases of Laurel and Hardy in Big Bear Bungle and Ghosts from the Deep, respectively, as well.

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-'''Logo:''' On a red background, a black caption "VIDEO BROKERS" in {{w|Broadway (typeface)|Broadway}} font, overlaid on a linear stripe.
+'''Visuals:''' On a red background, a black caption "VIDEO BROKERS" in {{w|Broadway (typeface)|Broadway}} font, overlaid on a linear stripe.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' Digital graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' TBA
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
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+===2nd Logo (1983-1984)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a sky blue background, the caption "VIDEO BROKERS" and "PRESENTS", in {{w|Broadway (typeface)|Broadway}} font, zooms into view. The caption is filled with stock footage of (in order of appearance): the sea, a hang glider, a barking dog, a basketball match, a glider flying over sea, a cartoon, and the front of a car. As the music end, a copy of the caption, in white text on a black background, zooms in to fill the initial caption white. The caption then zooms out of view, although it reveals a black border in the process.
+'''Visuals:''' On a sky blue background, the caption "VIDEO BROKERS" and "PRESENTS", in {{w|Broadway (typeface)|Broadway}} font, zooms into view. The caption is filled with stock footage of (in order of appearance): the sea, a hang glider, a barking dog, a basketball match, a glider flying over sea, a cartoon, and the front of a car. As the music end, a copy of the caption, in white text on a black background, zooms in to fill the initial caption white. The caption then zooms out of view, although it reveals a black border in the process.
-'''Technique:''' Stock footage and the zooming.
+'''Technique:''' Live action and computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A serious synth jingle with synth percussion.
+'''Audio:''' A serious synth jingle with synth percussion.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
+'''Availability:'''
 * It was seen on a 1984 VHS of ''Bozo'' titled "Bully 4 Bozo".
-* It also appears on a 1983 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Laurel and Hardy in Big Bear Bungle'' as well.
+* It also appears on the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Laurel and Hardy in Big Bear Bungle'' and ''Ghosts from the Deep'', respectively, as well.
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