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'''Availability:''' Rare. | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
*The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton Television]], a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television (UK)|Central]] (the former "ATV") and [[Westcountry Television (UK)|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name several years ago; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with Granada in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1989 ITC logo or other company logos (for instance, ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Jim Henson co-production, had the scene with the in-credit notice re-shot in-order to update the in-credit notice with a newer one). | *The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton Television]], a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television (UK)|Central]] (the former "ATV") and [[Westcountry Television (UK)|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name several years ago; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with Granada in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1989 ITC logo or other company logos (for instance, ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Jim Henson co-production, had the scene with the in-credit notice re-shot in-order to update the in-credit notice with a newer one), but the version used from the 1st season surprisingly being used on disc one, Peter Ustinov episode on German DVD releases of ''The Muppet Show'', and the variant used from the 2nd season can be found on VHS releases of "Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff" in Spain, "Gonzo y sus extrañas aventuras" despite all of the ATV and ITC logos from both UK and US versions being wiped and cut by Disney. | ||
*Most in-credit versions are usually left alone (see below for more information). | *Most in-credit versions are usually left alone (see below for more information). | ||
*The logo was recently spotted on an airing of the 1985 film ''Sweet Dreams'' on WGN America (followed by a Granada International logo), as well as the IVE release of ''The Saint''. In the latter case, it even plasters over the 3rd logo! | *The logo was recently spotted on an airing of the 1985 film ''Sweet Dreams'' on WGN America (followed by a Granada International logo), as well as the IVE release of ''The Saint''. In the latter case, it even plasters over the 3rd logo! | ||