AzTV

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.

Contents

1st Logo (1968-1991)	2nd Logo (1991-1996)	3rd Logo (1996-2003; 2016)	4th Logo (2003-2006)	5th Logo (2006-2009)


6th Logo (2009-2011)	7th Logo (2011-2013)	8th Logo (2013-2019)	9th Logo (2019-2022)	10th Logo (2022-)

1st Logo (1968-1991)

Logo: Against a blue background, there is a yellow circle placed on the bottom-half center of the screen. Surrounding it is a white circle with two rings bulging out towards the center. In front of that is a red TV tower and at the bottom of the screen is "АЗӘРБАЈҸАН ТЕЛЕВИЗИЈАСЫ", each placed on opposite sides of the tower.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

2nd Logo (1991-1996)

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.

3rd Logo (1996-2003; 2016)

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.

4th Logo (2003-2006)

Logo: Set in a room with various images and a green floor, we see what appears to be a gold globe with a teal light atop. In front of it is the transparent company logo, which slowly turns to the left whilst the camera pans to the right side of the room. The logo disappears and the company logo zooms in along with AZƏRBAYCAN TELEVİZİYASI in teal zooming out below.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A calm piano tune.

5th Logo (2006-2009)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

6th Logo (2009-2011)

Logo: This logo had various different idents, all revolving around a computer-generated Azerbaijani building being built in detail:

Akhundov Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre: Unknown.
Ateshgah: The logo is set against a blue background with light blue and white rectangles and squares moving horizontally. Once the building is complete, the top and bottom parts of the screen fade to light gray "ATƏŞGAH" zooms in at the top with the company name zooming in at the bottom.
Heydər Əliyev Sarayi: This ident is set over a duller shade of blue and the company name persists at the bottom as with the URL below. The landmark name does not zoom in above but is visible on the building.
Mardakan Castle: Unknown.
Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Architecture: Unknown.
Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory: Just like with Atǝşgah, the ident is set on a blue background with light blue and white rectangles and the top and bottom fading to light gray in the finished product. The text "Şamaxı Astrofizika Rəsədxanası" also zooms in in their respective spaces, albeit the landmark name is not stylized in caps.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

7th Logo (2011-2013)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A futuristic-sounding reverbed synth theme.

8th Logo (2013-2019)

Logo: We see three closeup shots of the AzTV logo, which is placed in front of a shaped silver plate with a stylized rim. Amongst the logo is a red lens flare shining on the logo, as well as a vast range of Azerbaijani words and red, green and blue ribbons flying, waving and wrapping around it. After the third shot, the logo flies from the left and places itself in the center, with the aforementioned ribbons wrapping around the logo and flying offscreen and the Azerbaijani flag (without the star and crescent) flying from behind to the bottom front before disappearing. The company name fades in below.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

9th Logo (2019-2022)

Logo: Unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.

10th Logo (2022-)

Logo: Against a shiny dark gray, background, four layered chevrons (one teal and the other three blue slide on opposite directions, forming a diamond-shaped hole. Then, unknown.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Unknown.