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Background

Show Biz Inc. was a television production company involved in multiple country-related programs. Around 1975, the company became a subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc. In 1981, the company was sold to Multimedia, Inc. and was absorbed into Multimedia Entertainment (now NBCUniversal Syndication Studios).^[1]

Logo (1961-January 1, 1982)

Visuals: Superimposed into the end credits of the show is a white box resembling a minimalist TV set containing the fancy, stacked text "Show Biz INC.". Two half-pieced flower shapes are attached to the box while the whole symbol has a white border around it. The text "produced by" is above the logo whereas the bottom text reads "A subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc".

Variants:

The size of the logo may vary.
Beginning around 1980, the logo was animated. Here, the flower pieces wipe in, forming a full flower before the top text "Produced & Distributed by" wipes in on the top. Then, the flowers open wider, revealing the white box border in which the TV set-like shape zooms in and fills in most of the empty space, followed by the company name stretching in and the copyright year in Roman numerals to wipe in underneath.
Sometimes, the logo was seen in gold and alternate shades of said color and gray.
On The Porter Wagner Show, WSM-TV's in-credit notice appears below the logo.
1977 episodes of Pop! Goes the Country features the logo with a thicker border and the byline in one row.

Technique:

A still superimposed graphic for most of the variants.
The animated version uses Scanimate effects.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was seen on The Porter Wagner Show and Pop! Goes the Country, which can be seen on reruns on RFD-TV.

References

↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/17/ultimedia-Inc-announced-Friday-it-has-agreed-to-buy/2027356331600/

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 ===Background===
-'''Show Biz Inc.''' was a television production company involved in multiple country-related programs. Around 1975, the company became a subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc.
+'''Show Biz Inc.''' was a television production company involved in multiple country-related programs. Around 1975, the company became a subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc. In 1981, the company was sold to Multimedia, Inc. and was absorbed into [[Multimedia Entertainment]] (now [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]).<ref>https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/17/ultimedia-Inc-announced-Friday-it-has-agreed-to-buy/2027356331600/</ref>
-===(1961-January 1, 1982)===
+===Logo (1961-January 1, 1982)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Show Biz Inc (1977) (From - the Pop! Goes the Country episode starring Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson).png
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 Show Biz Inc (1967) (From - The Porter Wagoner Show episode starring Roger Miller).png
 </gallery>
+[[File:Show Biz Inc logo (1980) (From - the Pop! Goes the Country episode starring Billy Crash Craddock & Sylvia).mp4|center|200px]]
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
+'''Visuals:''' Superimposed into the end credits of the show is a white box resembling a minimalist TV set containing the fancy, stacked text "'''Show Biz''' INC.". Two half-pieced flower shapes are attached to the box while the whole symbol has a white border around it. The text "<span style="font-size: 14px; font family:Helvetica; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|produced by}}'''</span>" is above the logo whereas the bottom text reads "<span style="font-size: 14px; font family:Helvetica; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.1px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|''A subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc''}}'''</span>".
-Show Biz Inc logo (1980) (From - the Pop! Goes the Country episode starring Billy Crash Craddock & Sylvia).mp4
-</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' Superimposed into the end credits of the show is a white box resembling a minimalist TV set containing the fancy, stacked text "'''Show Biz''' INC.". Two half-pieced flower shapes are attached to the box while the whole symbol has a white border around it. The text "<font face=Helvetica><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|produced by}}'''</span>" is above the logo whereas the bottom text reads "<font face=Helvetica><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.1px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|''A subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc''}}'''</span>".
 '''Variants:'''
-*The size of the logo may vary.
+*The <u>size of the logo</u> may vary.
-*Beginning around 1980, the logo was animated. Here, the flower pieces wipe in, forming a full flower before the top text "<font face=Helvetica><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|Produced & Distributed by}}'''</span>" wipes in on the top. Then, the flowers open wider, revealing the white box border in which the TV set-like shape zooms in and fills in most of the empty space, followed by the company name stretching in and the copyright year in Roman numerals to wipe in underneath.
+*Beginning around <u>1980</u>, the logo was animated. Here, the flower pieces wipe in, forming a full flower before the top text "<span style="font-size: 14px; font family:Helvetica; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px black; -webkit-text-fill-color: white;>'''{{font|Garamond|Produced & Distributed by}}'''</span>" wipes in on the top. Then, the flowers open wider, revealing the white box border in which the TV set-like shape zooms in and fills in most of the empty space, followed by the company name stretching in and the copyright year in Roman numerals to wipe in underneath.
-*Sometimes, the logo was seen in {{color|gold}} and alternate shades of said color and {{color|gray}}.
+*Sometimes, the logo was seen in gold and alternate shades of said color and gray.
-*On ''The Porter Wagner Show'', WSM-TV's in-credit notice appears below the logo.
+*On ''<u>The Porter Wagner Show</u>'', WSM-TV's in-credit notice appears below the logo.
-*1977 episodes of ''Pop! Goes the Country'' features the logo with a thicker border and the byline in one row.
+*<u>1977 episodes of ''Pop! Goes the Country''</u> features the logo with a thicker border and the byline in one row.
-'''FX/SFX:'''
+'''Technique:'''
-*None for most of the variants.
+*A still superimposed graphic for most of the variants.
 *The animated version uses Scanimate effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen on ''The Porter Wagner Show'' and ''Pop! Goes the Country'', which can be seen on reruns on RFD-TV.
+===References===
-'''Availability:''' Rare; was seen on ''The Porter Wagner Show'' and ''Pop! Goes the Country'', which can be seen on reruns on RFD-TV.
 [[Category:American television logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Comcast]]
+[[Category:NBC]]
+[[Category:Universal]]
+[[Category:Universal Television]]