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===Background===
PolyGram Records also had a television division in 1981 (first under the name of "PolyGram TeleVision Ltd."), which
=== 1st Logo (May 12, 1981-
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
* The distribution version was last seen on ''The Moderns'' on the Showtime Networks, ''The Tamarind Seed'' when it was on Netflix, Netflix/Tubi prints of ''Winter People'' (1989) (it was also present on MGM HD Europe's print), the 1998 PolyGram VHS of ''Ski Patrol'' (plastering the [[Epic Productions]] logo), an Epix print (and possibly the MGM Limited Edition Collection DVD-R) of the 1986 TV movie ''The Right of the People'' (preceded by the 2010 MGM logo), and supposedly on the 2008 Hen's Tooth DVD of ''The Boys in Company C'' (1978).
* The regular version is intact on the mini-series ''The Billionaire Boys Club'' (originally produced by ITC) on DVD from A&E Home Video and on
* It also appeared on the ultra short-lived ''Motown Live!'' as well as the 1997-98 syndicated season of ''Due South''.
* This also appeared on Netflix viewings of ''The Lunatics''.
* The "VISUAL PROGRAMMING" variant can be found on ''Cats'', and some prints of ''The Best Bits of Mr. Bean''.
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PolyGram Records also had a television division in 1981 (first under the name of "PolyGram TeleVision Ltd."), which distributed mainly TV movies. In 1983, the company was closed down along with it's film counterpart, with King Features Entertainment acquiring it's assets (including syndication rights to 1981-1983 PolyGram Pictures films). In 1995, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (the second incarnation of PolyGram's film division) entered the television business itself by acquiring ITC Entertainment Group. In 1997, ITC was folded into a new incarnation of PolyGram Television, retaining most of ITC's staff and producing series mainly for the U.S. syndication market as well as continuing ITC's focus at the time on made for TV movies. Also setting up a visual programming division for live musical videos and children's series. However this incarnation created an extremely short lifespan similar to the first incarnation, due to PolyGram's acquisition by Seagram and it's merge with Universal Studios, PolyGram TV was folded into Universal Television in 1999, as the unit was renamed as a second incarnation of Universal TV. In 2002, Vivendi Universal re-acquired the entertainment assets of USA Networks resulting in Universal Worldwide TV (the renamed PolyGram TV) being folded into Studios USA Television and being renamed under the Universal name, and effectively shutting down what was once ITC for good. NBCUniversal Syndication Studios currently distributes the 1997-1999 library of this company. However, the ITC library was later bought by Carlton International Media on January 19, 1999 and is currently owned by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, a subsidiary of ITV plc. The film Rehearsal for Murder is in the public domain, although Lionsgate has the official rights to the title, due to Hearst Entertainment.
Logo: On a black background, we see the name "PolyGram Television", in blue, flying from right to the center of a logo while an orange star zooms out to place itself under the "P" and makes more stars underneath the name. We later see an orange (or red) light shining across the stars to make a line.
FX/SFX: Early CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: A simple synth tune.
Availability: Extremely rare. It appears at the end of a DVD release of Rehearsal for Murder (which is in the public domain), and appeared at the end of an Amazon Prime Video print of the TV Movie The Five of Me.
Logo: Same as its film counterpart (the short videotaped variant, also used by the PolyGram Video logo), except with "TELEVISION" replacing "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT".
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as its film counterpart or none.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare.
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