World International Network

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Background: World International Network (WIN) was a TV-movie production cooperative whose members were television networks and distributors in several countries (originally over a dozen) worldwide. It was founded and managed by Larry Gershman. In late 1995, Gershman sold the original incarnation of WIN to its English and German partners (Carlton and ARD), who renamed it Hamdon Entertainment; Gershman subsequently started a new "World International Network, LLC" that used the same logo.

1st Logo
(1988-1992)

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Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Rare. May be followed by or even plastered with the 1998 Hamdon logo, a Carlton logo (as on one print of A Message from Holly), or possibly a Granada or ITV logo.

Editor's Note: TBA



2nd Logo
(1992-1999)

Logo: In what appears to be a remake of the previous logo, we see the gold text "World International Network LLC" in a Times New Roman font. Beneath it is a list of television networks from around the world (likely to represent the networks the company distributes for). The above text slides down as a golden plate, representing the continents rises up. The letters "W" "I" and "N" appear via a dissolving effect.

Variants: The first half is often cut out, or only the end product is shown against the space background. "In Association With" may also be shown at the top of the logo.

FX/SFX: The space background, the text shifting, the appearance of the plate and the letters.

Music/Sounds: A synth violin, followed by three faint drum notes and two synth hits. It concludes with a pattern of rising beeps. Another version features a synth choir with some twinkles.

Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on various TV movies from the period, which are often reran on Lifetime Movie Network. Also seen on Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Ice, and Malpractice.

Editor's Note: None.



3rd Logo
(1999-)

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Logo: We see the plate from before on an angle. The three letters from before rise from it as the "World International Network" text pans beneath it.

FX/SFX: The letters rising and the text. A mass improvement from the previous logo. Even the space background is better.

Music/Sounds: A 12 note synth theme.

Availability: Quite common actually. Can be seen at the beginning of most movies on Lifetime Movie Network. Was also seen on Above Suspicion and Daydream Believer.

Editor's Note: None.