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Background

Cactus TV is a British television production company that was formed in 1994 by Amanda and Simon Ross. It was originally part of Chrysalis TV Group (later All3Media), but it was split off in 2012 and became independent.

Logo (October 25, 1995-)

Visuals: Superimposed in the credits, or on a black or white background, there is an image of a cactus plant repeated several times. In front of it is the word "cactus" in an Eurostile font.

Variants:

Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 1988 and 1997 BBC and 1999 Carlton logos).
From 1995 to 1999, the byline "A Chrysalis Company" is shown below the logo.
From 1999 to 2001, the background is a wallpaper of Chrysalis logos, and the Chrysalis logo is shown below the logo.
From 2001 to 2002, the Chrysalis Entertainment logo is shown below the logo.
From 2002 to 2004, the Chrysalis TV Group logo is shown below the logo.
From 2004 to 2012, the All3Media logo is shown on the bottom right of the logo.
Since 2012, the logo is bylineless.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on shows produced by Cactus TV, like Incognito, Sports Anorak of the Year, Off the Wall, Upshot, Richard & Judy, King of the Castle, It's Anybody Guess, The Crime Thriller Awards, Between the Covers, Garraway's Good Stuff and Saturday Kitchen, among others.

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 ===Background===
-Cactus TV was a British television production company that was formed in 1994 by Amanda and Simon Ross. It was originally part of Chrysalis TV Group (later [[All3Media (UK)|All3Media]]), but it was split off in 2012 to become an independent production company.
+'''Cactus TV''' is a British television production company that was formed in 1994 by Amanda and Simon Ross. It was originally part of [[Chrysalis Television|Chrysalis TV Group]] (later [[All3Media]]), but it was split off in 2012 and became independent.
-===(1995- )===
+===Logo (October 25, 1995-)===
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+Cactus TV (2001) (From - 17th November 2001 Carlton airing of Cliff Richard The Hits I Missed).png
+Cactus TV and BBC (1995) (From - Incognito).png
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+CactusTV6.png
+Cactus.webp
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-'''Logo:''' Superimposed in the credits, or on a black or white background, we see an image of a cactus plant that was repeated several times. Behind it was the word "cactus" in an Eurostile font.
+'''Visuals:''' Superimposed in the credits, or on a black or white background, there is an image of a cactus plant repeated several times. In front of it is the word "cactus" in an Eurostile font.
 '''Variants:'''
-*Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
+* Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 1988 and 1997 [[BBC Productions|BBC]] and 1999 [[Carlton Productions|Carlton]] logos).
-*From 1995 to 1999, a byline "A Chrysalis Company" is shown below the logo.
+* From 1995 to 1999, the byline "A Chrysalis Company" is shown below the logo.
-*From 1999 to 2001, the background is a wallpaper of Chrysalis logos, with the Chrysalis logo is shown below the logo.
+* From 1999 to 2001, the background is a wallpaper of Chrysalis logos, and the Chrysalis logo is shown below the logo.
-*From 2001 to 2002, the Chrysalis Entertainment logo is shown below the logo.
+* From 2001 to 2002, the [[Chrysalis Entertainment]] logo is shown below the logo.
-*From 2002 to 2004, the Chrysalis TV Group logo is shown below the logo.
+* From 2002 to 2004, the Chrysalis TV Group logo is shown below the logo.
-*From 2004 to 2012, the All3Media logo is shown on the bottom right of the logo.
+* From 2004 to 2012, the All3Media logo is shown on the bottom right of the logo.
-*Since 2012, the logo has been rendered bylineless, due to Cactus TV becoming an independent production company.
+* Since 2012, the logo is bylineless.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on Cactus shows, like ''Incognito'', ''Sports Anorak of the Year'', ''Off the Wall'', ''Upshot'', ''Richard & Judy'', ''King of the Castle'', ''It's Anybody Guess'', ''The Crime Thriller Awards'', ''Between the Covers'' and ''Saturday Kitchen''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on shows produced by Cactus TV, like ''Incognito'', ''Sports Anorak of the Year'', ''Off the Wall'', ''Upshot'', ''Richard & Judy'', ''King of the Castle'', ''It's Anybody Guess'', ''The Crime Thriller Awards'', ''Between the Covers'', ''Garraway's Good Stuff'' and ''Saturday Kitchen'', among others.
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:British logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:British television logos]]