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'''Availability:''' The animated version appeared on some shows from the company such as ''The Saint'', but due to constant deletions of the logo, the in-credit version is easier to find than its animated counterpart. | '''Availability:''' The animated version appeared on some shows from the company such as ''The Saint'', but due to constant deletions of the logo, the in-credit version is easier to find than its animated counterpart. | ||
* The animated variation is preserved on the DVD release of ''The Baron''<nowiki/>. | * The animated variation is preserved on the DVD release of ''The Baron''<nowiki/>. | ||
* It might appear on some ITC shows from the period, most notably ''The Saint'' and many of Gerry Anderson's ''Supermarionation'' shows, but it was definitely plastered by the | * It might appear on some ITC shows from the period, most notably ''The Saint'' and many of Gerry Anderson's ''Supermarionation'' shows, but it was definitely plastered by the 5th logo on [[International Video Entertainment|IVE]]'s tapes of ''The Saint''. | ||
* It was also recently spotted on an Australian TV airing of ''The Baron'' and is preserved on the show’s DVD release. | * It was also recently spotted on an Australian TV airing of ''The Baron'' and is preserved on the show’s DVD release. | ||
* It has turned up as a hidden Easter egg on the region 2 DVD release of ''The Persuaders!'' (1971-72). | * It has turned up as a hidden Easter egg on the region 2 DVD release of ''The Persuaders!'' (1971-72). | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the company's programmes from the time-period, but newer prints may delete out the logo or plaster it with the 1987 logo, so the in-credit versions of the logo are usually kept intact. | '''Availability:''' Seen on the company's programmes from the time-period, but newer prints may delete out the logo or plaster it with the 1987 logo, so the in-credit versions of the logo are usually kept intact. | ||
* The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of [[Carlton Television]], a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it also renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television|Central]] (the former ATV) and [[Westcountry Television|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name in September 1999; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with [[ITV Studios|Granada]] in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the | * The ITC library was, at the time this was first compiled, in the hands of [[Carlton Television]], a company not known for preserving logos or even other corporate identities (it also renamed two of its UK television stations, [[Central Independent Television|Central]] (the former ATV) and [[Westcountry Television|Westcountry]] under the Carlton name in September 1999; the names of those stations were reinstated after Carlton merged with [[ITV Studios|Granada]] in 2003), and some shows which had the logo have been updated with the 1989 ITC logo or other company logos. | ||
** On ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Henson Associates co-production, the scene with the ITC in-credit notice was re-shot to update the in-credit notice with a newer one. However, the first season's variant was surprisingly kept on the Peter Ustinov episode on German DVD releases of ''The Muppet Show'', and the variant used from the second season can be found on VHS releases of "Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff" in Spain ("Gonzo y sus extrañas aventuras"). All modern prints of the show remove this logo completely. | ** On ''The Muppet Show'', originally an ITC/ATV-Henson Associates co-production, the scene with the ITC in-credit notice was re-shot to update the in-credit notice with a newer one. However, the first season's variant was surprisingly kept on the Peter Ustinov episode on German DVD releases of ''The Muppet Show'', and the variant used from the second season can be found on VHS releases of "Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff" in Spain ("Gonzo y sus extrañas aventuras"). All modern prints of the show remove this logo completely. | ||
*** 1980s and 1990s reruns replaced it with [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] logos (alongside [[HIT Entertainment|Hit!]] for international broadcasts). | *** 1980s and 1990s reruns replaced it with [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] logos (alongside [[HIT Entertainment|Hit!]] for international broadcasts). | ||