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Background: PolyGram Records also had a television division in 1981 (first under the name of "PolyGram TeleVision Ltd."), whose logo was similar to the PolyGram Pictures ID seen on feature films. This division managed to survive until 1987 but it was resurrected in 1993. When PolyGram Filmed Entertainment bought ITC Entertainment Group in 1995, the new PolyGram Television logo was affixed to prints of ITC shows aired on British TV and elsewhere, but in America, PolyGram kept the ITC name and logo (operating as "ITC Distribution, Inc.") until 1997. Later that year, ITC Distribution was folded into the parent company to continue producing and distributing television shows in Britain and other countries, including the U.S., until 1999 when it was folded into Universal Television in 2000. However, the ITC library was later bought by Carlton International Media and is currently owned by ITV Global Entertainment, a subsidiary of ITV plc. The film Rehearsal for Murder is in the public domain powered by Open Flix. | == Background: == | ||
PolyGram Records also had a television division in 1981 (first under the name of "PolyGram TeleVision Ltd."), whose logo was similar to the PolyGram Pictures ID seen on feature films. This division managed to survive until 1987 but it was resurrected in 1993. When PolyGram Filmed Entertainment bought ITC Entertainment Group in 1995, the new PolyGram Television logo was affixed to prints of ITC shows aired on British TV and elsewhere, but in America, PolyGram kept the ITC name and logo (operating as "ITC Distribution, Inc.") until 1997. Later that year, ITC Distribution was folded into the parent company to continue producing and distributing television shows in Britain and other countries, including the U.S., until 1999 when it was folded into Universal Television in 2000. However, the ITC library was later bought by Carlton International Media and is currently owned by ITV Global Entertainment, a subsidiary of ITV plc. The film Rehearsal for Murder is in the public domain powered by Open Flix. | |||
== 1st Logo (May 26, 1982-1987) == | === 1st Logo (May 26, 1982-1987) === | ||
Nickname: "Star Line" | Nickname: "Star Line" | ||
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== 2nd Logo (September 22, 1997-1999) == | === 2nd Logo (September 22, 1997-1999) === | ||
Nicknames: "PolyGram Wing Man", "Icarus" | Nicknames: "PolyGram Wing Man", "Icarus" | ||
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Availability: Extremely rare. | Availability: Extremely rare. | ||
* The distribution version was last seen on ''The Moderns'' on the Showtime Networks, ''The Tamarind Seed'' when it was on Netflix, a European airing of ''Winter People'' on MGM HD, the 1998 PolyGram VHS of ''Ski Patrol'', and supposedly on the 2008 Hen's Tooth DVD of ''The Boys in Company C''. | * The distribution version was last seen on ''The Moderns'' on the Showtime Networks, ''The Tamarind Seed'' when it was on Netflix, a European airing of ''Winter People'' on MGM HD, the 1998 PolyGram VHS of ''Ski Patrol'', an MGM print of the TV movie ''The Right of the People'' (preceded by the 2010 MGM logo), and supposedly on the 2008 Hen's Tooth DVD of ''The Boys in Company C''. | ||
* The regular version is intact on the mini-series ''The Billionaire Boys Club'' (originally produced by ITC) on DVD from A&E Home Video and on some episodes of ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'', including the pilot. It is also seen on the TV special ''Barney's First Adventure'', which can be found as a bonus feature on the ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'' DVD. | * The regular version is intact on the mini-series ''The Billionaire Boys Club'' (originally produced by ITC) on DVD from A&E Home Video and on some episodes of ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'', including the pilot. It is also seen on the TV special ''Barney's First Adventure'', which can be found as a bonus feature on the ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'' DVD. | ||
* This also appeared on Netflix viewings of ''The Lunatics''. | * This also appeared on Netflix viewings of ''The Lunatics''. | ||
* The "VISUAL PROGRAMMING" variant can be found on ''Cats'', and some prints of ''The Best Bits of Mr. Bean''. | * The "VISUAL PROGRAMMING" variant can be found on ''Cats'', and some prints of ''The Best Bits of Mr. Bean''. | ||
* The in-credit print version is still seen on ''Maisy'' episodes from the era and the TV movie ''Outrage''. | * The in-credit print version is still seen on ''Maisy'' episodes from the era and the TV movie ''Outrage''. | ||