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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. When Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in very important cities around the world such as: NY, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Mexico City, and Rome. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed as "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of [[Spelling Television|Spelling, Inc.]] The transaction was completed on March 11, 1989. 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". On October 5, 1993, 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|Viacom (pre-2006)]] (later "CBS Corporation", now "ViacomCBS") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into [[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] (now "[[CBS Television Distribution]]"). Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the Hanna-Barbera library is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment through Turner Broadcasting, Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia, and the TV movies produced by Fries Entertainment co-produced by Worldvision are owned by MGM Holdings Inc.) is owned by ViacomCBS through CBS |
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. When Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in very important cities around the world such as: NY, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Mexico City, and Rome. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed as "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of [[Spelling Television|Spelling, Inc.]] The transaction was completed on March 11, 1989. 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". On October 5, 1993, 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|Viacom (pre-2006)]] (later "CBS Corporation", now "ViacomCBS") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into [[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] (now "[[CBS Television Distribution|CBS Media Ventures]]"). Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the Hanna-Barbera library is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment through Turner Broadcasting, Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia, and the TV movies produced by Fries Entertainment co-produced by Worldvision are owned by MGM Holdings Inc.) is owned by ViacomCBS through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from [[Carolco Pictures|Carolco]], are now syndicated by [[Trifecta Entertainment and Media]], under license from [[Paramount Pictures]]. |
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=== 1st Logo (January 8, 1973-January 10,1976)=== |
=== 1st Logo (January 8, 1973-January 10,1976)=== |
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* This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the Hanna-Barbera (until the cartoon studio's sale to Turner Broadcasting in 1991), Republic Pictures Television (after 1996), Weintraub Entertainment Group, Carolco Pictures (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package) and Spelling Television libraries, among others. Also appeared on some first-run syndicated programs, such as the first 3 seasons of ''Judge Judy''. |
* This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the Hanna-Barbera (until the cartoon studio's sale to Turner Broadcasting in 1991), Republic Pictures Television (after 1996), Weintraub Entertainment Group, Carolco Pictures (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package) and Spelling Television libraries, among others. Also appeared on some first-run syndicated programs, such as the first 3 seasons of ''Judge Judy'' which airs on ViacomCBS owned Pluto TV. |
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* It was seen on syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (with the exception of 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 on DVD releases (seasons 1-3 only with the NBC Enterprises and the NBC Universal 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 were plastered by the 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'' (with the exception of 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 on DVD releases (seasons 1-3 only with the NBC Enterprises and the NBC Universal 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 were plastered by the 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'' on Syfy and Chiller and on most B&W prints of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I. Also seen on ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', older TV broadcasts of Carolco films, such as ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' (in which AMC Networks' print surprisingly retains this, alebit stretched to widescreen), ''Universal Soldier'' and ''Repossessed'', among others, and older syndicated prints of Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien''. The logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, but streaming prints on The Roku Channel and Tubi end with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead as Worldvision/Paramount only own the TV rights (while Sony retain the rest). |
* Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' on Syfy and Chiller and on most B&W prints of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I. Also seen on ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', older TV broadcasts of Carolco films, such as ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' (in which AMC Networks' print surprisingly retains this, alebit stretched to widescreen), ''Universal Soldier'' and ''Repossessed'', among others, and older syndicated prints of Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien''. The logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, but streaming prints on The Roku Channel and Tubi end with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead as Worldvision/Paramount only own the TV rights (while Sony retain the rest). |
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. When Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in very important cities around the world such as: NY, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Mexico City, and Rome. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed as "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of Spelling, Inc. The transaction was completed on March 11, 1989. 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". On October 5, 1993, 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 (pre-2006) (later "CBS Corporation", now "ViacomCBS") 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 library is owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment through Turner Broadcasting, Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia, and the TV movies produced by Fries Entertainment co-produced by Worldvision are owned by MGM Holdings Inc.) is owned by ViacomCBS through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from Carolco, are now syndicated by Trifecta Entertainment and Media, under license from Paramount Pictures.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe", "Radar W", "Worldvision W Globe"
Logo: On a yellow background, we see a black oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines wiping in upward. At the same time, a navy blue "W" is wiping in downward. The "W" is stylized such that it blends with the spherical shape. The company name "WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC." in the style you see here appears below the globe.
Trivia: Their slogan was "The World's Leading Distributor for Independent Television Producers".
Variants:
FX/SFX: The globe drawing.
Music/Sounds: None. The in-credit variant has the end-title theme from Let's Make a Deal.
Availability: Rare. The in-credit scroll version was used on Let's Make a Deal. The still variant was recently sighted on the 1975 TV movie Hey, I'm Alive on Starz Encore Drama. Can be also seen on Someone I Touched on Amazon Prime and Epix.com.
Editor's Note: A kinda simple, but decent logo, though the globe design is kind of ugly as the separation of lines on the globe aren't all equal distance.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II", "Worldvision W Globe II"
Logo: Same as before, but with a red background and a white logo and text. A print stamp for "World Vision International" appears below the company name from this point onward.
Trivia: This logo was used on '70s-'80s prints of old TV shows originally aired on ABC among others. Also was the top distributor of most Hanna-Barbera TV shows from post-1979 when Taft acquired Worldvision. The print stamp on the bottom of this and the later Worldvision logos reads "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization". This was added after the charitable organization sued Worldvision Enterprises over use of the name in 1974, one of the reasons the first logo was replaced. The two parties settled, and Worldvision Enterprises was allowed to keep its name, provided that the aforementioned stamp was used in its logo.
Bylines: When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name:
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as above.
Music/Sounds: Same as above.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Rare.
Editor's Note: Same as the 1st logo, though the globe design has been improved on. However, the disclaimer at the bottom of the screen clutters the design somewhat.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe III", "Radar W III", "Worldvision W Globe III", "Whoosh Globe"
Logo: It's only a warp-speed variant of the 1983 Worldvision Home Video logo, except the Worldvision text emerges from the front and both layer themselves into position as the background fades to black. "HOME VIDEO, INC." is replaced by the thin white text "ENTERPRISES INC." The radar globe then shines and the same "WVI" print stamp (in much smaller type) fades onto the bottom of the screen. The name then shines as well.
Bylines: When introduced in 1988, there was no byline present (like the chyroned version of the previous logo it replaced). After Great American Broadcasting (the former Taft Broadcasting Co.) sold Worldvision to Aaron Spelling the same year, these bylines would appear beginning in 1989:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The sped-up zoom-out, the layering FX on the company name, and the shining radar globe at the end of the sequence. Also, there was a quick shining wipe at the Worldvision text.
Music/Sounds: A shortened version of the Worldvision Home Video theme (the slowed-down version of "Moog Statement 14"), shortening and toning down the "WHOOSH" and cutting the jingle to the last 2 notes.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: The logo is the truncated 1983 Worldvision Home Video logo, but with crisper and smoother animation (at least on the videotaped variant). Like with the home video logo, it's also known by some for being eerie, but it's still a favorite for those who can appreciate it.