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{{PageCredits|description=Kris Starring, Jason Wuthrich, Livin' and Gilblitz112|capture=Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, StephenCezar15, V of Doom, Gilblitz112, ClosingLogosHD, Broken Saw and External Galaxy|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, WizardDuck, mr3urious, DaBigLogoCollector, Fun Time and Michael Kenchington|video=IdentsandLogos, Fremantle Indonesia, Eric S., Broken Saw, External Galaxy | {{PageCredits|description=Kris Starring, Jason Wuthrich, Livin' and Gilblitz112|capture=Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, StephenCezar15, V of Doom, Gilblitz112, ClosingLogosHD, Broken Saw and External Galaxy|edits=Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, WizardDuck, mr3urious, DaBigLogoCollector, Fun Time and Michael Kenchington|video=IdentsandLogos, Fremantle Indonesia, Eric S., Broken Saw, External Galaxy and N-Lite}} | ||
{{Distinguish|Fremantle International}} | {{Distinguish|Fremantle International}} | ||
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'''FremantleMedia''' (doing business as '''Fremantle''') is a British-based media conglomerate company founded on 20 August 2001, as a merger of [[Pearson Television]] and CLT-UFA; the companies merged to become "RTL Group" and by renaming the production arm to FremantleMedia, who currently owns the [[All American Television|All American]], [[Mark Goodson Television Productions|Mark Goodson]], and [[Reg Grundy Productions|Reg Grundy]] libraries, among other formats. In 2003, FremantleMedia acquired Australian production company [[Crackerjack|Crackerjack Productions]], who merged with [[Grundy Television]] to form "FremantleMedia Australia". On 7 September 2018, the company changed its onscreen name to simply "Fremantle", though FremantleMedia remains its legal name. Today, Fremantle is a division of the RTL Group, and is 90% owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, which is 80.9% owned by the Bertelsmann Foundation and 19.1% owned by the Mohn Family. | '''FremantleMedia''' (doing business as '''Fremantle''') is a British-based media conglomerate company founded on 20 August 2001, as a merger of [[Pearson Television]] and CLT-UFA; the companies merged to become "RTL Group" and by renaming the production arm to FremantleMedia, who currently owns the [[All American Television|All American]], [[Mark Goodson Television Productions|Mark Goodson]], and [[Reg Grundy Productions|Reg Grundy]] libraries, among other formats. In 2003, FremantleMedia acquired Australian production company [[Crackerjack|Crackerjack Productions]], who merged with [[Grundy Television]] to form "FremantleMedia Australia". On 7 September 2018, the company changed its onscreen name to simply "Fremantle", though FremantleMedia remains its legal name. Today, Fremantle is a division of the RTL Group, and is 90% owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, which is 80.9% owned by the Bertelsmann Foundation and 19.1% owned by the Mohn Family. | ||
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|HD FremantleMedia logo without variant.jpeg|Logo (31 January 2002-13 March 2020, 24 July 2023-) | |HD FremantleMedia logo without variant.jpeg|Logo (31 January 2002-13 March 2020, 24 July 2023-) | ||
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|Fremantle (2020-05-27) 20200616 142930.png|Logo (10 September 2018-) | |Fremantle (2020-05-27) 20200616 142930.png|Logo (10 September 2018-) | ||
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*One of the last programmes that used this logo was the New Zealand soap drama ''Shortland Street'' (which still airs as of September 2023), where the AUSTRALIA logo appears in-credit. It was used up until March 13 2020. | *One of the last programmes that used this logo was the New Zealand soap drama ''Shortland Street'' (which still airs as of September 2023), where the AUSTRALIA logo appears in-credit. It was used up until March 13 2020. | ||
'''Technique:''' Computer animation | '''Technique:''' Computer animation mixed with live-action footage, all produced by Lambie-Nairn. | ||
'''Audio:''' First, we hear a low guitar strum, segueing into a synthesized percussion-driven instrumental. It then culminates with a three-strum guitar jingle, the last note of which echoes. This was composed by Score Productions, | '''Audio:''' First, we hear a low guitar strum, segueing into a synthesized percussion-driven instrumental. It then culminates with a three-strum guitar jingle, the last note of which echoes. This was composed by Score Productions, who also did the music for ''The Price is Right'', ''Family Feud'' and the 1986 [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] logo. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
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** The Polska version appears on Season 1 of ''Brzydula'' and later episodes of ''Kuba Wojewódzki''. | ** The Polska version appears on Season 1 of ''Brzydula'' and later episodes of ''Kuba Wojewódzki''. | ||
'''Legacy:''' It's not seen as popular due to its wide prevalence on television, in part due to its plastering older logos, though it's not on the scale of [[Sony Pictures Television]], the pre-2020 [[20th Television]] or [[CBS Television Distribution]]. | '''Legacy:''' It's not seen as popular due to its wide prevalence on television, in part due to its plastering of older logos, though it's not on the scale of [[Sony Pictures Television]], the pre-2020 [[20th Television]] or [[CBS Television Distribution]]. | ||
==Fremantle== | ==Fremantle== | ||
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[[Category:Fremantle]] | [[Category:Fremantle]] | ||
[[Category:Bertelsmann]] | [[Category:Bertelsmann]] | ||
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[[Category:Logos made by Venturethree]] | [[Category:Logos made by Venturethree]] | ||