Caspian Entertainment

Background
Caspian Entertainment was initially a television syndication company, formed as a subsidiary of Dandy Films. The company formed a partnership with ad sales company Gallop Films, to acquire distribution rights to programs while releasing Dandy's catalog on television. Dandy went dormant in 1995 with co-founder Jason Adderly parting from it and selling his share to Linda Dunn. In 1995, the company consolidated Gallop and its owner Mandy York and producer Ruth Dodd would join the company. Caspian would be restructured as a general production company, oriented toward first-run syndicated programs, cable films and later movies. The company formed a joint venture with Steve Taylor, Squint Films, but this was short lived. In 2004, following allegations of collecting funds from government tax incentive programs in spite of Caspian not being an established business in those countries; the most damning coming from South Australian Film Corporation where York allegedly collected funds using the former Gallop Films headquarters in Adelaide to collect money from SAFC, the company was sued into oblivion and filed for bankruptcy thereafter. Caspian's catalog is currently owned by Entertainment One, who had inherited the rights from Peace Arch Entertainment, while television rights are co-owned by Debmar-Mercury; Caspian outsourced distribution to Mercury Entertainment in 2001.

1st Logo (1987-1994)
Logo: On a black background, we see an orange silhouette of a caspian tiger. Beneath it is the blue word "CASPIAN" with "ENTERTAINMENT" below in a white spaced out fashion. The logo shines.

Variant: An in-credit variant exists on feature films.

FX/SFX: The shining.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: Appeared on cable and syndicated airings of Dandy Films' movies, along with The Halloween Gang. Later prints remove this and the Gallop Films logo, replacing them with the Program Exchange's logo.

2nd Logo (1995-2003)
Logo: A door opens on a black background, revealing a brown plain against a cloudy blue sky and the stacked text "CASPIAN ENTERTAINMENT" which turns into view as a ray of light shines on it.

Variant:


 * For television productions, various letters fly in to form the text "A Linda Dunn/Ruth Dodd/Mandy York Caspian Entertainment PRODUCTION"
 * On the first episode of Hounds of Carlisle, the text flips in on a blue background with a spotlight. A girl morphs into a dog before running off.

FX/SFX: 3D animation.

Music/Sounds: The sound of the door opening, leading to a triumphant fanfare. Otherwise it's the closing theme of the show or none.

Availability: It appeared on Mark of the Beast, Five Fading Stars, An Old Friend Still and Far Darrig. The short version appeared on Hounds of Carlisle, the 1998 revival of Inner Sanctum, and the television films Bark of the Wolf Woman and She-Hulk.