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'''Thames Video''' was the home video imprint of [[Thames Television]], the weekday franchise holder for ITV in London. The division was founded in 1978, and later merged into newly-founded distributor [[The Video Collection]] in 1985, reducing the Thames name under a label titled '''Thames Video Collection'''. The label later reverted back to Thames Video in 1991, which VCI continued to use even after Thames lost their ITV franchise, until 1999 when VCI's deal with [[Pearson Television]] expired. Thames Video was already merged with [[Pearson New Entertainment]] a year before to form [[Pearson Television Video]].

'''Variant:''' At the end of UK VHS releases of certain shows such as ''The Bill'', ''Mr. Bean'' and ''Rainbow'', among others, a still version of this logo is seen instead of the usual Thames Television endboard, with the final seconds of the show's theme being heard in place of the fanfare.  

* At the end of most UK VHS releases such as ''The Bill'', ''Mr. Bean'' and ''Rainbow'', among others, the still version of this logo may be silent or sometimes has the final seconds of the show's ending theme.

* On the ''Rainbow'' episode "Cold Day" included on the 1996 UK VHS release of ''My Little Rainbow: Christmas Special'', the ''Rainbow'' theme from the end credits plays over the full logo.