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'''Visuals:''' Against a | '''Visuals:''' Against a dark blue background, there are two curvy white stripes and a thinner blue stripe turning in sync with the curve, looking like a road. It then pans out, forming a "V" with lines on the sides, and then an all-white view of London (with Big Ben, the Telecom Tower, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge) pops up into view on top of the "V". Then, an outline of the London skyline on the "V" zooms out, which then morphs into "{{color|darkblue|'''THAMES video'''}}" on the view of London. The view of London then "shines" on top. Afterwards, the background darkens a little. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This logo could be seen as a precursor to Thames' "21st Anniversary" ident, which was used from July to September 1989, and survived into the initial version of their "ITV Generic" ident (introduced later that year). | '''Trivia:''' This logo could be seen as a precursor to Thames' "21st Anniversary" ident, which was used from July to September 1989, and survived into the initial version of their "ITV Generic" ident (introduced later that year). | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On <u>all VHS releases 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 five-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more as it changes from | * On <u>all VHS releases 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 five-pointed star-shaped flash behind it when the logo glows. The background also darkens a lot more as it changes from dark blue to black. | ||
* Two closing variants exist: | * Two closing variants exist: | ||
** A <u>still version</u> of this logo appears at the end of certain VHS releases. | ** A <u>still version</u> of this logo appears at the end of certain VHS releases. | ||