ACI

Background: ACI (short for "Associated Communication, Inc.") was an independent television distribution company founded by Leonard Hill. ACI represented the libraries of Avnet/Kerner, Robert Greenwald Productions, Leonard Hill Films, Jaffe-Braunstein Films, The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company, The Steve Tisch Company, and Von Zerneck-Sertner Films. The company was acquired by Pearson plc. in 1995, and in 1996, it became part of Pearson Television (now "FremantleMedia") until its demise in 1999.

(October 23, 1988-1999)

Nickname: "Filmstrip-A"

Logo: On a black background we see three teal filmstrips move in from the right of the background. They stop to form a triangle. The silver words "ACI" in gradient white with a registered trademark symbol next to it fades in beneath the triangle, while "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" also in white in a Times New Roman font flash in beneath "ACI".

Byline: In 1997, the byline "A Pearson Television Company" fades in below replacing "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION".

Variants:
 * More common, "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" will be in a different font and each letter will be spaced "further" than normal. The Pearson byline can also appear in a different font.
 * A short version also exists.
 * There is another version where the logo morphs into the Pearson Television logo.
 * Some versions feature a darker color-scheme.
 * Sometimes, "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION" would not appear under the logo.
 * Sometimes, "PRESENTS" appear below the logo instead of "WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION".

FX/SFX: The filmstrips, and the text. None for the still version; the morphing transitions for the Pearson Television variant.

Music/Sounds: A calm synth fanfare with a piano key chord.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * A longer version is heard with four jungle-like music notes.
 * The tail end of this theme is heard on the still version.
 * An abridged version of the Pearson fanfare is heard on the morphing variant.

Availability: Rare. Seen on TV movies from the era such as Vanished Without a Trace and Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann.

Editor's Note: None.