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'''Worldvision Enterprises Inc.''' was a television program and home video distributor established in 1973 as the successor of [[ABC Films]], after the former company spun off because it was against the FCC regulations for a television network to distribute its programs under its own name. They primarily licensed programs from others, rather than producing their own content. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed to "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of [[Spelling Television|Spelling, Inc.]] The transaction was completed on March 11, 1989.

On April 6, 1991, Spelling Entertainment Inc. was acquired by the Charter Company, an oil refining, insurance, and communications company. Spelling and Charter merged on October 5, 1992 and Charter was renamed as "Spelling Entertainment Group". On October 5, 1993, Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation acquired a 67% stake in the Spelling Entertainment Group and later merged with Viacom on September 29, 1994. In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into [[Republic Pictures]], and in 1999, [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] (later "CBS Corporation" and "ViacomCBS", now "[[Paramount Global]]") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Domestic Television]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]").

Currently, most of the Worldvision Enterprises library (the exceptions: most of the [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] libraries are owned by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Entertainment]] through [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting]], ''Let's Make a Deal'' is now owned by [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], and the TV movies produced by [[Fries Entertainment]] co-produced by Worldvision are owned by [[MGM Television|MGM Holdings Inc.]]) is owned by Paramount Global through CBS Media Ventures and Spelling Television Inc. The movies that Worldvision syndicated, such as those from [[Carolco Pictures|Carolco]], are now syndicated by [[Trifecta Entertainment & Media]], under license from [[Paramount Pictures]].

'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|gold|yellow}} background, there is a black oval-shaped globe with longitudinal and latitudinal lines wiping in upwards, as a {{color|navy|navy blue}} "{{color|navy|'''W'''}}" wipes itself in downward. The "{{color|navy|'''W'''}}" is stylized in a way that makes it blend with the spherical shape. The company name "{{color|navy|'''WORLDVISION ENTERPRISES INC.'''}}" appears below the globe.

*Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' on Syfy and Chiller and most B&W prints of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I, as well as ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', older TV broadcasts of Carolco films, such as ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' (in which AMC Networks' print surprisingly retains this, albeit stretched to widescreen), ''Universal Soldier'' and ''Repossessed'', among others, older syndicated prints of Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', and older syndicated prints of ''The Terminator'', ''Kickboxer'' and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', among others. The logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, but streaming prints on The Roku Channel and Tubi end with the 2002 [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo instead as Worldvision/Paramount only owns the TV rights (while Sony retains the rest).