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Following a reorganization, the Cohn brothers renamed the predecessor company as "Columbia Pictures Corporation" on January 10, 1924. Columbia's product line consisted mostly of moderately budgeted features and a short-subject program of comedies, serials, cartoons, and sports films. Columbia gradually moved into the production of higher-budget fare, building a reputation as one of Hollywood's more important studios. On December 23, 1968, it was reorganized as "Columbia Pictures Industries" (commonly known as "Columbia Pictures") after Columbia Pictures Corporation merged with its television division [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]]. On June 22, 1982, Columbia Pictures was sold to [[the Coca-Cola Company]] for $750 million, became part of Columbia Pictures Entertainment in December 1987 with Coke owning 49%, and since November 8, 1989, it's owned by [[Sony Corporation]] of Japan. Since 1998, it is part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (now Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group since 2013), which is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the mentioned multinational conglomerate. | Following a reorganization, the Cohn brothers renamed the predecessor company as "Columbia Pictures Corporation" on January 10, 1924. Columbia's product line consisted mostly of moderately budgeted features and a short-subject program of comedies, serials, cartoons, and sports films. Columbia gradually moved into the production of higher-budget fare, building a reputation as one of Hollywood's more important studios. On December 23, 1968, it was reorganized as "Columbia Pictures Industries" (commonly known as "Columbia Pictures") after Columbia Pictures Corporation merged with its television division [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]]. On June 22, 1982, Columbia Pictures was sold to [[the Coca-Cola Company]] for $750 million, became part of Columbia Pictures Entertainment in December 1987 with Coke owning 49%, and since November 8, 1989, it's owned by [[Sony Corporation]] of Japan. Since 1998, it is part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (now Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group since 2013), which is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the mentioned multinational conglomerate. | ||
===1st Logo (March 15, 1924-December 29, 1927)=== | |||
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<u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA. | <u>Editor's Note</u>: TBA. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (January 1928-May 25, 1936)=== | |||
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<u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. It was seen on ''It Happened One Night''. Also can be seen on The Three Stooges releases on DVD. Can still be seen on reruns of 1934-1936 Three Stooges shorts on IFC, AMC, and Antenna TV. It can also be found on TCM and Sony Movie Channel. Don't expect this to appear on original prints of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony cartoons from 1930-1932, as Columbia only distributed those shorts. | <u>Availability</u>: Uncommon. It was seen on ''It Happened One Night''. Also can be seen on The Three Stooges releases on DVD. Can still be seen on reruns of 1934-1936 Three Stooges shorts on IFC, AMC, and Antenna TV. It can also be found on TCM and Sony Movie Channel. Don't expect this to appear on original prints of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony cartoons from 1930-1932, as Columbia only distributed those shorts. | ||
===3rd Logo (May 28, 1936-December 21, 1976)=== | |||
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<u>Editor's Note</u>: It's held up remarkably over the 40 years it's been used. It served as the basis for the 1955 [[Screen Gems Television]] logo. | <u>Editor's Note</u>: It's held up remarkably over the 40 years it's been used. It served as the basis for the 1955 [[Screen Gems Television]] logo. | ||
===4th Logo (June 23, 1976-February 11,1982)=== | |||
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<u>Editor's Note</u>: This is a favorite of many. | <u>Editor's Note</u>: This is a favorite of many. | ||
===5th Logo (June 5, 1981-May 14, 1993)=== | |||
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<u>Editor's Note</u>: A notable variant of the 1930s logo. It makes good use of the Souvenir font, making this logo work. | <u>Editor's Note</u>: A notable variant of the 1930s logo. It makes good use of the Souvenir font, making this logo work. | ||
===6th Logo (June 13, 1993- )=== | |||
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