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===Background===

'''Viacom Enterprises''' was the television distribution division of the CBS Television Network, formed in 1971 as the successor of the pre-1968 [[CBS Films]], later reincorporated as [[CBS Enterprises|CBS Enterprises, Inc.]] in 1968. In 1973, it was spun-off because it was against the FCC regulations for a television network to distribute its programs under its own name. Subsequently, Viacom formed "Viacom Productions" to produce first-run television series airing on the major television networks.

===1st Logo (June 4, 1971-June 1976)===

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|Viacom Pinball (1972, Odyssey airing).png|

|ViacomP.png|Black and white variant

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===3rd Logo (1981)===

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|Viacom1981A.jpg|Opening

|Viacom1981B.jpg|Closing

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'''Logo:'''

===4th Logo (1984-1986)===

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'''Logo:''' We start off in outer space. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Special'''''}}" and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Delivery'''''}}" streak through the sun in the background, leaving a {{color|red|r}}{{color|orange|a}}{{color|#FFD900|i}}{{color|limegreen|n}}{{color|blue|b}}{{color|magenta|o}}{{color|darkviolet|w}} trail. Then on a {{color|blue}}/black gradient background, the two words fly towards a stylized {{color|gold}} ring with wings and the familiar "'''V'''" from the 2nd logo on its base. "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''From'' Viacom'''}}" with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" in a bigger font, also fly towards the ring, settling inside it. The logo then constantly shines, occasionally flashing. At the end, a firework flash effect emerges from the logo.

===5th Logo (December 1, 1985-May 24, 1987)===

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|VofClamOrange.png|Orange variant

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a still image of the Viacom "{{color|deepskyblue|'''V'''}}" logo in {{color|deepskyblue|blue}}, and the name "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Viacom'''}}" in white below.

===6th Logo (1985-1986)===

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|Vopening.png|Opening

|5eba5ad2e1df9abd0bacbc10e7c3ca7b.png|Closing

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'''Logo:'''

===7th Logo (September 13, 1986-December? 1989, January 26, 1991)===

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|ViacomSteel.png.png|

|ViacomSteelB&W.png|Black and White version|File:Viacom “V of Steel” (Rare Green Variant, 1962-1986).png|Rare Green version|File:Viacom Community Access Northshore (1988).jpeg|Rare Community Access Northshore version}}

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'''Logo:''' We start out with a screen that's divided in two, with a black/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} gradient on top and {{color|silver|silver}} on the bottom, with a bright light flare shining between. The {{color|silver|silver}} part then rotates counter-clockwise (a la [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment#CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox Video]]), revealing it is a steel version of the "{{color|silver|'''V'''}}" logo as the background changes to a black/{{color|blue}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} gradient. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|silver|'''Viacom'''}}}}" flies in from the upper-left of the screen and places itself under the "{{color|silver|'''V'''}}". The finished logo shines.

|Viacom Wigga Wigga B&W.png|Black and white version of the original version

|ViacomProductions1998.jpg|Productions version (1998-1999)

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