3BM Television

Credits

Compiled by
Camenati

Editions by
Michael Kenchington

Background

3BM Television was an independent television company. On 27 February 2004, Zinc Media acquired the company.

(22 October 1996-2008)

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Logo: Set on a white background, a "3" is drawn with its shadow also visible. Two copies of the character, coloured blue and green respectively, slide out from the left and right, forming the company's name while a red slash draws through the "3"'s left side. Then, in-credit information fades in below, containing the company and its co-producer's names as well as the copyright notice.

Bylines:

• 22 October 1996-2004: None.
• 2004: A Ten Alps Company.

Variants:

• The bottom text may address the company name alternatively; the most notable example being Three BM Television.
• Sometimes, the logo is still.
• On a few programmes, the logo is squished.
• A shadow-less version exists.
• Sometimes, the logo is set on a black background.
• On What Makes Mozart Tic, the logo is inside a white rectangular box.
• The logo may appear as an in-credit notice.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare.

• It was seen on many documentaries from the late 1990s to early 2000s.
• Some such as early episodes of Zero Hour and Secrets of The Dead are accessible through home media and on-demand releases while others such as some Secret Lives documentaries, Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC, among others are either only traceable through original video recordings or appointment viewings at a BFI venue.

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Logo: Starting said year, the saturation of the main logo has increased where the characters are coloured pure red, medium sea green, and dodger blue respectively.

Bylines:

• 2004-2006: A division of Ten Alps Communications plc
• 2005: A division of Ten Alps plc

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Seen on their later productions, which includes later episodes of Zero Hour, Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand, the Extraordinary People documentary "The Boy With A Tumour For A Face", among several others.