Granada Video

Background

Granada Video was the home video imprint of Granada Television and eventually Granada Media Group as a whole. Originally self-distributing their releases, the company later began releasing their products through Video Collection International.

In July 2004, following the merger of Granada Media and Carlton Communications in February, ITV plc ended their existing contract with VCI, with Granada Video folding into Carlton's home video unit and rebranded as Granada Ventures.

1st Logo (1983-1990)

Logo: Same as the Granada Television ident of that time, except the G-Arrow is moved to the top and below it was the word "GRANADA VIDEO" in the same font as the TV logo.

Variant: At the end of the tapes, a copyright notice is shown below the logo.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen at the beginning of older Granada VHS releases in the UK.

2nd Logo (1997-1999)

Logo: On the background of the 1995 Granada Television ident featuring a transparent of the word "GRANADA" in its corporate font, three copies of "GRANADA" appear rotating and merging to form one "GRANADA". Meanwhile, two copies of "VIDEO" in the same font slide through each other and make one "VIDEO" fade in under "GRANADA".

Variant: On Yorkshire's programmes, the text "A YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION" fades in below the logo.

Technique: The words appearing.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen at the beginning of VCI-distributed Granada VHS releases in the UK from the time, such as Helpful Titch, The Tyne Tees TV Time Capsule, and Emmerdale: Revenge respectively, among others.