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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
NBC Television Network was founded in 1947 by RCA (NBC's former parent company). In 1979, they changed its name to NBC Productions. In 1995, NBC launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create [[ | NBC Television Network was founded in 1947 by RCA (NBC's former parent company). In 1979, they changed its name to NBC Productions. In 1995, NBC launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create [[3 Sisters Entertainment]], which produced series for the network. Out of these five, the most successful from the venture were ''Will & Grace'' and ''Caroline in the City'' (co-produced by [[CBS Productions]] and owned by [[CBS Media Ventures]]). In 1996, the company was renamed '''NBC Studios'''. In July 2004, NBC Studios merged with [[Universal Network Television]] to form [[NBC Universal Television Studio]]. | ||
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*The 1996 TV movie ''Sweet Dreams'' uses the theme from the previous logo. | *The 1996 TV movie ''Sweet Dreams'' uses the theme from the previous logo. | ||
*On some shows and TV movies, the 1996 theme is sped up. | *On some shows and TV movies, the 1996 theme is sped up. | ||
*On some shows, the 1999 theme is slightly slowed down with a different background orchestration. This music variant would later be used for the | *On some shows, the 1999 theme is slightly slowed down with a different background orchestration. This music variant would later be used for the NBC Universal Television logos in 2004. | ||
*The 1999 theme also has a faster, lower-pitched version. This is heard only on the short version of this logo. | *The 1999 theme also has a faster, lower-pitched version. This is heard only on the short version of this logo. | ||
*Season 1 of ''The Pretender'' had part of the [[MTM Enterprises]] music play over this logo. TNT airings had this logo silent. | *Season 1 of ''The Pretender'' had part of the [[MTM Enterprises]] music play over this logo. TNT airings had this logo silent. | ||
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===Final Note=== | ===Final Note=== | ||
In 2004, NBC Studios merged with [[ | In 2004, NBC Studios merged with [[Universal Network Television]] to form [[NBC Universal Television Studio]] (later known as [[Universal Media Studios]], now [[Universal Television (2011-present)|Universal Television]]). | ||
{{Chronology||[[NBC Universal Television Studio]]}} | {{Chronology||[[NBC Universal Television Studio]]}} | ||
{{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-Comcast}} | {{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-Comcast}} | ||
[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||