Time-Life Television: Difference between revisions

'''Time-Life Television''' was a division of [[Time-Life Films]] (owned by Time, Inc., later independent from Time Warner (now "WarnerMedia"), and after acquired by and folded into Meredith Corporation), active throughout the 1970s. It was most notable as the U.S. distributor of the [[BBC (UK)|BBC]]'s television output including ''Doctor Who'' and ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. Time-Life's deal with the BBC expired on April 30, 1981 (these rights were taken over by the upstart [[Lionheart Television]]). That August, Time-Life Films' assets were acquired by [[Columbia Pictures]]; this included TV distribution rights to the library, as well as rights to films already in production. However, Time Inc. retained the copyrights to the library, and it is now handled by [[HBO Entertainment|HBO]] (with video rights usually going through [[HBO Home Entertainment]] in the U.S., with a few exceptions). A totally different company operating as Time-Life Television exists today as the production unit of Time-Life Video.

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<span style=font-family:impact>[TIME LIFE]</span>

<span style=font-family:impact>TELEVISION</span>

 

with "TIME LIFE" in a rectangle. This is displayed on a crimson red background.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme to the program.

*This was seen on PBS prints of BBC Television shows in the early to late 1970s, and was largely replaced with the next logo below.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a white conjoined, slanted "'''''TL'''''" (with the L connected near the end of the T) zooms into place onto a television-like box with a red screen in the center, trailing itself as it goes (a la the 1978-81 Filmways logo). Once it reaches the screen, it quickly flashes and merges with the box forming the logo. On the bottom of the screen, the text "TIME LIFE TELEVISION" is seen underneath the logo completing its formation.

*For BBC-produced shows, the logo is the same, except the text "A BBC-TV PRODUCTION" is seen below the logo first, being faded out and the "Distributed by TIME LIFE TELEVISION" blurb, centered under the logo, takes its place and then fades out completely.

*Depending on the condition of the film source, the color may be slightly different. The most notable variation is brown.