Hovue/Universal Television/NBC Color Presentation

[kino997]

Why NBC Color Presentation appears at the end meanwhile it's in B&W?

[bloodshotclam]

Did NBC share it's partnership with Universal Studios?

[brandonefron2044]

@bloodshotclam yep, it sure did when NBC acquired Universal from Vivendi in 2005 to form NBC Universal.

[fromthesidelines]

This is from a first season end title (probably late 1963), "kinnied" from a color broadcast. The NBC "Color" I.D. at the end [Fred Collins, announcer] was used through 1965.

[fromthesidelines]

"Hovue" was Bob Hope's production company, specifically created to produce "BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER" (1963-'67) {later syndicated as 'UNIVERSAL STAR TIME", minus Hope's opening and closing sequences} with Revue/Universal/MCA. MCA also "packaged" his monthly videotaped Chrysler specials that alternated with his weekly filmed anthology series.

[meowfit]

What was the year on this, and how was it "Hovue" instead of "Revue"? Had Revue totally turned into Universal by that time?

[TimelordR]

Double the horror...

[MattTheSaiyan]

It's amazing how often one finds a B&W recording of a colour show from that period.

[GOOSEYGOOSE9]

it had the NAB Seal Of Good Practice Code Affilliate. How Many TV Shows Had That.

[Jazzoulphrodisiac]

where's the color?

[JeterSwisherFan88]

@Jazzoulphrodisiac It's obviously from a black and white kinescope, as the description says.

[kresblain]

@Jazzoulphrodisiac Never mind the color... Where's the MCA bug?!  XD

And yeah, what Jeter said. B&W copies were common in those days; Case in point, the bicycle prints of "Pistols and Petticoats." This is also the rare appearance of the NBC Snake spiel #4. "This has been a color presentation..." as opposed to "This has been a color production..." as seen on some of their spectaculars at the time.

[actionsub]

@kresblain The MCA bug faded into the background due to the darkness of the print, would be my guess.