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United Artists Television was the television production and distribution division of United Artists that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired Associated Artists Productions in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists ...
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United Artists Television was the television production and...
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A shorter version exists on most trailers as well a few TV...
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- (May 17, 1930-October 23, 1967) Visuals: An elongated black hexagon is seen on a varying background, usually some sort of parchment, with a 3-layer white outline inside of it.
- (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943) Visuals: There is a design of a bald eagle with the words "UNITED ARTISTS" in front. Above this "A" is seen, and below it "Release" is seen.
- (June 13, 1967-August 3, 1968) Visuals: A large black circle is seen with the words "UNITED ARTISTS" centered within it as cote outs. The "U" and "A" are much larger than the rest of the text, and overlap each other.
- (June 19, 1968-August 4, 1976) Visuals: It starts with two sets of blue lines going into place one by one on a black background. One line turns to the left, another turns to the right, and so on.
The "United Artists Television" logo was eventually phased out around 1983 in favor of the "MGM/UA Television" banner, although the United Artists Television name was used on select television series as an in-name-only unit of MGM/UA Television until 1995. On September 22, 2014, MGM purchased a 55% interest in One Three Media and Lightworkers ...
- Overview
- Background
- 1st Logo (1958-1962)
- 2nd Logo (1962-1967)
- 3rd Logo (1962-1967)
- 4th Logo (1967-1968)
- 5th Logo (1968-1975)
- 6th Logo (1975-1981)
- 7th Logo (1981-1982)
- 8th Logo (December 4, 1982-May 9, 1983)
Logo descriptions by Jason Jones, Shadeed A. Kelly, and D.L. Chandell
Logo captures by Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S., V of Doom, Bob Fish, and snelfu
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., JohnnyL80, and MattTheSaiyan
United Artists Television was the television production and distribution division of United Artists that was originally formed in 1949. They distributed their parent company's film library, but by the 1950s, there was little success. United Artists Corporation acquired Associated Artists Productions in 1958 and renamed it as "United Artists Associa...
Nickname: "TV Tube"
Logo: A superimposed logo, featuring a block-type UA stacked diagonally with the company name across. The logo is bordered inside a transparent TV Tube-like field.
Ziv-UA Variant: See Ziv Television Programs for description.
FX/SFX: None or the zooming effect.
Music/Sounds: Usually the closing theme of the show.
Availability: The original is extinct. The Ziv-UA variant can be seen on Bat Masterson on ThisTV.
Nickname: "UA Stack"
Logo: It starts with the company name outlined against a gray background. There are two odd looking shapes in black on the left and right of the logo, which pan towards each other and go to opposite sides of the name, which changes to black. The two shapes pan towards each other once more, making a stop this time to stick them together. The shapes appear as a vertical UA.
Variants:
•The color variant was yellow lettering and the UA logo in white on a blue background; was on with full animation on It's About Time and My Mother the Car.
•A still variant with "Released by" on top of this logo was on season one episodes of The Rat Patrol and on the short-lived series Hey, Landlord.
FX/SFX: The panning of the UA.
Nickname: "UA"
Logo: This is an in-credit logo for some of United Artists' co-productions. It is a simplified UA ident; both letters are the same shape, going upside down.
FX/SFX: None. On The Fugitive, it's the usual effects from the credits.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Nicknames: "The UA-Transamerica Circle", "The UA Circle"
Logo: On a light blue background, we have a yellow circle and inside it has a black circle. We see the words "UNITED ARTISTS TELEVISION" in yellow lettering (appears to be in a cote-out) appearing inside a circular field. The word "TELEVISION" is under the word "RTISTS" in small lettering. The byline "A Transamerica COMPANY" is seen in small letters underneath. The word "Transamerica" is seen in a yellow Impact font. The letters "U" and the "A" are somewhat taller than the rest of the company name, and they overlap each other.
Variant: The background is sky blue and the circle and lettering is orange. The text "RELEASED BY" is seen in place of "FROM" on the upper left-hand corner.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.
Availability: Ultra rare. It was originally seen on S2 episodes of The Rat Patrol and S1 episodes of The Mothers-in-Law (the last UATV production to use this logo), as well on off-net syndicated reruns of classic UATV programs such as Gilligan's Island back in the late '60s. This was one of the first television syndication companies to follow that practice. Currently seen on season one of The Mothers-in-Law: The Complete Series on DVD and Me-TV.
Nickname: "The Transamerica T"
Logo: It starts with two sets of blue lines going into place, all together at the same time, against a black background. One set of three lines turns to the left, the other set turns to the right. There are six lines altogether, revealing the logo of Transamerica Corporation, United Artists' former owner. The logo zooms out to the side to make room for the company name.
Byline: The name was referred to as "United Artists Television, Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation" during this time.
Opening Variant: On this variant, the animation is the same as its movie counterpart, except for the UATV text instead.
FX/SFX: The stacking of the lines.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show. In other cases, it used the ending part of the movie logo theme from 1968. When plastering a 1962 United Artists Television logo, its music is heard.
Nickname: "The Transamerica T '75"
Logo: This one is similar to its previous logo. The re-modified name "United Artists Television" fades in, and the "Transamerica T" fades in along with the shortened phrase "A Transamerica Company".
Variant: On syndie prints of classic UA TV shows of the era, a still shot variant of the 1975 movie logo was used.
FX/SFX: The fade-in or none.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extinct.
Logo: This is a shortened variant of the 1981 movie logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extinct.
Nicknames: "UA Paperclip", "Turning UA (Stationary)"
Logo: Basically, it's a still shot variant of the 1982 movie logo and close up.
FX/SFX: The simple fade-in and fade-out.
Music/Sounds: An abridged four-note version of the movie logo. Sometimes, the end title music carrying over the logo or none.
Availability: Near extinction. It appeared only on three television movies: Witness for the Prosecution, I Take These Men, and I Want to Live.
Editor's Note: It could be off-putting considering its extreme rarity and immediate contrast to its film counterpart.
Gladasya, United Artists Television and The CBS Television Network (l.k.a CBS Productions)-0. The Fugitive Season 1 Closing Credits. Classic Logo ''United Artists Television - A Transamerica Company'' (1968) Retro 1968 United Artists Television logo. United Artists Television Transamerica Intro.
A shorter version exists on most trailers as well a few TV spots. It begins with the "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC." or "AN MGM COMPANY" are already formed while it shines. A still version of this logo exists on most TV spots as well as some trailers. The "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC."
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