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===1st Logo (July 30, 1968-1969)=== | ===1st Logo (July 30, 1968-1969)=== | ||
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File:Thames (1968).png | |||
<u>Nickname:</u> "Early Rising Buildings" | File:Thames without London.png | ||
</gallery><u>Nickname:</u> "Early Rising Buildings" | |||
<u>Logo:</u> In an oval-shaped frame, a group of buildings meant to represent London quickly rise up from the middle of the screen. In the bottom half, another set of buildings rise upside-down, giving the effect of a reflection. The word "'''THAMES'''" in Helvetica appears in both images, then fades out from the reflection, leaving the right-side-up word. This logo was in black and white, as colour broadcasting was not introduced on ITV until November 15, 1969 at the earliest. | <u>Logo:</u> In an oval-shaped frame, a group of buildings meant to represent London quickly rise up from the middle of the screen. In the bottom half, another set of buildings rise upside-down, giving the effect of a reflection. The word "'''THAMES'''" in Helvetica appears in both images, then fades out from the reflection, leaving the right-side-up word. This logo was in black and white, as colour broadcasting was not introduced on ITV until November 15, 1969 at the earliest. | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds Demo Variants:</u> According to the TVArk website, a test version of the animation was discovered on a Thames demo videotape from 1967 with twenty-two separate tunes dubbed onto the animation, including predecessor ABC Weekend's chime tune; several variants of what would eventually become the standard Thames logo music in 1968 were also used. | <u>Music/Sounds Demo Variants:</u> According to the TVArk website, a test version of the animation was discovered on a Thames demo videotape from 1967 with twenty-two separate tunes dubbed onto the animation, including predecessor ABC Weekend's chime tune; several variants of what would eventually become the standard Thames logo music in 1968 were also used. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. This was a placeholder logo, made weeks before the station signed on. Seen on very early productions from Thames like ''Father, Dear Father'' (intact on Forces TV airings) and ''Mystery and Imagination''. This was also used to plaster over the Rediffusion logo on some of the predecessor company's programs that were still re-aired on ITV in the early 1970s. It is also preserved on sites such as the aforementioned TVArk. | <u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. This was a placeholder logo, made weeks before the station signed on. Seen on very early productions from Thames like ''Father, Dear Father'' (intact on Forces TV airings) and ''Mystery and Imagination''. This was also used to plaster over the [[Rediffusion London (UK)|Rediffusion]] logo on some of the predecessor company's programs that were still re-aired on ITV in the early 1970s. It is also preserved on sites such as the aforementioned TVArk. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||