Logo descriptions and captures by Logoboy95 and Eric S.
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom


Background: This company was founded by Frederick W. Ziv in 1948 and was a subsidiary of his successful radio syndication business. In 1960 the company was purchased by United Artists and merged with UA's own television company to become Ziv-United Artists Television. During it's first two years after the merger, the company failed to sell pilots of television shows. In 1962, the name reverted back to United Artists Television after United Artists absorbed Ziv Television.


1st Logo
(1948-1960)

Nickname: "The TV Tube"

Logo: We see the words “A ZIV Television Production” superimposed on a show's closing scene after the credits with "A" and "Television Production" in a script font. There is a stylized, Screen Gems-like TV tube around “ZIV”, which is in either a blocky font or a Times New Roman font.

Variants:

• In print ads (in trade publications, etc.), only "Television" would be written below. (NOTE: This version may not have been used onscreen.)
• Sometimes, the TV tube would look more "rounded" or "boxy".
• Sometimes, the logo is smaller.

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FX: None; it's a superimposed logo.

Music/Sounds: The end of the show's theme.

Availability: Rare; currently seen on Bat Masterson and The Cisco Kid by Alpha Home Video. Also seen on Bat Masterson on Encore Westerns.

Scare Factor: Low.



2nd Logo
(1960-1962)

Nickname: "The TV Tube(s)"

Logo: Same as before, except “A” and “Television Production” is missing. Under “ZIV”, the words “United Artists” are written below in a Paramount-like script font. Sometimes the logo is animated, with the text zooming in and the TV tube zooming out simultaneously.

Variant: There is a variation, seen in print ads in trade publications of the era, in which there are two conjoined TV tubes are arranged at the bottom left and top right of the screen respectively. "ZIV" in its usual font is written in the lower tube, and "UA" is written in a different font, arranged horizontally. Over that, "United Artists Television" is written in a script font. (NOTE: This variation may not have actually been used onscreen.)

FX: Same as the Ziv logo, or the zooming effect.

Music/Sounds: The end of the show's theme.

Availability: Currently seen on Bat Masterson on Encore Westerns.

Scare Factor: Low.