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Background

On December 9, 1996, following the rebranding of MCA as Universal Studios by Seagram & Sons, Universal renamed the MCA Television Entertainment (MTE) division as Universal Television Entertainment.

On October 20, 1997, Universal sold off USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, and renamed it to Studios USA Television LLC. Therefore, UTE was renamed to Studios USA Pictures.

1st Logo (January-October 22, 1997)

Visuals: The finished product of the 1990-1997 Universal Pictures logo is shown, with the globe still rotating, but the MCA byline is absent.

Technique: Models filmed with motion control.

Audio: A majestic seven-note French horn fanfare, based on Universal's long version of its 1990 jingle. Composed and conducted by James Horner.

Audio Variant: On Escape from Atlantis, the logo is silent.

Availability: It was seen on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.

This logo appears after the credits on the original airings of the 1997 telefilms, such as Any Place but Home, Buried Alive II, Divided by Hate, Escape from Atlantis and Our Mother's Murder (aka Daughters).

2nd Logo (September 1997-1998)

Visuals: The finished product of the 1997-2012 Universal Pictures logo is shown, with the globe still rotating and the glow shining. Below the globe, the text "UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT" (in gold) fades in. Like the movie logo, a small copyright: "©1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right in the Gill Sans typeface.

Variants:

A long version of the logo exists.
A filmed version also exists, which appears on the miniseries House of Frankenstein.

Technique: CGI by Picturemill.

Audio: A short version of the movie counterpart's theme composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, only this time, the French horn theme plays alone, and the two percussion hits are played by the orchestra.

Audio Variants:

A long version of the 1997 Universal Television fanfare exists.
NBC and CBS airings used a generic theme.

Availability:

It appeared on the 1997 miniseries House of Frankenstein, and was also seen on original TV prints of TV movies such as No Laughing Matter.
However, VHS releases have the logo removed in favor of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo at the beginning, much like its predecessor.

Copyright Stamps

Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Television series and TV movies:

1997-1998: Copyright © [YEAR] Universal Television Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1997-1998: Copyright © [YEAR] UTE, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

◄	MCA Television Entertainment

Universal Television Entertainment

Studios USA Pictures

►

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 ===Background===
-In 1996, following the rebranding of MCA as Universal Studios by Seagram & Sons, Universal decided to rename the existing MCA Television Entertainment ([[MTE]]) division as '''Universal Television Entertainment'''. On October 20, 1997, Universal sold off USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, who renamed it to [[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Television LLC]]. Therefore, it was renamed to '''[[Studios USA Pictures]]'''.
+On December 9, 1996, following the rebranding of MCA as Universal Studios by Seagram & Sons, Universal renamed the [[MCA Television Entertainment]] (MTE) division as '''Universal Television Entertainment'''.
+On October 20, 1997, Universal sold off USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, and renamed it to [[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Television LLC]]. Therefore, UTE was renamed to Studios USA Pictures.
-===(September 1997-1998)===
+===1st Logo (January-October 22, 1997)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Universal TV 1997.png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' The finished product of the 1990-1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo is shown, with the globe still rotating, but the MCA byline is absent.
+'''Technique:''' Models filmed with motion control.
+'''Audio:''' A majestic seven-note French horn fanfare, based on Universal's long version of its 1990 jingle. Composed and conducted by James Horner.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On ''Escape from Atlantis'', the logo is silent.
+'''Availability:''' It was seen on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess''.
+* This logo appears after the credits on the original airings of the 1997 telefilms, such as ''Any Place but Home'', ''Buried Alive II'', ''Divided by Hate'', ''Escape from Atlantis'' and ''Our Mother's Murder'' (aka ''Daughters'').
+===2nd Logo (September 1997-1998)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Universal Television Entertainment (1997).png
 Universal Television Entertainment (1997, videotaped).png
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=wHbpG79vLt8}}
-'''Logo:''' Same as the 1997 [[Universal Television (1963-1998)|Universal Television]] logo, but the name reads as "{{color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" as it fades in under the logo. The copyright notice is intact.
+'''Visuals:''' The finished product of the 1997-2012 [[Universal Pictures]] logo is shown, with the globe still rotating and the glow shining. Below the globe, the text "UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT" (in gold) fades in. Like the movie logo, a small copyright: "©1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right in the Gill Sans typeface.
 '''Variants:'''
-*A long version of the logo exists.
+* A long version of the logo exists.
-*A filmed version exists on the miniseries ''House of Frankenstein''.
+* A filmed version also exists, which appears on the miniseries ''House of Frankenstein''.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Picturemill.
+'''Audio:''' A short version of the movie counterpart's theme composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, only this time, the French horn theme plays alone, and the two percussion hits are played by the orchestra.
-'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 1997 Universal Television logo. A long version exists. NBC and CBS airings used a generic theme.
+* A long version of the 1997 Universal Television fanfare exists.
+* NBC and CBS airings used a generic theme.
-'''Availability:''' Rare.
+'''Availability:'''
 * It appeared on the 1997 miniseries ''House of Frankenstein'', and was also seen on original TV prints of TV movies such as ''No Laughing Matter''.
-* However, VHS releases have the logo removed in favor of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo at the beginning, much like [[MTE|its predecessor]].
+* However, VHS releases have the logo removed in favor of the 1997 Universal Pictures logo at the beginning, much like [[MCA Television Entertainment|its predecessor]].
 ===Copyright Stamps===
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 *1997-1998: Copyright © [YEAR] UTE, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-{{Chronology|MCA Television Entertainment|[[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Pictures]]}}
+{{Chronology|[[MCA Television Entertainment]]|[[Studios USA Television|Studios USA Pictures]]}}
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 [[Category:Universal]]
 [[Category:Comcast]]
+[[Category:Barry Diller]]
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:American television logos]]
 [[Category:Logos made by Identica Partnership]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Picturemill]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by James Horner]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by Jerry Goldsmith]]