USA Cable Entertainment: Difference between revisions

When [[Universal Television]], USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel were sold to Barry Diller's HSN Inc. from The Seagram Company in 1997 (though they kept a 45% interest in Diller's operations), the company was renamed to "Studios USA Television LLC". However in 1998, Universal Studios acquired [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] and then folded PolyGram into Universal, forming Universal Studios Network Television when the acquisition was completed in 1999. In 2001, USA Networks was purchased by Vivendi Universal, reuniting Studios USA with Universal Studios, and renaming Studios USA to "Universal Network Television" and Studios USA Television Distribution to "Universal Domestic Television". In June 2002, the "Universal Glittering Globe" replaced the Studios USA logo. After Vivendi Universal bought back USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel and Studios USA to fully reform Universal Television, the company kept the USA Cable Entertainment name for cable television shows from USA Network and Sci-Fi. Following the introduction of the [[NBCUniversal Television|NBC Universal]] logo on July 12, 2004, USA Cable Entertainment, along with other NBC Universal subsidiaries, used the NBCU logo instead of this ID or the Universal Television logo. This logo was in use as the ID of USA Cable Entertainment, the production unit of USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===2nd Logo (1998-2004)===

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'''Logo:''' Many {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}} lines spin through a white background. The words "'''{{color|red|STUDIOS}} {{color|blue|USA}}'''" slide in near the left of the screen with "{{color|red|'''STUDIOS'''}}" above "{{color|blue|'''USA'''}}". The lines make a stop to reveal a U.S. flag motif.

* For co-produced shows, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the logo.

* A filmed version of this logo exists.

* For co-produced shows, "In association with" in a spaced-out Gill Sans font is seen above "'''{{color|red|STUDIOS}}'''".

* On ''Crossing Over with John Edward,'' "distributed by" is seen above "'''{{color|red|STUDIOS}}'''".

* A widescreen version of this logo exists, starting in 2000.

* Starting in 2000, this logo became the ID for "{{color|blue|'''USA CABLE ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" with "{{color|blue|'''CABLE ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" under the logo. This version exists with or without "Distributed by" appearing above the logo.

'''Technique:''' CGI animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Whoosh sounds are heard when the flag animates.

 

* Depending on how long the 2000 enhanced variant of this logo is shown on-screen, descending wind sounds may be heard when the flag starts waving.

* Sometimes, it is silent, or the end title theme of any show or TV movie may play over.

* NBC, CBS and ABC airings used a generic theme.

* The Studios USA variant appeared on network and syndicated shows of the time such as ''Law & Order'' episodes from the era, ''The Agency'', season 1 of ''The District'', ''Jerry Springer'' and ''Maury'', among others. Reruns of the latter two shows will however have the [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logo. It was previously seen on ''Crossing Over with John Edward'' on Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy). The cable variant appeared on shows and made-for-TV movies usually produced for USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel, such as ''Peacemakers'' (in which the NBC.com prints retains it), seasons 1-2 (and the first 5 episodes of season 3) of ''Monk'' on MeTV and on at least two season 1 episodes of ''Sitting Ducks'' last aired on the now-defunct Qubo network. Made-for-TV movies with this logo include ''Helen of Troy'', ''Prancer Returns'', ''Terminal Invasion'', ''Spartacus'' (2004), and the 2003 ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries, among others.  

* The Cable Entertainment version without "Distributed by" was seen on the 2000 TV movie ''Cabin by the Lake'', and the 2003 TV series ''Tremors''.

* The Studios USA version can be seen on 4:3 prints of 1998-2002 seasons of ''Law & Order'' (not on the Sundance airings, which use the 2004 NBC Universal Television Distribution logo, nor widescreen DVDs, which use the NBC Universal Television Studio logo instead, or on local reruns, which use the 2011 NBCUniversal Television Distribution logo), the first three seasons of ''Law & Order: SVU'' on MyNetworkTV and intact on its DVD box sets, the final two seasons of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' on TeleXitos, H&I, and when last aired on the Hub Network (before the rebrand to Discovery Family). It was also seen on ''Arrest & Trial'', which last aired on the now-defunct Fox Reality Channel.

* The Cable Entertainment logo was spotted at the start of a Roku Channel print of ''Joe Gould's Secret'' (2000), following the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo, and as a result, plastering the [[USA Films]] logo that was originally used on that film.