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Background

RKO/Nederlander Productions was a joint venture of RKO Pictures with the Nederlander theatre group to distribute tapings of live concert and stage productions for telecast and home video.

Logo (1981-1983)

Visuals: Over a plain black background is the 1981 RKO Pictures logo in white, but with "NEDERLANDER" replacing "PICTURES". "PRESENT" sometimes appears below.

Variant: On Madame in Manhattan, the positions of the words "RKO" and "NEDERLANDER" are swapped, making it "NEDERLANDER V RKO".

Technique: Just the logo fading in.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was last seen on the TV broadcast of the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from 1982. The Nederlander/RKO version is present on the aforementioned special, which was last seen on Showtime.

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-Logo description and captures by Eric S. and Mr. Gann
+{{PageCredits|description=LMgamer36, Eric S. and Mr. Gann|capture=LMgamer36, Eric S. and Mr. Gann|edits=TVB and Shadeed A. Kelly|video=LogicSmash and Mr. Gann}}
-Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly
+===Background===
+'''RKO/Nederlander Productions''' was a joint venture of [[RKO Pictures|'''RKO''' Pictures]] with the '''Nederlander''' theatre group to distribute tapings of live concert and stage productions for telecast and home video.
+===Logo (1981-1983)===
-Background: RKO/Nederlander Productions was a joint venture of RKO Pictures with the Nederlander theatre group to distribute tapings of live concert and stage productions for telecast and home video.
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+Nederlander RKO (1981).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=V-ZAglADUk4|id2=LZ7875hp6e8}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a plain black background is the 1981 RKO Pictures logo in white, but with "NEDERLANDER" replacing "PICTURES". "PRESENT" sometimes appears below.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Madame in Manhattan'', the positions of the words "RKO" and "NEDERLANDER" are swapped, making it "NEDERLANDER V RKO".
-(1982-1983)
-RKO Nederlander PresentRKO NederlanderNederlander RKO (1983)
+'''Technique:''' Just the logo fading in.
-Nickname: "Cheesy Thunderbolt", "White Thunderbolt"
+'''Audio:''' None.
-Logo: On a plain black BG, we see the RKO Pictures logo from the '80s in white, but with "NEDERLANDER" replacing "PICTURES". "PRESENT" sometimes appears below.
+'''Availability:'''  It was last seen on the TV broadcast of the Broadway musical ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' from 1982. The Nederlander/RKO version is present on the aforementioned special, which was last seen on Showtime.
-Variant: On Madame in Manhattan, the words "RKO" and "NEDERLANDER" are switched around making it "NEDERLANDER V RKO".
-FX/SFX: Just the logo fading in.
-Music/Sounds: None.
+{{TV-Navbox}}
-Availability: Extremely rare. It was last seen on the TV broadcast of the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from 1982. The Nederlander/RKO version is present of the aforementioned special.
+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Editor's Note: None.
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:RKO Pictures]]