Hamdon Entertainment

Background:  Hamdon Entertainment was the new name for the first incarnation of World International Network, after it was bought out by its last two international partners (Carlton, who inherited Central's share, and ARD, Germany's public broadcaster) in late 1995. Carlton eventually bought ARD's share, becoming sole owner. Currently, all of Hamdon's library is held by ITV Global.

1st Logo (1996-1997)

Nicknames : "Hamburg + London = Hamdon I", "Hamdon Filmstrip"

Logo : On a light gray background, the text "HAMDON entertainment", set in a serif font and colored black, with "entertainment" smaller than and placed underneath the "HAMDON", is seen superimposed over an illustration of a filmstrip colored in a slightly darker shade of gray than the background.

FX/SFX : None, since it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Rare, was seen on TV movies from the early '90s (most likely plastering the original WIN logo).

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo (1997-1998)

Nicknames : "Hamburg + London = Hamdon II", "Hamdon Filmstrip II", "Improved Hamdon Filmstrip"

Logo : On the black/perwinkle cloudy background, we see a silver bar at the tilted angle with "LONDON" and "HAMBURG" on the top and the front, respectively. As we zoom out to face the front of the bar, the green laser beam cuts the bar into half, causing the right part to turn downwards to make "HAMDON" as the background turns black, then the bar fades out and "entertainment" below and the filmstrip (with a slight waving) from the last logo with the blue light behind fade in, forming the finished product similar to the last logo.

Variant : It also has a more common short version, starting from where the filmstrip appears.

FX/SFX : The logo forming and rotating, and the laser beam.

Music/Sounds : A synth and trumpet theme with laser burning sound. For the short version, the closing theme to a TV movie or generic themes.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * On Lifetime print When He Didn't Come Home, use Tribune Entertainment logo music playing over the three logos.


 * A abridged version used the next logo theme.
 * On a 2002 French airing Desperate Justice, this music was higher-pitched.
 * On When He Didn't Come Home, this logo was silent.

Availability : Very rare, was seen on a handful of TV movies, including When He Didn't Come Home, A Father for Brittany, This Marriage was Fool on CBS.

Editor's Note : TBA

3rd Logo (1998?-early 2000s)

Nicknames : "Hamburg + London = Hamdon III", "Two Logos in One", "Hamdon Filmstrip III", "Filmstrip H", "The Hamdon H", "Hamdon Filmstrip to Hamdon H"

Logo : Same as the last logo, but when the logo is almost formed, we zoom out and tilt to the right to reveal that the logo is on the filmstrip part of the stylized red H against the blue background with multiple copies of the same H, then the words "HAMDON ENTERTAINMENT" fade in below, while the blue light shines behind the H.

FX/SFX : See the last logo.

Music/Sounds : See the last logo.

Music/Sound Variants: A April 15, 2016 True Movies 1 airing Desperate Justice, this music was higher-pitched.


 * A low tone version exists.
 * Sometimes the ending theme of the TV movie.
 * On a ABC airing And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story, use the generic theme.
 * Sometimes, the short version of the music.
 * On a miniseries part 2 Memories by Midnight, which as ending theme is played, and the rest is silent.

Availability : Was seen on TV movies from late '90s. The Wedding, This Marriage Was Fool, Her Own Rules on True Entertainment, When He Didn't Come Home on CBC back in 2003.

Editor's Note : TBA