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Worldvision Enterprises, Inc.
Logo descriptions by Jason Jones and Sean Beard
Logo captures and editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S., V of Doom, and snelfu
Videos courtesy of TVLOGOS708090, phasicblu, and Eric S.
Background: This was a television program and home video distributor established from ABC Films in 1973 when 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. After, it was sold to Taft Broadcasting in 1979, renamed as Great American in 1987 and Citicasters in 1993, and finally, Aaron Spelling acquired this company in 1988 became part of Spelling, Inc. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into Republic Pictures and merged with Viacom (now CBS Corp.) in 1999, and folded the distribution of Worldvision arm into Paramount Domestic Television (now CBS Television Distribution). Currently, the Worldvision library, with some exceptions (such as the Hanna-Barbera library is owned by TimeWarner and Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia), is owned mainly by CBS Corporation, through Republic Entertainment, Inc.
1st Logo
(1973-1976)
Nicknames: "Radar Globe", "Radar W", "Worldvision W Globe"
Logo: On a yellow background, we see a blue oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines being wiped in upward. At the same time, a blue W is wiped 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.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The globe being drawn. Kinda simple, but decent.
Cheesy Factor: The design is kinda ugly.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare; the in-credit scroll version was still intact on Let's Make a Deal when GSN last aired it. The logo was recently sighted on the 1975 TV movie Hey, I'm Alive on Encore Drama.
Scare Factor: Minimal, unless tape hiss gets to you.
2nd Logo
(1974-1988)
Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II", "Worldvision W Globe II"
Logo: Same as before, but with a red background and a white logo & text. A print info for World Vision International appears below the company name from this point onward.
Trivia:
Bylines: When Taft Entertainment acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name:
Variants:
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as above, but isn't as bad as some logos of the era.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Rare; the B&W version was last seen on few B&W episodes of Combat! on ALN, and the color version is seen on the final season of Combat! The in-credit was last seen on GSN reruns of Let's Make a Deal. Check old tapes to find this on Hanna-Barbera shows as well. 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.
Scare Factor: Same as the 1st logo.
3rd Logo
(1988-1999)
Note: This logo is based on the 1985 Worldvision Home Video logo.
Nicknames: "WHOOSH Globe (of Doom)", "'90s Worldvision W Globe", "Worldvision W Globe III", "Black Radar Globe", "Radar Globe III", "Radar W III"
Logo: On a white screen, the Worldvision globe from the previous logos with a red "W" zooms out from the center. As the camera zooms out, the Worldvision name emerges from the front and both layer themselves into position as the background fades to black. The Radar Globe then shines and the same print info for World Vision International (in much smaller type) fades onto the bottom of the screen.
Trivia: This logo was used mainly on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the Hanna-Barbera (until the cartoon studio's sale to Turner Broadcasting), Republic Pictures Television (after 1996), Carolco Pictures (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package) and Spelling Entertainment libraries. Also appeared on some first-run syndicated programs, such as Judge Judy.
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 Spelling Entertainment the same year, these bylines would appear beginning in 1989:
Variants:
FX/SFX: The globe zooming in at warp speed, the layering FX on the company name, the Radar Globe shining at the end of the sequence. Also, there was a quick shining wipe at the Worldvision text.
Music/Sounds: Begins with a loud "WHOOSH", and then a 3-note synthesized tune with "air" plays in the background.
Music/Sounds Variants: The 1989 logo has two variants of this jingle which exist: one has the theme in a lower pitch and the other has a higher-pitched theme. These are seen on some episodes of syndicated prints of Little House on the Prairie.
Availability: Common; currently seen on Little House on the Prairie on Hallmark Channel and TV Land, SoapNet reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210, and Tales from the Darkside on SyFy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) and Chiller. Also seen on the mini-series The Stand on SyFy. Was last seen on most B&W prints of Combat! on ALN. Seen recently on a print of Universal Soldier on Encore Action.
Scare Factor: Medium, bordering on high; the animation and "WHOOSH" may scare some.
Logo captures and editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S., V of Doom, and snelfu
Videos courtesy of TVLOGOS708090, phasicblu, and Eric S.
Background: This was a television program and home video distributor established from ABC Films in 1973 when 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. After, it was sold to Taft Broadcasting in 1979, renamed as Great American in 1987 and Citicasters in 1993, and finally, Aaron Spelling acquired this company in 1988 became part of Spelling, Inc. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into Republic Pictures and merged with Viacom (now CBS Corp.) in 1999, and folded the distribution of Worldvision arm into Paramount Domestic Television (now CBS Television Distribution). Currently, the Worldvision library, with some exceptions (such as the Hanna-Barbera library is owned by TimeWarner and Let's Make a Deal is now owned by FremantleMedia), is owned mainly by CBS Corporation, through Republic Entertainment, Inc.
1st Logo
(1973-1976)
Nicknames: "Radar Globe", "Radar W", "Worldvision W Globe"
Logo: On a yellow background, we see a blue oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines being wiped in upward. At the same time, a blue W is wiped 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.
Variants:
- 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.
- There's another variant with this logo that's on an orange background rather than yellow. This, however, is totally still.
FX/SFX: The globe being drawn. Kinda simple, but decent.
Cheesy Factor: The design is kinda ugly.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare; the in-credit scroll version was still intact on Let's Make a Deal when GSN last aired it. The logo was recently sighted on the 1975 TV movie Hey, I'm Alive on Encore Drama.
Scare Factor: Minimal, unless tape hiss gets to you.
2nd Logo
(1974-1988)
Nicknames: "Radar Globe II", "Radar W II", "Worldvision W Globe II"
Logo: Same as before, but with a red background and a white logo & text. A print info 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 info on the bottom of 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 disclaimer was used in its logo.
Bylines: When Taft Entertainment acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name:
- 1979-1982: "A TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY"
- 1981-1987: "A TAFT COMPANY"
- 1987-1988: No company byline but with tiny disclaimer byline (Great American Broadcasting era).
Variants:
- 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 with the print included.
- A variant of the first, bylineless version exists, in which the radar lines are visible through the "W". This version has been sighted on A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story and Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style on Encore Drama.
- Another variant exists of the first, bylineless version, in which the "Not affiliated with..." disclaimer is smaller. This smaller disclaimer has been sighted on the "translucent W" variant, on the aforementioned Encore Drama print of Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as above, but isn't as bad as some logos of the era.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- On the 1982 made-for-TV movie The Capture of Grizzly Addams the logo had an ascending four-note synth vibe theme, which was the inspiration for the jingle to the newer Worldvision logo.
- On '80s international prints of classic H-B shows, it used a "spoofed" variant of this logo with the H-B "Box" logo theme.
Availability: Rare; the B&W version was last seen on few B&W episodes of Combat! on ALN, and the color version is seen on the final season of Combat! The in-credit was last seen on GSN reruns of Let's Make a Deal. Check old tapes to find this on Hanna-Barbera shows as well. 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.
Scare Factor: Same as the 1st logo.
3rd Logo
(1988-1999)
Note: This logo is based on the 1985 Worldvision Home Video logo.
Nicknames: "WHOOSH Globe (of Doom)", "'90s Worldvision W Globe", "Worldvision W Globe III", "Black Radar Globe", "Radar Globe III", "Radar W III"
Logo: On a white screen, the Worldvision globe from the previous logos with a red "W" zooms out from the center. As the camera zooms out, the Worldvision name emerges from the front and both layer themselves into position as the background fades to black. The Radar Globe then shines and the same print info for World Vision International (in much smaller type) fades onto the bottom of the screen.
Trivia: This logo was used mainly on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the Hanna-Barbera (until the cartoon studio's sale to Turner Broadcasting), Republic Pictures Television (after 1996), Carolco Pictures (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package) and Spelling Entertainment libraries. Also appeared on some first-run syndicated programs, such as Judge Judy.
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 Spelling Entertainment the same year, these bylines would appear beginning in 1989:
- 1988-1989: No company byline but with tiny disclaimer byline.
- 1989-1994: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC." Trademark symbol appears by the "Radar W" logo in 1991.
- 1994-1995: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC., A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY".
- 1995-1996: "A UNIT OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., A BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY".
- 1996-1999: "A SUBSIDIARY OF SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.".
Variants:
- There is a filmed variation of this logo.
- 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 Spelling's byline (itself having the "A Blockbuster Entertainment Company" byline underneath it).
- There is also a still variant of this logo.
FX/SFX: The globe zooming in at warp speed, the layering FX on the company name, the Radar Globe shining at the end of the sequence. Also, there was a quick shining wipe at the Worldvision text.
Music/Sounds: Begins with a loud "WHOOSH", and then a 3-note synthesized tune with "air" plays in the background.
Music/Sounds Variants: The 1989 logo has two variants of this jingle which exist: one has the theme in a lower pitch and the other has a higher-pitched theme. These are seen on some episodes of syndicated prints of Little House on the Prairie.
Availability: Common; currently seen on Little House on the Prairie on Hallmark Channel and TV Land, SoapNet reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210, and Tales from the Darkside on SyFy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) and Chiller. Also seen on the mini-series The Stand on SyFy. Was last seen on most B&W prints of Combat! on ALN. Seen recently on a print of Universal Soldier on Encore Action.
Scare Factor: Medium, bordering on high; the animation and "WHOOSH" may scare some.
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| Shadeed329 | Filmed version!? | 1 | Jan 30 2009, 8:49 PM EST by VofDoom | ||
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Thread started: Jan 30 2009, 8:06 PM EST
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Okay now I'm confused! What's this about a filmed version of the 1988-1999 Worldvision logo and what shows carried it?? I thought it's just one simple version and that's all!
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| ClosingLogoLover | In-Credit 1974 Worldvision Logo | 0 | May 2 2009, 5:06 PM EDT by ClosingLogoLover | ||
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Thread started: May 2 2009, 5:06 PM EDT
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Hi,
Does anyone know what show had the in-credit version of the 1974 Worldvision logo (without the words "A" above the globe and "PRESENTATION" below the company name)? The globe and text are gold in color. |
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| Silversword55 | You guys are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0 | Mar 30 2008, 3:19 PM EDT by Silversword55 | ||
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Thread started: Mar 30 2008, 3:19 PM EDT
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You even found the super duper ultra rare superimposed version of the 1972 logo from Let's Make a Deal! YOU GUYS ROCK!
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