Nine Network Productions: Difference between revisions

===1st Logo (1963-1970)===

'''Logo:''' In the credits of the show, we see an outline drawing of Australia with the words "National Television Network" in the middle.

===2nd Logo (1970-1997)===

'''Logo:''' We see the Nine logo in the show's credits. The accompanying text and style of the logo changed over the years:

===3rd Logo (1996-February 1998)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a figure of nine dots together in a 3x3 cube, which slowly pans into full view. It becomes lit in the process and becomes gold with pink edge. The streaks draw a name below: "NINE NETWORK" with "AUSTRALIA" on second line, in a Century Gothic font.

'''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the onscreen IDs Channel 9 used from 1994 to 1997.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A 2-note electronic tune with a whoosh sound.

===4th Logo (February 1998-31 December 2000, 3 August 2005)===

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see nine dots together in a 3x3 cube which rotate and face us. Next to it is the number nine in orange which is also formed by rotating. Underneath we see the words "NINE NETWORK Australia" in a font similar to their then-current ident, which started out stretched by coming together to become normal. In the middle of the screen is the URL ninemsn.com.au which fades in below. This is the joint website for Channel Nine and MSN Australia.

* A UFO-themed variant exists.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as before.

===5th Logo (1 January 2001-10 March 2003)===

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see lots of dots expanding and contracting. Nine dots appear rapidly one by one, followed by the number 9. At the same time the following text fades in below:

* On films, the logo animates differently and the text reads "'''NINE FILMS & TELEVISION'''".

'''Music/Sounds:''' Sci-fi sounds for the dots appearing (which are the same sounds heard during the Channel Nine idents), then a space-age rendition of the long-running "Still The One" jingle (which is four notes descending in tune).

===6th Logo (2002-2006)===

'''Logo:''' We start in the middle of a CGI Channel Nine logo and zoom backwards and turn right onto a blue gradient background. The text fades in below.

* On ''This is Your Life'', the show's logo appears below the logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesised whooshing sound accompanied by a fast descending note tune on a bright piano. This is followed by a news-style remix of the four-note "Still the One" theme, culminating in an electric guitar tune.

===7th Logo (2006-2007)===

'''Logo:''' On a black background, several blue squares quick move away while the one blue gradient square appears on the centre with the number "9" is seen. The text "NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA" appear below, along with a copyright notice and URL. The square shines.

===8th Logo (2007-31 January 2009)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black, background, we see the then-current Nine Network logo, but in 2D this time. Then several orange squares appear on the left forming an orange bar and a grey gradient background quickly fades-in. Then, the black bar with an orange line above slides in from the left. It has the Nine MSN URL on it. At the same time, the text "NINE NETWORK" (on the left of the Nine logo) and "PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN" (above the black bar), both of which are set in Trajan Pro font, fade in. Afterwards, several white squares appear randomly.

===9th Logo (2008-2009)===

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'''Logo:''' The background is a blue sunny sky with very few clouds and clear dots in the sky. We see nine dots flying in the sky which come together to form the familiar nine dots of the Channel Nine logo. The number nine appears from behind the dots. We see the text below:

'''Variant:''' There is a superimposed version of this logo used on shows such as ''A Current Affair'' and ''Australia's Funniest Home Videos''.

'''Music/Sounds:''' James McColl singing "You better smile..." (adapted from the 1997 song "Smile" by The Supernaturals; said song was used in Nine Network's 2008 "We Heart TV" campaign, with rewritten lyrics), followed by a female voiceover saying "Channel Nine" (this woman's voice was featured in promos for many Channel Nine shows).

===10th Logo (2009)===

'''Logo:''' On a green gradient background, we see nine differently coloured dots which form an updated version of the iconic nine dots logo. A white vertical line grows and then produces the number nine on the left side and text on the right side. The text is in exactly the same arrangement as the previous logo. All of the logo happens on a lime green background. This is directly based on the IDs at the time.

===11th Logo (2009-15 April 2012)===

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'''Logo:''' On a blue and white, space-age background, we see blue mist appear on the screen. It reveals the Channel Nine logo. On most occasions text faded in on the bottom of the screen which has:

* As the annual Credit Union Christmas Pageant was produced by Channel Nine's Adelaide unit, the text is changed to say "PROUDLY SOUTH AUSTRALIAN" (as this is the Australian state that Adelaide is located in). Underneath is the copyright stamp which reads "(C) (Year) WIN and SA Tourism Commission". On the bottom of the copyright stamp is the byline "a division of WIN Corporation" (as the Nine stations in Adelaide and Perth were owned by then-Nine affiliate WIN Television).

'''Music/Sounds:''' An electronic, space-age six note tune (similar to the 2006 logo). Sometimes, the last note is cut off on Hi-5.

===12th Logo (15 April 2012-Late 2015)===

'''Logo:''' On a background (colour variations listed below) we see, all at once, the Channel Nine logo being filled with colour, a streak zooms in the bottom left corner and the phrase and copyright stamp from the previous logo fade in. All heavily based on the 2012 ident package.

'''Variants:''' The actual production logo has only been spotted on a few shows and hence in four colours, but in-credit logos and Channel Nine's own idents have these colour variations.

'''Technique:''' Computer animation.

'''Variant:''' Like the previous logo, the colours may vary depending on the show. For example, on ''A Current Affair'', the colour is red. on ''Today'', the colour is orange, etc.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing music of the program.

===14th Logo (December 2020-)===

'''Logo:''' Over either the final shots of the program or a custom end card for the show, the 9 dots fly into place, while the numeral 9 wipes in from top to bottom in the appropriate colour for the program (e.g. yellow for ''Today'', red for ''A Current Affair'' and ''60 Minutes'', etc.) with the worlds "A Nine Production" at the bottom in the network's standard font. Below that a copyright notice appears in the same colour as the Nine logo.