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Can you help me with ITV Studios/Summary to include the endcaps from earlier amalgamated franchises before 2004:

Background: It has humble beginnings in 1992 when Yorkshire merged with Tyne Tees Television to form Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television. Shortly after that, in 1994, Granada purchased ITV's London weekend franchise holder London Weekend Television, then Meridian Broadcasting acquired ITV's South franchise holder Anglia Television and even Carlton acquired Central Independent Television. In 1996, Carlton Communications acquired Westcountry, then MAI was merged with United Newspapers to form United News and Media, which then purchased an interest of HTV (it was fully acquired in 1997), and then in 1997, Granada Television purchased Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television. In 2000, Granada acquired UNM's television sector and HTV itself was sold to Carlton. In 2004, Carlton and Granada merged to form ITV plc, and the Granada name was applied to all shows. In 2006, the ITV Productions branding was launched to produce shows exclusively for ITV, and then in 2009, it was merged into its current glory of ITV Studios. Although Carlton and United had generic endboards, Granada didn't have its own generic endboard until 2001.

Carlton UK Productions

1st Logo (1995)

Logo: On a black background, we see a close-up of the Sun with a dark light. On the top right, we see the words "CARLTON UK" with "CARLTON" being the form of the network's own logo.

Variants:
 * On co-productions, the production's logo is shown on the top left, and we see the Carlton UK Productions logo on the bottom right, with the word, either "for" or "and" above the logo.
 * On some co-productions like Bramwell, the production's logo is shown on the top right, and the text is shifted up so we can see the Carlton UK Productions logo on the bottom right.
 * On some co-productions like Sharpe and Cone Zone, the sun is stretched, so we can view the larger co-production logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen at the end of Carlton and Central programmes aired in 1995, such as Family Fortunes, Dale's Supermarket Sweep, Tots TV and Catch Phrase.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1995-1997)

Logo: On a black background, we see on the bottom of the screen is the text "CARLTON UK Productions", with "CARLTON" being the form of the network's logo.

Variant: Appeared as an in-credit logo on Family Fortunes.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Carlton and Central programmes of the era, like Cadfael and The Upper Hand.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1996-1999)

Logo: On a purple background, we see the word "CARLTON" or "CENTRAL" in orange or in white, and below it is read as either "Production", "Presentation", "Production for ITV" or "Presentation for ITV", with "ITV" being the form of the 1989-1998 logo.

Variants:
 * An international version exists, showing a pink background with the word "International" and below it is the words "Carlton International Media Limited".
 * For co-productions, we see the production logo and below it is the word "AND" and below it is the Carlton logo and the word "PRODUCTION".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show.

Availability: The Carlton version is extinct. The international version was seen on season 4 of Cadfael. The Central version is also rare, as seen on shows debuted in 1998. It appears on the 1998-1999 series (Series 6) of Dale's Supermarket Sweep, but later prints which air on Challenge plaster that and the Pearson/Carlton logo with the FremantleMedia logo, but is retained on at least one episode. The 1998-1999 series (Series 18) of Family Fortunes also used this and is normally retained whenever Challenge re-broadcasts the series. Don't except to see this on anything by Westcountry, because Westcountry got its own endcap.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1999-2004)

Logo: Over a orange/gold background with revolving stars, we see the Carlton logo, which looks just like it did before, except with a drawing of a star on the upper right. Above it is the word "A" and below it is the word "Production".

Variants:
 * Starting in 2002, the logo was more enhanced, and the words below read "A Carlton Production for London", "A Carlton Production for Central England" or "A Carlton Production for West Country".
 * Sometimes, the URL is shown below, such as "www.carlton.com" or the show's info
 * On American-produced shows, "AMERICA" appears just below.
 * For international distribution, there is a phrase that reads "Distributed by" in a small font above the name and "INTERNATIONAL" below the name. All the way at the bottom has the text "Carlton International Media Ltd. This logo is completely still.
 * Some programmes have the text "A CARLTON PRODUCTION."
 * On co-produced shows, the co-producer logo appears, with the words reading "A [Production logo] co-production with CARLTON", "A [Production logo] production in association with CARLTON" or "A [Production logo] and CARLTON Co-Production", with "CARLTON" being the form of its own logo.
 * For some co-productions, the star background is blue, just like with the network IDs.

FX/SFX: The stars. None for the international variant and the production variant.

Music/Sounds: None, or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Quite common. It replaced the WB logo on The Big Brawl on Showtime. The production variant was seen on programmes such as Dale's Supermarket Sweep. The Carlton International logo is surprisingly common, and was used as a subject of plastering. It plastered over the ITC logo on some of that company's shows and feature films throughout the late 1990s up to Carlton's merger with ITV plc after which the original ITC logos were reinstated (on most TV episodes) or replaced with Granada International, Granada America, or ITV Studios logos (on feature films) on newer prints. It also plasters the CTE logo on some re-runs of Central-produced shows like Bullseye and Family Fortunes and even appears on re-runs of Carlton-produced shows airing in the UK itself following the normal end cap, as well as a few Carlton America releases. Still intact on Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, which is now airing on Nickelodeon UK. The still/silent version of the logo also appears at the beginning of international PAL DVD releases of The Brave Little Toaster and made a surprise appearance on a Thanksgiving Day rebroadcast of the 2002 adaptation of Pollyanna on PBS on November 24, 2016 as well as episodes 9 through 12 of the third season of The Dreamstone. The Carlton America logo is saved on many TV movies made by them. As noted above, the Carlton International logo appears afterwards on most airings. The Carlton International logo remains intact on Shout! Factory TV prints of Borderline, Dead on Time, State Park, Russian Roulette, The Purple Plain, and A Summer Story (1988), as they use older prints.

Editor's Note: None.

United Productions

1st Logo (1996-1998)

Logo: On a blue gradient background, we see the orange connected letters "un", with the orange line below and the word "UNITED" in a Times New Roman font. Below it is the white word "film & television" and below it is the word "productions" in spaced-out letters. Below it is the word "for" and below it is the region's name, either "MERIDIAN BROADCASTING" or "ANGLIA TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT", which is also in orange, or the HTV logo, which was in white.

Variants:
 * On The Wombies, only the logo is shown by itself, without the bottom text. Also the logo is centered.
 * On some co-productions, the text reads "for" above the United logo, and the word "and" replaces "for".
 * On at least one show, the word "in association with" is shown above, and the "un" logo and the text is in white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen at the end of Meridian and Anglia's shows from the time period, like Where the Heart Is and Wizadora.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1998-1999)

Logo: On a yellow background, we see the same United logo from before, but this time the "un" was in dark blue, and below, and below it is a yellow line and the word "UNITED productions" below in the same Times New Roman font. Below it is the region's logo of either Meridian, HTV or Anglia, with the words "for ITV" below, with "ITV" being in its corporate logo, and below it is a line.

Variants:
 * On Hornblower, below the United Productions logo is the word "for Meridian Broadcasting" and underneath it is the word "in association with A&E Networks"
 * An in-credit version of the logo exists on Redwall.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Anglia, HTV and Meridian's shows from the time period, such as Hornblower and Vanessa.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1998-2001)

Logo: On a black-blue gradient background, we see the same United Productions logo from before, but this time the "un" and the "UNITED productions" logo is in white. Below it is the region's logo (either HTV, Anglia or Meridian).

Variants:
 * A standalone version of the logo doesn't have the region's logo.
 * Sometimes, a co-production disclaimer is shown.
 * Sometimes, the logo is shared with the following logos.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Anglia, HTV and Meridian's shows of the time period such as Zzzap!, Where the Heart Is, The Worst Witch, The Fox Busters, Faeries, The Forgotten Toys and Hornblower.

Editor's Note: None.

Granada

1st Logo (2001-2004)

Logo: We see a purple space filled by shadow copies of the tagless "A" letter. The corporate word "GRANADA" is seen over.

Variants:
 * There are also regional versions exist with the native logos appearing in white on a purple box. The name of the region who is producing below, and then the small Granada logo below, and the shadowy copies of the regional logos shown.
 * For shared works, other names were mentioned below the logo.
 * On Henry VIII, it said "Granada/WGBH Boston in association with Powercorp".
 * On Doctor Zhivago, it said "Granada/Evision/WGBH Boston".
 * There was an in-credit logo with only the square remained.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the end theme of the show..

Availability: Very rare. It appeared on shows produced by Granada-owned companies for ITV from 2001 to 2004. The Granada version is seen on The Forsyte Saga and the first season of Blue Murder. Other shows, like Doctor Zhivago (2002) and Henry VIII (2003) had it with the co-production byline.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (2004-2012)

Nicknames: "Granada G", "G without Arrow"

Logo: On a purple background, we see soft lines forming a "G". The stork on the "G" reads "GRANADA" in it's previous font.

Variants:
 * For international distribution the word "International" appears below.
 * Another variant has the world "Ventures" underneath.
 * The logo sometimes had a disclaimer of "Granada Yorkshire" or "Granada London", reflecting the takeover of Yorkshire TV and London Weekend TV and wipeout of their native logos.
 * For Granada's overseas productions arms "International" is replaced by the country who produced the program (e.g. America, Australia).
 * From 2009-2012 the Australian production arm did not change to ITV Studios branding. The logo did change slightly with "Australia" pushed up a little and includes the ITV Studios byline.
 * Print logo was used on NDS games Bella Sara (with Ventures name and on black), and Hell's Kitchen (using white background).

FX/SFX: The dynamic background, the forming of the "G".

Music/Sounds: A guitar riff followed by an electronic piece of music, or the closing theme of the show.

Availability: Common, it was highly used in movie and TV show production, sometimes plastering older logos. In 2006, this was replaced with an ITV Productions logo on ITV shows, but this was kept on ITV-produced shows airing on other channels, until 2009 when it was replaced with ITV Studios branding. It also appeared on licensed games, for example Hell's Kitchen for Wii (with the "America" byline). Despite nearly every Granada unit changing to ITV Studios branding, Granada's Australian and German production units still operated under Granada branding with an ITV Studios byline. This can be seen on the Australian shows Talkin' 'bout Your Generation and Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell as well as any German show produced by Granada. Granada Germany rebranded to ITV Studios Germany in 2011, and Granada Australia rebranded to ITV Studios Australia in January 2013, in line with ITV's 2013 re-brand.

Editor's Note: None.

Describe the 3rd ITV Studios logo from 2020 now!

Logo: We pan over from a dark background with the edges of the ITV logo in light blue. Then it pans to reveal the "t" part. Then it pans out to reveal part of the word "STUDIOS" but multicolors rise up toward from the screen. Then it pans up to reveal the ITV Studios logo from the center panning toward. Then we cut to a a multicolored image of the "D" zooms over the logo. It reveals out to be the ITV Studios logo from before, but this time it was in light blue over a black background.

Variants:


 * A white background version of the logo exists.


 * A short version of the logo exists.


 * For foreign productions, the word "AMERICA" or "AUSTRALIA" replaces "STUDIOS".


 * For co-productions aired on ITV, the black ITV logo appears below the logo with the word "FOR" sandwhiched in between the ITV Studios logo and the ITV logo.

FX/SFX: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A synth theme, then a tubular synthesized theme.

Duc4Wikia (talk) 00:07, March 30, 2020 (UTC)

Hey
I found the rare Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Enterprises logo!

Click on the link to watch: (skip to 24:43) --Duc4Wikia (talk) 05:40, March 30, 2020 (UTC)

Well OK then, but you already wrote the description on the Granada Media page. I agree with the above. Duc4Wikia (talk) 16:16, March 30, 2020 (UTC)

Can I, along with Brewster-Fan and STHerbs97 helped me with Working Title Television/Summary! Duc4Wikia (talk) 03:03, April 3, 2020 (UTC)