MTM Films/Logos

1984-1988
From 1984 to 1990, MTM’s films were distributed by Orion. This is a still open-matte version of the MTM television logo.

1988-1993
This ident was made using Identmation, an early computer-animation method for studio logos. In 1990, MTM signed a distribution deal with News Corp Pictures.

1993-1996
Despite the TV logo being changed, the only change made to the film logo was the byline.

1989-1996
News Corp Pictures was formed in 1989 as a secondary studio to 20th Century Fox, like Searchlight Pictures almost a decade later. The logo was made using a Rotanimation machine. However, the company didn’t do very well financially, and was sold to Argosy/MTM in 1996.

1996-2008
In 1996, after the MTM/News Corp deal, News Corp Pictures was sold directly to MTM Enterprises, which was acquired by Canadian telecom company Shaw Communications in the Robertson/Shaw deal less than a week later. As a result, News Corp Pictures was merged with the film-production unit of MTM Enterprises to form MTM Films.