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## 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment

### Formerly:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995–2020)

## Background

CBS/Fox Video was renamed "Fox Video" the same year, alternating with the CBS/Fox name until 1998, when Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in CBS/Fox and renamed it to "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment" on March 16, 1995, alternating with the Fox Video name until 1998. The studio was the last major holdout to release its product on DVD, releasing its first seven discs in November of that year, one month after Paramount Home Entertainment released its first DVDs.

After The Walt Disney Company's purchase of Fox in 2019, the name would be retired on-screen in 2020 with the rename to 20th Century Studios, and future home media releases would use a shortened version of the movie logo starting with the video release of *The Call of the Wild*, while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment name is still used for copyright holding purposes.

## 1st Logo (August 29, 1995-October 20, 2009)

* 1995-2008
* 2003-2009

News Corporation byline variant2005 recolor versionBlu-ray version
**Nicknames:** "Box Structure", "Majestic Tower", "Futuristic Structure", "20th Century Fox Structure", "'90s/2000s Structure", "CGI Structure", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights", "News Corporation Structure"

**Visuals:** We see the end part of the 1994 20th Century Fox logo, with neither the "®" symbol nor the News Corporation byline. Then, it zooms out to reveal that it is inside the left side of a cadet blue rectangle with a gold border and the words "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment" in the Latin 725 font.

**Bylines:**

* August 29, 1995-October 14, 2008: (bylineless)
* July 29, 2003-October 20, 2009: "**A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY**" (in the Adobe Garamond Pro font.)

**Variants:**

* Starting in 2003, the logo was enhanced with the box now grey with a gold border, the company name set in ITC Garamond, the 1994 20th Century Fox logo being the filmed version and now having the "®" symbol, as well as zoomed in more.
* Some releases had the logo fade in from black rather than cutting in from black.
* The first releases with this logo had the logo cut out to black at the end.
* A B&W version exists. This can be seen on the 2001 DVD of *The Desert Rats*.
* A widescreen version was spotted on the widescreen DVD of *Thumbelina*.
* On 1996 VHS tapes that have the Widescreen Series video promo, the logo fades in and fades out later right when the animation freezes at the last frame. This was also spotted on the 1995 laserdisc of *Nell*.
* A shorter version exists where the logo starts halfway through the animation. This was spotted on the 2005 DVD of *Pet Alien: Atomic Tommy* and VHS releases of *Strawberry Shortcake*.
* On the 1995 retail VHS of *Bushwacked*, the logo cuts to the green MPAA rating green for the trailer for *Down Periscope*.
* On some tapes with the Premiere Series promo, the logo is shortened and the company name is replaced with "PREMIERE SERIES" in the Enge Etienne font.
* For the 2003 version, at first, there is a widescreen version, seen on widescreen edition DVDs. Later on, a fullscreen version was made for DVD releases of TV shows and fullscreen films.
* On Blu-ray releases of *Ice Age: The Meltdown*, *Chain Reaction* and *Alien vs. Predator*, the logo is still except for the Fox logo, which is now the corporate version with the rear searchlights reanimated to match the 1994 20th Century Fox logo, but also reverses at a certain point, a la the 1981 20th Century Fox logo's long version. Also, the entire sky (including the stars and clouds) pan to the right.
* On some releases, such as the 2009 DVD release of *Garfield's Pet Force*, the 1994 Fox logo is now in the 2005 recolor version.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by the late Kevin Burns and animated at Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix.

**Audio:** None.

**Availability:** Common on VHS, DVD and Laserdisc releases from the period.

* The bylineless version can be seen on releases, such as *Be Still*. The last (official) releases to use it were the 2008 DVDs of *American Dad! Volume 3* and *Babes in Toyland* (1934). However, it later made a surprise appearance on the 2011 DVD of *Robots* (itself a reprint of the 2005 DVD, which as a whole the last release to use this logo).
* The News Corporation byline can be mainly found on widescreen edition releases from late-2006 to mid-2009. The only known VHS release to use it was *Garden State*, other VHS releases (including *Garfield: The Movie* and *Robots*) use the bylineless version instead. Some of the last releases to (officially) use this logo were *The Rocker* and *Marley and Me*.

**Legacy:** This isn't anything too memorable, but it isn't a completely awful logo, either. It's a simple but effective logo design. The News Corporation byline version is a downgrade from the bylineless version; because the logo is set in the same frame rate as the filmed Fox logo, it's significantly choppier as a result, and overall it looks cheaper too.

## 2nd Logo (1995-2006)

**Nicknames:** "Box Structure II", "Ultra Majestic Tower II", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights II", "Majestic Tower II", "Futuristic Structure II", "20th Century Fox Structure II", "'90s/2000s Structure II", "CGI Structure II"

**Visuals:** We start off with the 1994 20th Century Fox logo animation, but when the logo is almost finished, it zooms out in a black box that has "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" at the bottom against a blue-violet background with searchlights.

**Variants:**

* On DVD releases, the logo is cut short to where the logo zooms out.
* A still version exists.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by the late Kevin Burns and animated at Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix.

**Audio:** The 1994 20th Century Fox fanfare for VHS and LD releases, none for DVD releases. A Mexican VHS of *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* has a silent version of the full version. It was once rumored that the 1998 20th Century Fox fanfare was used on very few international releases, though this remains unconfirmed.

**Availability:** Depends on where you live in, but as a whole, fairly common. It can be seen on releases, such as the 2000 Canadian VHS of *Thunder and Lightning*. Despite regular use stopping around 2002, Argentinian VHS releases continued using this logo until 2006.

**Legacy:** This is a well-liked logo in general, but some first-time viewers may be caught off-guard by the structure zooming out. Also, the off colours on the normal version is really unprofessional. Similarly to the 1995 Sony Wonder and 1998 Klasky-Csupo logos, it has gained notoriety as a common subject of usually low-quality parodies and remixes on YouTube.

## 3rd Logo (1999-2011)

Original version2006 enhanced version20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Full-screen) (5.1)20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Logo (2009-2010) (International)**Nicknames:** "Ultra Majestic Tower III", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights III", "Majestic Tower III", "Futuristic Structure III", "The Tower of Streaks", "20th Century Fox Structure III", "'90s/2000s Structure III", "CGI Structure III"

**Visuals:** We see the 1994 20th Century Fox logo animate as usual, but in a faster frame rate, but there are many streaks of blue and orange placed over it, which appear and disappear on the screen. When the logo is finished, blue and purple gradient bars appear from the top to the bottom and the sky background fades to a different sky background as the logo zooms out and the words "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" (in the same font as before) appear in a folding effect below the logo. A few seconds later, the text fades out with a blur effect, leaving only the logo.

**Variants:**

* Sometimes, the logo is replaced with a clip-on that fades in. This can be seen on 1999-2005 Australian VCD releases, the first British tapes with this logo and 2000-06 releases in Mexico, Spain, Japan, Germany, Brazil, France, Italy and South Korea. Except the UK and Japan, the logo is already formed.
* An enhanced version exists from 2006 to 2007. Here, when the 1994 20th Century Fox logo (in the color scheme of the 2005 recolor variant) is formed, the streaks do not appear and the words "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" appear below in a thinner font and aligned horizontally instead of vertically. It's also slowed down to match the regular Fox logo.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by the late Kevin Burns and animated at Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix.

**Audio:** VHS tapes and early DVD releases have the normal pitched 1994 20th Century Fox fanfare (which is strange for PAL releases), while middle-to-later DVD releases have the high pitched 1998 20th Century Fox fanfare (which is normal for PAL releases). Sometimes, the logo is silent or the 1998 fanfare is normal pitched.

**Availability:** Like with the previous logo, this was only used outside North America, except on a few Canadian releases, but is much more common than before as a whole.

* The original version can be seen on releases, such as various *The Simpsons* VHS tapes and DVDs in the UK and Australia.
* The only known releases to use the enhanced version were the European Blu-ray of *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (the previous logo is used on the DVD and Italian-only VHS counterparts) and a few Canadian releases like *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*.

**Legacy:** It's pretty much the same as the movie logo. Nothing too special. But it is still a favorite for those who seen it. Current international releases use the 5th logo, then the aforementioned 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures logos.

## 4th Logo (November 14, 2006-November 2010)

Blu-ray versionStandard version20th Century Fox Blu ray logo20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009 Logo**Nicknames:** "Majestic Tower II", "Futuristic Structure II", "Pre-Ultra Majestic Tower", "20th Century Fox Structure II", "'90s/2000s Structure II", "CGI Structure II", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights II"

**Visuals:** We see the structure from the 1994 20th Century Fox logo on a more realistic background with black on the bottom and the gold words "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" underneath all zoom in.

**Variant:** On Blu-ray releases, about halfway through the zoom-out, a blue flash comes and transforms the "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" text with the text "***Blu-ray Disc***" with a "™" symbol next to it. Also, the words "**HOME ENTERTAINMENT**" do not shine.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by the late Kevin Burns and animated at Flip Your Lid Animation and Topix.

**Audio:** A calm majestic fanfare with a quiet whoosh sound. The Blu-ray variant has the fanfare accompanied by a laser sound for the blue flash when it appears.

**Availability:** Common. It can be seen on releases, such as *FernGully: The Last Rainforest*. Used in tandem with the next logo in its final two months.

**Legacy:** This is a significant improvement over the 1st logo.

## 5th Logo (September 2010-April 14, 2020)

News Corporation byline variantOpen matte News Corporation byline variantBylineless versionFullscreen open matte bylineless versionOpen matte bylineless version2016 enhanced version20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2010 Logo20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (1080p HD)20th Century Fox UHD Sample (Intro) -HDR 2160p 4k-**Nicknames:** "Ultra Majestic Tower", "CGI City Skyline Searchlights III", "Enhanced CGI City Skyline Searchlights", "Majestic Tower III", "Futuristic Structure III", "20th Century Fox Structure III", "2010s Structure", "CGI Structure III", "News Corporation Structure II"

**Visuals:** Same as the 2009 20th Century Fox logo, but near the end, the camera pans even further to reveal the words "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" on the right side of the structure. More palm trees are also added around the structure.

**Bylines:** Below the logo, the following byline fades in.

* September 2010-October 22, 2013: "**A NEWS CORPORATION COMPANY**" (in the News Corporation font.)
* November 12, 2013-April 14, 2020: (bylineless)

**Variants:**

* Starting with the release of *The Croods* on October 1, 2013, the logo is cut-down short to the middle. This also appears on a few pre-2013 Blu-ray releases starting in late-2012.
* A fullscreen version exists on fullscreen DVDs and Blu-rays, such as the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the sixteenth and seventeenth seasons of The Simpsons and the 2012 DVD of *Mr. Scoutmaster*. It is also cropped to 2.39:1 as a letterboxed widescreen logo. There is a widescreen open matte version expanded to 16:9 with the Hor+ scaling method.
* Starting in 2013, the logo is bylineless for the first time since the previous logo. This is due to the split of News Corporation to 21st Century Fox on June 28, 2013.
* On 4K UHD Blu-ray releases from March 1, 2016 to April 14, 2020, as well as on *The Pou Movie 2*, just like the 2016 variant of the 2009 20th Century Fox logo, this logo was enhanced with what that logo had.
* The 2011 *Star Wars* Blu-rays have the logo just shy of 16:9, in 1.77:1.

**Technique:** CGI. Like the movie logo, this was designed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha and Steve Martino, with CG models done by Dave Strick and animated as Blue Sky Studios.

**Audio:** The 1998 20th Century Fox fanfare. A short version is used on post-2013 releases.

**Availability:** Very common, given its long lifespan.

* This was used in tandem with the previous logo in its first two months.
* The last releases to use this logo with the News Corporation byline were *The Internship* and *The Way Way Back*.
* The bylineless version first appeared on *Turbo* (which was also the first film to use the 2013 bylineless version of the 2009 20th Century Fox logo).
* The 2016 enhanced version can be seen on 4K UHD Blu-ray releases, such as *Ferdinand*.
* It was also used on the direct-to-video sequel *The Pou Movie 2* instead of the 2009 20th Century Fox logo.
* The last release to use this logo was *Underwater*.

**Legacy:** Same as before, but you might be surprised if you didn't expect the tower to reveal the text on its side. The color grading on the 2016 enhanced version might be a bit tacky though. Nonetheless, this ended TCFHE on a high note.

## Final Note

Shortly after the release of *Underwater* on April 14, 2020, Disney folded the standalone operations of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment into Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (under Buena Vista Home Entertainment). Beginning with the releases of *The Call of the Wild* on May 12, 2020, and *Downhill* on May 19, 2020, All DVDs and Blu-rays now use the shortened 20th Century Studios logo (with the same short music used in the 2010 logo) or the full Searchlight Pictures logo (with the full 1998 fanfare) for their future home media releases of 20th Century material respectively, followed or (for the aforementioned movies) preceded by a language menu.

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