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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Thames Video''' was the home video imprint of [[Thames Television|'''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 | '''Thames Video''' was the home video imprint of [[Thames Television|'''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 as part of a deal with [[Pearson Television]], even after Thames lost their ITV franchise. VCI's deal with Pearson Television expired in 1999; Thames Video was already merged with [[Pearson New Entertainment]] a year before to form [[Pearson Television Video]]. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On all tapes which were released after Thames Video merged with The Video Collection in 1985, the word "''{{color|red|Collection}}''" is written in the Brush Script font below the view of London, along with an extra 5-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more as it changes from {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} to black. | * On <u>all tapes which were released after Thames Video merged with The Video Collection in 1985</u>, the word "''{{color|red|Collection}}''" is written in the Brush Script font below the view of London, along with an extra 5-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more as it changes from {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} to black. | ||
* A still version of this logo is seen at the end of certain tapes | * Two closing variants exist: | ||
* On the 1988 UK VHS release of ''Children's Favourites: Volume 2'', this logo fades into the title card. | **A <u>still version</u> of this logo is seen at the end of certain tapes | ||
**Other tapes show <u>the closing seconds of the logo</u>. | |||
* On <u>the 1988 UK VHS release of ''Children's Favourites: Volume 2''</u>, this logo fades into the title card. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. The "Collection" variant uses a chyroned text effect as well. | '''Technique:''' CGI. The "Collection" variant uses a chyroned text effect as well. | ||
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* Seen on UK VHS releases of programmes produced by Thames Television (including ''The Benny Hill Show'', ''The Sooty Show'', ''Rainbow'', ''Danger Mouse'', ''Button Moon'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Alias the Jester'', ''Creepy Crawlies'', ''Count Duckula'', and the 1990 UK VHS release of ''The BFG'' (1989), to name a few). | * Seen on UK VHS releases of programmes produced by Thames Television (including ''The Benny Hill Show'', ''The Sooty Show'', ''Rainbow'', ''Danger Mouse'', ''Button Moon'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Alias the Jester'', ''Creepy Crawlies'', ''Count Duckula'', and the 1990 UK VHS release of ''The BFG'' (1989), to name a few). | ||
* It also appears on the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Torvill & Dean: Path to Perfection''. | * It also appears on the 1984 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Torvill & Dean: Path to Perfection''. | ||
* The "Collection" variant of this logo also appears on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind | * The "Collection" variant of this logo also appears on the 2001 UK VHS reissue of ''The Wind in the Willows: Autumn Antics'' instead of the Pearson Television Video logo, due to it reusing the 1988 VHS master. | ||
* You may also find this logo paired with that of [[Lollipop Video]] on certain tapes of ''The Wind in the Willows'' and ''Count Duckula'', given that they were aimed primarily at children. | * You may also find this logo paired with that of [[Lollipop Video]] on certain tapes of ''The Wind in the Willows'' and ''Count Duckula'', given that they were aimed primarily at children. | ||
* The final UK VHS release to use this is ''Benny Hill's One Night Video Stand''. | * The final UK VHS release to use this is ''Benny Hill's One Night Video Stand''. | ||
* Like its successor (the fourth logo), the | * Like its successor (the fourth logo), the closing variants were used to plaster over the usual Thames Television endboard. | ||
===3rd Logo (US only) (1988-1992)=== | ===3rd Logo (US only) (1988-1992)=== | ||
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'''Audio:''' A fairly ominous-sounding six-note jingle, with the last few notes held out a bit longer. | '''Audio:''' A fairly ominous-sounding six-note jingle, with the last few notes held out a bit longer. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on later Thames Video releases distributed by [[HBO Video]].{{AvailabilityExamples}} | '''Availability:''' Seen on later Thames Video releases distributed by [[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video]].{{AvailabilityExamples}} | ||
===4th Logo (UK and Australia) (1991-1999)=== | ===4th Logo (UK and Australia) (1991-1999)=== | ||