Metromedia Producers Corporation: Difference between revisions

'''Metromedia Producers Corporation''' (or often shortened as '''MPC''') was established from [[The Wolper Organization|Wolper Productions]] in 1968 after David L. Wolper broke apart from Metromedia (Wolper Productions was later relaunched in 1970). On March 6, 1986, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (later "[[21st Century Fox]]" and now owned by The Walt Disney Company, the current parent company of [[20th Century Fox]]) acquired MPC and with it, the television stations owned by Metromedia for $3.5 billion. MPC was folded into [[20th Century Fox Television]], Metromedia Square (which was not included in the sale, instead being leased to Fox/News Corp) became "Fox Television Center", and the former Metromedia owned television stations were incorporated as the [[Fox Television Stations Productions|Fox Television Stations]] in April. These programs are now distributed worldwide by [[20th Television]]. With the exception for ''The Merv Griffin Show'', which MPC handled co-production and distribution from 1972 to 1983, which was later transferred to [[King World Productions]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") and [[Columbia Pictures Television]] (now "[[Sony Pictures Television]]") in 1986.

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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|teal}}, {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|blue}}, {{color|green}} or black background, the {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, white, or {{color|orange}} words "{{color|#FFD900|'''METROMEDIA PRODUCERS CORPORATION'''}}" zoom up to the right. The letters "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}", and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" fly from underneath in a flipping manner to the left, binding together to form the logo with "{{color|#FFD900|'''M'''}}" on top, "{{color|#FFD900|'''P'''}}" to the right, and "{{color|#FFD900|'''C'''}}" on the bottom.

* There is an opening variant with the word "PRESENTS" would flip up under the logo.

* An in-credit variant can be found on the game show ''Pay Cards!''.

* A in-credit version also had the letters split. It may appear in either {{color|orange}} or white.

'''Audio:''' A very loud and dramatic five-note fanfare.  

===2nd Logo (1973-1980)===

* The color can vary from {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} and white, to {{color|orange}}.

* Sometimes, this logo appears on the ending credits and sometimes with "In association with" or "Distributed by" above it.

* A closing variant of this logo appears on a light blue background with "Distributed by" above the logo.

* On the 1980 miniseries ''Wild Times'', it's just the words "Metromedia Producers Corporation" in a generic {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} font on a blue background. This is seen at the beginning of the first episode, and after the prologue on the second episode. In-credit text (with Rattlesnake Productions) is shown at the end.

* The in-credit logos would remain intact on certain television films like ''Terror on the 40th Floor'' and ''The Norliss Tapes'', the nightly syndicated ''The Merv Griffin Show'', and game shows like ''The Cross-Wits''.