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ABC "In Color" ID's
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one with the announcer).Availability: Extinct.This appeared onbefore network broadcasts of "The Bugs Bunny Show" amongst other color programs ABC aired in the Sixties.Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to the fanfare, circles, and announcer. The variant with the string fanfare is low.
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Castle Hill Productions
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Dec 23 2008, 6:19 AM EST |
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Castle Hill Productions is a film distribution company founded in 1978 by Broadway, film and television producer Julian Schlossberg. This company actively distributes some 400
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RHI Entertainment Inc.
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Jul 24 2008, 10:59 PM EDT |
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This company was founded in 1979 by film and television producer Robert Halmi, Jr. (though it had no logo until 1984). It had also distributed the Laurel and Hardy and the Little Rascals/Our Gang films (after acquiring Hal Roach Studios and
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Golden Books Home Entertainment
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Jul 24 2008, 10:27 PM EDT |
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This was established by childrens' book publisher Golden Books as its' home video unit. Golden Books Family Entertainment shout down the home video unit in
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Turner Classic Movies
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Jul 5 2008, 1:58 AM EDT |
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: CGI AnimationMusic: A dramatical string tune.Availability: Can be seen at the beginning of RKO, pre-1986 MGM and most Warner Bros. movies before their respective logos on TCM. It was also seen on movie trailers of Turner Entertainment library titles on DVD.Scare Factor: None.
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Turner Classic Movies
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Jul 5 2008, 1:52 AM EDT |
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others which recieved new music scores by winners of TCM's annual Young Composers competition.Scare Factor: Low.2nd Logo (2007?-(2006- )Nickname: "The Streets"Logo: We zoom out through the streets. As this happens, the
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Dan Curtis Productions
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Jul 5 2008, 1:34 AM EDT |
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On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows: DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC. copyright (c) yearMusic/Sounds: The end theme of Dark Shadows, or a voice-over saying, "Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production.". Availability: Found on all episodes of the original Dark Shadows
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Jumbo Pictures
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Jun 22 2008, 2:35 AM EDT |
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with it, to The Walt Disney Company in 1996. The company continued operations until the cancellation of the Playhouse Disney cartoon series PB and J Otter in 1999. Jinkins is still active in animation, forming the production house Cartoon Pizza in 2000. (1991-2000) Nickname: "The Egg" Logo:
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Interscope Communications
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Jun 20 2008, 6:56 PM EDT |
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Background: Interscope Communications was founded in 1986 by film producer Ted Field. For the first several years of its existance, it did not use an
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Survival Anglia Ltd.
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Jun 20 2008, 6:20 PM EDT |
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), a long-running wildlife documentary series made by Britain's Anglia Television (it was actually the name of Anglia's nature documentary unit) This logo only appeared on international prints of this wildlife series and Tales of the Unexpected, replacing the Anglia Television Knight endcap
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Klasky-Csupo, Inc.
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May 19 2008, 12:37 AM EDT |
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as far as animating the simpsonsto onproduce the first 3 seasons of the animated sitcom until 1992, when Film Roman took over production. In 1990, Klasky-Csupo joins Nickelodeon, andthe theyduo begincuts therea production companydeal debutwith Nickelodeon, asand there they made the
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Heatter-Quigley/Merrill Heatter Productions
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May 19 2008, 12:10 AM EDT |
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1982, with the dissolution of the partnership.1982. After Bob Quigley retired, Heatter continued producing game shows with markedly mixed success until 1990. But in 1999, Heatter sold the worldwide rights to his solo-developed game show formats to KingWorld (actually(now CBS Television Distribution). CBS
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Janus Films
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May 18 2008, 11:42 PM EDT |
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Haliday purchased the historic Brattle Theater, a landmark in the Harvard Square section of Cambridge, MA. Harvey and Haliday converted the Brattle into an art
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Thames Television (UK)
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May 9 2008, 5:15 PM EDT |
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The first version survives on current public TV rerun prints of the Mr. Bean Christmas episode.Scare Factor: None.7th Logo(1992-1997)Nickname: "Thames Video Wall"Logo: A background consisting of various program scenes configuring themselves into
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The Wolper Organization
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May 9 2008, 4:52 PM EDT |
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In 1968, the Wolper library up to that time was sold to International Creative Exchange (now Cube Entertainment) while the original company itself was sold
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Associated Television (UK)
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May 9 2008, 4:02 PM EDT |
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This was seen in both areas ATV broadcast to (as seen in this ident) until the 1968 ITV franchise renewal round; the London franchise was
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Associated-Rediffusion/Rediffusion London
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May 9 2008, 3:11 PM EDT |
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Thames (a forced joint venture between Rediffusion and EMI, which by then owned Associated British Corporation, ABC's parent company; ABC had also lost its franchise that year). The surviving A-R/Rediffusion London archive material is owned by Archbuild Ltd. and is held by the British Film Institute.In 1994, Victor Lewis
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Tribune Entertainment
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May 7 2008, 11:55 PM EDT |
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started in 1975 with its' first offering, the WGN Chicago-based U.S. Farm Report, they did not yet have a logo. On 1980-82 episodes of “Soul Train” there was an in-credit notice,
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EMI Television Productions, Inc.
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May 7 2008, 11:35 PM EDT |
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The large font seen on-screen may startle some but familiarity with EMI's logo from record labels (i.e. EMI America) and the back of Capitol Records'albumRecords' album covers tempers this quite a bit.
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Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment/Enterprises
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May 7 2008, 11:18 PM EDT |
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(still in print on CD from A&M Records) The lettering seen here is adapted from the Quincy Jones Productions logo, which often appeared on his
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