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Background

In early 2019, Universal Cable Productions has been renamed to Universal Content Productions to move to the streaming area. In October 2019, Universal Content Productions and Universal Television was moved to NBCUniversal Content Studios. A month later, the company had set up UCP Audio as a podcast division to produce scripted and unscripted content.

Logo (March 20, 2019-)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a globe rising (ala the 1997 and 2012 Universal Pictures logos but mirrored). Then the globe zooms out and turns into a circle. Then the words "UCP" in a stencil-like font wipe in with the circle standing next to the top half of the "C", and a gray spotlight fades in. As it zooms out, the words "UNIVERSAL CONTENT PRODUCTIONS" fade in below the logo.

Variants:

A medium-length version exists, where "UCP" zooms out faster.
A more common short version exists. The text just wipes in, and the company name only fades in, as the gray spotlight only appears.
A still version of this logo exists.

Technique: CGI by Loyalkaspar.

Audio: Two deep notes with a cymbal sound, then the first three notes of the 1997/2012 Universal Pictures logos played by a violin (the third being a plucked note), ending in a hit and a bass is heard. Composed by Kick Music and Sound.

Audio Variants:

The medium-length version removes the two notes and cymbal at the beginning.
The short version has the music in warp-speed.
A shortened version of the music exists.
On The Umbrella Academy episode "Right Back Where We Started", the Universal Cable Productions theme plays over this logo.
Sometimes, it's silent or has the closing theme of the show.
Original NBC airings of the 2022 Quantum Leap reboot use a generic theme.

Availability:

First seen on The Act on Hulu, then it was later seen on new seasons of ex-Universal Cable productions, which are The Magicians, The Sinner, the final seasons of Suits and Mr. Robot (with the former show's spin-off Pearson), HarmonQuest, The Umbrella Academy, Happy!, The Purge, season 4 of both Queen to the South and The Magicians.
As before with the Universal Cable Productions logo when the former was shown on Amazon Prime Video in other countries this along with the Anonymous Content logo was removed due to time.
It is more seen on new shows that they produced such as Treadstone, the 2021 sequel series of Punky Brewster, Chucky, Queer as Folk, Gaslit, The Girl from Plainville, Candy, Resident Alien, The End is Nye, and the 2022 reboot of Quantum Leap, among others.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
+In early 2019, '''[[Universal Cable Productions]]''' has been renamed to '''Universal Content Productions''' to move to the streaming area. In October 2019, Universal Content Productions and [[Universal Television (2011-present)|Universal Television]] was moved to NBCUniversal Content Studios. A month later, the company had set up '''UCP Audio''' as a podcast division to produce scripted and unscripted content.
-'''Universal Content Productions''' is the cable/streaming division of [[Universal Television]] that was founded in July 2008 to create content for cable networks like USA Network and Syfy. Prior to 2019, the company was known as '''Universal Cable Productions'''.
+===Logo (March 20, 2019-)===
-==Universal Cable Productions==
-===(November 28, 2008-April 10, 2019)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background, a white circle is seen that splits itself into three, glittering and shining as it does so. The letters "'''U'''", "'''C'''" and "'''P'''" are inside each of the three circles. As they zoom back and shine, "UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS" appears below the logo.
-'''Variants:'''
-*From 2009, a different variant is used. The circles are bigger and white and the letters are now in a cut-out style. The byline "A Division of NBC Universal" appears on the bottom. Everything is centered instead of left aligned.
-*There is also a warp-speed variant.
-*Some shows have "Worldwide Sales and Distribution" appear on top of the UCP logo.
-*On the first season of ''Satisfaction'' (the U.S. TV series), the logo is seen on the bottom with the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo on the top.
-'''Technique:''' Computer animation effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally none. Later on, a sweet guitar theme with wind noises was introduced. The ending theme of the show may also be heard.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The season 9 premiere of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' has the first version with the [[Universal Media Studios]] music.
-'''Availability:''' Common.
-* It's known to exist on shows that were originally produced by [[Universal Television|Universal Media Studios]] for cable networks which are ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Monk'', ''Battlestar Galatica'', ''Psych'', ''Eureka'' and ''In Plain Sight''.
-* This logo also appeared on its former shows that they produced from 2008 until in renaming in 2019 such as ''Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce'', ''12 Monkeys'', ''Mr. Robot'', ''Happy!'', ''Dirty John'', ''The Purge'', seasons 1-4 of ''The Magicians'', ''Satisfaction'', ''Colony'', ''Suits'', ''Falling Water'', ''Shooter'', ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Queen of the South'', ''HarmonQuest'' and ''Channel Zero'', among others.
-* When the show above was shown on Amazon Prime Video in other countries this logo and the [[Anonymous Content]] logo was removed due to time.
-* The "Worldwide Sales and Distribution" variant is seen on international prints of season 4 of the U.S. adaptation of ''Being Human'' and ''Killjoys''.
-* This strangely doesn't appear on Syfy's original movie ''Red Faction: Origins'' despite them producing it.
-==Universal Content Productions==
-===(March 20, 2019-)===
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+{{Vimeo|title1=Universal Content Productions|id=330139154}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a globe rising (ala the 1997 and 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logos but mirrored). Then the globe zooms out and turns into a circle. Then the words "{{Font|Stencil|UCP}}" in a stencil-like font wipe in with the circle standing next to the top half of the "{{Font|Stencil|C}}", and a {{color|gray}} spotlight fades in. As it zooms out, the words "UNIVERSAL CONTENT PRODUCTIONS" fade in below the logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a globe rising (ala the 1997 and 2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logos but mirrored). Then the globe zooms out and turns into a circle. Then the words "{{Font|Stencil|UCP}}" in a stencil-like font wipe in with the circle standing next to the top half of the "{{Font|Stencil|C}}", and a {{color|gray}} spotlight fades in. As it zooms out, the words "UNIVERSAL CONTENT PRODUCTIONS" fade in below the logo.
 '''Variants:'''
+*A medium-length version exists, where "{{Font|Stencil|UCP}}" zooms out faster.
 *A more common short version exists. The text just wipes in, and the company name only fades in, as the {{color|gray}} spotlight only appears.
 *A still version of this logo exists.
-'''Technique:''' Simple CGI by Loyalkaspar.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Loyalkaspar.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Two deep notes with a cymbal sound, then the first three notes of the 1997/2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logos played by a violin (the third being a plucked note), ending in a hit and a bass is heard. Composed by Kick Music.
+'''Audio:''' Two deep notes with a cymbal sound, then the first three notes of the 1997/2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logos played by a violin (the third being a plucked note), ending in a hit and a bass is heard. Composed by Kick Music and Sound.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+* The medium-length version removes the two notes and cymbal at the beginning.
 * The short version has the music in warp-speed.
 * A shortened version of the music exists.
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 * Original NBC airings of the 2022 ''Quantum Leap'' reboot use a generic theme.
-'''Availability:''' Current.
+'''Availability:'''
-* First seen on ''The Act'' on Hulu, then it was later seen on new seasons of ex-Universal Cable productions, which are ''The Magicians'', ''The Sinner'', the final seasons of ''Suits'' and ''Mr. Robot'' (with the latter show's spin-off ''Pearson''), ''HarmonQuest'', ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Happy!'', ''The Purge'', season 4 of both ''Queen to the South'' and ''The Magicians''.
+* First seen on ''The Act'' on Hulu, then it was later seen on new seasons of ex-Universal Cable productions, which are ''The Magicians'', ''The Sinner'', the final seasons of ''Suits'' and ''Mr. Robot'' (with the former show's spin-off ''Pearson''), ''HarmonQuest'', ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Happy!'', ''The Purge'', season 4 of both ''Queen to the South'' and ''The Magicians''.
 * As before with the Universal Cable Productions logo when the former was shown on Amazon Prime Video in other countries this along with the [[Anonymous Content]] logo was removed due to time.
-* It is more recently seen on new shows that they produced such as ''Treadstone'', the 2021 sequel series of ''Punky Brewster'', ''Chucky'', ''Queer as Folk'', ''Gaslit'', ''The Girl from Plainville'', ''Candy'', ''Resident Alien'', ''The End is Nye'', and the 2022 reboot of ''Quantum Leap'', among others.
+* It is more seen on new shows that they produced such as ''Treadstone'', the 2021 sequel series of ''Punky Brewster'', ''Chucky'', ''Queer as Folk'', ''Gaslit'', ''The Girl from Plainville'', ''Candy'', ''Resident Alien'', ''The End is Nye'', and the 2022 reboot of ''Quantum Leap'', among others.
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