19 Entertainment: Difference between revisions

19 Entertainment is the production company behind the ''Idol'' franchise, as well as ''So You Think You Can Dance''. The company was founded in 1985 by Simon Fuller. 19 Entertainment (with the rights to the shows mentioned above) was sold to CKX, Inc. in 2005 (later renamed to CORE Media Group in 2012, then Industrial Media in 2018) for $210 million. Five years later, the company moved its headquarters from London to Los Angeles. Simultaneously, Fuller established a separate company called XIX Entertainment.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an {{Font color|orange|orange}} outline that contains multiple moving outlines. Each of the outlines is moving towards the outside of the outline containing them. Then, a white flash appears and the outlines are replaced with an {{Font color|orange|orange}} circle containing a black "19". A white shadow rotates inside the circle. Copyright notice for the company is seen below.

*An alternate version of the animated logo exists where the "19" is white and the copyright notice is replaced by the word "productions" in a script font. So far, this was seen on ''S Club Party Live''.

*On the same show, a 2-D version of the logo with "PRODUCTIONS" is shown, together with the Done & Dusted logo.

'''Availability:''' Rare. The original version first appeared on the pilot episode of ''American Idol''. It was also shown on ''Seeing Double''. The alternate version appeared on the VHS release of ''S Club Party Live'' and ''Pop Idol'', the first incarnation of the ''Idol'' series. It is currently unknown if this logo was used on other programs/films from the era.

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'''Logo:''' On a background with neon lights going by, we see a {{Font color|red|red}} circle, outlined with {{Font color|silver|silver}}, with the number "19" on it. The "19" spins throughout, then "{{Font color|red|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" flies under "19", which gives it a shine.

* In 2005, the logo got the byline "A {{Font color|red|CK}}X Company" (with the "X" in white and drawn with thick, long paint strokes). It was {{Font color|red|red}} on ''So You Think You Can Dance'', and white and off-center on ''American Idol Rewind''.

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'''Logo:''' On a gradient {{Font color|teal|teal blue}} background with squares moving, we see the circle with "19" on it as seen in the last logo, which shines throughout. Under it is the byline from the previous logo.

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*Starting in 2013, the logo turns {{Font color|red|red}} without the flag part of the "1". This time, the byline says "A DIVISION OF '''CORE''' MEDIA GROUP", with the CORE logo at the right.

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'''Logo:''' Starting off against a {{Font color|red|red}} background, a white line wipes in from the bottom to top left. The scene cuts back to reveal that it is the "1" from the previous logo. A white dot rises from the bottom to the upper-middle right as the colors invert. The background turns white while the "1" turns {{Font color|red|red}}. A {{Font color|red|red}} circle appears around the perimeter of where the dot was and forms the "9" from the previous logo. The colors invert once more as the "9" finishes drawing. The scene abruptly jumps back at the tail end of the animation and the colors invert once again. The byline for Industrial Media appears below as the animation finishes.