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===Background=== |
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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. By the time Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in cities around the world such as New York, Los Angeles, 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 to "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 (1952-2006)|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]]"). Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Entertainment]] through [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting]], Let's Make a Deal is now owned by [[Fremantle (UK)|FremantleMedia]], and the TV movies produced by [[Fries Entertainment]] co-produced by Worldvision are owned by [[MGM Television|MGM Holdings Inc.]]) is owned by Paramount Global 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 & Media]], under license from [[Paramount Pictures]]. |
'''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. By the time Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in many important cities around the world such as New York, Los Angeles, 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 to "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 (1952-2006)|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]]"). Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Entertainment]] through [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting]], Let's Make a Deal is now owned by [[Fremantle (UK)|FremantleMedia]], and the TV movies produced by [[Fries Entertainment]] co-produced by Worldvision are owned by [[MGM Television|MGM Holdings Inc.]]) is owned by Paramount Global 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 & 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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'''Trivia:''' |
'''Trivia:''' |
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*This logo was used on '70s-'80s prints of TV shows originally aired on ABC among others. Worldvision was also the top distributor of most Hanna-Barbera TV shows from post-1979 when Taft acquired Worldvision. |
*This logo was used on '70s-'80s prints of old TV shows originally aired on ABC among others. Worldvision was also the top distributor of most Hanna-Barbera TV shows from post-1979 when Taft acquired Worldvision. |
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*The note below the company name was added after the charitable organization World Vision International sued Worldvision Enterprises over the use of its 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 note was used in its logo. |
*The note below the company name was added after the charitable organization World Vision International sued Worldvision Enterprises over the use of its 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 note was used in its logo. |
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*The in-credit variant was last seen on GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. |
*The in-credit variant was last seen on GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. |
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*The first version (no byline) was recently sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' on Encore Drama. |
*The first version (no byline) was recently sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' on Encore Drama. |
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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 was also even 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 recent final season Me-TV reruns of ''The Love Boat''. |
*This was also spotted on a few recent final season Me-TV reruns of ''The Love Boat''. |
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*It also made a surprise appearance on an episode of ''Hong Kong Phooey'' on the Saturday Morning Cartoons - 1970s, Volume 1 DVD set. |
*It also made a surprise appearance 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 episodes 1, 11, and 12) where it is retained on DVD releases. |
*It was also seen on ''Benji'', ''Zax & the Alien Prince'' (except 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 the infamous ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was rerun on Adult Swim, this logo with the Taft byline was intact as well. |
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*Recently, this logo has been sighted on various episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on British TV channel True Movies. |
*Recently, this logo has been sighted on various episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on British TV channel True Movies. |
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*The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is retained on the film's DVD release, followed by a silent 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. |
*The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is retained on the film's DVD release, followed by a silent 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*There is a filmed variation of this logo. |
*There is a filmed variation of this logo. |
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*When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo unfolded below Worldvision's logo (it was briefly placed next to the globe after the Blockbuster purchase of Spelling), underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster Entertainment byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo was also |
*When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo unfolded below Worldvision's logo (it was briefly placed next to the globe after the Blockbuster purchase of Spelling), underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster Entertainment byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo was also shrinked and shifted up a bit to make space for the Blockbuster byline. |
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*There is also a still variant of this logo. |
*There is also a still variant of this logo. |
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*There is also a B&W variant. |
*There is also a B&W variant. |
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*A variant that was stretched to 16:9 was spotted on AMC Networks' HD print of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991). |
*A variant that was stretched to 16:9 was strangely spotted on AMC Networks' HD print of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991). |
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'''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. |
'''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. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* Two variants of this jingle exist: one has the theme in a lower pitch and the other has a higher-pitched theme. Both low and high tone versions can be found in numerous places: for example, the 1991 logo in both low and high tones are seen on some episodes of syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie''. The 1995 logo in low tone was sighted in a few season 2 episodes of ''Dallas'' in its S1&2 DVD release. A high pitch variant of the 1996 logo also exists and can be seen on international prints of some episodes of ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave'', as well as on episodes of ''Moesha'' and ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' of the time, and PAL prints, among others. |
* Two variants of this jingle exist: one has the theme in a lower pitch and the other has a higher-pitched theme. Both low and high tone versions can be found in numerous places: for example, the 1991 logo in both low and high tones are seen on some episodes of syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie''. The 1995 logo in low tone was sighted in a few season 2 episodes of ''Dallas'' in its S1&2 DVD release. A high pitch variant of the 1996 logo also exists and can be notably seen on international prints of some episodes of ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave'', as well as on episodes of ''Moesha'' and ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' of the time, and PAL prints, among others. |
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*Sometimes, the closing theme was used (like on some parts of ''The Stand'' and Grit's print of ''The Punisher'') or it's silent. |
*Sometimes, the closing theme was used (like on some parts of ''The Stand'' and Grit's print of ''The Punisher'') or it's silent. |
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*On Hallmark Channel Italy reruns of ''Dallas'', a few season 2 episodes had the high tone variant of the 1971 Lorimar music over the 1995 variant. This is due to a poor plaster job. |
*On Hallmark Channel Italy reruns of ''Dallas'', a few season 2 episodes had the high tone variant of the 1971 Lorimar music over the 1995 variant. This is due to a poor plaster job. |
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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, as well as ''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, older syndicated prints of Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', and older syndicated prints of ''The Terminator'', ''Kickboxer'' and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. 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 owns the TV rights (while Sony retains 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, as well as ''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, older syndicated prints of Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', and older syndicated prints of ''The Terminator'', ''Kickboxer'' and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. 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 owns the TV rights (while Sony retains the rest). |
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* Surprisingly, it recently appeared 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 afterwards (although Laff's print doesn't have Trifecta and the Worldvision/Paramount logos are shown before the credits). |
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*The filmed variant was spotted on early video releases of the ''Twin Peaks'' pilot episode from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]], old TBS airings of the ''George of the Jungle'' cartoon, and on some international prints of ''The Love Boat''. |
*The filmed variant was spotted on early video releases of the ''Twin Peaks'' pilot episode from [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]], old TBS airings of the ''George of the Jungle'' cartoon, and on some international prints of ''The Love Boat''. |
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*A handful of episodes from the second season of ''Dallas'' retain this logo on the Warner Home Video DVD release of S1/S2, and it was also retained on some 1987-91 syndicated prints (followed by the 2003 WBTV logo) of the series. These are easy to catch because they are sourced from PAL transfers and run 4% faster than an NTSC standard print; Worldvision distributed the series internationally until the 1990s, when the rights reverted back to Warner Bros. |
*A handful of episodes from the second season of ''Dallas'' retain this logo on the Warner Home Video DVD release of S1/S2, and it was also retained on some 1987-91 syndicated prints (followed by the 2003 WBTV logo) of the series. These are easy to catch because they are sourced from PAL transfers and run 4% faster than an NTSC standard print; Worldvision distributed the series internationally until the 1990s, when the rights reverted back to Warner Bros. |
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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. By the time Worldvision was in operation for 10 years, the company had offices in many important cities around the world such as New York, Los Angeles, 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 to "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 (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 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 Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from Carolco, are now syndicated by Trifecta Entertainment & 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 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:
FX/SFX: The globe drawing itself in.
Music/Sounds: None. The in-credit variant has the end-title theme from Let's Make a Deal.
Availability: Rare.
Editor's Note: A kinda simple, but decent logo, though the globe design is kind of ugly as the lines on the globe aren't all equal distance.
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.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II", "Worldvision W Globe II"
Logo: Same as the previous logo, but the background is red, the globe, "W" and text are white, and the logo is completely redrawn to be cleaner in appearance. The text "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" appears below the company name from this point onward.
Trivia:
Bylines: When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name:
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Rare.
Editor's Note: Same as the previous logo, though the globe design has been improved on. However, the disclaimer at the bottom of the screen somewhat clutters the design.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe III", "Radar W III", "Worldvision W Globe III", "Whoosh Globe"
Logo: It's basically a warp-speed variant of the 1983 Worldvision Home Video logo, with the background fading to black after a second and the text and globe inverting with a gradient wipe effect and fade effect respectively. "HOME VIDEO, INC." is also replaced by the text "ENTERPRISES INC." in a white Helvetica font. The radar globe then glows and the same note from the previous logo (in a much smaller font) fades in on the bottom of the screen, after which the logo shines.
Bylines: When introduced in 1988, there was no byline present (like the chyroned 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:
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: Like with the home video logo, this logo is known by some for being eerie, but it's still a favorite for others.
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