United Artists Television: Difference between revisions

'''Background:</u> United Artists Television was the television production and distribution division of [[United Artists]] that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired [[Associated Artists Productions]] in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists Associated" and in the process, they acquired the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] theatrical film library. In 1960, United Artists acquired [[Ziv Television Programs]], forming "Ziv-United Artists" as their television production and primary distribution arm. In 1962, Ziv was phased out, causing the name to revert back to the original name. United Artists was later purchased by Transamerica Corporation in 1967. United Artists Associated was reincorporated as "United Artists Television Distribution" the following year. In 1981, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] merged with United Artists to create "MGM/UA Entertainment Co.". As a result, their respective television units combined as well, forming "MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television" (or "MGM/UA Television") in 1982. The "United Artists Television" logo was eventually phased out around 1983 in favor of the "MGM/UA Television" banner, although the United Artists Television name was used on select television series as an in-name-only unit of MGM/UA Television until 1995. On September 22, 2014, MGM purchased a 55% interest in [[One Three Media]] and [[Lightworkers Media]] and merged the two companies to form "United Artists Media Group", with Hearst Corporation also owning a minor stake of the company until December 14, 2015, when MGM acquired the remaining 45% stake, becoming its wholly-owned subsidiary and folding it later. United Artists Media Group later became "UAMG Content, LLC". With the exceptions of ''Gilligan's Island'' (distributed by [[Warner Bros. Television]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], who retains the copyright), ''The Fugitive'' (owned by [[CBS Television Studios]] through [[Spelling Television]]) and ''The Mothers-in-Law'' (owned by Desilu, Too (not to be confused with the original Desilu Productions, later [[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Television]], now [[CBS Television Studios]]), the remaining United Artists Television library is currently owned by [[MGM Television]].

'''Logo:</u> A superimposed logo, featuring a block-type "UA" stacked diagonally with the text "A United Artists Television Presentation" across. The logo is bordered inside a transparent television tube-like field.

'''Variant:</u> The background is sky blue and the circle and lettering is orange. The text "RELEASED BY" is seen in place of "FROM" on the upper left corner. This variant is also zoomed further away.