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Background

Polsat (formerly called Pol Sat) is a commercial television channel in Poland, which was the first in the country received a license to broadcast nationwide. Broadcasting began on Dec. 5 of 1992. Currently, the channel is owned by Grupa Polsat Plus (after merging with the Polish telecommunications company, Plus) and it's the 2nd most watched channel in the country, between TVP1 and TVN.

1st Logo (December 1-2nd/December 5th, 1992-1994)

Nicknames: "The S Ribbons", "Horizon"

Logo: On a starfield with blue nebulas and zooming patches of stars, a large planetoid rises up in the lower right corner, covered in a white blot of light along with a dark patch of blue and red spots. As it rotates and stops rising, the edge of the planet glows white rather brightly, causing the planet to darken until it completely disappears, leaving the horizon as a white ribbon of light and the starfield stops moving. It then morphs and moves to the top of the screen, just off-center as the glow dissipates into a pair of blue ribbons, contorted into a "S" shape. It rotates around counterclockwise once and then "POL" in a blue, elongated NFL Steelers font zooms out and places itself at a diagonal angle below the logo. "SAT", in a cyan, normal NFL Steelers font, fades in and then the "T" spawns a bright ping, causing the screen to briefly flash white.

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For the closedown variant, the logo plays in reverse and as the "S" logo morphs back into the horizon, the text "See you tonight" and "bye, bye" appear in white in the top left and bottom right corners of the screen respectively. The logo fades out as the globe sinks out of frame.
For the break bumpers, the ribbon shape is seen in the middle of the screen, remaining stationary as a duplicate rotates around once (which, for some reason, has an animation error where it stops earlier after the music changes) as the silver text "REKLAMA" fades in, which also has hints of a multi-colored shimmer around the edges. The end of the break bumper either plays the bumper again normally or in reverse.
Before launch, the logo was shown in the background as technical and legal information scrolled up in front of it. Compared to the used version, the logo had a 2D look, the "S" was blue with a cyan gradient going down the middle, and the "L" was conjoined to the logo.

FX/SFX: The planet, the logo forming, the rotating.

Music/Sounds: A ominous-sounding sounder plays at first, followed by a dramatic orchestral fanfare. Later on, this was remixed with added grunge backup tracks and a whoosh at the end. The break-bumpers use a truncated version of either the end of the theme (early 1992) or a different ominous sounder (1992-1994).

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: A rather bland logo to say the least, though the dark look of it and the sudden orchestral fanfare may surprise a few.

2nd Logo (1994)

Nicknames: "The Pink Slab", "Satellite"

Logo: On a much plainer space background, a golden TV satellite, with black solar panels and white dishes, comes in from the right and the camera comes up close to it, rotating around to the back as it does. As the camera moves over it, a pink-colored marble slab moves down and then the dark blue text "POLSAT" lined with gold, then appears and twirls around to the plate, resting on it as the camera settles into a tilted angle. It also has a glossy look to it.

FX/SFX: The camera moving, the logo forming. There was also a closedown variant which had the logo reversed.

Music/Sounds: Either an different ominous synth tune ending with a high-pitched 7-note synth tune, or an Arabic-esque theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: This was possibly a placeholder for the next logo, considering its uninteresting design and short lifespan. The music also doesn't fit the logos in question.

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 === Background ===
-'''Polsat''' is a commercial television channel, which was the first in the country received a license to broadcast nationwide. Broadcasting began on Dec. 5 of 1992. Currently the channel is owned by the Polsat Group and it's the 2nd most watched channel in the country, between [[TVP1 (Poland)|TVP1]] and TVN.
+'''Polsat''' (formerly called Pol Sat) is a commercial television channel in Poland, which was the first in the country received a license to broadcast nationwide. Broadcasting began on Dec. 5 of 1992. Currently, the channel is owned by Grupa Polsat Plus (after merging with the Polish telecommunications company, Plus) and it's the 2nd most watched channel in the country, between [[TVP1 (Poland)|TVP1]] and TVN.
-=== 1st Logo (1992-1994) ===
+=== 1st Logo (December 1-2nd/December 5th, 1992-1994) ===
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-Nicknames: "Blue S of Doom", "Early Polsat"
+Nicknames: "The S Ribbons", "Horizon"
-'''Logo''': Set against a blue starfield, a model of the Earth appear on the bottom-right corner and darkens while a white light appears behind. The Earth dissapears and the light goes to the center while transforming into a "S" made of blue ribbons. It spins and "POL" in blue, zooms out at the left of it. The cyan-like "SAT" appears below and a star flashes at the right side of it.
+'''Logo''': On a starfield with blue nebulas and zooming patches of stars, a large planetoid rises up in the lower right corner, covered in a white blot of light along with a dark patch of blue and red spots. As it rotates and stops rising, the edge of the planet glows white rather brightly, causing the planet to darken until it completely disappears, leaving the horizon as a white ribbon of light and the starfield stops moving. It then morphs and moves to the top of the screen, just off-center as the glow dissipates into a pair of blue ribbons, contorted into a "S" shape. It rotates around counterclockwise once and then "POL" in a blue, elongated NFL Steelers font zooms out and places itself at a diagonal angle below the logo. "SAT", in a cyan, normal NFL Steelers font, fades in and then the "T" spawns a bright ping, causing the screen to briefly flash white.
+'''Variants''':
-'''FX/SFX''': The Earth, the light transforming into the S, the S spinning, POL zooming and the star flashing.
+* For the closedown variant, the logo plays in reverse and as the "S" logo morphs back into the horizon, the text "See you tonight" and "bye, bye" appear in white in the top left and bottom right corners of the screen respectively. The logo fades out as the globe sinks out of frame.
+* For the break bumpers, the ribbon shape is seen in the middle of the screen, remaining stationary as a duplicate rotates around once (which, for some reason, has an animation error where it stops earlier after the music changes) as the silver text "REKLAMA" fades in, which also has hints of a multi-colored shimmer around the edges. The end of the break bumper either plays the bumper again normally or in reverse.
+* Before launch, the logo was shown in the background as technical and legal information scrolled up in front of it. Compared to the used version, the logo had a 2D look, the "S" was blue with a cyan gradient going down the middle, and the "L" was conjoined to the logo.
+'''FX/SFX''': The planet, the logo forming, the rotating.
-'''Music/Sounds''': An ominous synth pad is heard, followed by a hit. Then a 5-note dramatic fanfare plays.
+'''Music/Sounds''': A ominous-sounding sounder plays at first, followed by a dramatic orchestral fanfare. Later on, this was remixed with added grunge backup tracks and a whoosh at the end. The break-bumpers use a truncated version of either the end of the theme (early 1992) or a different ominous sounder (1992-1994).
 '''Availability''': Extinct.
+'''Editor's Note''': A rather bland logo to say the least, though the dark look of it and the sudden orchestral fanfare may surprise a few.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
 === 2nd Logo (1994) ===
-'''Nicknames''': TBA.
+'''Nicknames''': "The Pink Slab", "Satellite"
+'''Logo''': On a much plainer space background, a golden TV satellite, with black solar panels and white dishes, comes in from the right and the camera comes up close to it, rotating around to the back as it does. As the camera moves over it, a pink-colored marble slab moves down and then the dark blue text "POLSAT" lined with gold, then appears and twirls around to the plate, resting on it as the camera settles into a tilted angle. It also has a glossy look to it.
-'''Logo''': TBA.
+'''FX/SFX''': The camera moving, the logo forming.  There was also a closedown variant which had the logo reversed.
-'''FX/SFX''': TBA.
+'''Music/Sounds''': Either an different ominous synth tune ending with a high-pitched 7-note synth tune, or an Arabic-esque theme.
-'''Music/Sounds''': TBA.
-'''Availability''': TBA.
+'''Availability''': Extinct.
+'''Editor's Note''': This was possibly a placeholder for the next logo, considering its uninteresting design and short lifespan. The music also doesn't fit the logos in question.
-'''Editor's Note''': TBA.