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===Background===
In 1995, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] (the second incarnation of PolyGram's film division) entered the television business by acquiring [[ITC Entertainment Group]]. In 1997, ITC was folded into a new incarnation of '''PolyGram Television''', which retained most of ITC's staff and produced series mainly for the U.S. syndication market as well as continuing ITC's focus at the time on made for TV movies, in addition to operating a visual programming division for live musical videos and children's series. However, this incarnation had an extremely short lifespan, as with the first incarnation, due to PolyGram's acquisition by Seagram and its merger with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]. PolyGram TV was folded into
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* A version with the words "{{color|blue|TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL}}" also exists.
'''Technique:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show.
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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), the Epix and Paramount+ streaming service prints (and possibly the MGM Limited Edition Collection DVD-R) of the 1986 TV movie ''The Right of the People'' (preceded by the 2008 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 the pilot of ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' (the DVD release of that show plasters it with the [[Universal Worldwide Television]] logo on the rest of the series).
** It is also seen on the TV special ''Barney's First Adventures'' on Fox Kids, which can be found as a bonus feature on the ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'' DVD.
** It also plastered the [[Moonlight Productions]] logo on a late 1990s syndicated print of the 1984 TV movie ''Obsessive Love''.
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Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the PolyGram Television series and TV movies:
*1997-1999: Copyright © [YEAR] PolyGram Television LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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In 1995, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (the second incarnation of PolyGram's film division) entered the television business by acquiring ITC Entertainment Group. In 1997, ITC was folded into a new incarnation of PolyGram Television, which retained most of ITC's staff and produced series mainly for the U.S. syndication market as well as continuing ITC's focus at the time on made for TV movies, in addition to operating a visual programming division for live musical videos and children's series. However, this incarnation had an extremely short lifespan, as with the first incarnation, due to PolyGram's acquisition by Seagram and its merger with Universal Studios. PolyGram TV was folded into Universal Television in 1999, as the unit was renamed to Universal Studios Network Programming. In 2002, Vivendi, by that time the corporate parent of Universal, re-acquired the entertainment assets of USA Networks, resulting in Universal Worldwide Television (the renamed PolyGram TV) being folded into Studios USA Television and being renamed under the Universal name, effectively shutting down the former ITC for good. NBCUniversal Syndication Studios is the current distributor of the PolyGram Television library. The ITC library was bought by Carlton International Media on January 19, 1999 and is currently owned by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, a subsidiary of ITV plc.
Logo: Same as its film counterpart (the short videotaped variant, also used by the PolyGram Video logo), except with "TELEVISION" replacing "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT".
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the PolyGram Television series and TV movies:
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