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Background

Dragonfly Film and Television Productions (formerly Firefly Film and Television Productions) is a television production company that was founded in 2004 by Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple. It was sold off to Shine Group in 2006 as part of a deal that saw Shine Ltd. acquire Princess Productions and Kudos Film and Television.

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1st Logo (2004-2013)	2nd Logo (2013-2020)	3rd Logo (2020-)

1st Logo (2004-2013)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a yellow/orange light. Streaks emit from the left, and form the text reading either FIREFLY" (2004-2009) or "DRAGONFLY" (2009-2013) on the right side of the light.

Byline:

2007-2014: "SHINE GROUP" with said company's logo on the left. It is also animated.

Variants:

Sometimes, the logo is still.
Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
When Firefly became Dragonfly in 2009, the logo was given an enhanced look.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the end theme of the show.

Availability: The Firefly version is kept on Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment, and it was also seen on To Kill a Burglar: The Tony Martin Story, The Thieving Headmistress, the Extraordinary People documentary The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes and the documentary series Life or Death. The Dragonfly version was seen on One Born Every Minute, The Hotel and Bear Grylls Wild Weekends.

2nd Logo (2013-2020)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the white text "DRAGONFLY". Streaks appear, and then a colored dragonfly forms from the text.

Bylines:

2013-2015: The same byline from the previous logo.
2015-2016: "ENDEMOLSHINEGROUP" (in the same font as the 2014 Endemol Shine logo).
2016-2020: "EndemolShineGroup" (in the same font as the 2016 Endemol Shine logo).

Variants:

Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
Sometimes, the logo is still.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: None or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Ambulance, later episodes of The Hotel and One Born Every Minute and Surgeons at the End of Life.

3rd Logo (2020-)

Visuals: On a black background, there is the word "Dragonfly" wiping in, starting off in red, then to orange, then to yellow and then fading to white. The Banijay logo animates, and the byline "We are Banijay" appears below.

Variants:

In its early days, the Banijay logo was larger, and a line separated the two logos.
Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
A still version exists.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: None or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Surgeons at the End of Life, as well as Bradford on Duty, and current episodes of Ambulance.

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 ===Background===
-'''Dragonfly Film and Television Productions''' (formerly '''Firefly Film and Television Productions''') was a television production company that was founded in 2004 by Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple. It was sold off to Shine Group in 2006 as part of a deal that saw Shine Ltd. to acquire [[Princess Productions]] and [[Kudos Film and Television]].
+'''Dragonfly Film and Television Productions''' (formerly '''Firefly Film and Television Productions''') is a television production company that was founded in 2004 by Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple. It was sold off to [[Shine Group]] in 2006 as part of a deal that saw Shine Ltd. acquire [[Princess Productions]] and [[Kudos Film and Television]].
+{{ImageTOC
+|FireflyBBCThievingHeadmistress.png|1st Logo (2004-2013)
+|DragonflyChannel4TheHotel.png|2nd Logo (2013-2020)
+|Dragonfly (2023) (From - Forced Out).png|3rd Logo (2020-)
+}}
 ===1st Logo (2004-2013)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
 FireflyBBCThievingHeadmistress.png
 FireflyFiveTheBoyWhoSeesWithoutEyes.png
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 DragonflyBGVChannel4BearGryllsWildWeekends.png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|#ffff00|yellow}}/{{color|orange}} light. Streaks emit from the left, and form the text reading either {{color|gold|FIREFLY}}" (2004-2009) or "DRAGONFLY" (2009-2013) on the right side of the light.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a yellow/orange light. Streaks emit from the left, and form the text reading either {{color|gold|FIREFLY}}" (2004-2009) or "DRAGONFLY" (2009-2013) on the right side of the light.
-'''Bylines:'''
-*2004-2007: None.
+'''Byline:'''
-*2007-2014: "'''SHINE GROUP'''" with said company's logo on the left. It is also animated.
+* 2007-2014: "'''SHINE GROUP'''" with said company's logo on the left. It is also animated.
 '''Variants:'''
-*Sometimes, the logo is still.
+* Sometimes, the logo is still.
-*Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
+* Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
-*When Firefly became Dragonfly in 2009, it was given an enhanced look.
+* When Firefly became Dragonfly in 2009, the logo was given an enhanced look.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The light moving.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' None or the end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. The Firefly version is kept on ''Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment'', and it was also seen on ''To Kill a Burglar: The Tony Martin Story'', ''The Thieving Headmistress'', the ''Extraordinary People'' documentary ''The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes'' and the documentary series ''Life or Death''. The Dragonfly version was seen on ''One Born Every Minute'', ''The Hotel'' and ''Bear Grylls Wild Weekends''.
+'''Availability:'''  The Firefly version is kept on ''Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment'', and it was also seen on ''To Kill a Burglar: The Tony Martin Story'', ''The Thieving Headmistress'', the ''Extraordinary People'' documentary ''The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes'' and the documentary series ''Life or Death''. The Dragonfly version was seen on ''One Born Every Minute'', ''The Hotel'' and ''Bear Grylls Wild Weekends''.
 ===2nd Logo (2013-2020)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
 DragonflyChannel4TheHotel.png
 DragonflyChannel4OneBornEveryMinute2015.png
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 DragonflyBBCSurgeons.png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the white text "'''DRAGONFLY'''". Streaks appear, and then a colored dragonfly forms from the text.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the white text "'''DRAGONFLY'''". Streaks appear, and then a colored dragonfly forms from the text.
 '''Bylines:'''
-* 2013-2015: The same byline was seen like the previous logo.
+* 2013-2015: The same byline from the previous logo.
-* 2015-2016: "'''ENDEMOLSHINEGROUP'''" (in the same font as the Endemol Shine logo).
+* 2015-2016: "'''ENDEMOLSHINEGROUP'''" (in the same font as the 2014 Endemol Shine logo).
-* 2016-2020: "'''EndemolShineGroup'''" (in the same font as the Endemol Shine logo).
+* 2016-2020: "'''EndemolShineGroup'''" (in the same font as the 2016 Endemol Shine logo).
 '''Variants:'''
-*Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
+* Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
-*Sometimes, the logo is still.
+* Sometimes, the logo is still.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The streaks moving.
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' None or the end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Ambulance'', later episodes of ''The Hotel'' and ''One Born Every Minute'' and ''Surgeons at the End of Life''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Ambulance'', later episodes of ''The Hotel'' and ''One Born Every Minute'' and ''Surgeons at the End of Life''.
+===3rd Logo (2020-)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
-===3rd Logo (2020- )===
+Dragonfly (2023) (From - Forced Out).png
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 DragonflyDiscovery+Anni.png
 DragonflyBBCAmbulance2021.png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the word "Dragonfly", wiping in, starting off in {{color|#ff0000|red}}, then to {{color|#ffa500|orange}}, then to {{color|#ffff00|yellow}} and then fades to white. The Banijay logo animates, but the text reads "We are Banijay".
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the word "Dragonfly" wiping in, starting off in red, then to orange, then to yellow and then fading to white. The [[Banijay]] logo animates, and the byline "{{color|hotpink|We are Banijay}}" appears below.
 '''Variants:'''
-*In its early days, the Banijay logo was larger, and a line separated the two logos.
+* In its early days, the Banijay logo was larger, and a line separated the two logos.
-*Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
+* Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
-*A still version exists.
+* A still version exists.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The wiping of the logo.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' None or the end theme of the show.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''Surgeons at the End of Life'', as well as ''Bradford on Duty'', and current episodes of ''Ambulance''.
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 [[Category:Television logos]]
 [[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:British television logos]]
+[[Category:Shine Group]]
 [[Category:Endemol Shine Group]]
-[[Category:Banijay Group]]
+[[Category:Banijay Entertainment]]
+[[Category:Logos that vary depending on the source]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]