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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''NBC Enterprises''' was the syndication unit of NBC. In 1956, NBC started a subsidiary called [[California National Productions]] for merchandising, syndication and opera stage production. The subsidiary started producing The Silent Service that year. By 1957, NBC planned to remove the opera department from CNP and Earl Rettig was named president. CNP was also in discussion with [[MGM Television]] about handling distribution for the latter's series. Following the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules in 1971, NBC had to divest the [[NBC Films]] unit to [[National Telefilm Associates]], while programs from NBC News continued to be distributed internationally by NBC Enterprises for $7.5 million. In 1993, while the Fin-Syn rules were relaxed, NBC had returned to distributing off-net syndicated reruns of their programming under the name '''NBC Enterprises'''. In 2001, NBC Enterprises made a deal with Hearst-Argyle Television Productions to deal with their programming alliance to produce first-run syndicated series. | |||
===1st Logo (September 1963-1966)=== | ===1st Logo (September 1963-1966)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. This was common in the early 2000s, but has become less frequent than it used to be, as NBC's merger with Universal put an end to this logo in 2004. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. This was common in the early 2000s, but has become less frequent than it used to be, as NBC's merger with Universal put an end to this logo in 2004. | ||
*It appears on reruns of ''Fear Factor'' whenever someone decides to air those (but was last seen on the now-defunct Chiller network), the DVDs of ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', seasons 2 & 3 of ''Will & Grace'', ''Profiler'' (retained on Start TV airings), ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'', PAL releases of seasons 1-3 of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (seasons 2 & 3 have the NBC Universal logo following this logo), and seasons 1 & 2 and two season 4 episodes (after a CTTD plaster and a 1989 CPTD plaster) of ''Punky Brewster'' (along with the ''It's Punky Brewster'' cartoon), syndicated airings of ''Providence'' (plastering the [[NBC Studios]] logo), and some DVDs of ''Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life'' along with many SNL DVDs such as ''The Best of Steve Martin''. | *It appears on reruns of ''Fear Factor'' whenever someone decides to air those (but was last seen on the now-defunct Chiller network), the DVDs of ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', seasons 2 & 3 of ''Will & Grace'', ''Profiler'' (retained on Start TV airings), ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'', PAL releases of seasons 1-3 of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (seasons 2 & 3 have the NBC Universal logo following this logo), and seasons 1 & 2 and two season 4 episodes (after a CTTD plaster and a 1989 CPTD plaster) of ''Punky Brewster'' (along with the ''It's Punky Brewster'' cartoon), syndicated airings of ''Providence'' (plastering the [[NBC Studios]] logo), and some DVDs of ''Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life'' along with many SNL DVDs such as ''The Best of Steve Martin''. | ||
* This logo was even used as a home video logo on pre-2004 DVDs of NBC shows. Prior to the 2004 NBC-Universal merger, NBC licensed its TV shows to [[MGM Home Entertainment]], [[Lions Gate Home Entertainment]], [[A&E Home Video]], Starlight Home Entertainment and Imavision Direct for DVD release. | |||
* It was also seen when the now-defunct Trio cable network reran ''Late Night with David Letterman''. It should be intact if that show is ever reran again. | * It was also seen when the now-defunct Trio cable network reran ''Late Night with David Letterman''. It should be intact if that show is ever reran again. | ||
* It was last seen on reruns of the syndicated version of ''Weakest Link'' on GSN and the first season of ''Starting Over'' last aired on Centric. | * It was last seen on reruns of the syndicated version of ''Weakest Link'' on GSN and the first season of ''Starting Over'' last aired on Centric. | ||