Trans World International

Background : Trans World International was a production company that was owned by IMG. It operated two offices, in the UK and the US, and both companies run until 2008, when it was dropped in favor of the IMG name.

1st Logo (1970s-Late 1980s)
Nickname : "Circle TW"

Logo : Superimposed in the credits, or on a black or blue background, we see a print version of the Trans World International logo (which consists of a stylized combination of a "T" and a "W", looking similar to the Magnetic Video logo). Below it was "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL, INC." and some copyright info.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : The end theme of the show.

Availability : Seen on sports programs produced by TWI, including a 1977 sales reel, Advantage Borg! and UK shows like Stunt Challenge and Kellogg's BMX Challenge.

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo (1979-1995)
Nicknames : "The Gold TWI", "Circle TW II"

Logo : Against a black background, several gold double half-circle shapes zoom out toward the center of the screen, followed by several gold circles coming from both sides of the screen. The shapes flash brightly, revealing the same Trans World International logo from the previous logo, which was in metallic gold. A copyright notice fades in underneath the logo, also in gold.

Variants :
 * On Battle of the Network Stars XVI, the logo is in-credit, and the gold chyroned words "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL" fades in below the logo.
 * Starting in 1988, the word "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL" flips in below the logo after the animation finishes.

FX/SFX The merging shapes and the flash.

Music/Sounds None, the end theme of the show, or a CBS generic theme starting in 1994.

Availability Seen at the end of old American Gladiators episodes as well as City of Fear, 1984-1988 episodes of Battle of the Network Stars and on US sports programs, but not on UK programmes.

Editor's Note None.

3rd Logo (1991-1995)
Nicknames : "The Gold TWI II", "Circle TWI III"

Logo : On a black-gray gradient background, we see the same stylized "TW" as the last logo, with the text "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL" stacked in the top-right corner of the symbol, and a copyright disclaimer below it.

FX/SFX : Just a simple fade in and fade out.

Music/Sounds : The closing theme of the show.

Availability : Seen on sports programs from the era. One sighting was on a 1991 horse racing broadcast.

4th Logo (1994-2004)
Nicknames : "The Gold TWI III", "Circle TW IV"

Logo : On a moving blue background, we see a 3D silver globe that rotates toward the screen. Two pieces of the Trans World logo from the previous logo rotate in as the globe disappears, while the rectangle moves toward the screen, forming the Trans World logo from the last time. The words "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL" fades in letter by letter and a copyright date appears below.

Variants :
 * A print version exists.
 * A later version exists where the logo is rotoscoped and it simply reads "TWI".

FX/SFX : The spinning of the logo.

Music/Sounds : The end theme of the show.

Availability : Seen on British sports programmes from the era, such as Trans World Sport.

Editor's Note : None.

5th Logo (1995-2002)
Nicknames : "The Gold TWI IV", "The Circle TW V"

Logo : On a black background, we see a gold version of the TWI logo from the previous logo drawing, with a light effect from behind the logo. The light then disappears as the text "TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL" fades in below.

Variants :
 * Sometimes, a copyright date is shown below the logo.
 * Later on, it read "TWI".

FX/SFX : The drawing of the logo.

Music/Sounds : None, the end theme of the show, or a CBS generic theme.

Availability : Seen on Trans World's programs like The Best of Stars on Ice and Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials.

Editor's Note : None.

6th Logo (2002-2008)
Nicknames : "Flipping TWI", "The Gold TWI V", "The Circle TW VI"

Logo : On a black background, we see multiple copies of the TWI logo flip in, before settling in the center and the other copies disappear. As it disappears, the TWI logo turns gold, and the word "TWI" fades in below.

Variants :
 * Sometimes, the logo is still.
 * Sometimes, the logo is on a white background and "TWI" is in black.

FX/SFX : The flipping.

Music/Sounds : A flute synth theme. Sometimes silent, the end theme of the show, or NBC and CBS generic themes.

Availability : Seen on later Trans World programmes, like Louise Solomon's Yoga & Pilates, early episodes of WWII in Color and other sports programmes.

Editor's Note : None.