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- (October 7, 1973-1980) Visuals: Same backdrop as the previous logo, but the phrase was shortened again to... FROM. UNIVERSAL. AN MCA COMPANY. This time, "UNIVERSAL" is in the same font as used in that era's movie logo and also appears textured (in fact, this looks like a still of the 1963-1990 movie logo, with MCA information added in afterwards).
- (September 14, 1975-October 29, 1991) Visuals: Same as the previous logo, but with a few differences: The font color seems to be mainly white, ivory, pink, or yellow (though this may be due to film deterioration), while still a bit planetary.
- (1987-1991) Visuals: Just the end of the 1973 Universal Pictures logo used in place of the TV logo. Technique: Live-action model work. Audio: None.
- (September 16, 1991-November 2, 1997) Videotaped variant. Videotaped "In Association With" variant. Stretched starfield variant. Visuals: It's nearly the same as its 1990 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences
The current company of Universal Television was formed in 1962 after MCA bought Decca Records, who was also the owner of Universal-International Pictures and renamed MCA's television production company Revue Studios to the then-current name.
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The origins of Universal Television go back to 1943, when MCA formed Revue Studios (first known as "Revue Productions, Inc.") as a TV arm. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of Armour Theatre, based on the radio show Stars Over Hollywood. The company was renamed "Revue Studios" a...
1st Logo
Nicknames: "Rotating Camera", "Turning Camera", "Revue Camera", "Camera of Doom", "On 1950's television, Camera pictures you!" Logo: On a curtain background, a TV camera is seen moving toward the viewer. It turns sideways, revealing the phrase "A REVUE PRODUCTION" (in a Futura font) inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA TV"Film reel" logo. FX/SFX: The live action rotation of the TV camera, the fade to the MCA TV logo. Music/Sounds: A dramatic 1940s-esque horn fanfare....
2nd Logo
Logo: Over a light shaded background, we see the phrase "Produced by REVUEIn Hollywood". The word Revue is taller than the rest of the words, and appears in a very slim, 3-dimensional state. The angle is on the right, looking downward, with a bit of a shadow behind the letters. The remainder of the logo features the other words in a fancy cursive font. Variants: 1. This logo is shared with the MCA TV "Film reel" logo on several TV shows. 2. On Tales of Wells Fargo, the logo is superimposed in...
3rd Logo
Logo: We have the Revue name but in Arial font. The name appears "Filmed at Revue in Hollywood" with "revue" in bold lettering and below it has the MCA Arrowhead which has "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above and "mca tv" inside it with "exclusive representatives" below: filmed at revue in Hollywood Variants: 1. "Exclusive Representatives" was later changed to "exclusive distributor" on the MCA-TV logo. 2. Sometimes the phrase "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above the arrowhead. 3. At other times, it wo...
1st Logo
Nickname: "Blinking Negatives" Logo: It looks just like the 1962 Revue "Blinking Negatives" logo, without the additional animation. The company name flickers 6 times, during the first 5 bars of the fanfare and makes a stop during the rest of the jingle. The phrase is "filmed at universal city, MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" with a small MCA logo bug next to the distributor's byline (which was outside the logo as always). The color version has a wallflower-type background in red with white 60s-...
2nd Logo
Nicknames: "Zooming Globe I", "MCA Globe", "Zooming MCA Globe" Logo: Like its then-current movie logo, the rotating globe zooms in, along with the two Van Allen radiation belts. The text: FILMED AT THE STUDIOS OF UNIVERSAL CITY MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR is superimposed simultaneously. The text, in the same font as the then-current movie logo (minus the texture), will usually appear in the normal near-yellow font with a shadow effect, but a bronze/brown or whitecolor appears sometimes. The...
3rd Logo
Nicknames: "Zooming Globe II", "MCA Globe II", "Zooming MCA Globe II" Logo: Same as above, but the phrase now appears as: FILMED IN UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR The entire text is in a different font (which that time is Eurostile Bold, the same font also used in the opening credits of Ironside), compared to the previous logo, which Universal's name was all yellowfrom that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline. Variants: 1. Just like th...
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Television series and TV movies: 1. 1964-1966: Copyright © [YEAR] by Universal Television. All Rights Reserved. 2. 1966-1967: Copyright © [YEAR] by Universal Television - A division of Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3. 1967-1998: Copyright © [YEAR] by Universal ...
Background: Exclusive Films was an old distribution arm of the British film company Hammer Productions, created in 1934. Several years later, Hammer went bankrupt, but Exclusive survived and registered the name again in 1949, then in 1975 it collapsed and proceeded in hibernation state.
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Oct 12, 2023 · This logo image consists only of simple geometric shapes or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and is therefore in the public domain. Although it is free of copyright restrictions, this image may still be subject to other restrictions.
