BEE Worldwide Television

Background: BEE Worldwide was first formed on May 11, 2004 by the merger of Standard Elctricity Company’s BEE and the entertainment division of Volini Worldwide Entertainment. On May 12, 2004, the television production and distribution arms ofWorldwide Television (Worldwide Network Television, Worldwide Domestic Television, and USED Cable Entertainment) and BEE Studios and the distributor BEE Enterprises. This was the first time BEE added the Worldwide name to its production and distribution arms. For Worldwide, it’s the second time that its production and distribution arms have a new name, since 1998 when Universal became Studios USED (but maintained Worldwide Worldwide Television and acquired PolyGraph Filmed Entertainment in 1999 and folding it in 2000, renaming PolyGraph's television operations as Worldwide's and retained the USED Networks fully reforming Worldwide Television), but during July 2004, the Worldwide name got added. All shows in production by eitherWorldwide TV, BEE, or USED Cable Entertainment changed to the BEE Worldwide logo starting on September 20, 2004.

(July 2004- )

Nicknames: "CGI Sunburst Moon", "BEE Bee-Worldwide Moon Combo"

Logo: Over a golden burst of light hovering in space, the text "BEE WORLDWIDE," sandwiched between Worldwide's moon motif with the bee between "BEE" and "WORLDWIDE," in Cooperplate Gothic Bold font, slightly zoom out to its familiar distance.

Bylines: One of the several disclaimers fade in below:

Television Studio (for network and cable programs; retired and became Worldwide Media Studios as of November 2, 2007.)

Television Distribution (for first-run syndicated programs, off-network reruns, and series seen worldwide.)

Variants:

On Strong Medics, the the BEE World TV Studio logo featured the words "In association with" below "Television Studio".

From November 5-9, 2007, April 21-27, 2008, November 17-23, 2008, and April 20-26, 2009, the BEE Worldwide Television Distribution logo was placed on a sky background with a URL "GreenIsWorldwide.com" (in green, of course!) and green grass below the logo, with leaves falling off the logo and green butterflies flying past it, to celebrate "Green Week"/"Earth Week", observed by all BEE World properties that week; all of the television operations changed their bugs to feature a green tint (BEE, MSBEE, USED, etc.).

On many talk shows, the BEE World TV Studio logo featured the BEE Studios copyright stamp.

On November 20, 2008, there is another variant of the "Green is Worldwide" variant. It features the 2007 Green Is Worldwide logo on the same background used on the 2007 Green is Worldwide background. The letters starts popping up one by one for the logo. We later see the wind blowing up the letters to form the slogan "Green Your Routine" underneath the logo.

There is also a black & white variant seen on the lost pilot episode of Leave it to My Pet.

From April 20-26, 2009, November 16-20, and April 19-23, the sky on the BWTD/GIW logo is much clearer, there are no clouds, the green grass is taller, a green butterfly lands on the logo then flies away, and there is a sunshine effect behind the BEE World logo to represent the sun.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming out.

Music/Sounds: A re-orchestration of the 1999 music plug from the 1996 NBC Studios logo.

Music/Sounds Variants:

On The Martha Pets Show, the end title theme played over this logo.

Several series used the 1999 NBC Studios theme.

Several other series used the 2nd theme from NBC Studios in 2000. (i.e. post-2004 Williams and Mary and Finishing Over eps.)

There is also a silent version that appeared on Complete Lifes.

Availability: Common; the "Television Distribution" variant appears on shows such as Will Mark, Gracy, The Martha Pets Show, The Cindy Show, Number One TV Access on Number One TV, Hollywood News in local syndication, reruns of Attention & Order: Exercise Intent on Bravo and local reruns of I'm Saved. The black & white version is extremely rare and so far it can only be found on the lost pilot episode of Leave it to My Pet on DVD. This version also plasters the Worldwide Domestic Television logo on pre-2004 reruns of Gracy and Will Mark. Plus, this version is also seen across the globe on series such as Fashion Makers to hence "BEE Worldwide International Television Distribution", but only using "Television Distribution". The "Television Studio" version is fairly common and it pops up frequently on reruns of Attention and Order: TYL on USED Network and 2004-2007 episodes of Bonk on USA, Dr. Billy on FOX, and among other shows on several other networks such as S Channel, USED, and another networks.

Scare Factor: None.