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Background

In February 1989, Phoenix Entertainment Group was acquired by The Hearst Corporation, who owns distributor King Features Entertainment and it was renamed to King Phoenix Entertainment. The division was later renamed in 1990 to "Hearst Entertainment Productions" after parent King Features Entertainment was renamed to Hearst Entertainment.

Logo (May 14, 1989-May 22, 1990)

Visuals: On a black background, an orange light glows at the bottom-left of screen. At the top of the glow, a white-orange streak swoops up and curves around clockwise forming a giant cursive "P". Below it, the company name appears with an orange gradient crown to the left of it.

Variant: A prototype version of the logo exists, where the orange tip stays on when the text and the crown appear.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: Synthesized beeps with a whoosh when the "P" forms and ending with a synthesized fade out. Composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, the end title theme plays over, or the logo is silent.

Availability:

The prototype version is only seen on the TV movie Out on the Edge.
The standard version made its debut on Blind Witness.
It is also seen on the 1990 TV movies Challenger and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
This logo is usually followed by either the King Features Entertainment or the Hearst Entertainment logos.

◄	Phoenix Entertainment Group

King Phoenix Entertainment

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-Logo descriptions by Tlogos
+===Background===
-Logo captures by Eric S.
+In February 1989, [[Phoenix Entertainment Group|'''Phoenix''' Entertainment Group]] was acquired by The Hearst Corporation, who owns distributor [[King Features Entertainment|'''King''' Features Entertainment]] and it was renamed to '''King Phoenix Entertainment'''. The division was later renamed in 1990 to "Hearst Entertainment Productions" after parent [[King Features Entertainment]] was renamed to [[Hearst Entertainment]].
-Editions by Bob Fish, V of Doom, and Shadeed A. Kelly
-Video captures courtesy of phasicblu
+===Logo (May 14, 1989-May 22, 1990)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an orange light glows at the bottom-left of screen. At the top of the glow, a white-orange streak swoops up and curves around clockwise forming a giant cursive "'''''P'''''". Below it, the company name appears with an orange gradient crown to the left of it.
-Background: Phoenix Entertainment Group was a television production company founded in July 1985 by Gerald W. Abrams, the father of J.J. Abrams. When Phoenix Entertainment was purchased by Hearst Entertainment in 1989, he merged it with King Features' movie division, reincorporating it as "King Phoenix Entertainment", until it was folded into Hearst in 1990.
+'''Variant:''' A prototype version of the logo exists, where the orange tip stays on when the text and the crown appear.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
-(May 18, 1986-May 22, 1990)
-Phoenix Entertainment Group (1989)King Phoenix Entertainment
-Nickname: "The Cursive P (with a Crown)"
+'''Audio:''' Synthesized beeps with a whoosh when the "P" forms and ending with a synthesized fade out. Composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
-Logo: On a black background. a orange light glows at the bottom-left of screen. From the glow, a white-orange streak swoops up and curves around clockwise forming a giant cursive "P". The words "PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP" appear on the bottom of the "P" in a condensed font.
-Variant: A warp-speed variant exists that has the animation sped-up.
+'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the end title theme plays over, or the logo is silent.
+'''Availability:'''
-Later Variant: From 1989-1990, the text has changed revealing it as "KING PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT". There is an orange crown next to the word "KING". Also, the cursive "P" is in a pinkish color and there's an orange tip on the cursive "P" until it disappears as "KING PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT" and the orange crown appears in.
+* The prototype version is only seen on the TV movie ''Out on the Edge''.
+* The standard version made its debut on ''Blind Witness''.
+* It is also seen on the 1990 TV movies ''Challenger'' and ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''.
+* This logo is usually followed by either the [[King Features Entertainment]] or the [[Hearst Entertainment]] logos.
+{{chronology|[[Phoenix Entertainment Group]]|[[Hearst Entertainment]]}}
-FX/SFX: The glow, and the curve swooshing.
+{{TV-Navbox}}
+[[Category:Television logos]]
-Music/Sounds: Synth beeps with a whoosh when the "P" forms and ending with a synthesized fade out. The King Phoenix variant has a "ding" sound added to the music as the company name appears. Sometimes, the ending theme would play over the logo, or none.
+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Availability: Appears on a few TV movies, usually followed by the Hearst Entertainment logo. It recently appeared on the movie A Hobo's Christmas when WGN America last ran it. The King Phoenix variant was seen on the 1990 TV movies Challenger and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It's also seen on the 1986 TV movie Brotherhood of Justice.
+[[Category:Hearst Communications]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by Jerry Goldsmith]]
-Editor's Note:If you watch closely on the King Phoenix variation, the streak appears above the orange light rather than from it.