AVID:List of longest used logos

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Revision as of 15:46, 12 June 2023 by Camenati (talk | contribs) (After researching the debut dates for two logos, they didn't last long enough to make it into the list)

The following showcases the logos with the longest lifespans including revival dates.

50+ years

Logo # Logo image Company name Debut date Date retired Lifespan Updated?
2
Mosfilm July 2, 1947
December 21, 2007
October 9, 2003
(still in use)
71 years Yes
-
Jugoslovenska Kinoteka 1952 (still in use) 71 years Yes
1
Janus Films 1956? (still in use) 66 years No
-
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees September 14, 1957 (still in use) 65 years No
3
Belarusfilm 1947 2009 62 years Yes
-
Telewizja Gdańsk March 6, 1959 2020 61 years Yes
2
Korean Film Studio 1961? (still in use) 61 years Yes
5
Svensk Filmindustri December 10, 1939 December 8, 2000 60 years No
-
Motion Picture Association June 13, 1967 (still in use) 55 years Yes
2
Korean April 25 Film Studio 1968? (still in use) 54 years Yes
1
Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. April 27, 1933 February 5, 1987 53 years Yes
1
Studio Filmowe Kadr January 17, 1957
March 4, 2011
2002
September 13, 2019
53 years Yes
3
Shaw Brothers Ltd. 1958 2011 53 years No
1
Suresh Productions May 21, 1964 August 11, 2017 53 years No
1
Dwarakish Chitra October 16, 1969 (still in use) 53 years Yes
1
Kanoon November 17, 1969 (still in use) 53 years Yes
1
The Rank Organisation November 22, 1944 November 21, 1997 52 years Yes
1
August First Film Studio 1952 December 22, 2003 51 years Yes
-
SEK Studio 1971 (still in use) 51 years Yes

40-50 years

Logo # Logo image Company name Debut date Date retired Lifespan Updated?
1
JOAX-TV (Nippon Television) August 28, 1953 September 30, 2001 48 years No
4
Lenfilm November 18, 1966 September 10, 2015 48 years Yes
4
WGBH March 3, 1974 Late 2020? 46 years No
-
Lennauchfilm Mid 1966? 2011 45 years Yes
3
R.K. Films December 14, 1951 May 24, 1996 44 years Yes
2
Tallinfilm 1957? 2001? 44 years No
-
Shokus Video 1979? (still in use) 44 years No
2
Svensk Filmindustri 1921 1964 43 years No
2
Pyramid Films 1980 (still in use) 43 years Yes
1
Weston Woods 1954 1996 42 years No
3
Toei August 27, 1958 March 3, 2001 42 years No
4
A.V.M. Productions December 20, 1980 (still in use) 42 years Yes
2
Troma Entertainment 1981 (still in use) 42 years No
2
B.R. Films July 30, 1965 October 20, 2006 41 years No
4
Sega December 1981 (still in use) 41 years No
2
Zagreb Film 1982 (still in use) 41 years No
3
Columbia Pictures May 28, 1936 December 21, 1976 40 years Yes
1
Eurovision 1954 1994 40 years Yes
-
AMLF September 17, 1971 September 19, 2001 40 years No
-
MPL Communications July 29, 1982 (still in use) 40 years No
1
Nintendo August 2, 1982 (still in use) 40 years Yes
-
Pandora Film December 3, 1982 (still in use) 40 years No
1
Broadway Video 1982 (still in use) 40 years Yes

30-40 years

Logo # Logo image Company name Debut date Date retired Lifespan Updated?
1
Uzbekfilm 1959? 1998? 39 years Yes
2
Belisarius Productions January 22, 1984 (still in use) 39 years No
1
Amblin Entertainment June 8, 1984 (still in use) 38 years No
2
Activision Publishing 1984 (still in use) 38 years Yes
1
United Artists May 17, 1930 October 23, 1967 37 years Yes
2
Gourmet Video Collection 1985 (still in use) 37 years No
-
Picturemaker Productions July 9, 1984 May 17, 2021 36 years Yes
2
Rajkamal Kalamandir July 30, 1955 January 4, 1991 35 years Yes
1
Gracie Films April 5, 1987 (still in use) 35 years Yes
-
The Bedford Falls Company July 3, 1987 (still in use) 35 years Yes
-
Ambrose Video 1987 (still in use) 35 years Yes
-
Gorgon Video 1987 (still in use) 35 years No
2
20th Century Fox September 16, 1953 December 11, 1987 34 years No
-
Prasad Art Pictures May 1, 1959 January 9, 1994 34 years Yes
-
Namco September 15, 1979 November 21, 2013 34 years Yes
-
Oliver Productions January 1, 1982 August 12, 2016 34 years No
4
Taito 1988 (still in use) 34 years No
3
Coronet Films 1949 1982 33 years Yes
1
Avala Film December 17, 1951 October 24, 1985 33 years Yes
2
Titanus 1953? 1986 33 years Yes
1
BNT1 December 25, 1959 1992 33 years Yes
2
Buena Vista Productions 1989 December 30, 2022 33 years Yes
-
Steven Bochco Productions September 19, 1989 (still in use) 33 years Yes
2
Juniper Productions October 15, 1989 (still in use) 33 years Yes
-
Wingnut Films December 8, 1989 (still in use) 33 years Yes
-
Dog Eat Dog Films December 20, 1989 (still in use) 33 years Yes
1
20th Century Fox November 8, 1935 May 23, 1968 32 years No
2
Suomi-Filmi 1941? 1973? 32 years Yes
-
Gemini Studios September 20, 1942 April 11, 1975 32 years Yes
1
Rai 1954 1986 32 years Yes
1
Telewizja Szczecin 1960 1992 32 years Yes
1
United Producers January 21, 1963 1995? 32 years No
17
Toho Co., Ltd. 1965 1997 32 years Yes
4
WGBH January 5, 1977 2009 32 years Yes
-
Ronin Films 1989 (still in use) 32 years No
-
TOR October 15, 1990? (still in use) 32 years No
1
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution November 10, 1953 December 14, 1984 31 years Yes
2
DEFA 1961 1992? 31 years No
-
Chesler/Perlmutter Productions April 2, 1991 (still in use) 31 years Yes
-
Studio Ghibli July 20, 1991 (still in use) 31 years No
-
The Jon Blair Film Company August 2, 1991 (still in use) 31 years No
-
Corona Films S.A. 1956 1986 30 years Yes
1
Nippon Herald Films 1960 1990 30 years No
-
HandMade Films August 17, 1979 December 4, 2009 30 years No
6
Dick Clark Productions 1989 April 7, 2019 30 years Yes
1
20th Television July 1992 (still in use) 30 years Yes
-
Strand Releasing August 21, 1992 (still in use) 30 years No
-
Sony Pictures Classics September 25, 1992 (still in use) 30 years No
1
American Zoetrope November 13, 1992 (still in use) 30 years No

25-30 years

Logo # Logo image Company name Debut date Date retired Lifespan Updated?
2
RKO Radio Pictures July 30, 1929 March 13, 1959 29 years No
1
CIFESA 1932 1961? 29 years Yes
1
Lenfilm 1936 1965 29 years Yes
8
Shochiku 1951 1980 29 years No
9
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios September 6, 1957 July 10, 1987 29 years Yes
1
The Wolper Organization 1961 1990 29 years No
-
Nasir Husain Films 1963 May 22, 1992 29 years No
1
Mulberry Square Productions October 17, 1974 March 26, 2004 29 years Yes
2
Amblin Entertainment June 7, 1985 August 8, 2014 29 years No
2
Trinity Broadcasting Network 1987 2016 29 years Yes
-
Wolf Films September 21, 1989 May 16, 2019 29 years Yes
1
One Hoe Productions September 14, 1992 February 19, 2022 29 years Yes
-
Boje Buck Filmproduktion 1992 (still in use) 29 years No
3
Mk2 Films 1992 (still in use) 29 years No
-
Moonstone Entertainment 1992 (still in use) 29 years No
2
Paramount Digital Entertainment 1992 (still in use) 29 years Yes
4
Roadshow Films 1992 (still in use) 29 years No
2
Something Weird Video 1992 (still in use) 29 years No
1
Hardcash Productions February 15, 1993 (still in use) 29 years No
5
Bloomington Educational Cable Television March 6, 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
-
Ixtlan Films May 16, 1993 (still in use) 29 years No
3
Roadshow Entertainment June 10, 1993 (still in use) 29 years No
6
Columbia Pictures June 13, 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
-
Bob & Alice Productions August 20, 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
-
Ten Thirteen Productions September 10, 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
-
Illuminated Film Company September 11, 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
18
Toho Co., Ltd. 1993 (still in use) 29 years Yes
1
RTL Television January 23, 1955 January 1, 1984 28 years No
1
Teledis December 14, 1938 1966 28 years No
-
Qazi Films December 16, 1966? November 10, 1995 28 years No
2
Rapi Films 1972 2000 28 years No
1
Tobis Entertainment 1972 2000 28 years Yes
3
Prakash Mehra Productions May 11, 1973 June 29, 2001 28 years No
6
MGM Television September 29, 1984 2012 28 years Yes
3
Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. June 4, 1987 July 9, 2015 28 years Yes
-
Buena Vista International 1993 December 22, 2021 28 years No
-
Larry Levinson Productions February 11, 1994 (still in use) 28 years Yes
-
Jersey Films February 18, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
1
Bandai Games March 20, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
2
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks May 13, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
3
Lightstorm Entertainment July 15, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
2
Castle Rock Entertainment September 10, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
2
Nash Entertainment October 5, 1994 (still in use) 28 years Yes
2
Icon Productions December 16, 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
3
AnimEigo 1994 (still in use) 28 years No
1
King Records 1994? (still in use) 28 years No
-
Paul Brownstein Productions 1994 (still in use) 28 years Yes
1
RKO Radio Pictures March 24, 1929 December 21, 1956 27 years Yes
-
Vauhini Studios 1939 1966 27 years No
1
Goel Cine Corporation July 5, 1955 January 1, 1983 27 years No
-
MTM Enterprises September 19, 1970 May 19, 1998 27 years Yes
2
Nine Network Productions 1970 1997 27 years Yes
2
ABC Productions 1974 2001 27 years Yes
-
David Gerber Productions November 2, 1978 January 30, 2006 27 years Yes
-
The Ladd Company September 26, 1980 October 19, 2007 27 years No
-
Castle Hill Productions 1982 2009 27 years No
-
Creative Communication Center 1989 2016 27 years No
-
Dimension Films September 11, 1992 October 11, 2019 27 years No
2
Nuance Productions September 23, 1992 December 18, 2019 27 years Yes
2
Sonic Team February 11, 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
-
1492 Pictures July 14, 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
2
Pixar Animation Studios November 19, 1995 (still in use) 27 years Yes
2
The Rainbow Film Company November 22, 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
-
Grammnet Productions November 30, 1995 (still in use) 27 years Yes
-
Cactus TV 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
-
Keystone Entertainment 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
2
MoPo Productions 1995 September 8, 2022 27 years No
1
Walt Disney Records 1995 (still in use) 27 years No
3
Paramount Pictures January 22, 1927 November 28, 1953 26 years Yes
-
Pars Film 1950 1976 26 years No
-
Universal Pictures June 26, 1963 May 18, 1990 26 years Yes
2
Kazakhfilm 1966
November 7, 2008
May 16, 1983
November 1, 2018
26 years No
-
Crown International Pictures September 22, 1971 1997? 26 years Yes
2
Orion Pictures July 4, 1979
October 4, 2013
March 19, 1997
(still in use)
26 years Yes
2
The Wolper Organization 1990 2016 26 years No
3
HBO Entertainment April 19, 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
2
Time Magnetics August 2, 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
-
Mandalay Pictures August 16, 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
4
Naughty Dog September 9, 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
-
Hartbreak Films September 27, 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
-
Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions September 28, 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
5
RKO Pictures October 19, 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
-
Phoenix Pictures November 15, 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
-
Arika November 30, 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
-
Grindhouse Releasing 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
3
Cass Film Entertainment Group 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
-
Ricochet 1996 (still in use) 26 years No
2
Weston Woods 1996 (still in use) 26 years Yes
3
The Kaufman Company 1996? (still in use) 26 years Yes
3
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios September 1, 1928 October 13, 1953 25 years No
2
Coronet Films 1941 1966 25 years Yes
9
Soyuzmultfilm June 14, 1969 June 24, 1994 25 years Yes
5
China Film Group Corporation 1980 2005? 25 years No
4
Michael Jacobs Productions October 2, 1991 January 20, 2017 25 years Yes
1
Worldwide Pants Incorporated August 20, 1993 October 3, 2019 25 years Yes
-
Cartoon Network Productions December 5, 1993 January 21, 2019 25 years No
5
20th Century Fox Television April 28, 1995 December 22, 2020 25 years Yes
-
Imagine Entertainment June 28, 1996 October 21, 2021 25 years No
-
Mind's Eye Entertainment March 11, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
-
Jerry Bruckheimer Films June 6, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
-
Ghibli ga Ippai Collection June 27, 1997 (still in use) 25 years Yes
-
The Levinson/Fontana Company July 12, 1997 (still in use) 25 years Yes
3
Sammy September 12, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
3
Chuck Lorre Productions September 24, 1997 (still in use) 25 years Yes
-
DreamWorks Pictures September 26, 1997 (still in use) 25 years Yes
6
BBC Productions October 4, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
-
Mutual Film Company November 14, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
2
Özen Film November 28, 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
4
Sony Music Japan 1997 (still in use) 25 years Yes
7
United King Video 1997 (still in use) 25 years No
-
Government of Canada January 19, 1998 (still in use) 25 years No
-
Deep Silver Volition March 19, 1998 (still in use) 25 years Yes
3
Alexander Maslyakov i Kompaniya March 29, 1998 (still in use) 25 years Yes
3
Darren Star Productions June 6, 1998 (still in use) 25 years Yes
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