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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=CBS+Home+Entertainment&amp;version=202&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FCBS%2BHome%2BEntertainment&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by<font color="#333333"> codyfinke, PAV123 and indycar<br/></font>Logo captures by</font> Eric S., JohnnyL80, snelfu, Dean Stewart Rumsey, Supermarty-o, Derrick Anderson, and indycar<br/></i></font><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> codyfinke, mr3urious, V of Doom, wisp2007, Ben Masters, </i></font><font><i>Donny Pearson, Liz Tetlow and indycar<br/><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of</font></i><i> JohnnyL80, winerrs, DudeThatLogo, and Eric S.</i></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Columbia Broadcasting System established its own home entertainment division as "CBS Video Enterprises, Inc." in 1975 to distribute CBS releases on video. In 1979, they joined forces first with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures|MGM]], forming "MGM/CBS Home Video" a year later, dissolving this venture in 1982 after MGM acquired [[United Artists Pictures|United Artists]] a year earlier. Later in the same year, CBS teamed up with </font></font></font><font color="#333333">[[20th Century Fox Film Corporation|20th Century Fox]] to form "CBS/Fox Video". Under this new label, two sub labels were created: [[Key Video]] </font><font color="#333333">(later reactivated as "Key DVD" by </font><font color="#333333">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)</font><font color="#333333">, and [[Playhouse Video]], but both became inactive in 1991</font><font color="#333333">, and CBS/Fox Video was reincorporated as Fox Video the same year, alternating with the CBS/Fox name until 1998 </font><font color="#333333">when Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in CBS/Fox, and </font><font color="#333333">CBS merged with <font color="#333333">[[Viacom (CBS)|Viacom]]</font>. After the merger was completed in 1999</font><font color="#333333">, Fox stopped distributing standalone CBS releases on video, and CBS Video created "CBS DVD" for DVD releases of CBS shows in tandem with <font color="#333333">[[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Entertainment]]</font></font><font color="#333333">. In 2005, CBS and Viacom were split again, with the "old" Viacom, Inc. reincorporated as "CBS Corporation", and the other retaining the "Viacom" name. </font><font color="#333333">On September 26, 2006</font><font color="#333333">, CBS Corporation merged this label with [[King World Productions|King World]], [[CBS Paramount Television|CBS Paramount International Television]] (now "[[CBS Studios International]]"), and CBS Paramount Domestic Television to form [[CBS Television Distribution]], relaunching this label</font><font color="#333333"> under its current name as CBS Home Entertainment </font><font color="#333333">one year later.</font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> However, Paramount Home Entertainment continues to distribute CBS DVDs as of 2008. As of 2015, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] </font></font></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333">handles </font></font></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333">the distribution of [[CBS Films]] theatrical releases on DVD.<br/><br/><br/></font></font></font><font><font size="4"><b>MGM/CBS Home Video</b></font><br/><br/><br/>See [[MGM Home Entertainment]] for description.<br/>_______________________________________________________________<br/><font size="4"><br/></font></font><font face="Arial" size="4"><b>CBS/Fox Video</b></font><font><br/><br/><br/>See [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for description.<br/>_______________________________________________________________<br/><br/></font></font><font size="3"><font size="4"><b>CBS Home Entertainment</b></font><br/><br/><font size="3"><br/>1st Logo<br/>(October 1980-March 1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS Video (1979)" height="157" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/0/qyxGOp6KxR_ul24_zapGzw411962/GW210H157" title="CBS Video (1979)" width="210"/><iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/7ba6d97e8f110517e85d4648fb7daa9b0592d1a8" width="286"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "Abstract Multicolored CV", "&lt;/", "CV"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, an abstract conjoined "CV" (shaped kind of like this: <b>&lt;/</b>) zooms-in from the upper right while color bars can be seen scrolling in it.. "<font color="#374eb3"><b>CBS</b></font></font><font face="Arial">", in blue, slides in from the right, and"</font><font color="#374eb3"><b>VIDEO</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">", also in blue, slides up from the bottom, and the "</font><b>&lt;/</b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" turns white on the last note of the music.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The zoom-in effect, and the words sliding in, which is simple, early computer animation.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the 1st MGM/CBS Home Video logo.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Seen at the end of MGM/CBS video releases of the era.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">2nd Logo</font><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(June 1981-July 1982)</font><br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS Video (1981)" height="157" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/0/lWN-1X3DnSQjcg38kACX2g420894/GW210H157" title="CBS Video (1981)" width="210"/><iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/31c0e81024acf45fe202b77de5c20ad3c3ed0d25" width="204"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><br/>Note: This logo begins at 1:15.<br/></font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "Abstract Silver CV", "&lt;/ II", "CV II"</font></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On the top-right corner of a black screen, five lines are drawn in rays of light, to form a shape resembling the letters "CV", shaped like this: "</font><font color="#808080"><b>&lt;/</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">". When that is fully formed, a bar of light forms "</font><font color="#808080"><b>CBS</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" to the left of the logo, then "</font><b><font color="#808080">VIDEO</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" is formed below the "</font><b><font color="#808080">CBS</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" and the </font><font color="#808080"><b>&lt;/</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> in a similar fashion.</font></font><div><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The "drawing" of the lines, and the "bars of light".</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A longer, slower variation of the 2nd MGM/CBS logo's fanfare.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Like the last logo, it was seen at the end of MGM/CBS releases from period as well on early CBS/Fox releases, with the CBS/Fox music. The 1984 CBS/FOX release of </font><i>S.O.B.</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> has this logo at the beginning, but with the MGM/UA music. (MGM/CBS had released the film in 1982 as one of their last releases of CBS Video material.) Surprisingly, the 1985 Playhouse Video release of </font><i>Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure </i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">retains this logo at the end of the film (as it was sourced from the 1981 MGM/CBS release). Appears at the start of later MGM/CBS releases of CBS material, such as <i>Early Days</i> and <i>The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby</i>.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: While this logo reeks of early '80s animation, it's notable for the longer version of the </font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">2nd MGM/CBS </font>fanfare, which would be more prominent in the 1st MGM/UA Home Video logo.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">3rd Logo</font><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(1985?-1993?)</font><br/><br/><u>Nickname</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "The Flipping Filmstrip"</font><br/><br/><font size="1"><img align="right" alt="CBS Video (1980s)" height="175" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/hWrborTAYu9sZqSsx26-1g277989/GW234H175" title="CBS Video (1980s)" width="234"/></font><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On a blue background we see an abstract filmstrip containing the white text "</font><font face="Times">CBS</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" in its corporate font (called CBS Didot) and "VIDEO" beneath it flip into the center of the screen.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The flipping.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A techno theme.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Seen on VHS and Laserdisc releases from the era such as </font><i>The Forbidden Dance</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (</font><i>is Lambada</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">).</font><br/><br/></font><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/><br/><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">4th Logo</font><br/><font>(1991-1995)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><font><font><font><img align="right" alt="CBS Video 1980s? - DVD Quality" height="163" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/411be9cfc2ceedba6c7439eb32cb56a1/GW217H163" title="CBS Video 1980s? - DVD Quality" width="217"/></font></font></font></font></div><font size="3"><font><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Box", "The Flipping CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark", "CBS Eyemark Box"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see a box, with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle with "<font>CBS VIDEO<font>" in the Compacta font, at the </font></font><font><font>bottom</font></font> of the box, flipping diagonally. Then a "shine" reflects on the sides of the box as it stops flipping, as is becoming straight.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The box flipping diagonally, and the "shine" reflection.<br/><br/><font><font><font><font><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font></font></font></font>: None.<br/><br/><font><font><u>Availability</u>: Rare. Generally seen on CBS titles distributed by Fox during this period. Can be seen on tapes of<i> On the Road with Charles Kuralt</i>, as well as [[Fox Kids Video]] tapes of 1970s [[Dr. Seuss Enterprises|Dr. Seuss]] TV specials, such as the 1971<i> The Cat in the Hat</i> TV special. Although<i> 60 Minutes </i>archive tapes have this logo on the tape label and box, they do not have this actual logo.<br/><br/></font></font><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/><br/><br/></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">5th Logo</font></div><div><font size="3">(March 15, 1992)</font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Box II", "The Sliding CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark II", "CBS Eyemark Box II"</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see a box with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle</font><div align="center"><font size="1"><img align="right" alt="CBS Video (1992)" height="180" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/a402786367cc24bb18d996fa146333bd/GW240H180" title="CBS Video (1992)" width="240"/></font></div><font size="3"> with "<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO<font face="Arial">" in the Compacta font </font></font>sliding in from the bottom off-center to the right. A yellow line parallel to the logo on the left also appears from the bottom with a grey backdrop with patterns sliding in from the top to the left of the logo. As the logo animates, various pink and grey streaks fly in the background.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The logo, line, and backdrop sliding in, and the streaks flying.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font></font></font>: A piano and horn jingle.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: So far it has only been spotted on the <i>1992 Winter Olympics Highlights Video</i> VHS.<br/></font></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></font></font></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><font size="3"><br/>6th Logo<br/>(1995- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font face="Impact" size="1"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS Video" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/AHzqz_WX-HO5pe-e-C-jaQ17841/GW169H127" title="CBS Video" width="169"/></font></font></font></font><font face="Impact" size="1"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS Video (2004)" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/d1018ae0f3f6e5b322abaf6e9f8f935d/GW169H127" title="CBS Video (2004)" width="169"/><img align="bottom" alt="CBS DVD (2001)" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/swwZQz0xVqXbacHSK7Fc5w52302/GW169H127" title="CBS DVD (2001)" width="169"/></font></font></font></font><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS DVD (2002)" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/PRink1n9Lr7osv9A24EpzQ11882/GW169H127" title="CBS DVD (2002)" width="169"/><img align="bottom" alt="CBS DVD (2006)" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/yR8OTYDPknGJHqSY165fsQ92953/GW169H127" title="CBS DVD (2006)" width="169"/><br/><img align="bottom" alt="CBS DVD (2004) - 16:9" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/b967e1c47583eb537001a8a845779770/GW226H127" title="CBS DVD (2004) - 16:9" width="226"/><img align="bottom" alt="CBS DVD (2003)" height="127" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/ARiwHeZDMRu6Bza1jWEkxg125037/GW226H127" title="CBS DVD (2003)" width="226"/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="1"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/6bc51a69fc6212afe93941e2afc0a980c7aed22f" width="267"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/4364a8d3fd3affd463f31e4413fabc744c7132ab" width="268"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><u><br/></u></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Nicknames</u>: </font></font><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">"CBS Box III"</font></font>, "The Globe", "CBS Eyemark III", "CBS Eyemark Box III"</font></div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: On a gray/silver wall background which waves, we see many colorful streaks (these are the same colors as the lights in CBS's 1992 ident). As the streaks fly by, the background fades into a watery blue globe with silver continents rotating around it. The streaks turn grey and morph into two copies of the CBS Eye, while the background rotates into a box with the now-completed eye in a black section and with a lower white section. The globe wipes into a completely silver color and </font></font>"<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO</font>" (or "<font face="Impact">CBS DVD<font face="Arial">" on DVD releases), in the same font as the last logo,</font></font> fades in underneath. As all that happens, the background turns cool gray/black gradient. The finished product resembles the last two logos.<br/><br/><u>Trivia</u>: The animation and theme in this logo would later be adapted for use in the logos of other CBS companies during the time, including [[CBS Broadcast International]], [[Eyemark Entertainment]] and [[CBS Enterprises]].<br/><br/><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font><ul><li><font size="3">On the "<font face="Impact">CBS DVD</font>" variant, The registered trademark "®" symbol, or the trademark "™" symbol would sometimes appear on the bottom-right corner of the logo.</font></li><li><font size="3">On some DVD releases, at the end of the logo, two selections would appear in the middle with "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU" on them (a la [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount DVD]] logo).</font></li></ul><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Very nice CGI for 1995!<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A synthesized jingle with "air" that eventually leads to a piano glissando, ending with three hits. Sometimes, it's silent.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Seen on all <i>I Love Lucy</i> DVD box sets, all three volumes of <i>The Wild Wild West</i> on VHS, the first six seasons of <i>Hawaii Five-O</i> (the original 1968-1980 series) on DVD, most DVDs of <i>Survivor</i>, various other <font color="#333333">[[Paramount Television (CBS)|Paramount Television]]</font> series and a good amount of CBS-produced TV movies. However, CBS DVD releases co-distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution do not feature this logo. However, some releases feature both this logo and the Paramount DVD logo, such as a few <i>Wings</i><i> and </i><i>NCIS</i> DVDs. The UK DVD release of <i>Snoopy, Come Home!</i> features the "<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO</font>" variant of this logo. This was first seen on some Fox VHS releases until 1998, when distribution switched over to Paramount. This logo also appeared on the 2015 prints of the first two <i>Peanuts</i> films (<i>A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i> and <i>Snoopy, Come Home</i>) due using the 2006 DVD master.<br/><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></font></font></font><br/><br/><br/><br/>7th Logo<br/>(2009- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="CBS Home Entertainment" height="175" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/dlMLLJRRJuk7WgFYzGIXcg21616/GW233H175" title="CBS Home Entertainment" width="233"/><img align="bottom" alt="2009 CBS Home Entertainment logo (Menu Screen)" height="175" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/5514d4afbc6588715e11f877e597f333/GW277H175" title="2009 CBS Home Entertainment logo (Menu Screen)" width="277"/></font></div><div align="center"><font size="1"><iframe frameborder="0" height="161" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/712337cbb1ad1d7996087f7cce4e490427209031" width="295"></iframe></font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Vortex", "CBS Eyemark III"</font></div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>:</font></font> On a background full of spirals, we see five crescent-like shapes moving from the center to the right of us, unveiling a circle, and, at the same time two remaining crescent-like shapes flying in different directions. The two crescent-like shapes and the circle form the CBS Eye, which loops and zooms out to its position while "CBS" (in the same font used for the logos to [[Eyemark Entertainment|Eyemark]] and [[CBS Enterprises]], both currently known as [[CBS Television Distribution]], and [[CBS Broadcast International]], now known as "[[CBS Studios International]]") zooms-out to the right of the CBS Eye and the words "Home Entertainment" appear below "CBS".<br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: On some releases, after the logo finishes the menu selections "Previews" and "Main Menu" zoom in.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The two crescent-like shapes and circle that forms the CBS Eye on a vortex-like background, all in great CGI.<br/></font><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u>:</font></font></font></font> Same as the last logo with whoosh-like sounds.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Currently seen on <i>The Lucy Show</i> season 1 DVDs, on the recent DVD release of the first season of <i>Hotel</i> (also known as <i>Arthur Hailey's </i><i>Hotel</i>), and seasons 7-9 DVD releases of <i>Hawaii Five-O</i>. Also appears on early CBS Films theatrical releases, such as <i>Extraordinary Measures</i> and <i>The Back-Up Plan</i>. It also appears on <i>The Game</i>, starting on season 2.<br/><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor'<font face="Arial">s Note</font></u>:</font></font></font></font> <font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">Overall, a great logo with nice animation.</font></font></font></font></font></div></div><br/></div>
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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=CBS+Home+Entertainment&amp;version=202&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FCBS%2BHome%2BEntertainment&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo descriptions by<font color="#333333"> codyfinke, PAV123 and indycar<br/></font>Logo captures by</font> Eric S., JohnnyL80, snelfu, Dean Stewart Rumsey, Supermarty-o, Derrick Anderson, and indycar<br/></i></font><font><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by</font> codyfinke, mr3urious, V of Doom, wisp2007, Ben Masters, </i></font><font><i>Donny Pearson, Liz Tetlow and indycar<br/><font color="#ffa500">Video captures courtesy of</font></i><i> JohnnyL80, winerrs, DudeThatLogo, and Eric S.</i></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Columbia Broadcasting System established its own home entertainment division as "CBS Video Enterprises, Inc." in 1975 to distribute CBS releases on video. In 1979, they joined forces first with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures|MGM]], forming "MGM/CBS Home Video" a year later, dissolving this venture in 1982 after MGM acquired [[United Artists Pictures|United Artists]] a year earlier. Later in the same year, CBS teamed up with </font></font></font><font color="#333333">[[20th Century Fox Film Corporation|20th Century Fox]] to form "CBS/Fox Video". Under this new label, two sub labels were created: [[Key Video]] </font><font color="#333333">(later reactivated as "Key DVD" by </font><font color="#333333">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)</font><font color="#333333">, and [[Playhouse Video]], but both became inactive in 1991</font><font color="#333333">, and CBS/Fox Video was reincorporated as Fox Video the same year, alternating with the CBS/Fox name until 1998 </font><font color="#333333">when Fox Entertainment Group acquired CBS's interest in CBS/Fox, and </font><font color="#333333">CBS merged with <font color="#333333">[[Viacom (CBS)|Viacom]]</font>. After the merger was completed in 1999</font><font color="#333333">, Fox stopped distributing standalone CBS releases on video, and CBS Video created "CBS DVD" for DVD releases of CBS shows in tandem with <font color="#333333">[[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Entertainment]]</font></font><font color="#333333">. In 2005, CBS and Viacom were split again, with the "old" Viacom, Inc. reincorporated as "CBS Corporation", and the other retaining the "Viacom" name. </font><font color="#333333">On September 26, 2006</font><font color="#333333">, CBS Corporation merged this label with [[King World Productions|King World]], [[CBS Paramount Television|CBS Paramount International Television]] (now "[[CBS Studios International]]"), and CBS Paramount Domestic Television to form [[CBS Television Distribution]], relaunching this label</font><font color="#333333"> under its current name as CBS Home Entertainment </font><font color="#333333">one year later.</font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> However, Paramount Home Entertainment continues to distribute CBS DVDs as of 2008. As of 2015, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] </font></font></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333">handles </font></font></font><font><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333">the distribution of [[CBS Films]] theatrical releases on DVD.<br/><br/><br/></font></font></font><font><font size="4"><b>MGM/CBS Home Video</b></font><br/><br/><br/>See [[MGM Home Entertainment]] for description.<br/>_______________________________________________________________<br/><font size="4"><br/></font></font><font face="Arial" size="4"><b>CBS/Fox Video</b></font><font><br/><br/><br/>See [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for description.<br/>_______________________________________________________________<br/><br/></font></font><font size="3"><font size="4"><b>CBS Home Entertainment</b></font><br/><br/><font size="3"><br/>1st Logo<br/>(October 1980-March 1981)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="1">[[Qyxgop6kxr_ul24_zapgzw411962.bmp|210px|CBS Video (1979)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/7ba6d97e8f110517e85d4648fb7daa9b0592d1a8" width="286"></iframe></font></div><font size="3"><font><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "Abstract Multicolored CV", "&lt;/", "CV"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, an abstract conjoined "CV" (shaped kind of like this: <b>&lt;/</b>) zooms-in from the upper right while color bars can be seen scrolling in it.. "<font color="#374eb3"><b>CBS</b></font></font><font face="Arial">", in blue, slides in from the right, and"</font><font color="#374eb3"><b>VIDEO</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">", also in blue, slides up from the bottom, and the "</font><b>&lt;/</b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" turns white on the last note of the music.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The zoom-in effect, and the words sliding in, which is simple, early computer animation.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the 1st MGM/CBS Home Video logo.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Seen at the end of MGM/CBS video releases of the era.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">2nd Logo</font><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(June 1981-July 1982)</font><br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1">[[Lwn-1x3dnsqjcg38kacx2g420894.bmp|210px|CBS Video (1981)]]<iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/31c0e81024acf45fe202b77de5c20ad3c3ed0d25" width="204"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"><font size="3"><br/>Note: This logo begins at 1:15.<br/></font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "Abstract Silver CV", "&lt;/ II", "CV II"</font></font></div><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On the top-right corner of a black screen, five lines are drawn in rays of light, to form a shape resembling the letters "CV", shaped like this: "</font><font color="#808080"><b>&lt;/</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">". When that is fully formed, a bar of light forms "</font><font color="#808080"><b>CBS</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" to the left of the logo, then "</font><b><font color="#808080">VIDEO</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" is formed below the "</font><b><font color="#808080">CBS</font></b><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" and the </font><font color="#808080"><b>&lt;/</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> in a similar fashion.</font></font><div><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The "drawing" of the lines, and the "bars of light".</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A longer, slower variation of the 2nd MGM/CBS logo's fanfare.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Like the last logo, it was seen at the end of MGM/CBS releases from period as well on early CBS/Fox releases, with the CBS/Fox music. The 1984 CBS/FOX release of </font><i>S.O.B.</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> has this logo at the beginning, but with the MGM/UA music. (MGM/CBS had released the film in 1982 as one of their last releases of CBS Video material.) Surprisingly, the 1985 Playhouse Video release of </font><i>Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure </i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">retains this logo at the end of the film (as it was sourced from the 1981 MGM/CBS release). Appears at the start of later MGM/CBS releases of CBS material, such as <i>Early Days</i> and <i>The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby</i>.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: While this logo reeks of early '80s animation, it's notable for the longer version of the </font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">2nd MGM/CBS </font>fanfare, which would be more prominent in the 1st MGM/UA Home Video logo.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">3rd Logo</font><br/><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(1985?-1993?)</font><br/><br/><u>Nickname</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "The Flipping Filmstrip"</font><br/><br/><font size="1">[[File:HWrborTAYu9sZqSsx26-1g277989.png|234px|CBS Video (1980s)]]</font><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On a blue background we see an abstract filmstrip containing the white text "</font><font face="Times">CBS</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" in its corporate font (called CBS Didot) and "VIDEO" beneath it flip into the center of the screen.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The flipping.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A techno theme.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Rare. Seen on VHS and Laserdisc releases from the era such as </font><i>The Forbidden Dance</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (</font><i>is Lambada</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">).</font><br/><br/></font><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/><br/><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">4th Logo</font><br/><font>(1991-1995)<br/></font></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><font><font><font>[[File:411be9cfc2ceedba6c7439eb32cb56a1.png|217px|CBS Video 1980s? - DVD Quality]]</font></font></font></font></div><font size="3"><font><br/><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Box", "The Flipping CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark", "CBS Eyemark Box"<br/><br/><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see a box, with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle with "<font>CBS VIDEO<font>" in the Compacta font, at the </font></font><font><font>bottom</font></font> of the box, flipping diagonally. Then a "shine" reflects on the sides of the box as it stops flipping, as is becoming straight.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The box flipping diagonally, and the "shine" reflection.<br/><br/><font><font><font><font><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font></font></font></font>: None.<br/><br/><font><font><u>Availability</u>: Rare. Generally seen on CBS titles distributed by Fox during this period. Can be seen on tapes of<i> On the Road with Charles Kuralt</i>, as well as [[Fox Kids Video]] tapes of 1970s [[Dr. Seuss Enterprises|Dr. Seuss]] TV specials, such as the 1971<i> The Cat in the Hat</i> TV special. Although<i> 60 Minutes </i>archive tapes have this logo on the tape label and box, they do not have this actual logo.<br/><br/></font></font><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/><br/><br/></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">5th Logo</font></div><div><font size="3">(March 15, 1992)</font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Box II", "The Sliding CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark II", "CBS Eyemark Box II"</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>Logo</u>: On a black background, we see a box with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle</font><div align="center"><font size="1">[[File:A402786367cc24bb18d996fa146333bd.png|240px|CBS Video (1992)]]</font></div><font size="3"> with "<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO<font face="Arial">" in the Compacta font </font></font>sliding in from the bottom off-center to the right. A yellow line parallel to the logo on the left also appears from the bottom with a grey backdrop with patterns sliding in from the top to the left of the logo. As the logo animates, various pink and grey streaks fly in the background.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: The logo, line, and backdrop sliding in, and the streaks flying.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u></font></font></font></font>: A piano and horn jingle.<br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Availability</u>: So far it has only been spotted on the <i>1992 Winter Olympics Highlights Video</i> VHS.<br/></font></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></font></font></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br/></font></font></div><font size="3"><br/>6th Logo<br/>(1995- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font face="Impact" size="1"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">[[File:AHzqz WX-HO5pe-e-C-jaQ17841.jpeg|169px|CBS Video]]</font></font></font></font><font face="Impact" size="1"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">[[File:D1018ae0f3f6e5b322abaf6e9f8f935d.jpeg|169px|CBS Video (2004)]][[File:SwwZQz0xVqXbacHSK7Fc5w52302.jpeg|169px|CBS DVD (2001)]]</font></font></font></font><font size="1">[[File:PRink1n9Lr7osv9A24EpzQ11882.jpeg|169px|CBS DVD (2002)]][[File:YR8OTYDPknGJHqSY165fsQ92953.jpeg|169px|CBS DVD (2006)]]<br/>[[File:B967e1c47583eb537001a8a845779770.jpeg|226px|CBS DVD (2004) - 16:9]][[File:ARiwHeZDMRu6Bza1jWEkxg125037.jpeg|226px|CBS DVD (2003)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="1"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/6bc51a69fc6212afe93941e2afc0a980c7aed22f" width="267"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/4364a8d3fd3affd463f31e4413fabc744c7132ab" width="268"></iframe></font></div><div align="center"></div><div><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial" size="3"><u><br/></u></font></font></div><div><font size="3"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Nicknames</u>: </font></font><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">"CBS Box III"</font></font>, "The Globe", "CBS Eyemark III", "CBS Eyemark Box III"</font></div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>: On a gray/silver wall background which waves, we see many colorful streaks (these are the same colors as the lights in CBS's 1992 ident). As the streaks fly by, the background fades into a watery blue globe with silver continents rotating around it. The streaks turn grey and morph into two copies of the CBS Eye, while the background rotates into a box with the now-completed eye in a black section and with a lower white section. The globe wipes into a completely silver color and </font></font>"<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO</font>" (or "<font face="Impact">CBS DVD<font face="Arial">" on DVD releases), in the same font as the last logo,</font></font> fades in underneath. As all that happens, the background turns cool gray/black gradient. The finished product resembles the last two logos.<br/><br/><u>Trivia</u>: The animation and theme in this logo would later be adapted for use in the logos of other CBS companies during the time, including [[CBS Broadcast International]], [[Eyemark Entertainment]] and [[CBS Enterprises]].<br/><br/><u>Variants</u>:<br/></font><ul><li><font size="3">On the "<font face="Impact">CBS DVD</font>" variant, The registered trademark "®" symbol, or the trademark "™" symbol would sometimes appear on the bottom-right corner of the logo.</font></li><li><font size="3">On some DVD releases, at the end of the logo, two selections would appear in the middle with "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU" on them (a la [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount DVD]] logo).</font></li></ul><font size="3"><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: Very nice CGI for 1995!<br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: A synthesized jingle with "air" that eventually leads to a piano glissando, ending with three hits. Sometimes, it's silent.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Seen on all <i>I Love Lucy</i> DVD box sets, all three volumes of <i>The Wild Wild West</i> on VHS, the first six seasons of <i>Hawaii Five-O</i> (the original 1968-1980 series) on DVD, most DVDs of <i>Survivor</i>, various other <font color="#333333">[[Paramount Television (CBS)|Paramount Television]]</font> series and a good amount of CBS-produced TV movies. However, CBS DVD releases co-distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution do not feature this logo. However, some releases feature both this logo and the Paramount DVD logo, such as a few <i>Wings</i><i> and </i><i>NCIS</i> DVDs. The UK DVD release of <i>Snoopy, Come Home!</i> features the "<font face="Impact">CBS VIDEO</font>" variant of this logo. This was first seen on some Fox VHS releases until 1998, when distribution switched over to Paramount. This logo also appeared on the 2015 prints of the first two <i>Peanuts</i> films (<i>A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i> and <i>Snoopy, Come Home</i>) due using the 2006 DVD master.<br/><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></font></font></font><br/><br/><br/><br/>7th Logo<br/>(2009- )<br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1">[[File:DlMLLJRRJuk7WgFYzGIXcg21616.jpeg|233px|CBS Home Entertainment]][[File:5514d4afbc6588715e11f877e597f333.png|277px|2009 CBS Home Entertainment logo (Menu Screen)]]</font></div><div align="center"><font size="1"><iframe frameborder="0" height="161" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/unknown/712337cbb1ad1d7996087f7cce4e490427209031" width="295"></iframe></font></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "CBS Vortex", "CBS Eyemark III"</font></div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Logo</u>:</font></font> On a background full of spirals, we see five crescent-like shapes moving from the center to the right of us, unveiling a circle, and, at the same time two remaining crescent-like shapes flying in different directions. The two crescent-like shapes and the circle form the CBS Eye, which loops and zooms out to its position while "CBS" (in the same font used for the logos to [[Eyemark Entertainment|Eyemark]] and [[CBS Enterprises]], both currently known as [[CBS Television Distribution]], and [[CBS Broadcast International]], now known as "[[CBS Studios International]]") zooms-out to the right of the CBS Eye and the words "Home Entertainment" appear below "CBS".<br/><br/><u>Variant</u>: On some releases, after the logo finishes the menu selections "Previews" and "Main Menu" zoom in.<br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u>: The two crescent-like shapes and circle that forms the CBS Eye on a vortex-like background, all in great CGI.<br/></font><div><font size="3"><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Music/Sounds</u>:</font></font></font></font> Same as the last logo with whoosh-like sounds.<br/><br/><u>Availability</u>: Common. Currently seen on <i>The Lucy Show</i> season 1 DVDs, on the recent DVD release of the first season of <i>Hotel</i> (also known as <i>Arthur Hailey's </i><i>Hotel</i>), and seasons 7-9 DVD releases of <i>Hawaii Five-O</i>. Also appears on early CBS Films theatrical releases, such as <i>Extraordinary Measures</i> and <i>The Back-Up Plan</i>. It also appears on <i>The Game</i>, starting on season 2.<br/><br/><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><u>Editor'<font face="Arial">s Note</font></u>:</font></font></font></font> <font face="Impact"><font face="Arial"><font face="Impact"><font face="Arial">Overall, a great logo with nice animation.</font></font></font></font></font></div></div><br/></div>

Latest revision as of 17:04, 3 November 2020

Logo descriptions by codyfinke, PAV123 and indycar
Logo captures by
Eric S., JohnnyL80, snelfu, Dean Stewart Rumsey, Supermarty-o, Derrick Anderson, and indycar
Editions by codyfinke, mr3urious, V of Doom, wisp2007, Ben Masters, Donny Pearson, Liz Tetlow and indycar
Video captures courtesy of
JohnnyL80, winerrs, DudeThatLogo, and Eric S.



Background: Columbia Broadcasting System established its own home entertainment division as "CBS Video Enterprises, Inc." in 1975 to distribute CBS releases on video. In 1979, they joined forces first with MGM, forming "MGM/CBS Home Video" a year later, dissolving this venture in 1982 after MGM acquired United Artists a year earlier. Later in the same year, CBS teamed up with
20th Century Fox to form "CBS/Fox Video". Under this new label, two sub labels were created: Key Video (later reactivated as "Key DVD" by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment), and Playhouse Video, but both became inactive in 1991, and CBS/Fox Video was reincorporated as 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 CBS merged with Viacom. After the merger was completed in 1999, Fox stopped distributing standalone CBS releases on video, and CBS Video created "CBS DVD" for DVD releases of CBS shows in tandem with Paramount Home Entertainment. In 2005, CBS and Viacom were split again, with the "old" Viacom, Inc. reincorporated as "CBS Corporation", and the other retaining the "Viacom" name. On September 26, 2006, CBS Corporation merged this label with King World, CBS Paramount International Television (now "CBS Studios International"), and CBS Paramount Domestic Television to form CBS Television Distribution, relaunching this label under its current name as CBS Home Entertainment one year later. However, Paramount Home Entertainment continues to distribute CBS DVDs as of 2008. As of 2015, Lionsgate Home Entertainment handles the distribution of CBS Films theatrical releases on DVD.


MGM/CBS Home Video


See MGM Home Entertainment for description.
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CBS/Fox Video


See 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for description.
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CBS Home Entertainment


1st Logo
(October 1980-March 1981)

Nicknames: "Abstract Multicolored CV", "</", "CV"

Logo: On a black background, an abstract conjoined "CV" (shaped kind of like this: </) zooms-in from the upper right while color bars can be seen scrolling in it.. "CBS
", in blue, slides in from the right, and"VIDEO", also in blue, slides up from the bottom, and the "</" turns white on the last note of the music.

FX/SFX: The zoom-in effect, and the words sliding in, which is simple, early computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st MGM/CBS Home Video logo.

Availability: Rare. Seen at the end of MGM/CBS video releases of the era.

Editor's Note: None.



2nd Logo
(June 1981-July 1982)

Note: This logo begins at 1:15.

Nicknames: "Abstract Silver CV", "</ II", "CV II"

Logo: On the top-right corner of a black screen, five lines are drawn in rays of light, to form a shape resembling the letters "CV", shaped like this: "</". When that is fully formed, a bar of light forms "CBS" to the left of the logo, then "VIDEO" is formed below the "CBS" and the </ in a similar fashion.

FX/SFX: The "drawing" of the lines, and the "bars of light".

Music/Sounds: A longer, slower variation of the 2nd MGM/CBS logo's fanfare.

Availability: Rare. Like the last logo, it was seen at the end of MGM/CBS releases from period as well on early CBS/Fox releases, with the CBS/Fox music. The 1984 CBS/FOX release of S.O.B. has this logo at the beginning, but with the MGM/UA music. (MGM/CBS had released the film in 1982 as one of their last releases of CBS Video material.) Surprisingly, the 1985 Playhouse Video release of Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure retains this logo at the end of the film (as it was sourced from the 1981 MGM/CBS release). Appears at the start of later MGM/CBS releases of CBS material, such as Early Days and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

Editor's Note: While this logo reeks of early '80s animation, it's notable for the longer version of the 2nd MGM/CBS fanfare, which would be more prominent in the 1st MGM/UA Home Video logo.



3rd Logo
(1985?-1993?)

Nickname: "The Flipping Filmstrip"

CBS Video (1980s)Logo: On a blue background we see an abstract filmstrip containing the white text "CBS" in its corporate font (called CBS Didot) and "VIDEO" beneath it flip into the center of the screen.

FX/SFX: The flipping.

Music/Sounds: A techno theme.

Availability: Rare. Seen on VHS and Laserdisc releases from the era such as The Forbidden Dance (is Lambada).

Editor's Note: None.



4th Logo
(1991-1995)
CBS Video 1980s? - DVD Quality

Nicknames: "CBS Box", "The Flipping CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark", "CBS Eyemark Box"

Logo: On a black background, we see a box, with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle with "CBS VIDEO" in the Compacta font, at the bottom of the box, flipping diagonally. Then a "shine" reflects on the sides of the box as it stops flipping, as is becoming straight.

FX/SFX: The box flipping diagonally, and the "shine" reflection.

Music/Sounds
: None.

Availability: Rare. Generally seen on CBS titles distributed by Fox during this period. Can be seen on tapes of On the Road with Charles Kuralt, as well as Fox Kids Video tapes of 1970s Dr. Seuss TV specials, such as the 1971 The Cat in the Hat TV special. Although 60 Minutes archive tapes have this logo on the tape label and box, they do not have this actual logo.

Editor's Note: None.



5th Logo
(March 15, 1992)

Nicknames: "CBS Box II", "The Sliding CBS Eye", "CBS Eyemark II", "CBS Eyemark Box II"

Logo: On a black background, we see a box with the CBS Eye inside the box, outlined with white, and a white rectangle
CBS Video (1992)
with "CBS VIDEO" in the Compacta font sliding in from the bottom off-center to the right. A yellow line parallel to the logo on the left also appears from the bottom with a grey backdrop with patterns sliding in from the top to the left of the logo. As the logo animates, various pink and grey streaks fly in the background.

FX/SFX: The logo, line, and backdrop sliding in, and the streaks flying.

Music/Sounds: A piano and horn jingle.

Availability: So far it has only been spotted on the 1992 Winter Olympics Highlights Video VHS.

Editor's Note: None.



6th Logo
(1995- )
CBS VideoCBS Video (2004)CBS DVD (2001)CBS DVD (2002)CBS DVD (2006)
CBS DVD (2004) - 16:9CBS DVD (2003)

Nicknames: "CBS Box III", "The Globe", "CBS Eyemark III", "CBS Eyemark Box III"

Logo: On a gray/silver wall background which waves, we see many colorful streaks (these are the same colors as the lights in CBS's 1992 ident). As the streaks fly by, the background fades into a watery blue globe with silver continents rotating around it. The streaks turn grey and morph into two copies of the CBS Eye, while the background rotates into a box with the now-completed eye in a black section and with a lower white section. The globe wipes into a completely silver color and "CBS VIDEO" (or "CBS DVD" on DVD releases), in the same font as the last logo, fades in underneath. As all that happens, the background turns cool gray/black gradient. The finished product resembles the last two logos.

Trivia: The animation and theme in this logo would later be adapted for use in the logos of other CBS companies during the time, including CBS Broadcast International, Eyemark Entertainment and CBS Enterprises.

Variants:
  • On the "CBS DVD" variant, The registered trademark "®" symbol, or the trademark "™" symbol would sometimes appear on the bottom-right corner of the logo.
  • On some DVD releases, at the end of the logo, two selections would appear in the middle with "PREVIEWS" and "MAIN MENU" on them (a la Paramount DVD logo).

FX/SFX: Very nice CGI for 1995!

Music/Sounds: A synthesized jingle with "air" that eventually leads to a piano glissando, ending with three hits. Sometimes, it's silent.

Availability: Common. Seen on all I Love Lucy DVD box sets, all three volumes of The Wild Wild West on VHS, the first six seasons of Hawaii Five-O (the original 1968-1980 series) on DVD, most DVDs of Survivor, various other Paramount Television series and a good amount of CBS-produced TV movies. However, CBS DVD releases co-distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution do not feature this logo. However, some releases feature both this logo and the Paramount DVD logo, such as a few Wings and NCIS DVDs. The UK DVD release of Snoopy, Come Home! features the "CBS VIDEO" variant of this logo. This was first seen on some Fox VHS releases until 1998, when distribution switched over to Paramount. This logo also appeared on the 2015 prints of the first two Peanuts films (A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Come Home) due using the 2006 DVD master.

Editor's Note: None.



7th Logo
(2009- )
CBS Home Entertainment2009 CBS Home Entertainment logo (Menu Screen)

Nicknames: "CBS Vortex", "CBS Eyemark III"

Logo: On a background full of spirals, we see five crescent-like shapes moving from the center to the right of us, unveiling a circle, and, at the same time two remaining crescent-like shapes flying in different directions. The two crescent-like shapes and the circle form the CBS Eye, which loops and zooms out to its position while "CBS" (in the same font used for the logos to Eyemark and CBS Enterprises, both currently known as CBS Television Distribution, and CBS Broadcast International, now known as "CBS Studios International") zooms-out to the right of the CBS Eye and the words "Home Entertainment" appear below "CBS".

Variant: On some releases, after the logo finishes the menu selections "Previews" and "Main Menu" zoom in.

FX/SFX: The two crescent-like shapes and circle that forms the CBS Eye on a vortex-like background, all in great CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last logo with whoosh-like sounds.

Availability: Common. Currently seen on The Lucy Show season 1 DVDs, on the recent DVD release of the first season of Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's Hotel), and seasons 7-9 DVD releases of Hawaii Five-O. Also appears on early CBS Films theatrical releases, such as Extraordinary Measures and The Back-Up Plan. It also appears on The Game, starting on season 2.

Editor's Note: Overall, a great logo with nice animation.