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EBU currently encompasses 75 television broadcasting organizations from 56 European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries, along with 61 European, African, American, Asian, and Oceanian countries.
EBU currently encompasses 75 television broadcasting organizations from 56 European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries, along with 61 European, African, American, Asian, and Oceanian countries.


{{ImageTOC
===1st Logo (June 6, 1954-1996)===
|Eurovision (SRG) (1965).png|1st Logo (June 6, 1954-May 18, 1996)
|Eurovision (1997) (Credit - SvenskTV).png|2nd Logo (April 30, 1994-March 12, 2011)
|EUROVISION INTRO (2012).png|3nd Logo (May 22, 2012-)
}}

===1st Logo (June 6, 1954-May 18, 1996)===
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<tabber>
Images=
Images=
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Australia=
Australia=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (TCN 9) (1986).png|TCN 9
Eurovision (TCN 9) (1986).png|[[Nine Network|TCN 9]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
{{!}}-{{!}}
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (ORF) (1963).png|[[ORF]] (v1)
Eurovision (ORF) (1963).png|[[ORF]] (v1)
Eurovision (ORF) (1967).png|[[ORF]] (v2)
Eurovision (ORF) (1964).png|[[ORF]] (v2, Innsbruck 1964)
Eurovision (ORF) (1969).png|[[ORF]] (v3)
Eurovision (ORF) (1967).png|[[ORF]] (v3)
Eurovision (ORF) (1971).png|[[ORF]] (v4)
Eurovision (ORF) (1969).png|[[ORF]] (v4)
Eurovision (ORF) (1974).png|[[ORF]] (v5)
Eurovision (ORF) (1971).png|[[ORF]] (v5)
Eurovision (ORF) (1985).png|[[ORF]] (v6)
Eurovision (ORF) (1974).png|[[ORF]] (v6)
Eurovision (ORF) (1985).png|[[ORF]] (v7)
Eurovision (ORF) (1987).png|[[ORF]] (v7)
Eurovision (ORF) (1987).png|[[ORF]] (v7)
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Eurovision (BRT) (1975).png|[[RTBF1|RTB]] (v2)
Eurovision (BRT) (1975).png|[[RTBF1|RTB]] (v2)
Eurovision (RTB) (1977).png|[[RTBF1|RTB]] (v3)
Eurovision (RTB) (1977).png|[[RTBF1|RTB]] (v3)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1981).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v4)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1980).png|[[RTBF1|RTB]] (v1)
Eurovision (RTFB1) (1984).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v5)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1981).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v2)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1987).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v6)
Eurovision (RTFB1) (1984).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v3)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1989).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v7)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1987).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v4)
Eurovision (RTBF) (1989).png|[[RTBF1|RTBF]] (v5)
Eurovision (BRT TVTWEE) (1992).png|[[Canvas|TVTWEE]]
Eurovision (BRT TVTWEE) (1992).png|[[Canvas|TVTWEE]]
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
Bosnia and Herzegovina=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (TVBiH) (1993).png|TVBiH
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
{{!}}-{{!}}
Denmark=
Denmark=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (DR) (1960s).png|DR (v1)
Eurovision (DR) (Early 1960s).png|DR (v1)
Eurovision (DR) (1984).png|DR (v2)
Eurovision (DR) (1960s).png|DR (v2)
Eurovision (DR) (Early 1980s).png|DR (v3)
Eurovision (DR) (1984).png|DR (v3)
Eurovision (DR) (Early 1980s).png|DR (v4)
Eurovision (Tivoli) (1964).png|Tivoli
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
{{!}}-{{!}}
Finland=
Finland=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (Yle) (1990).png|[[Yle]]
Eurovision (YLE) (1983).png|[[Yle]]
Eurovision (Yle) (1990).png|[[Yle]] (v2)
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
{{!}}-{{!}}
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Eurovision (ORTF) (1971).png|[[Première chaîne de l'ORTF|ORTF]] (v7)
Eurovision (ORTF) (1971).png|[[Première chaîne de l'ORTF|ORTF]] (v7)
Eurovision (ORTF) (1974).png|[[Première chaîne de l'ORTF|ORTF]] (v8)
Eurovision (ORTF) (1974).png|[[Première chaîne de l'ORTF|ORTF]] (v8)
Eurovision (TF1) (1975).png|[[TF1]] (v2)
Eurovision (TF1) (1975).png|[[TF1]] (v1)
Eurovision (TF1) (1979).png|[[TF1]] (v2)
Eurovision (TF1) (1984).png|[[TF1]] (v3)
Eurovision (TF1) (1984).png|[[TF1]] (v3)
Eurovision (TF1) (1986).png|[[TF1]] (v4)
Eurovision (TF1) (1986).png|[[TF1]] (v4)
Eurovision (TF1) (1994).png|TF1 (v5)
Eurovision (TF1) (1994).png|[[TF1]] (v5)
Eurovision (Antenne 2) (1976).png|[[Antenne 2]] (v1)
Eurovision (Antenne 2) (1976).png|[[Antenne 2]] (v1)
Eurovision (Antenne 2) (1978).png|[[Antenne 2]] (v2)
Eurovision (Antenne 2) (1978).png|[[Antenne 2]] (v2)
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Eurovision (FR3) (1984).png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v1)
Eurovision (FR3) (1984).png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v1)
Eurovision (FR3) 1988).png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v2)
Eurovision (FR3) 1988).png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v2)
Eurovision (FR3) (1988) 2.png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v3)
Eurovision (FR3) (1988).png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v3)
Eurovision (FR3) (1988) 2.png|[[France 3|FR3]] (v4)
Eurovision (Canal Plus) (1985).png|[[Canal+]]
Eurovision (Canal Plus) (1985).png|[[Canal+]]
Eurovision (France 2) (1990s).png|[[France 2]]
Eurovision (France 2) (1990s).png|[[France 2]]
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Germany=
Germany=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
Eurovision (3sat) (1990).png|[[3sat]]
Eurovision (Deutsches Fernsehen) (1957).png|[[ARD|Deutsches Fernsehen]]
Eurovision (Deutsches Fernsehen) (1957).png|[[ARD|Deutsches Fernsehen]]
Eurovision (ARD) (1966).png|[[ARD]] (v1)
Eurovision (ARD) (1966).png|[[ARD]] (v1)
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Eurovision (ZDF) (1967).png|[[ZDF]] (v1)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1967).png|[[ZDF]] (v1)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1977).png|[[ZDF]] (v2)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1977).png|[[ZDF]] (v2)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1982).png|[[ZDF]] (v3)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1979).png|[[ZDF]] (v3)
Eurovision (ZDF) (1982).png|[[ZDF]] (v4)
Eurovision (SDR) (1970).png|SDR
Eurovision (SDR) (1970).png|SDR
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Greece=
Greece=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (EIR) (late 60s).png|EIR
Eurovision (EIR) (late 60s).png|[[EIR]]
Eurovision (EPT) (1981).png|ERT (v1)
Eurovision (EPT) (1981).png|ERT (v1)
Eurovision (ERT) (1993).png|ERT (v2)
Eurovision (ERT) (1993).png|ERT (v2)
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (MTV) (1993).png|[[MTV]]
Eurovision (MTV) (1993).png|[[MTV]]
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
Ireland=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (RTE) (1971).png|[[RTÉ]] (v1)
Eurovision (RTE) (1981).png|[[RTÉ]] (v2)
Eurovision (RTE v2) (1981).png|[[RTÉ]] (v3)
Eurovision (RTE) (1988).png|[[RTÉ]] (v4)
Eurovision (RTE) (1993).png|[[RTÉ]] (v5)
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
Israel=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (IBA) (1994).png|IBA
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
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Eurovision (Rai) (1977).png|[[Rai]] (v3)
Eurovision (Rai) (1977).png|[[Rai]] (v3)
Eurovision (Rai) (1978).png|[[Rai]] (v4)
Eurovision (Rai) (1978).png|[[Rai]] (v4)
Eurovision (Rai) (1980s).png|[[Rai]] (v5)
Eurovision (Rai) (1986).png|[[Rai]] (v5)
Eurovision (Rai) (1986).png|[[Rai]] (v6)
Eurovision (Rai) (Late 1980s).png|[[Rai]] (v6)
Eurovision (Rai) (Late 1980s).png|[[Rai]] (v7)
Eurovision (Rai) (1987).png|[[Rai]] (v7)
Eurovision (Rai) (1987).png|[[Rai]] (v8)
Eurovision (Rai) (1980s).png|[[Rai]] (v8)
Eurovision (RAI) (1989).png|[[Rai]] (v9)
Eurovision (RAI) (1989).png|[[Rai]] (v9)
Eurovision (Rai) (1990).png|[[Rai]] (v10)
Eurovision (Rai) (1990).png|[[Rai]] (v10)
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
Ireland=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (RTE) (1971).png|[[RTÉ]] (v1)
Eurovision (RTE) (1981).png|[[RTÉ]] (v2)
Eurovision (RTE v2) (1981).png|[[RTÉ]] (v3)
Eurovision (RTE) (1988).png|[[RTÉ]] (v4)
Eurovision (RTE) (1993).png|[[RTÉ]] (v5)
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
{{!}}-{{!}}
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Netherlands=
Netherlands=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
Eurovision (NTS) (1957).png|NTS
Eurovision (NTS) (1957).png|NTS (v1)
Eurovision (NTS) (1966).png|NTS (v2)
Eurovision (NOS) (1970).png|[[NOS]] (v1)
Eurovision (NOS) (1970).png|[[NOS]] (v1)
Eurovision (NOS) (1976).png|[[NOS]] (v2)
Eurovision (NOS) (1976).png|[[NOS]] (v2)
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Eurovision (Veronica Television) (1986) (v2).png|Veronica Television & [[NOS]] (v2)
Eurovision (Veronica Television) (1986) (v2).png|Veronica Television & [[NOS]] (v2)
Eurovision (KRO) (1981).png|[[KRO]]
Eurovision (KRO) (1981).png|[[KRO]]
Eurovision (EO & NOS) (1989).png|[[EO]] & [[NOS]]
Eurovision (NCRV) (1976).png|NCRV
Eurovision (NCRV) (1976).png|NCRV
Eurovision (TROS) (1988).png|TROS
Eurovision (TROS) (1988).png|TROS
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (NRK) (1963).png|NRK (v1)
Eurovision (NRK) (1963).png|NRK (v1)
Eurovision (NRK) (1968).png|NRK (v2)
Eurovision (NRK) (1964).png|NRK (v2)
Eurovision (NRK) (1976).png|NRK (v3)
Eurovision (NRK) (1968).png|NRK (v3)
Eurovision (NRK) (1977).png|NRK (v4)
Eurovision (NRK) (1976).png|NRK (v4)
Eurovision (NRK) (1980).png|NRK (v5)
Eurovision (NRK) (1977).png|NRK (v5)
Eurovision (NRK) (1981).png|NRK (v6)
Eurovision (NRK) (1980).png|NRK (v6)
Eurovision (NRK) (1986).png|NRK (v7)
Eurovision (NRK) (1981).png|NRK (v7)
Eurovision (NRK) (1988).png|NRK (v8)
Eurovision (NRK) (1986).png|NRK (v8)
Eurovision (NRK) (1989).png|NRK (v9)
Eurovision (NRK) (1988).png|NRK (v9)
Eurovision (NRK) (1993).png|NRK (v10)
Eurovision (NRK) (1989).png|NRK (v10)
Eurovision (NRK) (1995).png|NRK (v11)
Eurovision (NRK) (1993-1998).png|NRK (v11)
Eurovision (NRK) (1993).png|NRK (v12)
Eurovision (NRK) (1995).png|NRK (v13)
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Spain=
Spain=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (TVE) (1968).png|[[Television Española|TVE]] (v1)
Eurovision (TVE) (1968).png|[[Televisión Española|TVE]] (v1)
Eurovision (TVE) (1969).png|[[Television Española|TVE]] (v2)
Eurovision (TVE) (1969).png|[[Televisión Española |TVE]] (v2)
Eurovision (RTVE) (1977) 2.png|[[Television Española|RTVE]]
Eurovision (RTVE) (1977) 2.png|[[Televisión Española |RTVE]]
Eurovision (TVE Color) (1969).png|[[Television Española]]
Eurovision (TVE Color) (1969).png|[[Televisión Española]]
Eurovision (RTVE) (1977).png|[[Television Española|RTVE]]
Eurovision (RTVE) (1976).png|[[Televisión Española |RTVE]]
Eurovision (TVE) (1981).png|[[Television Española|TVE]] (v3)
Eurovision (TVE) (1981).png|[[Televisión Española |TVE]] (v3)
Eurovision (TVE) (1982).png|[[Television Española|TVE]] (v4)
Eurovision (TVE) (1982).png|[[Televisión Española |TVE]] (v4)
Eurovision (TVE) (1992).png|[[Television Española|TVE]] (v5)
Eurovision (TVE) (1992).png|[[Televisión Española |TVE]] (v5)
</gallery>
</gallery>
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (BBC) (1960).png|[[BBC TV|BBC]] (v1)
Eurovision (BBC) (1960).png|[[BBC TV|BBC]] (v1)
Eurovision (BBC) (1963).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v2)
Eurovision (BBC) (1961).png|[[BBC TV|BBC]] (v2)
Eurovision (BBC) (1968).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v3)
Eurovision (BBC) (1963).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v3)
Eurovision (BBC) (1976).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v4)
Eurovision (BBC) (1968).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v4)
Eurovision (BBC) (1977).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v5)
Eurovision (BBC) (1972).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v5
Eurovision (BBC) (1982).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v6)
Eurovision (BBC) (1974).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v6)
Eurovision (BBC and ITV (1966).png|[[BBC]] and[[ITV1 IDs|ITV]]
Eurovision (BBC) (1976).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v7)
Eurovision (BBC) (1977).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v8)
Eurovision (BBC) (1982).png|[[BBC One|BBC]] (v9)
Eurovision (BBC and ITV (1966).png|[[BBC]]/[[ITV1|ITV]] (1966 FIFA World Cup)
Eurovision (Channel 4) (1990).png|[[Channel 4]]
Eurovision (ITA) (1965).jpg|ITA
Eurovision (ITA) (1965).jpg|ITA
Eurovision (ITV) (1971).png|[[ITV1 IDs|ITV]] (v1)
Eurovision (ITV) (1971).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v1)
Eurovision (ITV) (1972).png|[[ITV1 IDs|ITV]] (v2)
Eurovision (ITV) (1972).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v2)
Eurovision (ITV) (1977).png|[[ITV1 IDs|ITV]] (v3)
Eurovision (ITV) (1974).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v3)
Eurovision (ITV) (1976).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v4)
Eurovision (ITV) (1977).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v5)
Eurovision (ITV) (1977 v2).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v6)
Eurovision (ITV) (1978).png|[[ITV1 |ITV]] (v7)
Eurovision (STV) (1973).png|[[Scottish Television/STV|STV]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
Eurovision (JRT) (1960s).png|Jugoslavenska Radiotelevizije (v1)
Eurovision (JRT) (1960s).png|Jugoslavenska Radiotelevizije (v1)
Eurovision (JRT) (1978).png|JRT (v2)
Eurovision (JRT) (1970 v1).png|JRT (v2)
Eurovision (JRT) (1979).png|JRT (v3)
Eurovision (JRT) (1970 v2).png|JRT (v3)
Eurovision (JRT) (1981).png|JRT (v4)
Eurovision (JRT) (1978).png|JRT (v4)
Eurovision (JRT) (September 1981).png|JRT (v5)
Eurovision (JRT) (1979).png|JRT (v5)
Eurovision (JRT) (1980s).png|JRT (v6)
Eurovision (JRT) (1981).png|JRT (v6)
Eurovision (JRT) (1984).png|JRT (v7)
Eurovision (JRT) (September 1981).png|JRT (v9)
Eurovision (JRT) (1985).png|JRT (v8)
Eurovision (JRT) (1980s).png|JRT (v8)
Eurovision (JRT) (1988).png|JRT (v9)
Eurovision (JRT) (1984).png|JRT (v9, Sarajevo '84)
Eurovision (JRT) (1990).png|JRT (v10)
Eurovision (JRT) (1985).png|JRT (v10)
Eurovision (JRT) (1992).png|JRT (v11)
Eurovision (JRT) (1988).png|JRT (v11)
Eurovision (JRT) (1990).png|JRT (v12)
Eurovision (JRT) (1970 v3).png|JRT (v13)
Eurovision (JRT) (1992).png|JRT (v14)
</gallery>
</gallery>
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'''Logo:''' Superimposed over a colored background, there is a circle consisting of twelve stars made up of lines (supposedly resembling the 12 stars of the flag of the European Union) with the letters of the word "EUROVISION" put in between the stars. The broadcaster's logo appears at the center.
'''Visuals:''' Superimposed over a colored background, there is a circle consisting of twelve stars made up of lines (supposedly resembling the 12 stars of the flag of the European Union) with the letters of the word "EUROVISION" put in between the stars. The broadcaster's logo appears at the center.


'''Variants:''' The style of the stars and the animation usually differs depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.
'''Variants:''' The style of the stars and the animation usually differs depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.


'''Technique:''' None for the most part. Starting in 1979, scanimate/CGI.
'''Technique:''' A printed card for the most part. Starting in 1979, scanimate/CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral trumpet theme, which is actually "Te Deum" by Charpentier. Each station has its own rendition of the theme.
'''Audio:''' An orchestral trumpet theme, which is actually "Te Deum" by Charpentier. Each station has its own rendition of the theme.


===2nd Logo (April 30, 1994-March 12, 2011)===
'''Availability:''' Extinct.

===2nd Logo (1994-2011)===
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Eurovision (1997) (Credit - SvenskTV).png
Eurovision (1997) (Credit - SvenskTV).png
</gallery>
</gallery>

'''Logo''': The logo starts with a close-up of a sphere in a bird's eye view. The camera zooms over the sphere and into the sphere's surface, revealing a light blue/light grey mist-like background and as it does so, three stylized "V"s (one in each color: dark blue, blue, and light blue) fly in from the bottom left, the top, and the bottom right respectively. Once the "V"s settle into place, a gold ring draws itself around the "V"s. After that, the word "EUROVISION" fades in below the logo. After a few seconds, the Eurovision moves below "EUROVISION" and the broadcaster's logo appears in the middle.
'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with a close-up of a sphere in a bird's eye view. The camera zooms over the sphere and into the sphere's surface, revealing a light blue/light grey mist-like background and as it does so, three stylized "V"s (one in each color: dark blue, blue, and light blue) fly in from the bottom left, the top, and the bottom right respectively. Once the "V"s settle into place, a gold ring draws itself around the "V"s. After that, the word "EUROVISION" fades in below the logo. After a few seconds, the Eurovision moves below "EUROVISION" and the broadcaster's logo appears in the middle.


'''Variants:''' Several different variants of this logo were made, depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.
'''Variants:''' Several different variants of this logo were made, depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.
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'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A reorchestrated version of the previous logo's theme.
'''Audio:''' A reorchestrated version of the previous logo's theme.

===3nd Logo (May 22, 2012-)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
EUROVISION INTRO (2012).png
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=stZDkX2Xzow}}

'''Visuals:''' On a multicolored background, there are signals that move in all directions as it moves in sync with the Eurovision theme. After that, the "O" forms itself as the background transitions to blue before zooming out to reveal the "O" from the wordmark, while the rest of the words come out from the left and right, forming the Eurovision wordmark before fading out.

'''Variants:'''
*Sometimes, the logo is <u>shorter</u>.
*Another variant has only the blue background <u>without the multicolored part</u> at the beginning.

'''Technique:''' CGI by Dunning Penney Jones.

'''Audio:''' A re-arranged version of the 1994 Eurovision theme, which is now played in a lower-pitch.


'''Availability:''' Extinct.
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 4 September 2024


Not to be confused with, but related to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Background

Eurovision is a pan-European television telecommunications network established in Geneva, Switzerland in 1953. It was owned and operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and its first initial transmission was on June 6, 1954, a year after on June 2, 1953, when the first events to be broadcast across Europe takes place regarding the coronation of Elizabeth II. In 2019, the EBU department which operated Eurovision had became a separate joint-stock company under Swiss law, with the EBU as its sole shareholder.

EBU currently encompasses 75 television broadcasting organizations from 56 European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries, along with 61 European, African, American, Asian, and Oceanian countries.



1st Logo (June 6, 1954-May 18, 1996)

Visuals: Superimposed over a colored background, there is a circle consisting of twelve stars made up of lines (supposedly resembling the 12 stars of the flag of the European Union) with the letters of the word "EUROVISION" put in between the stars. The broadcaster's logo appears at the center.

Variants: The style of the stars and the animation usually differs depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.

Technique: A printed card for the most part. Starting in 1979, scanimate/CGI.

Audio: An orchestral trumpet theme, which is actually "Te Deum" by Charpentier. Each station has its own rendition of the theme.

2nd Logo (April 30, 1994-March 12, 2011)

Visuals: The logo starts with a close-up of a sphere in a bird's eye view. The camera zooms over the sphere and into the sphere's surface, revealing a light blue/light grey mist-like background and as it does so, three stylized "V"s (one in each color: dark blue, blue, and light blue) fly in from the bottom left, the top, and the bottom right respectively. Once the "V"s settle into place, a gold ring draws itself around the "V"s. After that, the word "EUROVISION" fades in below the logo. After a few seconds, the Eurovision moves below "EUROVISION" and the broadcaster's logo appears in the middle.

Variants: Several different variants of this logo were made, depending on the station it's being broadcasted in.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: A reorchestrated version of the previous logo's theme.

3nd Logo (May 22, 2012-)


Visuals: On a multicolored background, there are signals that move in all directions as it moves in sync with the Eurovision theme. After that, the "O" forms itself as the background transitions to blue before zooming out to reveal the "O" from the wordmark, while the rest of the words come out from the left and right, forming the Eurovision wordmark before fading out.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the logo is shorter.
  • Another variant has only the blue background without the multicolored part at the beginning.

Technique: CGI by Dunning Penney Jones.

Audio: A re-arranged version of the 1994 Eurovision theme, which is now played in a lower-pitch.

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