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'''United Artists Television''' was the television production and distribution division of [[United Artists]] that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired [[Associated Artists Productions]] in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists Associated" and in the process, they acquired the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] theatrical film library. In 1960, United Artists acquired [[Ziv Television Programs]], forming "Ziv-United Artists" as their television production and primary distribution arm. In 1962, Ziv was phased out, causing the name to revert back to the original name. United Artists was later purchased by Transamerica Corporation in 1967. United Artists Associated was reincorporated as "United Artists Television Distribution" the following year. In 1981, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] merged with United Artists to create "MGM/UA Entertainment Co.". As a result, their respective television units combined as well, forming "MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television" (or "MGM/UA Television") in 1982. The "United Artists Television" logo was eventually phased out around 1983 in favor of the "MGM/UA Television" banner, although the United Artists Television name was used on select television series as an in-name-only unit of MGM/UA Television until 1995. On September 22, 2014, MGM purchased a 55% interest in [[One Three Media]] and [[Lightworkers Media]] and merged the two companies to form "United Artists Media Group", with Hearst Corporation also owning a minor stake of the company until December 14, 2015, when MGM acquired the remaining 45% stake, becoming its wholly-owned subsidiary and folding it later. United Artists Media Group later became "UAMG Content, LLC". With the exceptions of ''Gilligan's Island'' (distributed by [[Warner Bros. Television]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], who retains the copyright), ''The Fugitive'' (owned by [[CBS Television Studios]] through [[Spelling Television]]) and ''The Mothers-in-Law'' (owned by Desilu, Too (not to be confused with the original Desilu Productions, later [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]], now [[CBS Television Studios]]), the remaining United Artists Television library is currently owned by [[MGM Television]]. |
'''United Artists Television''' was the television production and distribution division of [[United Artists]] that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired [[Associated Artists Productions]] in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists Associated" and in the process, they acquired the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] theatrical film library. In 1960, United Artists acquired [[Ziv Television Programs]], forming "Ziv-United Artists" as their television production and primary distribution arm. In 1962, Ziv was phased out, causing the name to revert back to the original name. United Artists was later purchased by Transamerica Corporation in 1967. United Artists Associated was reincorporated as "United Artists Television Distribution" the following year. In 1981, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] merged with United Artists to create "MGM/UA Entertainment Co.". As a result, their respective television units combined as well, forming "MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television" (or "MGM/UA Television") in 1982. The "United Artists Television" logo was eventually phased out around 1983 in favor of the "MGM/UA Television" banner, although the United Artists Television name was used on select television series as an in-name-only unit of MGM/UA Television until 1995. On September 22, 2014, MGM purchased a 55% interest in [[One Three Media]] and [[Lightworkers Media]] and merged the two companies to form "United Artists Media Group", with Hearst Corporation also owning a minor stake of the company until December 14, 2015, when MGM acquired the remaining 45% stake, becoming its wholly-owned subsidiary and folding it later. United Artists Media Group later became "UAMG Content, LLC". With the exceptions of ''Gilligan's Island'' (distributed by [[Warner Bros. Television]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], who retains the copyright), ''The Fugitive'' (owned by [[CBS Television Studios]] through [[Spelling Television]]) and ''The Mothers-in-Law'' (owned by Desilu, Too (not to be confused with the original Desilu Productions, later [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]], now [[CBS Television Studios]]), the remaining United Artists Television library is currently owned by [[MGM Television]]. |
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United Artists Television was the television production and distribution division of United Artists that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired Associated Artists Productions in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists Associated" and in the process, they acquired the pre-1950 Warner Bros. theatrical film library. In 1960, United Artists acquired Ziv Television Programs, forming "Ziv-United Artists" as their television production and primary distribution arm. In 1962, Ziv was phased out, causing the name to revert back to the original name. United Artists was later purchased by Transamerica Corporation in 1967. United Artists Associated was reincorporated as "United Artists Television Distribution" the following year. In 1981, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merged with United Artists to create "MGM/UA Entertainment Co.". As a result, their respective television units combined as well, forming "MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television" (or "MGM/UA Television") in 1982. The "United Artists Television" logo was eventually phased out around 1983 in favor of the "MGM/UA Television" banner, although the United Artists Television name was used on select television series as an in-name-only unit of MGM/UA Television until 1995. On September 22, 2014, MGM purchased a 55% interest in One Three Media and Lightworkers Media and merged the two companies to form "United Artists Media Group", with Hearst Corporation also owning a minor stake of the company until December 14, 2015, when MGM acquired the remaining 45% stake, becoming its wholly-owned subsidiary and folding it later. United Artists Media Group later became "UAMG Content, LLC". With the exceptions of Gilligan's Island (distributed by Warner Bros. Television via Turner Entertainment Co., who retains the copyright), The Fugitive (owned by CBS Television Studios through Spelling Television) and The Mothers-in-Law (owned by Desilu, Too (not to be confused with the original Desilu Productions, later Paramount Television, now CBS Television Studios), the remaining United Artists Television library is currently owned by MGM Television.
Logo: A superimposed logo, featuring a block-type "UA" stacked diagonally with the text "A United Artists Television Presentation" across. The logo is bordered inside a transparent television tube-like field.
Variants:
Technique: None or the zooming effect.
Music/Sounds: Usually the closing theme of the show.
Music/Sounds Variant: In the opening variant, a timpani drum roll is heard.
Availability:
Logo: On a gray background, the stacked text "UNITED ARTISTS TELEVISION" appears as an outline, surrounded by 2 white brackets (think this: { }). The brackets then pan over the text, turning it and the brackets black. When they reach over back to the sides (like this: } { ), they quickly close up over the text, wiping it away until they meet, where a line appears on the bottom half, making a stacked "UA" (looking like this }{).
Variants:
Technique: Camera controlled animation.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: This is an in-credit logo for some of United Artists Television's co-productions. In it, "UA" appears in a bold font. There are two known versions of this logo:
Some early episodes lack the "UA" and later episodes have "Filmed at the SAMUEL GOLDWYN STUDIO" underneath the logo.
appearing above. Like The Fugitive version, there was originally no "UA".
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability:
Logo: On a light blue background, we see a yellow circle with a black circle inside. We see the words "UNITED ARTISTS TELEVISION" in yellow lettering (appears to be in a cote-out) appearing inside a circular field. The word "TELEVISION" is under "RTISTS" in small lettering. The byline "A Transamerica COMPANY" is seen in small letters underneath. The word "Transamerica" is seen in a yellow Impact font. The letters "U" and the "A" are somewhat taller than the rest of the company name, and they overlap each other. The logo resembles the movie logo at the time, but without the rest of the background.
Variant: There's a variant where the background is sky blue and the circle and lettering are orange. The text "RELEASED BY" is seen in place of "FROM" on the upper left corner. This variant is also zoomed further away.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Ultra rare.
Logo: It starts with two sets of blue lines going into place in unison against a black background. One set of three lines turns to the left, the other set turns to the right. There are six lines altogether, revealing the logo of Transamerica Corporation, United Artists' former owner. The logo zooms out to the side to make room for the company name.
Byline: The name was referred to as "United Artists Television, Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation" during this time.
Opening Variant: On this variant, the animation is the same as that of the film logo, except the text says "United Artists Television" instead of just "United Artists".
Technique: Cel animation.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or the ending part of the movie logo theme from 1968.
Music/Sounds Variant: The opening version contains the complete fanfare from the 1968 United Artists logo.
Availability: Ultra rare.
Logo: It is similar to the previous logo. The re-modified name "United Artists Television" fades in, and the "Transamerica T" fades in along with the shortened byline "A Transamerica Company".
Variant: On syndication prints of older United Artists Television series of the time frame, a still shot variant of the 1975 United Artists logo was used.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extinct.
Logo: Just a shortened variant of the 1981 United Artists logo.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Same as the previous logo.
Logo: Just a closer-up still shot variant of the 1982 United Artists logo.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The final three notes as normal (as seen on Witness for the Prosecution). It later used a rearranged version of the last four film logo notes (later used for MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television Distribution).
Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes, the end theme would be heard over this logo or it is silent.
Availability: Near extinction. It is only known to have appeared on old prints of three television films: Witness for the Prosecution, I Take These Men (in which a Encore airing retained it) and I Want to Live.
Final Note: In 2014, United Artists Media Group was formed, returning the United Artists name to television for the first time since 1995.
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