AzTV

Credits

Descriptions by
MBTA06 Productions

Compiled by
MBTA06 Productions

Video captures courtesy of
Mister Suitcase, Lê Quang Vinh

Background

Azerbaijan Television, or AzTV (formerly Baku Television Studio), is the national television channel of Azerbaijan, headquartered in Baku. The channel was founded in the Azerbaijan SSR on February 1956.

1st Logo (1992-1998)

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Logo: A small white 8-pointed star moves from the top right corner to the center of the screen, blinking as it does so. A white crescent appears on the left side of the star, then the colors of the Azerbaijani flag (blue, red and green in that order) wipe in from the left, leaving a gap between each bar and forming an upward fold on the right side of the crescent and star. Once the flag is formed, the star stops flashing and a TV tower rises on the left. Then, "AzTV" in gold zooms out from the left, placing itself underneath the right side of the flag.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth fanfare.

Availability: Extinct.

2nd Logo (1998-2003; 2016)

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Logo: We see a light blue cloth waving in front of a red cloth. The camera zooms out to reveal a green cloth behind the red cloth as the blue one flies away to the left. The red cloth continues to wave before it flies to the right and a white background is revealed behind the green cloth. The green cloth flies away to the left whilst simultaneously fading out to reveal the station's logo in gold and "AZƏRBAYCAN TELEVIZIYASI" below the logo. A ribbon in the colors of the Azerbaijani flag flies around the logo from the left before settling itself below the text, while the URL fades in at the bottom.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: An uplifting piano tune.

Availability: Extinct.

3rd Logo (2003-2006)

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Logo: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

4th Logo (2006-2009)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

5th Logo (2009-2011)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

6th Logo (2011-2013)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

7th Logo (2013-2019)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

8th Logo (2019-2022)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Extinct.

9th Logo (2022-)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

Availability: Current.