Artists Television Group
Background
Artists Television Group (ATG) was the TV production division of the now-defunct Artists Management Group, a talent management firm founded by Creative Artists Agency founder and former Walt Disney Company president Michael Ovitz. The company was launched in January 1999. In 2001, after having its growth stunted in its second year of business due to an underwhelming roster of prime-time shows, they started laying off employees. The following year, AMG merged with another management company, The Firm, and closed afterwards.
Logo (September 22, 2000-May 15, 2001)
Visuals: On a white background with transparent shadows of the scrolling company's name and rotating cube, a red cube with a white face on its right is seen zooming out. It has the white letters "A" and "T", and the red letter "G", forming the initials of the name. The text "ARTISTS TELEVISION GROUP" fades below in black. The shadows fade away and the cube logo turns plain.
Variants:
- On the unsold/failed pilot Four Play, the logo is slightly longer, and the company's name fades in right after the cube turns plain.
- On The Fighting Fitzgeralds, the logo is next to the NBC Studios logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A rock bassline with drums. On the unsold/failed pilot Four Play, it's silent.
Availability: Seen on The $treet, Grosse Point (both shows being co-produced by Columbia TriStar Television), The Fighting Fitzgeralds, Cursed (both shows being co-produced by NBC Studios), and Madigan Men (which was co-produced by Touchstone Television). It was also seen on Four Play, a unsold/failed pilot that was intended for CBS.
