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'''Endemol''' (a.k.a. "'''Endemol Entertainment'''") was a Dutch production company founded in 1994 by Joop van den '''Ende''' and John de '''Mol''' through a merger of both their production companies: "[[Joop Van Den Ende TV-Producties]]" and "[[John De Mol Produkties]]". Their first big success was the reality series ''Big Brother'', which first aired in the Netherlands in 1999. The company was purchased by [[Mediaset]] in 14 May 2007 and later sold to Apollo Global. On 15 May 2014, Apollo and [[21st Century Fox]] announced a [[Endemol Shine Group|joint venture]] to merge Endemol and [[Shine Group]] (now owned by [[Banijay]]).

|Endemol.jpeg|1st Logo (1 November 1994-20 September 2001)

|Endemol3.jpeg|2nd Logo (October 2001-9 February 2018)

|Endemol_2001_B.png|3rd Logo (27 November 2001-16 July 2012)

|Endemol_2008_B.png|4th Logo (12 February 2008-2023)

|Endemol Portugal logo (2023-present).PNG|6th Logo (29 January 2023-)

===1st Logo (1 November 1994-20 September 2001)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the {{color|gold}} word "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|ENDEMOL}}}}'''" zooming out one letter at a time at a fast pace with the word "{{color|gold|ENTERTAINMENT}}" zooming-out underneath, where we later see a warp effect while the letters continue to zoom out and start to spread to finish forming the word. There is a {{color|blue}} blast effect which later reveals a white spiked-arched crown (one above and one below), which would later turn {{color|blue}}. The words "'''{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|ENDEMOL}}}}'''" and "{{color|gold|ENTERTAINMENT}}" later turn {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}.

'''Availability:'''  

* It was also seen at the end of ''The Ray Bradbury Theater'' (on a Russian airing use plastered with [[Fireworks Entertainment]] logo).

===2nd Logo (October 2001-9 February 2018)===

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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, a cloud of vapor appears, forming a slanted {{Color|blue|blue}} disc on its side, which spins to face the screen, "endemol" written underneath the eye which traces in. Later, an eye fades in on the disc.

*A 16:9 variant exists, where the logo is stretched.

*A letterbox variant exists, where the logo is cropped to letterbox.

===3rd Logo (27 November 2001-16 July 2012)===

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the same Endemol logo from before zooming out through a iris-out effect, and during that, the eye looks around for a few seconds.

*The logo is sped up on some shows.

*ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox airings used a generic theme.

*The Italian version used the audio from the last logo.

*The Polish version has a revered orchestral hit, followed by a different clang.

=== 4th Logo (12 February 2008-2023)===

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*The standard logo would come right after the [[51 Minds Entertainment|51 Minds]] logo.

*Would appear in-credit on the 3rd season of ''1 vs. 100'' on GSN.

*In this logo's early years, a light blink was absent, even the logo's effects are different (including the part where the reflections and shadows are disappearing).

*Starting in 2011, the logo was put on a {{color|mediumblue|dark blue}} background. The black background is still used.

*Sometimes, the logo is sped-up.

*Sometimes, the logo will have a copyright notice underneath it.

*A variant exists from 2016 that has the [[Endemol Shine Group]] logo underneath, serving as a byline. It slides in like how that logo regularly does.

*Another variant is seen on the Vietnamese version of ''1 vs. 100''; the logo is smaller and on the right of some Vietnamese text.

'''Technique:''' CGI.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally, it used the previous logo's theme, but it later used a soft guitar/choir sounder, which was composed by Michael J McEvoy. However, different whooshes are heard in this logo's early years.

*It also appears on some licensed international shows and games, like on all of the ''Wipeout'' games for the Wii.

*The sped-up variant is seen on ''Steve Harvey'' in syndication.

*The version with the dark blue background is also seen on ''Steve Harvey''.

* It is still used in Portugal until 2023 for the 6th logo, however.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A ''Transformers''-like robotic sound.

===6th Logo (29 January 2023-)===

'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the {{Color|blue|blue}} disc slides next to the word "{{Color|blue|portugal}}", then the Endemol name slides inside the disc when the eye opens. The Banijay byline fades in and the Endemol logo shines.