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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 |
'''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. |
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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". 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]]"). |
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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|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)=== |
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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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*A special superimposed in-credit variant 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 television movies such as ''Hey, I'm Alive'' and theatricals such as ''Beyond Atlantis'', the still logo is on an {{color|orange}} background. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The globe drawing itself in. |
'''FX/SFX:''' The globe drawing itself in. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare. |
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*The animated version was seen on a syndication print of a 1973 episode of ''The Mod Squad'' with an aqua blue circle. |
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*The in-credit scroll version was used on ''Let's Make a Deal''. |
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*The still variant was sighted on the 1975 TV movie ''Hey, I'm Alive'' on Starz Encore Drama. |
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*Can be also seen on ''Someone I Touched'' on Amazon Prime, Epix.com and formerly Netflix. |
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'''Legacy:''' A simple, but decent logo, though the globe design is kind of ugly as the lines on the globe are unevenly distanced. |
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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>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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'''Nicknames:''' "Radar Globe II", "Radar W |
'''Nicknames:''' "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II" |
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'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is {{ |
'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is {{color|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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*1979-1982: "A TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY" |
*1979-1982: "A TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY" |
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*1981-1988: "A TAFT COMPANY" |
*1981-1988: "A TAFT COMPANY" |
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*There is also a B&W variant. |
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*On the syndicated version of ''The Newlywed Game'' from 1977-1980, the text says "SYNDICATED BY WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES, INC.". |
*On the syndicated version of ''The Newlywed Game'' from 1977-1980, the text says "SYNDICATED BY WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES, INC.". |
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*On the ''Throb'' season 1 episode "Wedding Bell Blue", after the logo forms, the globe and words are replaced with superimposed footage of the musician James Brown saying |
*On the ''Throb'' season 1 episode "Wedding Bell Blue", after the logo forms, the globe and words are replaced with superimposed footage of the musician James Brown saying "I feel good!". |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the previous logo. |
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the previous logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. |
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*On the 1982 made-for-TV movie ''The Capture of Grizzly Addams'', the logo had an ascending four-note jazzy Fender-Rhodes electric piano theme. |
*On the 1982 made-for-TV movie ''The Capture of Grizzly Addams'', the logo had an ascending four-note jazzy Fender-Rhodes electric piano theme. |
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*On '80s international prints of classic H-B shows, a generic variant of this logo with the H-B "Box" logo theme was heard. |
*On '80s international prints of classic H-B shows, a generic variant of this logo with the H-B "Box" logo theme was heard. |
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*In the 1978 made-for-TV movie ''Little Mo'' and the show ''Project U.F.O.'', the drum roll from the Mark VII Limited logo is extended to play over this logo. |
*In the 1978 made-for-TV movie ''Little Mo'' and the show ''Project U.F.O.'', the drum roll from the [[Mark VII Limited]] logo is extended to play over this logo. |
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*On an '80s print of an episode of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', part of the H-B "Swirling Star" theme plays over the logo. |
*On an '80s print of an episode of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', part of the H-B "Swirling Star" theme plays over the logo. |
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*On season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop and a December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie "The Christmas Gift", the 1988 music from the 3rd and final logo is heard as a result of reverse plastering. |
*On season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop and a December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie "The Christmas Gift", the 1988 music from the 3rd and final logo is heard as a result of reverse plastering. |
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'''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: |
'''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: |
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*1989-1995: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC." A trademark symbol appears by the "Radar W" logo in 1991. |
*1989-1995: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC." A trademark symbol appears by the "Radar W" logo in 1991. |
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*1994-1995: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC., A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" |
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*1995-1996: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" |
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*1996-1999: "A SUBSIDIARY OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC." |
*1996-1999: "A SUBSIDIARY OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC." |
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'''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 |
*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 byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo was also shrunk 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 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/SFX:''' The sped-up zoom-out, the layering effects on the company name, and the shining radar globe at the end of the sequence. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A shortened version of the Worldvision Home Video theme ( |
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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 2 notes. |
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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. |
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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 Television|Lorimar]] music over the 1995 variant. This is due to a poor plaster job. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. |
'''Availability:''' Common. |
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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'' which airs on Paramount Global-owned Pluto TV. |
*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 (1985-2010)|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 Paramount Global-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 |
*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 [[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 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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*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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*On Netflix, it can be seen on a couple of S1 episodes of ''Melrose Place''; it was also seen on reruns of ''MP'' on the Style network and SOAPnet (now Disney Junior) though it's plastered on the pilot by the 2003 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
*On Netflix, it can be seen on a couple of S1 episodes of ''Melrose Place''; it was also seen on reruns of ''MP'' on the Style network and SOAPnet (now Disney Junior) though it's plastered on the pilot by the 2003 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
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*Recently spotted on some episodes of ''Bonanza'' on its German DVD release and also appears on some episodes of said show on Me-TV. Also seen on ''The Rebel'' and some episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Me-TV. |
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*It also made surprise appearances on the Warner Home Video DVD release of ''The Greatest Adventures: Stories from the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus'' and one iTunes print of an episode of ''Hong Kong Phooey.'' |
*It also made surprise appearances on the Warner Home Video DVD release of ''The Greatest Adventures: Stories from the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus'' and one iTunes print of an episode of ''Hong Kong Phooey.'' |
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*It is unknown if this was seen on late 1980s/early-to-mid 1990s prints of ''One Step Beyond'', ''The Doris Day Show'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Ben Casey'', and ''Car 54, Where Are You?'', among other Worldvision/Republic-distributed shows. |
*It is unknown if this was seen on late 1980s/early-to-mid 1990s prints of ''One Step Beyond'', ''The Doris Day Show'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Ben Casey'', and ''Car 54, Where Are You?'', among other Worldvision/Republic-distributed shows. |
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*Recently, all variants of the logo has been sighted on various episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on British TV channel True Movies. |
*Recently, all variants of the logo has been sighted on various episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on British TV channel True Movies. |
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*The 1996 version has also been spotted on Movies! and Starz Encore Westerns airings of ''The Last Command'', the latter with the 2011 Paramount Pictures logo following afterwards, but is not seen on Crackle's print which has been remastered to 16:9 HD (and thus only has the Paramount logo). Also seen on Amazon Prime's print of ''Gunsmoke Ranch'', a Movies! airing of ''Flying Tigers'' and a Grit airing of ''The Punisher'' (1989). |
*The 1996 version has also been spotted on Movies! and Starz Encore Westerns airings of ''The Last Command'', the latter with the 2011 Paramount Pictures logo following afterwards, but is not seen on Crackle's print which has been remastered to 16:9 HD (and thus only has the Paramount logo). Also seen on Amazon Prime's print of ''Gunsmoke Ranch'', a Movies! airing of ''Flying Tigers'' and a Grit airing of ''The Punisher'' (1989). |
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*It was also seen on at least one episode of ''That Girl'' on Antenna TV, followed by the Paul Brownstein and Stadium Media logos afterwards. |
*It was also seen on at least one episode of ''That Girl'' on Antenna TV, followed by the [[Paul Brownstein Productions|Paul Brownstein]] and Stadium Media logos afterwards. |
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*The logo appears at both the beginning and end of the 1994 VHS of ''Cujo'' instead of the Worldvision Home Video logo. |
*The logo appears at both the beginning and end of the 1994 VHS of ''Cujo'' instead of the Worldvision Home Video logo. |
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*It appears at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, followed by a silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
*It appears at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, followed by a silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. |
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*It was also seen on an old 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 an old 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 was also seen on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988), original US broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'', 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", and the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "Nowhere to Hyde", included on the 2001 UK VHS of ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'', due to that episode and "Which Witch is Witch?" being bonus episodes. |
*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988), original US broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'', 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", and the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "Nowhere to Hyde", included on the 2001 UK VHS of ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'', due to that episode and "Which Witch is Witch?" being bonus episodes. |
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*The still variant of the original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a October 3, 1996 UK airing of ''The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' episode "The Fall Dog" on [[Children's ITV/CITV |
*The still variant of the original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a October 3, 1996 UK airing of ''The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' episode "The Fall Dog" on [[Children's ITV/CITV|CITV]]. |
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'''Legacy:''' 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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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, 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.
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1st Logo (January 8, 1973-January 10, 1976) | 2nd Logo (1974-August 1988) | 3rd Logo (September 1988-May 26, 1999) |
Nicknames: "Radar Globe", "Radar W"
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.
Legacy: A simple, but decent logo, though the globe design is kind of ugly as the lines on the globe are unevenly distanced.
Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W 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 look cleaner. 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.
Legacy: 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", "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, along with a quick shining wipe on the "WORLDVISION" text.
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 effects on the company name, and the shining radar globe at the end of the sequence.
Music/Sounds: 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 2 notes.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Legacy: 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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