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===Background=== |
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Following MCA's renaming to Universal Studios Inc. by Seagram & Sons, [[MCA Television Enterprises |
Following MCA's renaming to Universal Studios Inc. by Seagram & Sons, [[MCA Television Enterprises|MCA TV]] was renamed itself to '''Universal Television Enterprises''', and acquired all of the assets from [[Multimedia Entertainment]], which Universal bought out in 1996, including ''The Jerry Springer Show''. On October 20, 1997, Universal announced it will sell USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, Universal Television and the rights to the 1929–1949 [[Paramount Pictures]] sound feature film library to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, who renamed it to [[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Television LLC]]. The deal was closed in 1998. |
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===1st Logo (January-September 1997)=== |
===1st Logo (January-September 1997)=== |
Following MCA's renaming to Universal Studios Inc. by Seagram & Sons, MCA TV was renamed itself to Universal Television Enterprises, and acquired all of the assets from Multimedia Entertainment, which Universal bought out in 1996, including The Jerry Springer Show. On October 20, 1997, Universal announced it will sell USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, Universal Television and the rights to the 1929–1949 Paramount Pictures sound feature film library to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, who renamed it to Studios USA Television LLC. The deal was closed in 1998.
Logo: It's a shortened bylineless version of the 1990 Universal Pictures logo, without any modifications whatsoever.
Variant: A rare German version of the logo exists, where the globe is oriented towards Europe and Africa, and the texts "Eine Produktion von" and "und das redaktionsbüro" exists.
Technique: Models filmed with motion control.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1991 Universal Television logo.
Availability: Rare, as it was a placeholder.
Logo: Same as the 1997 Universal Television logo, but the name reads as "UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" as it fades in under the logo. The copyright notice is intact.
Variant: There is a longer version of the logo which also exists, starting out with the "UNIVERSAL" name making its way to the front of the globe, and the name appears below the logo after it before the logo finally zooms back to its position before the copyright appears.
Technique: CGI animation by Identica Partnership.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1997 Universal Television logo, based on the Universal Pictures fanfare by Jerry Goldsmith.
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Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Television series and TV movies:
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