Anchor Bay DVD turns into Starz DVD
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Anchor Bay DVD turns into Starz DVD
Anchor Bay has been renamed as Starz Home Entertainment. Info is at www.davisdvd.com.
I think this is a terrible renaming. It makes it sound like their DVD releases are somehow a product of the Starz network. Anchor Bay was a good company with good focus on cult products and I see no reason not to leave the label named what it already is.
I think this is a terrible renaming. It makes it sound like their DVD releases are somehow a product of the Starz network. Anchor Bay was a good company with good focus on cult products and I see no reason not to leave the label named what it already is.
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This is a truly pointless and stupid change. And it really does sound like it is a branch of the Starz network. Also, I hate the increasing acceptance of "z" as a replacement for "s" at the end of words.
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Looks like they've already changed the site a bit, and they have the logo posted as well:
http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=Home
Oh well, as long as this change means that they'll now need to release more versions of Evil Dead so that they can have the new company name and logo on the packaging, then I'm all for it!
http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=Home
Oh well, as long as this change means that they'll now need to release more versions of Evil Dead so that they can have the new company name and logo on the packaging, then I'm all for it!
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Originally Posted by BrentLumkin
Looks like they've already changed the site a bit, and they have the logo posted as well:
http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=Home
Oh well, as long as this change means that they'll now need to release more versions of Evil Dead so that they can have the new company name and logo on the packaging, then I'm all for it!
http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=Home
Oh well, as long as this change means that they'll now need to release more versions of Evil Dead so that they can have the new company name and logo on the packaging, then I'm all for it!
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I heard about this like several weeks ago. I don't remember where but it's hardly news.
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Yeah, Their "Hellboy: Sword of Storms" DVD is a "Starz Home Entertainment" DVD and it's design is 100% "Anchor Bay" in every respect and it even has "www.anchrobayentertainment.com" on the packaging.
This is hardly news when items under this brand have been available for months.
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Yeah, Their "Hellboy: Sword of Storms" DVD is a "Starz Home Entertainment" DVD and it's design is 100% "Anchor Bay" in every respect and it even has "www.anchrobayentertainment.com" on the packaging.
This is hardly news when items under this brand have been available for months.
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Originally Posted by Ms. M
This is a truly pointless and stupid change. And it really does sound like it is a branch of the Starz network. Also, I hate the increasing acceptance of "z" as a replacement for "s" at the end of words.
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Originally Posted by droidguy1119
I see no reason not to leave the label named what it already is.
Also, bear in mind that outside of the industry and forums like this, the name "Anchor Bay" has borderline-zero name recognition anyway.
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Branding. It's pretty straightforward.
Also, bear in mind that outside of the industry and forums like this, the name "Anchor Bay" has borderline-zero name recognition anyway.
Also, bear in mind that outside of the industry and forums like this, the name "Anchor Bay" has borderline-zero name recognition anyway.
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Yeah, imagine if Lifetime Network bought Criterion and changed it to Lifetime Network Movies.
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Originally Posted by dx23
And then Criterion will be forced to released a deluxe edition of 15 and Pregnant.
Spine #400, anyone?
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Damn_suits and their corporate identity bullshit. Among people who have 1000+ DVD collections, Anchor Bay is a brand with plenty of weight. Let's just hope they don't pull a Bonnie Hammer and alter the wonderfully off-center nature of the Anchor Bay catalog too much.