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===Background=== <!--T:2--> | ===Background=== <!--T:2--> | ||
Before the name "'''Comedy Central'''" existed, the network was owned by an outfit called "'''Comedy Partners'''" founded by [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom, Inc.]] and [[Time-Life Television|Time-Life]] (later Time Warner, now [[WarnerMedia]], since merged with [[Discovery Networks|Discovery]] to make [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]). Time Warner's [[HBO IDs|HBO]] unit had expanded into basic cable with a channel called "[[The Comedy Channel Originals|The Comedy Channel]]". Similarly, Viacom was operating "[[Ha! IDs|Ha! TV Comedy Network]]". After both channels took a hit, the two compromised and created a jointly-owned company as "Comedy Partners", merging both channels into "[[CTV: The Comedy Network]]", but later renamed it to "Comedy Central" in order to save confusion from Canada's [[CTV National IDs (Canada)|CTV]] network. In April 2003, Time Warner sold their half of Comedy Partners for $1.23 billion, resulting in Viacom owning 100% of Comedy Central and the network was made part of the MTV Networks (now | Before the name "'''Comedy Central'''" existed, the network was owned by an outfit called "'''Comedy Partners'''" founded by [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom, Inc.]] and [[Time-Life Television|Time-Life]] (later Time Warner, now [[WarnerMedia]], since merged with [[Discovery Networks|Discovery]] to make [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]). Time Warner's [[HBO IDs|HBO]] unit had expanded into basic cable with a channel called "[[The Comedy Channel Originals|The Comedy Channel]]". Similarly, Viacom was operating "[[Ha! IDs|Ha! TV Comedy Network]]". After both channels took a hit, the two compromised and created a jointly-owned company as "Comedy Partners", merging both channels into "[[CTV: The Comedy Network]]", but later renamed it to "Comedy Central" in order to save confusion from Canada's [[CTV National IDs (Canada)|CTV]] network. In April 2003, Time Warner sold their half of Comedy Partners for $1.23 billion, resulting in Viacom owning 100% of Comedy Central and the network was made part of the MTV Networks (now Paramount Media Networks). | ||
===1st Logo (November 16, 1991-July 1994)=== <!--T:3--> | ===1st Logo (November 16, 1991-July 1994)=== <!--T:3--> | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The "transmitter" effects. This was done by H-Gun Studios in Chicago, | '''FX/SFX:''' The "transmitter" effects. This was done by H-Gun Studios in Chicago, Illinois. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A cool rock tune, which is actually a piece of production music featured in many promos for other | '''Music/Sounds:''' A cool rock tune, which is actually a piece of production music featured in many promos for other Paramount-owned networks (most notably Nickelodeon). | ||
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