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'''Fisher Communications''' was an American media company based in Seattle, Washington. Its flagships were the KOMO-TV & radio stations in Seattle. It was acquired in 2013 by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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Background:Firehorse Films has been a New Zealand animated studio founded by Journalist turned producer Elizabeth Mitchell famous for the first New Zealand animated primetime series, 'bro Town.
|Fisher Broadcasting (1999) (From - KOMO News at Noon).png|1st ID (1999-2003)
|Fisher Communications (2007) (From - the end of a November 2007 KATU newscast).png|2nd ID (2003-2007)
|Fisher Communications (2007) (Credit - Corina Bakke).png|3rd ID (2007-2009)
|Fisher Communications (2011) (From - KATU newscast on April 10, 2011).png|4th ID (2009-2012)
||5th ID (2012-2013)
}}
 
(2004-2010)
 
=== 1st ID (1999-2003)===
Firehorse Films (New Zealand)
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Fisher Broadcasting (1999) (From - KOMO News at Noon).png
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{{YouTube|id=1Yrz-901g0s}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a red flag with a white "F" waving. The text "FISHER", with "BROADCASTING" smaller under it, appears below the flag and shines.
Nicknames: ''A Horse Coming Together with Some Fireworks", "What An Odd Font"
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
Logo: On a black background, there are two unfolding words; "Firehorse" in red with the second part of the F, and makes an odd shape connected in place and the circle to dot the I and "Films" in pink which zooms out all in a hard-to-describe font, connected to each other except for that horse thing as well as a white flash from the first F, all of which is zooming out.
 
'''Audio:''' A 3-note synth jingle followed by a male voiceover (Al Vanik) saying "Fisher Broadcasting".
Variants: Sometimes, a copyright fades in.
 
FX/SFX: The flash and the zooming of the words.
 
Music/Sounds: Fireworks shooting and a horse's galloping noise which is followed by the same horse neighing.
 
Availability: It has been seen on many prints of Bro Town, which aired on TV3 then C4/Four/TheEdgeTV and Comedy Central (New Zealand) and possibly, when airing in Australia, it aired on SBS.
 
 
Editor's Note: None.
=== 2nd ID (2003-2007)===
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Fisher Communications (2007) (From - the end of a November 2007 KATU newscast).png
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{{YouTube|id=BtbJZC7JIUk}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a red background, there is the name "FISHER" in white. The camera zooms in on the "H". There is a quick glimpse of the word "communications", then a green circle with a white arrow tilting upwards. They quickly fade to another screen, with a white background and a red "F" flag-like logo on top. Underneath is "FISHER communications" and the byline "Based in Seattle" below it.
 
'''Variant:''' Some stations that were formally owned by Fisher at the time (now owned by Sinclair), like KATU for example, didn't have the byline "Based in Seattle" below the logo.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
 
'''Audio:''' Same as the first logo, but the jingle appears to be a bit more synthesized and Al Vanik says "Fisher Communications".
 
 
 
=== 3rd ID (2007-2009)===
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Fisher Communications (2007) (Credit - Corina Bakke).png
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'''Visuals:''' Over a computer-like background, the logo starts with some words appear before the familiar outline of the red "F" flag comes into view along with the "FISHER communications" name. Two different bylines are screen swiped below the logo: one is "Founded in Seattle", the other is the NASDAQ listing of the company.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
 
'''Audio:''' Same as the second logo.
 
 
 
=== 4th ID (2009-2012)===
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Fisher Communications (2011) (From - KATU newscast on April 10, 2011).png
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{{YouTube|id=rTXj-ocY56Q|id2=iFCKP5UEKFQ}}
 
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, various items fly past the screen. Years/decades are written in a huge white font and follow a sequential manner. Some of them have objects attached to them such as a microphone, a retro black-and-white television set and a space satellite. As the screen zooms past the first 0 in 2010, there is the similar "F" flag on a black background with a sun rising over a dark horizon (akin to the opening seconds of the then-current [[Universal Pictures]] logo). Underneath is the familiar "FISHER communications" byline, "1910-2010" and the copyright information (the latter two in smaller white text).
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
 
'''Audio:''' The same jingle as the first logo, but a different announcer is saying ''A century of service and innovation, Fisher Communications''.
 
 
 
=== 5th ID (2012-2013)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with golden gradient streaks of light is various network idents rapidly flash by until it morphs into the distinct red "F" flag icon. The copyright year (2012) pops in to the 2 note beat of the jingle.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
 
'''Audio:''' Same as the second logo.
 
'''Availability:''' The logo was retired when Sinclair Broadcast Group bought the company in mid-2013.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 23 September 2024

Background

Fisher Communications was an American media company based in Seattle, Washington. Its flagships were the KOMO-TV & radio stations in Seattle. It was acquired in 2013 by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.



1st ID (1999-2003)


Visuals: On a black background, there is a red flag with a white "F" waving. The text "FISHER", with "BROADCASTING" smaller under it, appears below the flag and shines.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A 3-note synth jingle followed by a male voiceover (Al Vanik) saying "Fisher Broadcasting".



2nd ID (2003-2007)


Visuals: On a red background, there is the name "FISHER" in white. The camera zooms in on the "H". There is a quick glimpse of the word "communications", then a green circle with a white arrow tilting upwards. They quickly fade to another screen, with a white background and a red "F" flag-like logo on top. Underneath is "FISHER communications" and the byline "Based in Seattle" below it.

Variant: Some stations that were formally owned by Fisher at the time (now owned by Sinclair), like KATU for example, didn't have the byline "Based in Seattle" below the logo.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: Same as the first logo, but the jingle appears to be a bit more synthesized and Al Vanik says "Fisher Communications".


3rd ID (2007-2009)

Visuals: Over a computer-like background, the logo starts with some words appear before the familiar outline of the red "F" flag comes into view along with the "FISHER communications" name. Two different bylines are screen swiped below the logo: one is "Founded in Seattle", the other is the NASDAQ listing of the company.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the second logo.


4th ID (2009-2012)


Visuals: On a black background, various items fly past the screen. Years/decades are written in a huge white font and follow a sequential manner. Some of them have objects attached to them such as a microphone, a retro black-and-white television set and a space satellite. As the screen zooms past the first 0 in 2010, there is the similar "F" flag on a black background with a sun rising over a dark horizon (akin to the opening seconds of the then-current Universal Pictures logo). Underneath is the familiar "FISHER communications" byline, "1910-2010" and the copyright information (the latter two in smaller white text).

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The same jingle as the first logo, but a different announcer is saying A century of service and innovation, Fisher Communications.


5th ID (2012-2013)


Visuals: On a black background with golden gradient streaks of light is various network idents rapidly flash by until it morphs into the distinct red "F" flag icon. The copyright year (2012) pops in to the 2 note beat of the jingle.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the second logo.

Availability: The logo was retired when Sinclair Broadcast Group bought the company in mid-2013.

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