Alfred Haber Television

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc., originally known as Alfred Haber Inc. Worldwide Distribution and, since 2013, also known as Alfred Haber Television, Inc., operates broadcasting and television production. The company's programs include music awards, reality series, pageants, and fashion events. It also ran a home video arm, Haber Video.

1st Logo (December 6, 1992-May 14, 1997)


Visuals: On a black background, two purple transparent rectangles, the top rectangle containing the word "ALFRED" and the bottom rectangle containing "HABER INC.", slide from the left and right of the screen. The rectangles slide away from the screen as the words stop in the middle. "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" fades in below as all the words shine.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An '80s synth tune that sounds like the start of a news program.

Availability:

  • It appeared on reruns of certain programs on the now-defunct Fox Reality channel and earlier episodes of Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures.
  • It can also be found on some VHS releases of some 1990s TV movies.
  • It last appeared on When Stunts Go Bad.

2nd Logo (May 15, 1997-)


Visuals: On a black background, an elongated blue circle slides in from the left, stopping at the center. At the same time, the words "ALFRED HABER" slide in from the right, also stopping at the center. Once it stops, the words "DISTRIBUTION INC." appear below. Then a blue line starts at the right side of the circle and wraps around the logo both ways, flashing in sync with the last note.

Variants:

  • An early version exists, with the "DISTRIBUTION INC." text fading in slightly later than normal.
  • Starting in 2013, the logo was redone in HD. The font is slightly different, and the text below now reads "TELEVISION, INC.". The oval is also much brighter and instead slows down with the text when they stop.
    • A version of this with "DISTRIBUTION INC." below instead also exists.
  • There's a version of the pre-2013 version that's cropped to widescreen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the last logo.

Availability:

  • It can be seen on a plethora of reality TV programs like World's Most Amazing Videos, edited 30-minute cutdowns of the World's Wildest...specials last reran on TBS and TNT, Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Concert, and Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures on Laff and in syndication.
  • It was also seen on Syfy's reruns of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? (both James Brolin and Jonathan Frakes eras), on international prints of Ghost Hunters, and several episodes of Breaking the Magician's Code.
  • It was also seen on international prints of Top 20 Funniest and certain concert specials.
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