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* This is also seen on pre-1998 HBO Family programs, before they had their own special logo made. Can also be seen on reruns of the 2009 revival of ''The Electric Company'' and the 46th season of ''Sesame Street''.
* The new HBO logo variants debuted on ''Succession''.
* The 2018 variant appears on the HD remasters of ''Sex and the City'' on
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Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and the flagship property of HBO's namesake parent subsidiary, Home Box Office, Inc. Launched on November 8, 1972, it is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service.
Visuals: On a black background, there are five glowing blue lines wiping in from the left through the center, and a large gold HBO logo fades in over the center of the lines, as two glowing red lines flash in above and below the logo (with the former line having the word "An" in its middle, and the latter having the word "Presentation"). The HBO logo then "sparkles" a bit.
Variants:
Technique: Motion controlled animation.
Audio: A bombastic 8-note tune, the end theme, or none.
Availability: It was used on non-movie events, like specials, concerts, and programs like HBO Coming Attractions or Video Jukebox (a half-hour expansion of the short music video vignettes aired between programs).
Visuals: The logo starts on a black screen, before the screen animates like a TV screen turning on, and it fills with static. A shadowed outline of the HBO logo appears, along with "ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING" below it. The static fades into a black background, leaving the logo, which is still filled with static.
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Later Variants:
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: A wiping noise and a static sound, followed by a choir and a low synth tone. The closing variant has the choir played backwards, followed by a clicking sound. These were both composed by Bruce Richmond.
Audio Variant: On the 1997 special Stomp Out Loud, the static is replaced by the sound of a creaky gate, and the choir is replaced by a car alarm going off. The closing variation has the sounds reversed.
Audio Trivia: The music of this logo is officially known internally as the "Static Angel".[2]
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