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On April 6, 1991, Spelling Entertainment Inc. was acquired by the Charter Company, an oil refining, insurance, and communications company. Spelling and Charter merged on October 5, 1992 and Charter was renamed as "Spelling Entertainment Group". Exactly a year later, Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation acquired a 67% stake in the Spelling Entertainment Group and later merged with [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] on September 29, 1994. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into [[Republic Pictures]], and in 1999, Viacom (later "CBS Corporation" and "ViacomCBS", now "[[Paramount Global]]") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]"). |
On April 6, 1991, Spelling Entertainment Inc. was acquired by the Charter Company, an oil refining, insurance, and communications company. Spelling and Charter merged on October 5, 1992 and Charter was renamed as "Spelling Entertainment Group". Exactly a year later, Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation acquired a 67% stake in the Spelling Entertainment Group and later merged with [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] on September 29, 1994. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into [[Republic Pictures]], and in 1999, Viacom (later "CBS Corporation" and "ViacomCBS", now "[[Paramount Global]]") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]"). |
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Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] libraries are owned by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] through [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting]], ''Let's Make a Deal'' is now owned by [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], and the TV movies |
Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] libraries are owned by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] through [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting]], ''Let's Make a Deal'' is now owned by [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], and the TV movies that [[Fries Entertainment]] co-produced with Worldvision are owned by [[MGM Television]]) is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from [[Carolco Pictures]], are now syndicated by [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]], under license from [[Paramount Pictures]]. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a |
'''Visuals:''' On a yellow background, a black oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines wipes in upwards, as a navy blue "'''W'''" wipes itself in downward. The "'''W'''" is stylized in a way that makes it blend with the spherical shape. The company name "'''WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC.'''" appears below the globe. |
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'''Trivia:''' The company's slogan was "The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers". |
'''Trivia:''' The company's slogan was "The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers". |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*A special <u>superimposed in-credit variant</u> with no animation was created to replace the [[ABC Films]] ID, with "A" placed above and "PRESENTATION" placed below. This was used on ''Let's Make A Deal''. |
*A special <u>superimposed in-credit variant</u> with no animation was created to replace the [[ABC Films]] ID, with "A" placed above and "PRESENTATION" placed below. This was used on ''Let's Make A Deal''. |
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*On <u>television movies</u> such as ''Hey, I'm Alive'' and theatricals such as ''Beyond Atlantis'', the still logo is on an |
*On <u>television movies</u> such as ''Hey, I'm Alive'' and theatricals such as ''Beyond Atlantis'', the still logo is on an orange background. |
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'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled/cel animation. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
'''Audio:''' None. |
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⚫ | '''Visuals:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is red, the globe, "'''W'''" and text are white, and the logo is completely redrawn to look cleaner. The text "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" appears below the company name from this point onward. |
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<center>The first video is the standard version. The second is the ''Capture of Grizzly Adams'' variant with the electric piano theme. The third is the ''Speed Buggy'' variant with the Viacom "V of Doom" music.</center> |
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⚫ | '''Visuals:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is |
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'''Bylines:''' When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name: |
'''Bylines:''' When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name: |
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*A superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo also exists which was seen on ''<u>American Film Institute Awards</u>'' from 1986. |
*A superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo also exists which was seen on ''<u>American Film Institute Awards</u>'' from 1986. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled/cel animation. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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*On <u>1980s prints of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''</u>, part of the 1979 H-B "Swirling Star" theme plays over the logo. |
*On <u>1980s prints of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''</u>, part of the 1979 H-B "Swirling Star" theme plays over the logo. |
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*On <u>season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop</u>, a <u>December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie ''The Christmas Gift''</u> and a post-1988 print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', the 1988 music from the final logo is heard as a result of a reverse plastering error. |
*On <u>season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop</u>, a <u>December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie ''The Christmas Gift''</u> and a post-1988 print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', the 1988 music from the final logo is heard as a result of a reverse plastering error. |
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*On a <u>Spanish 16mm print of the ''Speed Buggy'' episode "Speed Buggy Falls in Love"</u>, the |
*On a <u>Spanish 16mm print of the ''Speed Buggy'' episode "Speed Buggy Falls in Love"</u>, the music from the 1976 Viacom logo plays over the logo due to plastering. |
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*An old film print of ''The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show'' plastered the [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] "trail" logo, but kept the music (the episode having been produced during Filmways' ownership of Ruby-Spears). |
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'''Availability:''' |
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⚫ | *This logo was seen on '70s-'80s prints of TV shows originally aired on ABC, among others. Worldvision was also the top distributor of most Hanna-Barbera shows from 1979 onwards, when Taft acquired Worldvision; Worldvision also began to distribute Ruby-Spears Enterprises series after that company's sale to Taft in 1981. |
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*This logo is seen on some episodes of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' on Me-TV. |
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*This logo is seen on some episodes of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' on Me-TV, a few final season Me-TV reruns of ''The Love Boat'', and various season 4 episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on True Movies (now Great! Romance) in the UK and on Netflix. Tubi's print of S6E36 of ''The Smurfs'' also retains the 1981 version of this logo, following the 1986 Hanna-Barbera "CGI Swirling Star" logo. |
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*The B&W version was last seen on a few B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on H&I |
*The B&W version was last seen on a few B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on H&I (the final season uses the color version) as well as some TV movies and mini-series like ''Holocaust'', which is followed by the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo on its DVD release. |
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*The in-credit variant was last seen on 2000s GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. |
*The in-credit variant was last seen on 2000s GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. |
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*The first version (no byline) was also sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' when it aired on Encore Drama in the late 2000s. |
*The first version (no byline) was also sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' when it aired on Encore Drama in the late 2000s. |
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*This was also spotted on at least one episode of ''General Hospital'' from around 1980 or 1981 during SOAPnet's ''General Hospital'': 50th Anniversary marathon. |
*This logo was also spotted on at least one episode of ''General Hospital'' from around 1980 or 1981 during SOAPnet's ''General Hospital'': 50th Anniversary marathon. |
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*This was also spotted on a few final season Me-TV reruns of ''The Love Boat''. |
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*It is also preserved on an episode of ''Hong Kong Phooey'' on the ''Saturday Morning Cartoons - 1970s, Volume 1'' DVD set. |
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*It was also seen on ''Benji'', ''Zax & the Alien Prince'' (except for episodes 1, 11, and 12) where it is retained on DVD releases. |
*It was also seen on ''Benji'', ''Zax & the Alien Prince'' (except for episodes 1, 11, and 12) where it is retained on DVD releases. |
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*When ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was rerun on Adult Swim, this logo with the Taft byline was intact as well. |
*When ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was rerun on Adult Swim, the 1981 version of this logo with the Taft byline was intact as well. |
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*This logo had also been sighted on various season 4 episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on True Movies (now Great! Romance) in the UK, and Netflix. |
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*The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is also retained on the film's DVD release, followed by the silent variant of the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. |
*The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is also retained on the film's DVD release, followed by the silent variant of the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. |
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*The 1979 version of this logo was also seen on the original airings of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''. |
*The 1979 version of this logo was also seen on the original airings of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''. |
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**However, it is omitted from the 2024 Warner Archive Blu-ray releases thereof. |
**However, it is omitted from the 2024 Warner Archive Blu-ray releases thereof. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo also appears twice on HBO Max's print of ''The New Adventures of Jonny Quest'' episode "Vikong Lives"; following the 1986 Hanna-Barbera "CGI Swirling Star" logo, and following the 2003 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo added at the end of that print. |
*The 1981 version of this logo also appears twice on HBO Max's print of ''The New Adventures of Jonny Quest'' episode "Vikong Lives"; following the 1986 Hanna-Barbera "CGI Swirling Star" logo, and following the 2003 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] logo added at the end of that print. |
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*This logo is also preserved on the 2022 Arrow Blu-ray release of the TV movie ''The Initiation of Sarah'' (1978). |
*This logo is also preserved on the 2022 Arrow Blu-ray release of the TV movie ''The Initiation of Sarah'' (1978). |
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*The superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo was also seen on ''American Film Institute Awards'' from 1986. |
*The superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo was also seen on ''American Film Institute Awards'' from 1986. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo was also seen at the end of an early-1980s print of the 1974 TV movie ''Killer Bees''. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo was also seen at the end of an April 19, 1996 airing of an unknown 1965 episode of ''The Flintstones'' on affiliate CKRD-TV (RDTV). |
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*The 1981 version of this logo was also seen at the end of the 1971 TV movie ''The Trackers'' when CBS Justice in the UK aired it. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo is also preserved at the end of an Australian VHS release of the 1975 TV movie ''The Dead Don't Die'' by Taft-Hardie Group and [[Worldvision Home Video]]. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo is also intact at the end of a Tubi print of S6E36 of ''The Smurfs'', following the 1986 Hanna-Barbera "CGI Swirling Star" logo. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo was also seen at the end of the 1994 UK airings of ''The Banana Splits'' on Channel 4, following the 1968 Hanna-Barbera "Zooming H-B" logo. |
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*The 1981 version of this logo is also preserved at the end of a 16mm print of ''Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit'', following the 1981 [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] logo. |
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*The bylineless version of this logo is also preserved at the end of The Roku Channel print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', which is then followed by the 2012 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. |
*The bylineless version of this logo is also preserved at the end of The Roku Channel print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', which is then followed by the 2012 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. |
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'''Visuals:''' |
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the Worldvision Enterprises globe with a red "W" zooms-out from the center. As the camera zooms out, the word "'''WORLDVISION'''" emerges from the front, and the background fades to black with the text and globe inverting to white with a gradient wipe effect and fade effect respectively. "ENTERPRISES INC." in Helvetica wipes down below "'''WORLDVISION'''" as the globe and the text settle themselves on the top and center, respectively. The radar globe then glows, with a registered trademark (®) symbol appearing on the bottom right of the globe and the World Vision International disclaimer from the previous logo (in a much smaller font) fading in on the bottom of the screen. The company name shines with a wipe effect. |
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'''Trivia:''' This is basically a warp-speed variant of the 1983 [[Worldvision Home Video]] logo. |
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'''Bylines:''' When introduced in 1988, there was no byline present (like the chyron version of the previous logo). After Great American Broadcasting (the former Taft Broadcasting Co.) sold Worldvision to Aaron Spelling the same year, the following bylines appeared beginning in 1989: |
'''Bylines:''' When introduced in 1988, there was no byline present (like the chyron version of the previous logo). After Great American Broadcasting (the former Taft Broadcasting Co.) sold Worldvision to Aaron Spelling the same year, the following bylines appeared beginning in 1989: |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*A <u>filmed version</u> of this logo exists. |
*A <u>filmed version</u> of this logo exists. |
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*When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo would unfold below Worldvision's logo, underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo |
*When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo would unfold below Worldvision's logo, underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo shrinks and shifts up a bit to make space for the Blockbuster byline, as a result. |
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*An earlier variant of the Blockbuster version places the ticket to the right side of the radar globe (simply fading in without animation), with an additional Blockbuster byline placed in-between the Spelling byline and WVI disclaimer. |
*An earlier variant of the Blockbuster version places the ticket to the right side of the radar globe (simply fading in without animation), with an additional Blockbuster byline placed in-between the Spelling byline and WVI disclaimer. |
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*A <u>still variant</u> of this logo also exists. |
*A <u>still variant</u> of this logo also exists. |
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'''Technique:''' Analog computer animation. |
'''Technique:''' Analog computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' A shortened version of the Worldvision Home Video theme (a slowed-down version of "Moog Statement 14"), shortening and toning down the "whoosh" and cutting the jingle to the last |
'''Audio:''' A shortened version of the Worldvision Home Video theme (a slowed-down version of "Moog Statement 14"), shortening and toning down the "whoosh" and cutting the jingle to the last two notes. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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'''Availability:''' |
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*This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the |
*This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the [[Republic Entertainment|Republic Pictures Television]] (after 1996), [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]], [[Carolco Pictures]] (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package following Carolco's shuttering of [[Orbis Communications]] in 1992; this also included select [[Live Entertainment|Live Home Video]] titles and later [[Vestron Video]]/[[Vestron Pictures|Pictures]] titles) and Spelling Television libraries, among others (Worldvision continued to distribute Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears shows until H-B's sale to Turner Broadcasting in 1991, after which [[Turner Program Services]] took over). It was also seen on some first-run syndicated programs, such as the first 3 seasons of ''Judge Judy'' (reruns on Paramount Global-owned Pluto TV retain his logo). |
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*It was seen on syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (except the pilot movie from March 1974, which in recent airings, has the 1979 logo) when it was on the Hallmark Channel and TV Land, and is also retained on DVD releases thereof (seasons 1-3 only with the [[NBC Enterprises]] and the [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logos following it), DVD releases and TNT airings of S1 episodes of ''Charmed'', which is followed by the 1995 PDT logo (though both logos are plastered by the 2007 CTD logo on its recent Blu-ray release and Peacock/Amazon Prime prints), Syfy and former Chiller airings of ''Tales from the Darkside'', Hulu and Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) prints of the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' pilot, which is followed by the 2003 PDT logo, and on some international prints of earlier episodes of ''7th Heaven''. |
*It was seen on syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (except the pilot movie from March 1974, which in recent airings, has the 1979 logo) when it was on the Hallmark Channel and TV Land, and is also retained on DVD releases thereof (seasons 1-3 only with the [[NBC Enterprises]] and the [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logos following it), DVD releases and TNT airings of S1 episodes of ''Charmed'', which is followed by the 1995 PDT logo (though both logos are plastered by the 2007 CTD logo on its recent Blu-ray release and Peacock/Amazon Prime prints), Syfy and former Chiller airings of ''Tales from the Darkside'', Hulu and Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) prints of the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' pilot, which is followed by the 2003 PDT logo, and on some international prints of earlier episodes of ''7th Heaven''. |
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*Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' when it aired on Syfy and Chiller and most B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I, as well as ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', older |
*Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' when it aired on Syfy and Chiller and most B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I, as well as ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', and various older syndicated prints/broadcasts of Carolco films (such as ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' {AMC Networks' print retains this, albeit stretched to widescreen}, ''Jacob's Ladder'' {preserved on Trifecta's print, as it appears to have been sourced from a Worldvision print}, ''Universal Soldier'' and ''Repossessed'', among others), Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', and other films including ''The Terminator'', ''Kickboxer'' and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. |
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*The original bylineless version of the logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, although streaming prints on The Roku Channel and Tubi end with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead as Worldvision/Paramount only owns the TV rights (while Sony retains the rest). |
*The original bylineless version of the logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, although streaming prints on The Roku Channel and Tubi end with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead as Worldvision/Paramount only owns the TV rights (while Sony retains the rest). |
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*This logo was also seen on Trifecta's print of ''Basic Instinct'' before the Trifecta logo, and was preserved on syndicated prints of ''Three For the Road'', with the 1995 Paramount logo and Trifecta logo appearing afterward (although Laff's print doesn't have Trifecta and the Worldvision/Paramount logos are shown before the credits). |
*This logo was also seen on Trifecta's print of ''Basic Instinct'' before the Trifecta logo, and was preserved on syndicated prints of ''Three For the Road'', with the 1995 Paramount logo and Trifecta logo appearing afterward (although Laff's print doesn't have Trifecta and the Worldvision/Paramount logos are shown before the credits). |
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*It is also intact on some episodes of ''Bonanza'' on its German DVD release and is also seen on some episodes of the said show on Me-TV. |
*It is also intact on some episodes of ''Bonanza'' on its German DVD release and is also seen on some episodes of the said show on Me-TV. |
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*It was also seen on ''The Rebel'' and some episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Me-TV. |
*It was also seen on ''The Rebel'' and some episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Me-TV. |
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*It also makes an appearance on the Warner Home Video DVD release of ''The Greatest Adventures: Stories from the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus'' and |
*It also makes an appearance on the Warner Home Video DVD release of ''The Greatest Adventures: Stories from the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus'' and on the first episode of ''Hong Kong Phooey'', which can be seen on both its complete series DVD boxset and the ''Saturday Morning Cartoons - 1970s, Volume 1'' DVD. |
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*DVD prints of ''The Key to Rebecca'' also kept this logo (with the Blockbuster byline) intact, which is followed by the 2007 CTD logo. |
*DVD prints of ''The Key to Rebecca'' also kept this logo (with the Blockbuster byline) intact, which is followed by the 2007 CTD logo. |
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*It is also intact on the seasons 3-5 DVD releases of ''The Mod Squad''. |
*It is also intact on the seasons 3-5 DVD releases of ''The Mod Squad''. |
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*The logo is also seen at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, which is followed by the silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
*The logo is also seen at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, which is followed by the silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
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*It was also seen on a 2004 SpikeTV (now Paramount Network) airing of ''Kickboxer'' and is also retained on a few episodes of ''America's Dumbest Criminals'' on the Tubi streaming service. |
*It was also seen on a 2004 SpikeTV (now Paramount Network) airing of ''Kickboxer'' and is also retained on a few episodes of ''America's Dumbest Criminals'' on the Tubi streaming service. |
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*The original bylineless version of this logo can be found on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series), and was also seen on the original U.S. broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'' and ''Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone'' |
*The original bylineless version of this logo can be found on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series), and was also seen on the original U.S. broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'' and ''Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone'' (aka ''Potsworth & Co.''), a 1990 [[USA Network Originals|USA Network]] broadcast of ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' episode "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" (following the 1969 Hanna-Barbera "Multiplying Rectangles" logo), an RTL Klub airing of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' short "Huck's Hack", a mid-1993 Nickelodeon U.S. airing of the ''Yogi Bear'' short "Big Brave Bear", Boomerang U.S. airings of ''The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park'', late 1980s prints of ''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?'' (1966) and ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1973), an old TVE 2/La 2 airing of ''Rock Odyssey'' (1987), 2023 Boomerang U.S. airings of ''Jabberjaw'', Tubi's print of S4E16 of ''The Smurfs'' (following the blacked out 1983-era variant of the 1979 Hanna-Barbera "Swirling Star" logo), and the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "Nowhere to Hyde", included on the 2001 UK VHS release of ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase''. |
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*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a December 25, 1994 LWT airing of ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' episode "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair", which fades into the 1989 An LWT Presentation for ITV endcap. |
*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a December 25, 1994 LWT airing of ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' episode "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair", which fades into the 1989 An LWT Presentation for ITV endcap. |
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*The still variant of the original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on an October 3, 1996, UK airing of ''The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' episode "The Fall Dog" on [[Children's ITV/CITV|CITV]], following the 1983 variant of the 1979 Hanna-Barbera "Swirling Star" logo. |
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*The 1991 version of this logo was also seen on a June 3, 2024 airing of ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990) on the Miramax Movie Channel. |
*The 1991 version of this logo was also seen on a June 3, 2024 airing of ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990) on the Miramax Movie Channel. |
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Worldvision Enterprises Inc. was a television program and home video distributor established in 1973 as the successor of ABC Films, after the former company spun off because it was against the FCC regulations for a television network to distribute its programs under its own name. They primarily licensed programs from others, rather than producing their own content. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed to "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of Spelling Entertainment Inc. The transaction was completed on March 11, 1989, and the company became the distributor of Spelling Television-produced shows.
On April 6, 1991, Spelling Entertainment Inc. was acquired by the Charter Company, an oil refining, insurance, and communications company. Spelling and Charter merged on October 5, 1992 and Charter was renamed as "Spelling Entertainment Group". Exactly a year later, Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation acquired a 67% stake in the Spelling Entertainment Group and later merged with Viacom on September 29, 1994. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into Republic Pictures, and in 1999, Viacom (later "CBS Corporation" and "ViacomCBS", now "Paramount Global") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into Paramount Domestic Television (now "CBS Media Ventures").
Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears libraries are owned by Warner Bros. Television through Turner Broadcasting, Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia, and the TV movies that Fries Entertainment co-produced with Worldvision are owned by MGM Television) is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from Carolco Pictures, are now syndicated by Trifecta Entertainment & Media, under license from Paramount Pictures.
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1st Logo (January 8, 1973-January 10, 1976) | 2nd Logo (1974-August 1988) | 3rd Logo (September 1988-May 26, 1999) |
Visuals: On a yellow background, a black oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines wipes in upwards, as a navy blue "W" wipes itself in downward. The "W" is stylized in a way that makes it blend with the spherical shape. The company name "WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC." appears below the globe.
Trivia: The company's slogan was "The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers".
Variants:
Technique: Camera-controlled/cel animation.
Audio: None.
Audio Variant: The in-credit variant has the end-title theme from Let's Make a Deal.
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Visuals: Same as the previous logo, but the background is red, the globe, "W" and text are white, and the logo is completely redrawn to look cleaner. The text "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" appears below the company name from this point onward.
Bylines: When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name:
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Technique: Camera-controlled/cel animation.
Audio: None.
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Visuals: On a white background, the Worldvision Enterprises globe with a red "W" zooms-out from the center. As the camera zooms out, the word "WORLDVISION" emerges from the front, and the background fades to black with the text and globe inverting to white with a gradient wipe effect and fade effect respectively. "ENTERPRISES INC." in Helvetica wipes down below "WORLDVISION" as the globe and the text settle themselves on the top and center, respectively. The radar globe then glows, with a registered trademark (®) symbol appearing on the bottom right of the globe and the World Vision International disclaimer from the previous logo (in a much smaller font) fading in on the bottom of the screen. The company name shines with a wipe effect.
Trivia: This is basically a warp-speed variant of the 1983 Worldvision Home Video logo.
Bylines: When introduced in 1988, there was no byline present (like the chyron version of the previous logo). After Great American Broadcasting (the former Taft Broadcasting Co.) sold Worldvision to Aaron Spelling the same year, the following bylines appeared beginning in 1989:
Variants:
Technique: Analog computer animation.
Audio: A shortened version of the Worldvision Home Video theme (a slowed-down version of "Moog Statement 14"), shortening and toning down the "whoosh" and cutting the jingle to the last two notes.
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