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On some films from New World Pictures, the finished Roadshow logo would zoom out toward one of the segments used in the New World logo. The New World logo zooms out.

On some films from Orion Pictures, the Roadshow Television logo would zoom out, cheesily chroma-keyed onto the Orion starfield.

On some films from Carolco Pictures, the Roadshow Television logo would zoom out into the start of the Carolco logo.

On some films from the Rank Organisation, the Roadshow Television logo would zoom out to the center of the Rank Organisation gong.

Availability: Ultra rare. The regular variant made surprise appearances on the SBS On-Demand print of Man of Flowers (which is no longer available for streaming) and the Umbrella Entertainment DVD of Dead Easy. The other variants are extinct, If you live in Australia or New Zealand,check those old tapes!

Availability: Common. Only seen in Australia and New Zealand TV airings of Roadshow material. However, movies from mid 2010 onwards do not have any Roadshow logo at all and instead carry the normal logos of the movie. Roadshow stopped using combo variants through the mid 2000s (the NLC version was used as late as 2008). Some of the variants are hard to find and there could possibly be more than those already listed. Some of the variants are extinct due to the updating of prints. The New Line variant is still found on a number of New Line movies. The Miramax version is still seen on a number of Miramax productions like Spy Kids and The Talented Mr. Ripley. The Mandalay version (with Mandalay music) appears on Serving Sara. Has appeared on DVD releases of The Muse and Shadowlands (the latter appearing with the Spelling Films variant). The Morgan Creek version can be seen on The Whole Nine Yards and The Last Exorcism. The Capella version has been spotted on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Drop Dead Gorgeous. The Beacon version can be seen on The Hurricane and The Family Man. The New Regency version is retained on current airings of Six Degrees of Separation. The Island variant appears on '90s TV prints of John Grisham's The Gingerbread Man strangely preceded by the 1998 Polygram logo. The Castle Rock version with the Turner byline can be seen on the infamous North on Foxtel. the Rysher variant was spotted on A Smile Like Yours.