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Background

In September 1999, Carlton acquired ARD's share in Hamdon Entertainment and renamed the company as Carlton America, becoming the linchpin of Carlton’s TV production activities throughout North America. With the merger of Carlton Communications and Granada Media Group in place, Granada announced in November 2003 that Carlton America would merge with Granada Entertainment USA to form Granada America.

Logo (September 6, 1999-2004)

Visuals: Same as the standard 1999 Carlton logo, except that "AMERICA" appears just below. The background is also animated.

Variants:

On It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, this logo shares the screen with the Action Time logo.
A filmed variant exists, which is seen on some TV movies.
On the 1999 TV movie Switched at Birth (aka Mistaken Identity), the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the closing theme.

Availability: Seen on TV movies and programmes from this company until 2004.

This logo is still preserved on many TV movies made by the company.
It is also preserved on a few television programmes.
Normally, this logo is also followed by the 1999 Carlton International logo on most airings.
The "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" variant of the logo is seen at the end of the 1999 TV movie Switched at Birth (aka Mistaken Identity), following the 1992 Alexander Enright and Associates logo, although current prints plaster it with the 2009 ITV Global logo instead.
This logo was also seen on a June 13, 2004 airing of the 2004 TV movie See You in My Dreams on affiliate WRGB.

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+{{PageCredits|edits=Michael Kenchington and RSX-798}}
-==Background==
-'''Carlton America''' was the North American subsidiary of [[Carlton Television|Carlton Communications]].
-==Hamdon Entertainment==
 ===Background===
+In September 1999, Carlton acquired ARD's share in [[Hamdon Entertainment]] and renamed the company as '''Carlton America''', becoming the linchpin of Carlton’s TV production activities throughout North America. With the merger of Carlton Communications and [[ITV Studios|Granada Media Group]] in place, Granada announced in November 2003 that Carlton America would merge with [[Granada Entertainment|Granada Entertainment USA]] to form [[ITV America|Granada America]].
-'''Hamdon Entertainment''' was the new name for the first incarnation of [[World International Network]], after it was bought out by its last two international partners ([[Carlton Television|Carlton]], who inherited [[Central Independent Television|Central]]'s share, and [[ARD|ARD]], Germany's public broadcaster) in late 1995.
-===1st Logo (1993-1996)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-Hamdon Entertainment closing logo (1996).png
-</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=RsSfje8DKoA}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Hamburg + London = Hamdon I", "Hamdon Filmstrip"
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|lightgray|light gray}} background, the text "{{font|Serif|HAMDON entertainment}}", set in a serif font and colored black, with "entertainment" smaller than and placed underneath "{{font|Serif|HAMDON}}", is seen superimposed over an illustration of a filmstrip colored in a slightly darker shade of {{color|darkgray|gray}} than the background.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on TV movies from the early '90s, most likely plastering the original WIN logo.
-===2nd Logo (1996-1998)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Hamdon Entertainment closing logo (1998).png
-File:Hamdon Entertainment (1997-98).png
-</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=sH57eMeGe-8}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Hamburg + London = Hamdon II", "Hamdon Filmstrip II", "Improved Hamdon Filmstrip"
-'''Logo:''' On a black/{{color|perwinkle}} cloudy background, we see a {{color|silver}} bar at a tilted angle with "{{color|silver|{{font|Serif|LONDON}}}}" and "{{color|silver|{{font|Serif|HAMBURG}}}}" on the top and the front, respectively. As we zoom out to face the front of the bar, a {{color|green}} laser beam cuts the bar into half, causing the right part to turn downwards to make "{{color|silver|{{font|Serif|HAMDON}}}}" as the background turns black. The bar then fades out and "{{color|silver|{{font|Serif|entertainment}}}}" below and the filmstrip (with a slight waving) from the last logo with a {{color|blue}} light behind fade in, forming a finished product similar to the last logo.
-'''Variant:''' A short version exists, starting from the filmstrip appearing.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming and rotating, and the laser beam.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' An abridged version of the next logo's theme, or none. Lifetime's print of ''When He Didn't Come Home'' has the [[Tribune Entertainment]] theme playing, trailing into said company's logo. Original airings on CBS/NBC/ABC used the network's respective generic themes.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare. It was seen on a handful of TV movies, such as ''A Father for Brittany'', ''For My Daughter Honor'' and ''When He Didn't Come Home''.
-===3rd Logo (1998?-early 2000s)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Hamdon Entertainment (1999).png
-File:Bandicam 2022-01-01 14-11-12-530.jpg
-</gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=yxWZVfHw7BA|id2=iXWnUSYCs0U}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Hamburg + London = Hamdon III", "Two Logos in One", "Hamdon Filmstrip III", "Filmstrip H", "Hamdon H", "Hamdon Filmstrip to Hamdon H"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the last logo, but when the logo is almost formed, we zoom out and tilt to the right to reveal that the logo is on the filmstrip part of a stylized "{{color|red|'''H'''}}" against a {{color|blue}} background with multiple copies of the same "H". The words "{{font|Serif|{{color|red|HAMDON}} <small>ENTERTAINMENT</small>}}" fade in below, while a {{color|blue}} light shines behind the "{{color|red|'''H'''}}".
-'''Variants:'''
-*There are various short versions, the most common one being the last few seconds of the finished product.
-*A filmed variant exists.
-'''FX/SFX:''' See the last logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth and trumpet tune with a laser burning sound. CBS/NBC/ABC airings used their generic themes.
-'''Availability:''' Common. It was seen on TV movies from the late '90s and reprints of old World International Network productions.
-==Carlton America==
-In September 1999, Carlton Communications acquired the rest of Hamdon Entertainment that they didn't own, renaming the company as as Carlton America and became the linchpin of the Carlton Media Group’s TV production activities throughout the U.S.
-===(1999-2004?)===
+===Logo (September 6, 1999-2004)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Carlton19.png
 Carlton America (2002) (From - 2018 printing of Rudy The Rudy Giuliani Story).png
+Carlton America (1999, Action Time Co-Production).jpeg
-Carlton20.jpeg
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=Ku4dhs1m5z0|id2=M6z_wjpuxGs|id3=9nBiG9OXZ5Y|id4=_9j4ZyValaw|id5=WFhSkJehdYI|id6=OBbcngm_PlU}}
-'''Logo:''' Same as the standard Carlton logo, but "'''AMERICA'''" appears just below. The background is also animated.
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the standard 1999 [[Carlton Productions|Carlton]] logo, except that "'''AMERICA'''" appears just below. The background is also animated.
 '''Variants:'''
-* On a 2001 CBS airing of ''For Love of Olivia'', a filmed in-credit version was used, with the text "In association with CARLTON AMERICA".
+* On ''It's Your Chance of a Lifetime'', this logo shares the screen with the [[Action Time Productions|Action Time]] logo.
+* A filmed variant exists, which is seen on some TV movies.
-* On ''It's Your Chance of a Lifetime'', the logo shares the screen with the [[Action Time Productions|Action Time]] logo.
+* On the 1999 TV movie ''Switched at Birth'' (aka ''Mistaken Identity''), the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the logo.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the standard Carlton ident.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the generic theme for the US networks.
+'''Audio:''' None or the closing theme.
-'''Availability:'''
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on TV movies and programmes from this company until 2004.
-* Still saved on many TV movies made by the company.
+* This logo is still preserved on many TV movies made by the company.
-* Appears on a few television programmes as well.
+* It is also preserved on a few television programmes.
-* Normally, this logo is followed by the 1999 [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|Carlton International]] logo on most airings.
+* Normally, this logo is also followed by the 1999 [[Carlton International]] logo on most airings.
+* The "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" variant of the logo is seen at the end of the 1999 TV movie ''Switched at Birth'' (aka ''Mistaken Identity''), following the 1992 [[Alexander Enright and Associates]] logo, although current prints plaster it with the 2009 [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|ITV Global]] logo instead.
+* This logo was also seen on a June 13, 2004 airing of the 2004 TV movie ''See You in My Dreams'' on affiliate WRGB.
+{{Chronology|[[Hamdon Entertainment]]|[[ITV America|Granada America]]}}
 [[Category:American television logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:ITV]]
+[[Category:Carlton]]
 [[Category:ITV Studios]]
+[[Category:Logos that vary depending on the source]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]