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Background

Teleworld was a television syndicator. This company also held television distribution rights to some of the American International Pictures library (specifically, those retained by the respective estates of AIP founders James Nicholson, currently unavailable in any format, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, currently licensed to AMC and Lionsgate).

1st Logo (1965-1970?)

Visuals: On a space background, a white circle with a "T" in the middle zooms in, along with the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD,INC.” on the bottom.

Technique: Zooming effects.

Audio: The ending theme of the film.

Availability: Seen on syndicated prints of Harlow and The College Girl Murders.

2nd Logo (1983-1990's)

Visuals: On a space background is the planet earth rotate in a fast motion, then the Teleworld “Circle T” fly’s from behind the earth to infront of it, and the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD, INC.” fade in on the bottom

Technique: Analog computer animation.

Variant: A black and white version exists.

Audio: A drum roll fanfare.

Availability: Unknown, seen on 80s copies of syndicated AIP movies. The black and white variant appears on The Undead when shown on MeTV's Svengoolie.

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 ===Background===
-'''Teleworld''' was a television syndicator. This company also held television distribution rights to some of the [[American International Pictures]] library.
+'''Teleworld''' was a television syndicator. This company also held television distribution rights to some of the [[American International Pictures]] library (specifically, those retained by the respective estates of AIP founders James Nicholson, currently unavailable in any format, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, currently licensed to AMC and Lionsgate).
 ===1st Logo (1965-1970?)===
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 {{YouTube|id=GjGn3Z46E6I}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a space background, we see a circle with a T in the middle with the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD,INC.” on the bottom.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background, a white circle with a "T" in the middle zooms in, along with the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD,INC.” on the bottom.
-'''Technique:''' The logo cutting in, the stars moving, and the logo fading out.
+'''Technique:''' Zooming effects.
 '''Audio:''' The ending theme of the film.
-'''Availability:'''  Seen on syndicated prints of ''Harlow'' and ''The College Girl Murders''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on syndicated prints of ''Harlow'' and ''The College Girl Murders''.
 ===2nd Logo (1983-1990's)===
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 {{YouTube|id=rFk9kAmqeA8}}
-'''Visuals:''' On a space background, we see the planet earth rotate in a fast motion, then the Teleworld “Circle T” fly’s from behind the earth to infront of it, and the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD, INC.” fade in on the bottom
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background is the planet earth rotate in a fast motion, then the Teleworld “Circle T” fly’s from behind the earth to infront of it, and the words “DISTRIBUTED BY TELEWORLD, INC.” fade in on the bottom
-'''Technique:''' The earth rotating, the logo flying out from behind, and the logo fading out. Typical Scanimate animation.
+'''Technique:''' Analog computer animation.
+'''Variant:''' A black and white version exists.
 '''Audio:''' A drum roll fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Unknown, seen on '80s copies of syndicated AIP movies.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown, seen on 80s copies of syndicated AIP movies. The black and white variant appears on ''The Undead'' when shown on MeTV's ''Svengoolie''.
 [[Category:American television logos]]
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]