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{{PageCredits|description=Jason Jones, James Fabiano, Jess Williams, Ryan Mead, Michael Bode, bmasters9, Shadeed A. Kelly and Logophile|capture=Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S, V of Doom, snelfu, James Stanley Barr, Derrick Anderson, ClosingLogosHD, Pygmalion X, JohnnyL80, mr3urious, Michael Bass, TrickyMario7654, snelfu, Logoboy95, Gilblitz112, Sagan Blob, TheEriccorpinc, SloshedMail, Brendan Richards, BaldiBasicsFan and others|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, Logophile, V of Doom, MrThorax281, CuriousGeorge60, Brendan Richards, BenIsRandom, Vahan Nisanian, KramdenII, Lee Cremeans, Brendan Richards, Kramden II, ccateni28, mario9000seven, Unnepad, BaldiBasicsFan, Nova, TheRealMarcel2000 and Michael Kenchington|video=ChadODell, gman1290, JohnnyL80, mcydodge919, Matthew Mayfield (Logophile), youngleader610 (Mr. Logo), ClassicTVMan1981X, DanDMan16, SloshedMail, and Broken Saw}} | {{PageCredits|description=Jason Jones, James Fabiano, Jess Williams, Ryan Mead, Michael Bode, bmasters9, Shadeed A. Kelly and Logophile|capture=Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S, V of Doom, snelfu, James Stanley Barr, Derrick Anderson, ClosingLogosHD, Pygmalion X, JohnnyL80, mr3urious, Michael Bass, TrickyMario7654, snelfu, Logoboy95, Gilblitz112, Sagan Blob, TheEriccorpinc, SloshedMail, Brendan Richards, BaldiBasicsFan and others|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, Logophile, V of Doom, MrThorax281, CuriousGeorge60, Brendan Richards, BenIsRandom, Vahan Nisanian, KramdenII, Lee Cremeans, Brendan Richards, Kramden II, ccateni28, mario9000seven, Unnepad, BaldiBasicsFan, Nova, TheRealMarcel2000 and Michael Kenchington|video=ChadODell, gman1290, JohnnyL80, mcydodge919, Matthew Mayfield (Logophile), youngleader610 (Mr. Logo), ClassicTVMan1981X, DanDMan16, SloshedMail, and Broken Saw}} | ||
{{Infobox company|image=Col-tv1992a.png|founded=May 6, 1974 ({{age|1974|5|6}} years ago)|founder=Ralph Cohn<br>Jack Cohn|parent=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]]|subsidiaries=See [[:Category:Sony Pictures Television]]|defunct=January 1, 2001 ({{age|2001|1|1}} years ago)|fate=Folded into [[Columbia TriStar Television]]|formerly=Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948)<br>[[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] (1948-1974)|country=United States}} | {{Infobox company|image=Col-tv1992a.png|founded=May 6, 1974 ({{age|1974|5|6}} years ago)|founder=Ralph Cohn<br>Jack Cohn|parent=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]]|subsidiaries=See [[:Category:Sony Pictures Television]]|defunct=January 1, 2001 ({{age|2001|1|1}} years ago)|fate=Folded into [[Columbia TriStar Television]]|formerly=Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948)<br>[[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] (1948-1974)|country=United States}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
On May 6, 1974, [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] was reincorporated as "'''Columbia Pictures Television'''". The name change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division. In 1984, Coke demerged [[Columbia Pictures]] and Columbia Pictures Television. CPT was transferred to "CPT Holdings, Inc.". On January 30, 1984, CPT joined forces with Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Inc. (later known as "[[LBS Communications|LBS Communications, Inc.]]") and created "[[Colex Enterprises]]". It was created to distribute series by Screen Gems and CPT from the 1950s to the '70s. In October, CPT created "The Television Program Source" with Alan Bennett and former [[King World Productions|King World]] president, Bob King. | On May 6, 1974, [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] was reincorporated as "'''Columbia Pictures Television'''". The name change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division. In 1984, Coke demerged [[Columbia Pictures]] and Columbia Pictures Television. CPT was transferred to "CPT Holdings, Inc.". On January 30, 1984, CPT joined forces with Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Inc. (later known as "[[LBS Communications|LBS Communications, Inc.]]") and created "[[Colex Enterprises]]". It was created to distribute series by Screen Gems and CPT from the 1950s to the '70s. In October, CPT created "The Television Program Source" with Alan Bennett and former [[King World Productions|King World]] president, Bob King. | ||
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'''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation: | '''Variants:''' There are several versions of this logo, namely in bylines, company name, and animation: | ||
* 1982-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a much smaller Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or Screen Gems logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives'' | * 1982-1989: There are {{color|blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. The byline is the Coca-Cola one with "Coca-Cola" in its trademarked logo font. An early version has a much smaller Coke byline. Another version has a medium-sized byline. This was first used on ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'' in late 1982 or early 1983. Prior to this, neither show used a Columbia or Screen Gems logo, with the exception of in-credit text on ''Days of Our Lives''. A 16mm B/W copy of this variant was seen on a syndicated print of ''The Three Stooges'' short "Boobs in Arms", plastering the Screen Gems logo. | ||
* 1982-1988: There are {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. This version has no byline. Another version features darker clouds. | * 1982-1988: There are {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} clouds and a {{color|gold}} company name. This version has no byline. Another version features darker clouds. | ||
* 1983: There's an alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline. | * 1983: There's an alternate {{color|gold}} company name with a medium-sized Coke byline. | ||