New World Entertainment

New World Pictures was founded by B-movie director Roger Corman and his brother Gene on July 8, 1970, following their departure from American International Pictures.

In 1984, New World Pictures formed a television production division called New World Television, when the soap opera Santa Barbara premiered on NBC. A year later, Roger Corman sold New World for $16.5 million to Larry Kupin, Harry E. Sloan, and Larry A. Thompson. The studio also formed New World International (for international television distribution), and New World Video (for home video releases).

In 1987, New World acquired Learning Corporation of America, Highgate Pictures, and Marvel Comics and was renamed to New World Entertainment. Eventually, it started facing financial problems in 1989. As a result, Marvel Comics was sold to Ronald O. Perelman and within months, Perelman acquired New World as well, while Kupin and Sloan left and founded Trans Atlantic Pictures. Then, in January 1990, New World sold its film and home video assets to Trans Atlantic, which was subsequently renamed as Trans Atlantic Entertainment. Subsequently, LCA and Highgate Pictures were shut down.

In recent years, Roger Corman has reissued parts of the pre-1984 New World library on VHS and DVD on his own New Concorde label. Shout! Factory had released most of these films, some of which were previously unreleased, on DVD, but some have also seen releases from Scorpion Releasing and Code Red, under license from Corman himself (in the mid-2000s, Buena Vista Home Entertainment held home media rights and released the films on DVD under the "Roger Corman Collection" series).

Syndication rights to the pre-1984 film library except Battle Beyond the Stars (co-produced with and released by Orion Pictures) were initially held by Viacom Enterprises (now "CBS Media Ventures") and are now held by Paramount Pictures, which licenses them to Trifecta Entertainment & Media. The rights to most of the post-1984 film library are held by Lakeshore Entertainment, while Image Entertainment holds the home video rights (previously held by Anchor Bay Entertainment); however, Kino Lorber, Code Red, Vinegar Syndrome, and Arrow Video have also released some post-1984 films on home media. The U.S. rights to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which they originally distributed in the form of Manson International's English dub of the film (Warriors of the Wind), now belong to current franchise holder Studio Ghibli (with current distribution in the U.S. by GKIDS and elsewhere by Goodfellas).

In 1991, New World sold most of its non-Marvel program library to Sony Pictures Entertainment, who subsequently used the library to relaunch TriStar Television. New World then acquired the bankrupt television stations group SCI Television in 1992 and was renamed to "New World Communications" in 1993 after folding GCI Broadcast Services. New World also purchased stakes in the distributor Genesis Entertainment. New World bought Brandon Tartikoff's production company, Moving Target Productions, when Tartikoff joined the company. New World acquired the remaining stakes of Genesis Entertainment in 1994 and reincorporated it as New World/Genesis Distribution. New World acquired Cannell Entertainment on July 31, 1995 for $30 million.

On January 22, 1997, News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox, then-parent company of 20th Century Fox, acquired the remainder of New World Communications, and with it the rights to many New World's television programs with some exceptions (Tour of Duty, Sledge Hammer! and Get a Life are held by Sony Pictures Television, the Marvel programs are held by Disney after acquiring Saban Entertainment (and later, Marvel Comics), and most of the Cannell library is currently owned by the Cannell Studios, with distribution rights currently held by Shout! Factory), some post-1988 feature films, the New World/Genesis catalog and Cannell Entertainment, which effectively ended the company.

New World Pictures

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1st Logo (1975-1983)	2nd Logo (October 22, 1976-October 30, 1981)	3rd Logo (September 8, 1980-September 7, 1984)	4th Logo (March 9, 1984-August 25, 1993)

New World Television

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1st Logo (July 30, 1984-June 20, 1989)	2nd Logo (September 15, 1988-September 1, 1995)

New World Entertainment

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Logo (June 20, 1995-February 16, 1997)

New World Pictures

1st Logo (1975-1983)

Visuals: The screen is divided horizontally between two shades of blue, the top part colored navy blue and the bottom part colored sky blue/cyan. The texts "ROGER CORMAN PRESENTS" (from the bottom) and "A NEW WORLD PICTURES RELEASE" (from the top) slide in and intersect in the middle, landing on the top and bottom parts of the screen respectively. All the text is in Piegnot.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: None.

Availability:

Might be seen on a few New World films from the era, but some go straight to the opening scene like Hollywood Boulevard.
This is also seen on the U.S. version of Starcrash (1979), Foxtrot and the 1982 English dub of Galaxy Express 999; most home video releases have the 1996 Viz Media dub, but it can be found on the Embassy Home Entertainment VHS release.

2nd Logo (October 22, 1976-October 30, 1981)

Visuals: On a zooming starfield, three copies of the text "NEW WORLD PICTURES PRESENTS", in a Arial Black font and bulged outwards, zoom out upside-down before revolving around top side up. The first two copies are red while the third is purple. The copies start to flatten as they lay on top of each other, and once they're all finished layering on each other, the text turns yellow.

Technique: Camera-controlled motion graphics.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability:

Films that contain this logo are God Told Me To, The Kids Are Alright, Moonshine County Express, Humanoids from the Deep, Grand Theft Auto, and Piranha.
This logo was also seen on Smokey Bites the Dust.

3rd Logo (September 8, 1980-September 7, 1984)

Visuals: Over a black background, the bold company name "NEW WORLD PICTURES" fades in. Then, two light streaks collide in the background and morph into a blue Aztec hieroglyph-like sun. The sun shines, then fades out.

Variants:

A version exists on Battle Beyond the Stars with "NEW WORLD PICTURES PRESENTS" under a shut black aperture with a faintly visible blue outline, then it fades to "A ROGER CORMAN PRODUCTION". In this version, the screen zooms into the aperture as it gains red streaks on each blade and opens up at the end.
A superimposed variant has the symbol on top of the text "NEW WORLD PICTURES INC PRESENTS", all of which is in white.

Technique: Camera-controlled motion graphics.

Audio: Usually none or the film's opening theme. On Galaxy of Terror, a loud whoosh is heard followed by blasts.

Availability: It appears on films like Battle Beyond the Stars, Galaxy of Terror and Forbidden World.

4th Logo (March 9, 1984-August 25, 1993)

Hellraiser II variant
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie variant

Visuals: On a black background, several three-dimensional red "slices" merge together to form an abstract globe shape (which bears a strong resemblance to the 1983-2005 AT&T logo) as the camera pulls back; a quick flash of light is seen as each section passes the camera. Once the globe forms, the company name "NEW WORLD PICTURES" (or "NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL" for international distribution), in the ITC Novarese font, fades in below it.

Variants:

An early version exists with just the sphere "wiping" in followed by the company name fading in; this was seen on films such as Children of the Corn and The Philadelphia Experiment.
A version where the company name is "NEW WORLD" and under it is "ENTERTAINMENT" also exists.
On Hellbound: Hellraiser II, the text is in red, just like the television logo variant from Gladiators.
On Grunt! The Wrestling Movie, the sphere is in a shade of blue.

Technique: Motion-controlled computer effects.

Audio: Occasionally, it featured a new-age synth theme composed by Joel Altshuler.

Audio Variants:

Other times, the logo would be silent or accompanied with the film's opening theme playing over it.
On Angel 3: The Final Chapter, whooshes are heard from the slices, combined with the synth theme.

Availability: Currently appears on Anchor Bay Entertainment, Image Entertainment and possibly Arrow Video, Kino Lorber and Code Red DVD and Blu-ray releases of New World Pictures material.

Streaming prints of this content, ie. Transylvania 6-5000 on Tubi, also generally retains the logo (following the 4th Image logo in this case).
However, original New World Video VHS releases replace this with the Home Video logo, so there is no chance of finding it there.
- However, it has been sighted on the Thorn EMI Video release of The Philadelphia Experiment, as well as VHS copies of C.H.U.D., Hellgate, Children of the Corn, Meet The Applegates, and City of Blood (Tubi's print of the latter film uses the 1996 Lakeshore International logo instead), along with Malofilm releases of Midnight Fear, Hide and Go Shriek and Frankenstein General Hospital, and the Canadian Cineplex Odeon Video/MCA VHS release of Making Contact (aka Joey).
This is sometimes plastered by the Trans Atlantic Entertainment or Lakeshore International logo on older TV prints or international releases.
The New World International logo can be found on Checkered Flag.
This also appears on the UK VHS release as well as the American demo VHS release of Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988).
It is unknown if it appears on theatrical prints of Pin or Warriors Of The Wind. It is seen on the British VHS of the former film.
This logo is also intact on the 2011 Australian Umbrella Entertainment DVD release of Heathers, the Kino Lorber DVD of Star Crystal, as well as the Brazilian VHS release of the 1987 horror film Prison.
Some TV broadcasts of New World films in the early 90s, such as Heathers, plastered this with the 1988 Saban Entertainment logo (as they held the syndication rights to some of these films at the time).

New World Television

1st Logo (July 30, 1984-June 20, 1989)

Visuals: This is a still version of the movie logo with the company name replaced by "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" or "NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL" for international distribution.

Variants:

On Goddess of Love is "in association with" below the New World Television logo, then it cuts to the Phoenix Entertainment Group logo.
A variant exists, which features two seconds of the end of the animation from the New World Pictures logo from the time, and then "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" is seen below, also in a smaller font.
A long variant also exists; this is essentially the full New World Pictures logo, but with "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" appearing under it instead (more further down than normal). This was seen on Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun, an '80s USA Network airing of the movie Def Con 4 and Movies! airings of the movies House (replacing the original New World Pictures logo) and at the end of Black Moon Rising (followed by the 2013 20th Television logo). It is also seen at the beginning of Tubi TV's print of Rare Breed.
A still version with "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" seen more further down than usual exists.
On Crime Story, the logo would fade out slowly.
On the Harem miniseries, the logo is smaller than usual.
Gladiators has the "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" words in the same shade of red as the sphere.
Sometimes, a copyright notice can be seen under the company name.

Technique: A still image. In the animated version, motion-controlled computer effects.

Audio: The ending theme of the show or none.

Audio Variants:

The 1987 series Once a Hero uses a futuristic synthesized jingle composed by Dennis Dreith, the composer of the show's theme song.
Sometimes, the long variant uses a low tone version of Joel Altshuler's theme from the 1984 movie logo.

Availability:

This logo is currently seen on episodes of Sledge Hammer! on Me-TV, followed by the short 1995 Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (for season 1 episodes) and 2002 SPT logos.
It was also was seen on early episodes of The Wonder Years on The Hub (now Discovery Family).
It was also originally seen on Santa Barbara, the first two seasons of Tour of Duty (intact when aired on H&I), and other shows and TV movies from this era.
The international variant is intact after the Marvel Productions logo on Disney+ prints of Spider-Woman.
- It was also previously seen on Toon Disney/ABC Family reruns of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends in the mid-2000s.
The international variant is also intact at the end of a Tubi streaming print of the 1987 TV mini-series Echoes in the Darkness.
The international variant is also seen on the Danish VHS release of the pilot episode Maximum Security.

2nd Logo (September 15, 1988-September 1, 1995)

Visuals: On a purple background is a purple-bluish ocean and the now-crystallized New World globe (smaller than the previous logo variant), and below that is the text "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" (in later years, "NEW WORLD ENTERTAINMENT") or "NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL" on international distribution prints.

Trivia: This logo originally premiered on Santa Barbara in September or October 1988 and was phased in fully by 1989 for all New World television movies and shows.

Variants:

An opening version of this logo exists, which features the New World globe slowly rising out of the ocean and then the company name fading in.
On Valley of the Dolls, the logo simply says "NEW WORLD".
On RoboCop: The Animated Series, the International variant of the logo fades in from the Marvel Productions logo.
On 1992-1993 episodes of Santa Barbara, a copyright notice can be seen under the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A new age tune composed by Jay Asher, who also did the theme for the studio's Zorro show and later composed the 1993 music for the 1992 TriStar Television logo. This is also actually a slower version of the New World Pictures logo derived theme from the first logo.

Audio Variants:

On occasions, a fast-paced version of the jingle is heard.
Sometimes, the jingle is shortened to either one or two notes.
The long/opening version uses the music from the 1984 New World Pictures logo.
Sometimes, the logo is silent, or uses the ending theme of the show.
Some syndicated prints of The Wonder Years had the 1992 Turner Program Services jingle playing over it; when Ion Television reran the show, their generic music was played over instead.
On season 1 of both Iron Man and Fantastic Four (1994), the finishing of either the 1991 or 1990 Genesis Entertainment music is heard, due to plastering the logo.

Availability:

This logo was seen on The Wonder Years on The Hub (now Discovery Family) and when reran on Nick@Nite.
Tour of Duty and Crime Story also retain this logo.
It was also seen on some episodes of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol as last seen on Heroes and Icons.
Later episodes of Santa Barbara also featured this logo, with the music beginning over the preceding Dobson Productions logo.
It was also seen at the end of Checkered Flag, The Robert Guillaume Show, the 1989 TV movie Original Sin, the 1991 TV movie A Seduction in Travis County (aka Blind Judgement) and international prints of The Bold and the Beautiful from the era, among others.
The New World International logo is also seen on the 1990 UK VHS release of RoboCop: Detroit Crimewave from Leisure View Video.
The New World Television logo also makes an appearance at the end of the Tubi TV print of Rare Breed (1984).
The New World International logo was also seen at the end of the UK airing of an episode of Sledge Hammer! on Central from December 10, 1990, which is then followed by the 1990 A Central Presentation endcap, and at the end of the UK airing of the the 1991 TV movie A Seduction in Travis County (aka Blind Judgement) on BBC2 from May 11, 1995.
The New World International logo was also intact at the end of both the 2020 Sony Movies Christmas and December 22, 2022 Talking Pictures TV airings of Home for Christmas (1990) on Talking Pictures TV, which is then followed by the B&W variant of the 2009 Renown Pictures Corporation logo.

Availability Notes:

Like the previous logo, it is plastered by the current 20th Television logo on Netflix and on Time-Life Video releases of The Wonder Years.
The New World International logo is plastered with the 1996 Saban International and 1997 Fox Kids Worldwide logos on the UK DVD releases of RoboCop: The Animated Series, except for the episode "Into the Wilderness", which is the only one to retain it.