WIC Entertainment

Credits

Descriptions by
francoispat, Logophile and EnormousRat

Captures by
EnormousRat, Logophile and Eric S.

Editions by
Scj323347‎, TheRealMarcel2000 and Henrynguye5

Video captures courtesy of
LogicSmash and ClosingLogosHD

Background

WIC Entertainment was the production and distribution arm of Western International Communications. At the time of closure, they were the owner of Superchannel, MovieMax!, BCTV, CHEK, CICT, CITV, and CISA, and the co-owner of Family, Teletoon, and Report on Business Television.

1st Logo (December 15, 1991-1992)

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Logo: On a black and gray marble background is a giant silver "WIC" with a red compass inside the "C". Blue shadow effects appear underneath. Below that is "In Association With" in Souvenir font (kinda similar to the IAW version of the 1991 CPT logo).

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the TV movie.

Availability: Ultra rare. It's seen on Christmas on Division Street and Blugrass Billygoats.

2nd Logo (November 9, 1992)

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Logo: This time, it's an in-credit logo with the same logo from before (except in 2-D) and below that is "WESTERN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS" in white with shadow effects.

FX/SFX: None, unless you want to count the fading in of the logo.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the program.

Availability: Ultra rare. This appears on Fatal Memories, which can be found on Hulu.

3rd Logo (1992-February 9, 1996)

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Logo: On a dark background with blue and green curtain, we see the "WIC" letters in silver flipping and setting on the screen one by one. Then, the words "Western International Communications Ltd." appear above the logo.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the text reads "Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd."
• Prior to 1993, the red compass from the previous two logos, appeared at the end of the animation. The words are in Arial instead of Times New Roman.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of any show.

Availability: Seen on shows like TekWar, '90s prints of SCTV, and the TV movie Black Fox.

4th Logo (October 5, 1996-January 10, 1999)

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Nickname: "The WIC Clouds"

Logo: On a purple background with vivid clouds, we see the WIC logo sliding to the next of the screen while the words "WIC ENTERTAINMENT" unfold, all aligned like this:

WIC ENTERTAINMENT

Variants: The text would vary on certain shows.

• On the first season of Nilus the Sandman, the sky ripples like the water to reveal the company name. "WIC" is replaced with "WESTCOM" (a combination of "Western" and "Communications"). Under the logo, is written: "WIC Western International Communications INC."
• On Kleo the Misfit Unicorn, the background is darker and "WIC" is set beneath the logo with "WESTERN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD." beneath it.

FX/SFX: Moving clouds and unfolding letters.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of any show. In rare instances, a synthetized ascending tune that ends with four notes of sparkling and an relaxing eerie sounder, would play instead.

Availability: Seen on the first season of Donkey Kong Country, Emily of New Moon and Nilus the Sandman. It also appeared on certain international prints of Billy The Cat.

5th Logo (March 2, 1997-April 2, 2002)

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Nicknames: "The Spotlights", "Entertaining"

Logo: On a dark gray/orange background, we see lightmen preparing to turn on the spotlights. The spotlights are on, then they join together to create the same WIC logo from the previous logo with the words:

WIC ENTERTAINMENT LTD.

with WIC under the WIC logo and "ENTERTAINMENT LTD." under the platform. Behind the logo is the blurred orange word “e n t e r t a i n i n g”.

Variants:

• Most shows produced by WIC-owned stations, such as newscasts, have "TELEVISION LTD." instead of "ENTERTAINMENT LTD.".
• On the Japanese dub of Donkey Kong Country, the logo is in-credit and animated in the custom ending theme.
• On Mentors, the words "PREMIUM TELEVISION" appear below the WIC logo.

FX/SFX: The searchlights.

Music/Sounds: For the long variant, we hear some beeps and dark ambient sounds. Then, after the flash, a whoosh that leads to a single choir note with ascending synth harp notes. On some shows, the ending theme is played.

Availability: The "Entertainment" variant is seen on shows co-produced by WIC for cable and syndication, such as the last season of Donkey Kong Country on Teletoon, as well as Emily of New Moon, Higher Ground, Total Recall 2070 and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures. The "Television" variant was seen on most shows produced by WIC Television-owned and co-owned stations.