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===Background===
'''ACI''' (initially short for "'''A'''lliance '''C'''ommunications, '''I'''nc." before its name was changed to "'''A'''llied '''C'''ommunications, '''I'''nc." after a few months of operation, probably due to it sounding similar to [[Alliance Entertainment Corporation|another company in Canada]]) was an independent television distribution company founded by {{w|Leonard Hill}}, then owner of [[Leonard Hill Films (1985-1993)|Leonard Hill Films]]. In addition to Hill, ACI was co-owned by eight other producers; their holdings included the Avnet/Kerner, [[Robert Greenwald Productions]], [[Steve White Entertainment]], [[Jaffe-Braunstein Films, Ltd.|Jaffe-Braunstein Films]], [[The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company]], [[The Steve Tisch Company]], [[Von Zerneck-Sertner Films]], and [[Spectacor Films]] libraries, as well as most of the [[Tisch/Avnet Productions|Tisch/Avnet Television]] library, which has three films controlled by [[Fries Entertainment]]. The company was acquired by Pearson plc. in 1995, and in 1996, it became part of [[Pearson Television]] (now "[[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]]") until its demise in 1999. Several of the libraries ACI represented were sold by FremantleMedia to [[Multicom Entertainment Group]] during the 2010s.

===Logo (October 16, 1988-1999)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, three {{color|teal}} filmstrips move in from the right of the background. They stop to form a triangle. The {{color|silver}}-white gradient letters "<span style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,white,silver); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">A C I</span>" with a registered trademark symbol next to it fades in beneath the triangle, while "{{Font|Times New Roman|WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION}}" also in white in a Times New Roman font flash in beneath "<span style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,white,silver); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">A C I</span>".

'''Byline:''' In 1996, the byline "A [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television]] Company" fades in below replacing "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION".

'''Variants:'''
* Sometimes, "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" will be in a different font and each letter will be spaced "further" than normal. The Pearson byline can also appear in a different font.
* A short version also exists.
* There is another version where the logo morphs into the Pearson Television logo.
* Some versions feature a darker color-scheme.
* Sometimes, "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" would not appear under the logo.
* An opening version with the word "P R E S E N T S" below also exists.

'''Technique:''' CGI.

'''Audio:''' A calm synth fanfare with a piano key chord. Composed by Yanni.<ref>https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/310306719</ref>

'''Audio Variants:'''
* A longer version is heard with four jungle-like music notes.
* The tail end of this theme is heard on the still version.
* An abridged version of the Pearson fanfare is heard on the morphing variant.
* Sometimes, the [[Von Zerneck-Sertner Films]] theme would be heard over the logo.
* A low pitched version also exists. 
* Sometimes, it uses the ending theme of the TV movie. 

'''Availability:'''  Seen on TV movies from the era such as ''Vanished Without a Trace'' and ''Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann''.

===References===
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[[Category:Television logos]]
[[Category:American television logos]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Fremantle]]
[[Category:RTL Group]]
[[Category:Bertelsmann]]
[[Category:Logos with music by Yanni]]