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'''Visuals:''' On a shady {{color|dimgray|grey}} background, | '''Visuals:''' On a shady {{color|dimgray|grey}} background, the new HIT Entertainment logo is seen in a metallic sheen. The logo is similar to the HIT Communications logo, but "'''{{color|blue|HiT}}'''" is now colored {{color|blue}} and slightly thicker, "'''ENTERTAINMENT PLC'''" is present in white, and a large hole is cut out around the top of the "'''{{color|blue|i}}'''" to make room for a spinning globe of the Earth, with {{color|blue}} water and {{color|gold}} continents and is spinning counterclockwise. Under that is the URL "'''www.hitentertainment.com'''" and the byline “'''DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC'''". A spotlight can be seen in the top left of the screen, and the logo casts a long shadow along the bottom of the screen. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There is a version where | *An early version exists on ''Riding High''. Here, the globe has a white halo around it and there's no byline. | ||
*There is a version where the URL and byline swap places, such as early episodes of ''Bob the Builder''. | |||
*There are instances where the logo is | *There are instances where the logo is just seen with the byline, such as Scandinavian versions of ''Bob the Builder''. | ||
*On some later prints of ''Basket Fever'', the background is now a white/{{color|lavender}} gradient background, with a slightly-{{color|yellow|yellowed}} map of the world on it, "'''ENTERTAINMENT PLC'''" in black, and no text on the bottom. | |||
*A still version of this is seen on VHS releases. | |||
*On some prints of '' | *An in-credit variant was seen on ''Archibald the Koala''. | ||
* | *A true 16:9 widescreen version exists. | ||
*A | *On CITV UK airings of ''Kipper'', the logo is still and the URL and byline are replaced with the "www.citv.co.uk" website. Also, the CITV URL website is at the bottom right. | ||
*On | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Audio/Variants:''' | '''Audio/Variants:''' | ||
*For international prints of '' | *For international prints of ''Basket Fever'', the 1989 theme was heard. | ||
*At the beginning of | *At the beginning of a Greek ''Barney and Friends'' VHS release, the tail end of the ''Bob the Builder'' theme song plays over the logo. | ||
*The | *The still version plays either silent or the show's ending theme to ''Kipper''. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on the company's programmes during this logo's hey-day. | '''Availability:''' Seen on the company's programmes during this logo's hey-day. | ||
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*This logo does not appear on the TV movie ''The Phoenix & the Carpet'', despite being a co-production with the BBC. | *This logo does not appear on the TV movie ''The Phoenix & the Carpet'', despite being a co-production with the BBC. | ||
*Programmes that used this logo used the 5th logo instead on most DVD releases. | *Programmes that used this logo used the 5th logo instead on most DVD releases. | ||
*Its intact on pre-2001 VHS releases of ''Kipper''. | |||
===3rd Logo (September 7, 1996-May 15, 1997)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 7, 1996-May 15, 1997)=== | ||