Production Logo Plastering

[James28]

A production logo (or an "opening logo" or "closing logo") is usually placed at the beginning of a film/movie or at the end of a television series's episode.

Sometimes, the original production logo may get removed and replaced with a distributor's closing logo as the years go by. For some time now, I have always wondered why original production logos have to be plastered by later or newer distributors' closing logos. Can anyone here try to determine any possible reasons for logo plastering?

[James28]

I just want to mention this: Two of the worst companies that commit logo plastering are Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television Distribution. Those companies are always removing original production logos left and right to make room for their current distribution logos, even on home entertainment and digital streaming. The current logos' omnipresence can be really excessive because of all this plastering.

For example, on Married... with Children, the Sony Pictures Television distribution logo is seen instead of the original Columbia Pictures Television logos, even on the DVDs for that show (the Sony and Mill Creek releases).

[bmasters9]

Originally Posted by James28

I just want to mention this: Two of the worst companies that commit logo plastering are Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television Distribution. Those companies are always removing original production logos left and right to make room for their current distribution logos, even on home entertainment and digital streaming. The current logos' omnipresence can be really excessive because of all this plastering.

For example, on Married... with Children, the Sony Pictures Television distribution logo is seen instead of the original Columbia Pictures Television logos, even on the DVDs for that show (the Sony and Mill Creek releases).

You may be interested to know it that not all releases have the original logos plastered; a lot of releases (like from VEI and Shout!) have the original logos in the clear. Some instances:

--Petrocelli from VEI: that 1974-76 NBC legal series has the original Paramount Television logos of the time on it in the clear (Split Box on first half, Blue Mtn. on second).

--Hart to Hart from Shout!, while not having the actual CPT Coke Lady of the time on the releases of its last two seasons' worth (1982-84, these from CPT), has had, IMO, one that's close enough to it to make the purchases worthwhile: a bylineless version of the 80s Torch Lady (same Ciani jingle as the Coke Lady).

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by bmasters9

You may be interested to know it that not all releases have the original logos plastered; a lot of releases (like from VEI and Shout!) have the original logos in the clear. Some instances:

--Petrocelli from VEI: that 1974-76 NBC legal series has the original Paramount Television logos of the time on it in the clear (Split Box on first half, Blue Mtn. on second).

--Hart to Hart from Shout!, while not having the actual CPT Coke Lady of the time on the releases of its last two seasons' worth (1982-84, these from CPT), has had, IMO, one that's close enough to it to make the purchases worthwhile: a bylineless version of the 80s Torch Lady (same Ciani jingle as the Coke Lady).

I think Shout! includes most of the original logos as they originally aired whenever possible. I think the Norman Lear shows they released (which are all now except for Archie Bunker's Place, which hopefully will get a complete series release someday) have the original Columbia TriStar logos on the Shout! Factory set.

[TKMetal]

The studios just like to have their current logos on things. You are seeing this a lot on old shows on streaming services as they make new transfers. Check Full House on Hulu to see some horrible logo plastering.