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'''Visuals:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is {{color|red}}, the globe, "'''W'''" and text are white, and the logo is completely redrawn to look cleaner. The text "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" appears below the company name from this point onward. | '''Visuals:''' Same as the previous logo, but the background is {{color|red}}, the globe, "'''W'''" and text are white, and the logo is completely redrawn to look cleaner. The text "Not affiliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization" appears below the company name from this point onward. | ||
'''Bylines:''' When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name: | '''Bylines:''' When Taft Broadcasting acquired Worldvision, these bylines would appear under the company name: | ||
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*On <u>season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop</u>, a <u>December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie ''The Christmas Gift''</u> and a post-1988 print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', the 1988 music from the final logo is heard as a result of a reverse plastering error. | *On <u>season 9 episodes of ''The Love Boat'' on Pop</u>, a <u>December 22, 2005 Channel 5 UK airing of the 1986 TV movie ''The Christmas Gift''</u> and a post-1988 print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', the 1988 music from the final logo is heard as a result of a reverse plastering error. | ||
*On a <u>Spanish 16mm print of the ''Speed Buggy'' episode "Speed Buggy Falls in Love"</u>, the music from the 1976 Viacom logo plays over the logo due to plastering. | *On a <u>Spanish 16mm print of the ''Speed Buggy'' episode "Speed Buggy Falls in Love"</u>, the music from the 1976 Viacom logo plays over the logo due to plastering. | ||
*An old film print of ''The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show'' plastered the [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] "trail" logo, but kept the music (the episode having been produced during Filmways' ownership of Ruby-Spears). | |||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*This logo is seen on some episodes of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' on Me-TV. | *This logo was used on '70s-'80s prints of TV shows originally aired on ABC, among others. Worldvision was also the top distributor of most Hanna-Barbera shows from 1979 onwards, when Taft acquired Worldvision; Worldvision also began to distribute Ruby-Spears Enterprises series after that company's sale to Taft in 1981. | ||
*The B&W version was last seen on a few B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on H&I | *This logo is seen on some episodes of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' on Me-TV, a few final season Me-TV reruns of ''The Love Boat'', and various season 4 episodes of ''Highway to Heaven'' on True Movies (now Great! Romance) in the UK and on Netflix. Tubi's print of S6E36 of ''The Smurfs'' retains it, following the 1986 Hanna-Barbera "CGI Swirling Star" logo. | ||
*The B&W version was last seen on a few B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on H&I (the final season uses the color version) as well as some TV movies and mini-series like ''Holocaust'', which is followed by the 2007 [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] logo on its DVD release. | |||
*The in-credit variant was last seen on 2000s GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. | *The in-credit variant was last seen on 2000s GSN reruns of ''Let's Make a Deal''. | ||
*The first version (no byline) was also sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' when it aired on Encore Drama in the late 2000s. | *The first version (no byline) was also sighted on ''A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story'' and ''Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style'' when it aired on Encore Drama in the late 2000s. | ||
*This was also spotted on at least one episode of ''General Hospital'' from around 1980 or 1981 during SOAPnet's ''General Hospital'': 50th Anniversary marathon. | *This was also spotted on at least one episode of ''General Hospital'' from around 1980 or 1981 during SOAPnet's ''General Hospital'': 50th Anniversary marathon. | ||
*It was also seen on ''Benji'', ''Zax & the Alien Prince'' (except for episodes 1, 11, and 12) where it is retained on DVD releases. | *It was also seen on ''Benji'', ''Zax & the Alien Prince'' (except for episodes 1, 11, and 12) where it is retained on DVD releases. | ||
*When ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was rerun on Adult Swim, this logo with the Taft byline was intact as well. | *When ''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was rerun on Adult Swim, this logo with the Taft byline was intact as well. | ||
*The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is also retained on the film's DVD release, followed by the silent variant of the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. | *The ''Capture of Grizzly Addams'' variant can be seen on said movie, whenever reran (usually on Decades), and is also retained on the film's DVD release, followed by the silent variant of the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo. | ||
*The 1979 version of this logo was also seen on the original airings of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''. | *The 1979 version of this logo was also seen on the original airings of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''. | ||
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*This logo is also preserved on the 2022 Arrow Blu-ray release of the TV movie ''The Initiation of Sarah'' (1978). | *This logo is also preserved on the 2022 Arrow Blu-ray release of the TV movie ''The Initiation of Sarah'' (1978). | ||
*The superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo was also seen on ''American Film Institute Awards'' from 1986. | *The superimposed variant of the 1981 version of the logo was also seen on ''American Film Institute Awards'' from 1986. | ||
*The bylineless version of this logo is also preserved at the end of The Roku Channel print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', which is then followed by the 2012 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. | *The bylineless version of this logo is also preserved at the end of The Roku Channel print of the 1976 TV movie ''The Call of the Wild'', which is then followed by the 2012 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A <u>filmed version</u> of this logo exists. | *A <u>filmed version</u> of this logo exists. | ||
*When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo would unfold below Worldvision's logo, underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo | *When Blockbuster Entertainment bought Spelling, their movie ticket logo would unfold below Worldvision's logo, underneath the Spelling byline (itself having the Blockbuster byline underneath it). The Worldvision logo shrinks and shifts up a bit to make space for the Blockbuster byline, as a result. | ||
*An earlier variant of the Blockbuster version places the ticket to the right side of the radar globe (simply fading in without animation), with an additional Blockbuster byline placed in-between the Spelling byline and WVI disclaimer. | *An earlier variant of the Blockbuster version places the ticket to the right side of the radar globe (simply fading in without animation), with an additional Blockbuster byline placed in-between the Spelling byline and WVI disclaimer. | ||
*A <u>still variant</u> of this logo also exists. | *A <u>still variant</u> of this logo also exists. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
*This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the | *This logo was used on 1990s prints of pre-1973 ABC shows, but also applied to the [[Republic Entertainment|Republic Pictures Television]] (after 1996), [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]], [[Carolco Pictures]] (the company distributed their films to TV as part of a syndication package following Carolco's shuttering of [[Orbis Communications]] in 1992; this also included select [[Live Entertainment|Live Home Video]] titles and later [[Vestron Video]]/[[Vestron Pictures|Pictures]] titles) and Spelling Television libraries, among others (Worldvision continued to distribute Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears shows until H-B's sale to Turner Broadcasting in 1991, after which [[Turner Program Services]] took over). It was also seen on some first-run syndicated programs, such as the first 3 seasons of ''Judge Judy'' (reruns on Paramount Global-owned Pluto TV retain his logo). | ||
*It was seen on syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (except the pilot movie from March 1974, which in recent airings, has the 1979 logo) when it was on the Hallmark Channel and TV Land, and is also retained on DVD releases thereof (seasons 1-3 only with the [[NBC Enterprises]] and the [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logos following it), DVD releases and TNT airings of S1 episodes of ''Charmed'', which is followed by the 1995 PDT logo (though both logos are plastered by the 2007 CTD logo on its recent Blu-ray release and Peacock/Amazon Prime prints), Syfy and former Chiller airings of ''Tales from the Darkside'', Hulu and Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) prints of the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' pilot, which is followed by the 2003 PDT logo, and on some international prints of earlier episodes of ''7th Heaven''. | *It was seen on syndicated prints of ''Little House on the Prairie'' (except the pilot movie from March 1974, which in recent airings, has the 1979 logo) when it was on the Hallmark Channel and TV Land, and is also retained on DVD releases thereof (seasons 1-3 only with the [[NBC Enterprises]] and the [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] logos following it), DVD releases and TNT airings of S1 episodes of ''Charmed'', which is followed by the 1995 PDT logo (though both logos are plastered by the 2007 CTD logo on its recent Blu-ray release and Peacock/Amazon Prime prints), Syfy and former Chiller airings of ''Tales from the Darkside'', Hulu and Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) prints of the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' pilot, which is followed by the 2003 PDT logo, and on some international prints of earlier episodes of ''7th Heaven''. | ||
*Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' when it aired on Syfy and Chiller and most B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I, as well as ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', older | *Also seen on the mini-series ''The Stand'' when it aired on Syfy and Chiller and most B&W episodes of ''Combat!'' on Me-TV and H&I, as well as ''The Fugitive'' (1963 TV series), Sci-Fi Channel prints of ''Dark Shadows'', and various older syndicated prints/broadcasts of Carolco films (such as ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' {AMC Networks' print retains this, albeit stretched to widescreen}, ''Jacob's Ladder'' {preserved on Trifecta's print, as it appears to have been sourced from a Worldvision print}, ''Universal Soldier'' and ''Repossessed'', among others), Weintraub films such as ''My Stepmother is an Alien'', and other films including ''The Terminator'', ''Kickboxer'' and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. | ||
*The original bylineless version of the logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, although 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). | *The original bylineless version of the logo was also seen on ''Troop Beverly Hills'' when it aired on Encore in 2009, although 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). | ||
*This logo was also seen on Trifecta's print of ''Basic Instinct'' before the Trifecta logo, and was preserved on syndicated prints of ''Three For the Road'', with the 1995 Paramount logo and Trifecta logo appearing afterward (although Laff's print doesn't have Trifecta and the Worldvision/Paramount logos are shown before the credits). | *This logo was also seen on Trifecta's print of ''Basic Instinct'' before the Trifecta logo, and was preserved on syndicated prints of ''Three For the Road'', with the 1995 Paramount logo and Trifecta logo appearing afterward (although Laff's print doesn't have Trifecta and the Worldvision/Paramount logos are shown before the credits). | ||
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*The logo is also seen at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, which is followed by the silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | *The logo is also seen at the end of the 1990 film ''Disturbed'' on Court TV Mystery, which is followed by the silent 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | ||
*It was also seen on a 2004 SpikeTV (now Paramount Network) airing of ''Kickboxer'' and is also retained on a few episodes of ''America's Dumbest Criminals'' on the Tubi streaming service. | *It was also seen on a 2004 SpikeTV (now Paramount Network) airing of ''Kickboxer'' and is also retained on a few episodes of ''America's Dumbest Criminals'' on the Tubi streaming service. | ||
*The original bylineless version of this logo can be found on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series), and was also seen on the original U.S. broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'' and ''Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone''/''Potsworth & Co.'', a 1990 [[USA Network Originals|USA Network]] broadcast of ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' episode "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" (following the 1969 Hanna-Barbera "Multiplying Rectangles" logo), an RTL Klub airing of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' short "Huck's Hack", a mid-1993 Nickelodeon U.S. airing of the ''Yogi Bear'' short "Big Brave Bear", Boomerang U.S. airings of ''The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park'', late 1980s prints of ''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?'' (1966) and ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1973), an old TVE 2/La 2 airing of ''Rock Odyssey'' (1987), | *The original bylineless version of this logo can be found on some Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' and ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' (1988 series), and was also seen on the original U.S. broadcasts of ''Fantastic Max'' and ''Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone''/''Potsworth & Co.'', a 1990 [[USA Network Originals|USA Network]] broadcast of ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' episode "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" (following the 1969 Hanna-Barbera "Multiplying Rectangles" logo), an RTL Klub airing of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' short "Huck's Hack", a mid-1993 Nickelodeon U.S. airing of the ''Yogi Bear'' short "Big Brave Bear", Boomerang U.S. airings of ''The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park'', late 1980s prints of ''Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?'' (1966) and ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1973), an old TVE 2/La 2 airing of ''Rock Odyssey'' (1987), 2023 Boomerang U.S. airings of ''Jabberjaw'', Tubi's print of S4E16 of ''The Smurfs'' (following the blacked out 1983-era variant of the 1979 Hanna-Barbera "Swirling Star" logo), and the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episode "Nowhere to Hyde", included on the 2001 UK VHS release of ''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase''. | ||
*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a December 25, 1994 LWT airing of ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' episode "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair", which fades into the 1989 An LWT Presentation for ITV endcap. | *The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on a December 25, 1994 LWT airing of ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' episode "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair", which fades into the 1989 An LWT Presentation for ITV endcap. | ||
*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on HTV Night Club airings of the short-lived ''Garrison's Gorillas'', mid-1990s airings of ''The Fugitive'' on BBC Two, on a Hallmark TV print of the 1986 TV movie ''The Christmas Gift'' (following the 1982 [[Rosemont Productions International]] logo and before the 1995 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] logo), on the CBS Home Entertainment MOD DVD print of episode 3 of ''Most Wanted'' (1976 TV series), and at the end of an IMDb Freedive (now Amazon Freevee) print of S1E02 of ''Dallas'', following the 1971 [[Lorimar Productions|Lorimar]] logo. | |||
*The original bylineless version of this logo was also seen on HTV Night Club airings of the short-lived ''Garrison's Gorillas'', | |||
*The 1991 version of this logo was also seen on a June 3, 2024 airing of ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990) on the Miramax Movie Channel. | *The 1991 version of this logo was also seen on a June 3, 2024 airing of ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990) on the Miramax Movie Channel. | ||