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{{Infobox company
|name=Studios USA Television
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|formerly=[[Universal Television (1963-1998)]]
|founded=1998 (25 years ago)
|defunct=May 28, 2002 (21 years ago)
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|country=[[:Category:United States|United States]]
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===Background===
When Universal Television, USA Network, and the Sci-Fi Channel were sold to Barry Diller's HSN Inc. from The Seagram Company in
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===1st Logo (placeholder logo) (1998)===
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'''Technique:'''
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'''Availability:'''
===2nd Logo (July 8, 1998-September 1, 2002)===
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'''Variants:'''
* For co-produced shows, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the logo.
*
* A filmed version of this logo also exists.
** Studios USA Pictures, formerly [[Universal Television Entertainment]] and [[MCA Television Entertainment]] (MTE), used a still/filmed version of this logo.
* On HD prints of some season 2 episodes of ''Law & Order: SVU'', this logo is cropped to 16:9.
* Starting in 2000, the logo was enhanced. The flag animation in the beginning is slightly different, the text is now 3D, the "USA" text now has a shadow, and the flag "waves" once the logo is finished forming.
* For co-produced shows, "In association with" in a spaced-out Gill Sans font is seen above "'''{{color|red|STUDIOS}}'''".
* On ''Crossing Over with John Edward,'' "distributed by" is seen above "'''{{color|red|STUDIOS}}'''".
* A widescreen version of this logo exists
*
'''Technique:''' CGI,
'''
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* On ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' starting with season 4, only one whoosh sound is heard.
* On later episodes of ''Young Hercules'', the finishing of the 1994 [[Renaissance Pictures]] logo's music
* Some shows, like ''Maury'', ''Jerry Springer'' and some season 2 episodes of ''New York Undercover'' on Centric, have wind sound effects following the whoosh sound.
* Starting in 2000, the above sound variant is used, but more whoosh sounds are added for when the flag animates.
* Season 1 episodes 2-14 of ''Cleopatra: 2525'' have a
* Depending on how long the 2000 enhanced variant of this logo is shown on-screen, descending wind sounds may be heard when the flag starts waving.
* Sometimes,
* NBC, CBS and ABC airings used a generic theme.
'''Availability:'''
*
** Reruns of the latter two shows will however have the [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logo.
* It can be seen on 4:3 prints of 1998-2002 seasons of ''Law & Order'' (not on the Sundance airings, which use the 2004 NBC Universal Television Distribution logo, nor widescreen DVDs, which use the NBC Universal Television Studio logo instead, or on local reruns, which use the 2011 NBCUniversal Television Distribution logo), the first three seasons of ''Law & Order: SVU'' on MyNetworkTV and intact on its DVD box sets, the final two seasons of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' on TeleXitos, H&I, and when last aired on the Hub Network (before the rebrand to Discovery Family). It was also seen on ''Arrest & Trial'', which last aired on the now-defunct Fox Reality Channel.▼
* This logo was previously seen on ''Crossing Over with John Edward'' on Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy).
* It also appears on ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on DVD starting on season 4, some season 2 episodes of ''New York Undercover'' last seen on Centric (now BET Her) plastering the 1991 [[Universal Television (1963-1998)|Universal Television]] logo, and was also seen on ''The Mummy: The Animated Series'', in which Peacock's prints and DVD releases retain this.▼
▲*
* The still/filmed variant of the logo is rare, as it can be only found on original airings of TV movies produced for USA Network from 1998 to 1999, like ''Every Mother's Worst Fear'' or ''The Color of Courage''. Home media releases and reruns of these films remove this in favor of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo at the start of the films. ▼
* It is also seen on ''Arrest & Trial'', which was last aired on the now-defunct Fox Reality Channel.
▲* It is also
▲* The still/filmed variant of the logo
** However, home media releases and reruns of these films remove this in favor of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo at the start of the films with the exception of the 2012 DVD release of ''Exiled: A Law & Order Movie''.
* The logo was also seen when ABC briefly aired season 1 episodes of USA Network's ''Monk'' in 2003.
== Copyright Stamps ==
==External links==▼
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Studios USA Television series and TV movies:
* 1998-2002: Copyright © [YEAR] Studios USA Television LLC. All Rights Reserved.
* 1998-2001: Copyright © [YEAR] Studios USA Television Distribution LLC. All Rights Reserved.
▲== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0069685 Studios USA Television filmography] on IMDb
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When Universal Television, USA Network, and the Sci-Fi Channel were sold to Barry Diller's HSN Inc. from The Seagram Company in 1998 (though they kept a 45% interest in Diller's operations), the company was renamed to Studios USA Television LLC. However, that same year, Universal Studios acquired PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and then folded PolyGram into Universal, forming Universal Studios Network Programming when the acquisition was completed in 1999. In 2001, USA Networks' entertainment assets were purchased by Vivendi Universal, reuniting Studios USA with Universal Studios, and renaming Studios USA to "Universal Network Television" and Studios USA Television Distribution to "Universal Domestic Television". In September 2002, the Universal Network Television and Universal Domestic Television logos replaced the Studios USA logo.
Visuals: On a gray background, there are the words "STUDIOS USA" in silver lettering with the word "STUDIOS" above in a small font and "USA" in a large font below with a shadow effect behind the letters. There is a blue line in between the words.
Technique: A still computer-generated graphic.
Audio: The end-title theme.
Availability: This was only a placeholder that was only seen on the unsold/unaired pilot of Hollyweird.
Visuals: There are many red and blue lines spinning through a white background. The words "STUDIOS USA" slide in near the left of the screen with "STUDIOS" above "USA". The lines make a stop to reveal a U.S. flag motif.
Variants:
Technique: CGI, using LightWave 3D, by Wunderfilm.
Audio: Whoosh sounds are heard when the flag animates.
Audio Variants:
Availability:
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Studios USA Television series and TV movies:
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