American International Television

Credits

Descriptions by
Sean Beard and Eric S.

Captures by
Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and Bob Fish

Editions by
Bob Fish, V of Doom, SeanElGatoTV2k8, Shadeed A. Kelly, and kidinbed

Video captures courtesy of
Eric S. and SeanElGatoTelevision

Background

American International Pictures created its own television division as "American International Television" (also known as "American International Productions Television" or "AIP-TV") in 1964 to distribute all AIP film releases and produce various television shows. In 1979, AIP was acquired by Filmways, Inc. and American International Television became Filmways Television in 1980. The AIP library, with some exceptions, is today owned by MGM Holdings Inc.

1st Logo (1964-1966)

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Nicknames: "AiTV", "The OTHER Creepy ai"

Logo:

• Opening: On a blue background, we see 4 white angular letters spelling "AiTV" popping onto the screen one by one; the last two overlapping the letters "Ai" on top. Then the text "AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC. presents" pops in near the "Ai" section of the logo, which then becomes red. The complete logo fades out about a second before the empty screen fades to black.
• Closing: A still shot of the completed logo, with a yellow background, a brown logo and lettering, this time reading "Distributed by AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.". Sometimes, the logo would be superimposed.

FX/SFX: The lettering and words popping into place, and changing color as the sequence plays out. None for the closing variant.

Music/Sounds: An ascending horn and string fanfare (actually stock music, composed by William Loose); rather sedate compared with its predecessor. The closing variant is silent, with the theme playing out over it on some shows.

Availability: Extinct.

• This appeared on U.S. prints of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, Star Maidens, Twiggy's Jukebox, and TV syndication prints of AIP films.
• Lorne Greene's New Wilderness remained available to TV stations from Orion Television until the mid-1980s with the AiTV logo still present.
• As AITV produced shows haven't been rerun in years, this latter logo is gone.

Editor's Note: The music may get to some.