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=== Background ===
=== Background ===
Independent Television News is a news company in Britain, founded in 1955. It is possibly the news subsidiary of ITV.
Independent Television News is a news company in Britain, founded in 1955. It is possibly the news subsidiary of ITV.


{{ImageTOC
===1st Logo (Late 1980s-1992) ===
|ITN and Granada International (1983) (From - Videoespana VHS release of From D Day to Europe Victory).png|1st Logo (1969-1988)
|Independent Television News (early 1990s) (Credit - studio2television).png|2nd Logo (Late 1980s-1992)
|ITN and ITV (1989) (From - ITN Morning News).png|3rd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992)
|ITN (1992) (From - ITV News at 10).png|4th Logo (November 9, 1992-1995)
|ITN Productions (2003) (From - ITV News at 10).png|5th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006; January 15, 2015)
|ITN (2006) (From - early 2006 broadcast of ITV News).png|6th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)
|ITN Productions (2013) (From - ITV News).png|7th Logo (June 19, 2006-2015)
|ITN Productions (2011) (From - The Amy Winehouse Story).png|8th Logo (2006-2015)
|ITN (2017) (From - Big Ben Saving The World's Most Famous Clock).png|9th Logo (2015-February 13, 2021)
|ITN and Channel 4 (2017) (From - Channel 4 News).png|10th Logo (2015-)
|ITN Productions (2021) (From - Secrets of the Krays).png|11th Logo (2020-)
}}

===1st Logo (1969-1988)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN and Granada International (1983) (From - Videoespana VHS release of From D Day to Europe Victory).png
ITN and Granada Television International (1982) (From - Battle for the Falklands).png
</gallery>

'''Logo:''' It mainly involves the 1969 logo against a {{color|blue}} background.

'''Variant:''' On [[Granada Television|Granada Television International]] co-productions, the logo, with its full name underneath, is shown within a dark teal box with a double {{color|gold}} border.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the programme.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. It is unknown where the standard logo can be found. The Granada co-production variant was spotted on ''Battle of the Falklands'' and ''From D-Day to Europe Victory''. [[Videoespaña]]'s VHS release of the latter kept this logo on said film.

===2nd Logo (Late 1980s-1992)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Independent Television News (early 1990s) (Credit - studio2television).png
Independent Television News (early 1990s) (Credit - studio2television).png
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{{YouTube|id=aSuPpFwrRCg}}
{{YouTube|id=aSuPpFwrRCg}}


'''Logo:''' We see a big 3D {{Font color|blue|blue}} "'''ITN'''" with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} outline floating atop a body of rippling water that reflects it.
'''Logo:''' On a dark blue background, we see a big 3D "'''<span style="font-size: 14px; color: gold; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.7px gold; -webkit-text-fill-color: blue;>ITN</span>'''" floating atop a body of rippling water containing its reflection.


'''FX/SFX:''' The water rippling. Decent early 90s CGI.
'''FX/SFX:''' Decent early 90s CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm, cool xylophone ditty with an ethereal sounder in the background. Sometimes, it can be silent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm, cool xylophone ditty with an ethereal sounder in the background. Sometimes, it can be silent.


'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only used on ITN at the time.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
* This can be seen on ITN Video releases at the time from [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]].
* This can be seen on ITN Video releases at the time from [[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]].


===2nd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992)===
===3rd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN and ITV (1989) (From - ITN Morning News).png
ITN and ITV (1989) (From - ITN News).png
ITN Productions and ITV (1989) (From - ITN News).png
ITN Productions and ITV (1989) (From - ITN News at 5 40 pm).png
ITN Productions and ITV (1989) (From - ITN News at 10).png
ITN (1992) (From - January 28th, 1992 News at Ten broadcast).png
ITN (1992) (From - January 28th, 1992 News at Ten broadcast).png
</gallery>
</gallery>


'''Logo:''' Against a custom background is the 1987 version of the previous logo filled {{color|blue}} with a {{color|gold}} outline. It is also 3D and has the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|''AN INDEPENDENT TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCTION FOR''}}" and the ITV logo underneath.
'''Logo:'''


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* There exist several animated sequences of this logo. Sometimes, the ITN logo may appear within the end credits before animating aftwards:
** One variant has it laying down before rising up after the end credits finish rolling.
** Another one has the logo in a shiny texture next to the gold numbers "{{color|gold|'''540'''}}". The ITN logo zooms in and rests on the top center. After that, the background crossfades to a gradient {{color|gray}} background.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.


'''Availability:''' Extinct, it was seen on news programmes, most namingly ITV-produced news bulletins such as ''ITV News'', ''ITV News at 5:30'', ''ITV Morning News'' among others.
'''Availability:'''


===3rd Logo (November 9, 1992-1995)===
===4th Logo (November 9, 1992-1995)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN (1992) (From - ITV News at 10).png
ITN Productions (1993) (From - A Tax Too Far).png
</gallery>


'''Logo:''' On a dimly lit {{color|gray}} grided background is the previous logo with a transparent outline, {{color|gray}} lateral faces, and a {{color|blue}} fill. Underneath it is the company name in an Impact-like font and the same color as the logo's fill.
'''Logo:'''


'''Variant:''' On ''A Tax Too Far'', the logo is inside a box cropped to where the logo takes up most of it.
'''Variants:'''


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.


'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
* Like before, this was seen on ITV news programmes such as ''ITV News at 10'' and a few documentaries including ''A Tax Too Far''.
* Seen on ITN programmes on ITV until 1995.
* Don't expect it to appear on Channel 4 News at the time, they use a in-credit "An ITN Production" notice, using the Channel 4 News graphic.
* Don't expect it to appear on Channel 4 News at the time, since an in-credit notice appears instead.


===4th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006)===
===5th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006; January 15, 2015)===
<tabber>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Standalone variants=
{{#tag:tabber|
"Production"=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
ITN Productions (1997) (From - start to the VHS release to Diana, Princess of Wales The People's Princess).png
ITN Productions (2003) (From - ITV News at 10).png
ITN Productions (2000) (From - ITV Nightly News).png
ITN Productions (1999) (From - ITV Nightly News).png
ITN Productions (1999) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN Productions (1997) (From - the Dispatches documentary Buying Time).png
ITN Productions (1995) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN Productions (1997) (From - Behind The Scenes at ITN & News Direct).png
ITN Productions (1997) (From - Channel 5 News).png
ITN Productions (2001) (From - Channel 5 News).png
ITN (1997) (From - VHS release of Diana, Princess of Wales The People's Princess).png
ITN (1997) (From - VHS release of Diana, Princess of Wales The People's Princess).png
ITN Productions (2002) (From - ITV News at 10).png
ITN Productions (2005, 50) (From - ITV News).png
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
"Factual"=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Factual (1999) (From - And Finally.....).png
ITN Factual (1999) (From - Stairway to the Stars).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2002) (From - the Brits Go To Hollywood episode on Sean Connery).png
ITN Productions and Out There News (2006) (From - Iraqi Tv broadcast).png
ITN Factual Productions (2004) (From - The Search For The Northwest Passage).png
</gallery>
}}
|-|
Co-production variants=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Productions and ITV (1995) (From - ITN News at 10).png
ITN Productions and ITV (1998) (From - ITV News).png
ITN Productions and NBC Super Channel (1995) (From - ITN World News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2003) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2003) (From - Channel 4 News).png
Channel 5 and ITN (2003) (From - FIVE News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2003) (From - Leonardos Dream Machines).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2002) (From - The Meyssan Conspiracy).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2005) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2005) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2015) (From - January 15, 2015 edition of Channel 4 News).png
Channel 5 and ITN (2003) (From - FIVE News).png
</gallery>
|-|
Christmas variants=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Productions and ITV (1995, Christmas) (From - ITV News).png|1995
ITN Productions (1996, Christmas) (From - ITV News).png|1996
ITN Productions (2002, Christmas) (From - ITV News).png|2002
</gallery>
</gallery>
</tabber>


'''Logo:''' On a blue background we see the same ITN logo from the previous logos now with white outlining on it with the text appearing underneath the ITN logo reads "An ITN Production for ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo.
'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background sits a white outlined version of the 1969 logo. Underneath it reads "An ITN production".


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* In some cases, other co-producers' logos may appear within ITN's (i.e. ITV).
* From October 1997 to 1998, the ITV URL also appears at the bottom right of the screen saying "www.itv.co.uk".
* From October 1997 to 1998, specifically on ITV-produced programmes, the ITV URL appears at the bottom right of the screen saying "www.itv.co.uk".
* On ''Channel 4 News'', the text underneath changes into "An ITN Production for Channel 4".
* On ''Channel 4 News'', the text underneath changes into "An ITN Production for Channel 4".
** From 2003 the words "An and "Production" appears on the left and bottom right with the 1999-2004 [[Channel 4 Television|Channel 4]] logo appearing on the right side.
** From 2003 the words "An and "Production" appears on the left and bottom right with the 1999-2004 [[Channel 4 Television|Channel 4]] logo on the right side.
** Another variant has the 2005-2015 Channel 4 logo appearing with the ITN logo with no text appearing below the ITN logo.
** Another variant has the 2005-2015 Channel 4 logo appearing with the ITN logo with no text appearing below the ITN logo.
* On some documentaries, the logo is aligned to the left whereas the right is black, belonging to the 1999 Channel 4 logo.
* On ''ITN World News'', the text underneath the ITN logo reads "An ITN Production for NBC Super Channel" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN appears below.
* On ''ITN World News'', the text underneath the ITN logo reads "An ITN Production for NBC Super Channel" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN appears below.
* When Channel 5 was launched in 1997, it's news programme "Channel 5 News" which produced by ITN from 1997 until 2004, the text was changed into "An ITN Production for Channel 5" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN and the URL for the ITN website.
* On "Channel 5 News", the text was changed into "An ITN Production for Channel 5" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN and the URL for the ITN website underneath.
** 2002-2004 episodes has the logo on the right side and on a vertical {{color|blue}} bar.
* Beginning on October 5, 1998, the text reads "An ITN Production" and from March 1999 until late 2001, the URL for ITN is seen below.
* Beginning on October 5, 1998, the text reads "An ITN Production" and from March 1999 until late 2001, the URL for ITN is seen below.
* For documentaries that were produced by it's factual division the text below reads "An ITN Factual Production".
* For documentaries that were produced by it's factual division the text below reads "An ITN Factual Production".
* For each Christmas on ''ITV News'', the logo is themed around the holiday:
** 1995: Santa Claus is walking past the logo, stopping in the bottom center to face the screen before continuing to stroll. He also leaves dark footsteps.
** 1996: A mistletoe is placed on the top right of the logo.
** 2002: The logo is snowing and a different mistletoe is shown, this time being darker.
* A 50th anniversary variant places a gold bar containing a white "'''50'''" next to the logo.
* On ''The Meyssan Conspiracy'', the logo, alongside its disclaimer and copyright notice, are within a {{color|blue}} box.
* An Iraqi TV broadcast has a similar variant to the above one but without a copyright notice and the logo is now paired with the Out There News logo.
* On ''The Search for the Northwest Passage'', the logo is cropped where only the logo is shown.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the show.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the programme.


'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
* It can be seen on news bulletins produced for various networks including Channel 4 (''Channel 4 News''), Channel 5 (''Channel 5 News''), and ITV (''ITV News'').
* Seen on programmes and documentaries produced by ITN until 2006.
* This logo can also be found on many documentaries from this period in which only a few are known to have been preserved on home media or archival sites. For instance, this logo is intact on the VHS release of ''Diana, Princess of Wales: The People's Princess''. It can also be seen on ''Brits Go To Hollywood''.
* The 1995 ITN endcap with the 1989 ITV logo also made a surprise appearance on the October 28, 2002 edition of the ''ITV Morning News'' as well.
* The 1995 ITN endcap with the 1989 ITV logo also made a surprise appearance on the October 28, 2002 edition of the ''ITV Morning News'' as well. Speaking of surprise appearances, it made a brief revival in 2015 on ''Channel 4 News''.
* The Christmas variants were only seen during Christmas Day on ''ITV News''.


===5th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)===
===6th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN (2006) (From - early 2006 broadcast of ITV News).png
ITN (2006) (From - early 2006 broadcast of ITV News).png
ITN Productions (2006, RTS News Programme of the Year) (From - ITV News).png
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=bZ53ubzyFY0}}


'''Logo:''' The 1995 logo, with its bottom disclaimer intact, is now on a {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} background consisting of light rays on the top half and a dark shade of blue on the bottom left.
'''Logo:'''


'''FX/SFX:'''
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the programme.


'''Availability:''' Rare. It was used for a short-time on programmes produced by ITN until the next logo was introduced.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was used for a short-time on programmes produced by ITN such as ''ITV News''.


===6th Logo (June 19, 2006-)===
===7th Logo (June 19, 2006-2015)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
ITN Productions (2009, dodger blue) (From - ITV News at 10).png
ITN Productions (2013) (From - ITV News).png
ITN Productions (2008) (From - The Queen A Life in Film).png
ITN Productions (2006, RTS News Programme of the Year II) (From - ITV News).png
ITN Productions (2008, lime) (From - ITV News).png
ITN Productions (2006) (From - ITV News).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2006) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2007) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2010) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2014) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN Productions and More 4 (2009) (From - More4 News).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2012) (From - Channel 5 News).png
</gallery>

'''Logo:''' On a white background, the outlined version of the standard logo rapidly flies out on either the bottom left or right sections of the screen. Above it is "<span style="background:dodgerblue;">{{color|white|AN '''ITN''' PRODUCTION}}</span>" with four corner borders surrounding it with thin lines connecting them and facing the top left. Said object would flip in, albeit in a slightly slower pace as the ITN logo, and slowly zoom out.

'''Variants:'''
* Depending on the programme, the logo may be {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}}, {{color|magenta}}, {{color|lime}}, {{color|darkred|dark red}}, or white.
* Sometimes, the logo is vertically aligned. Here, the ITN logo is placed on top of the "AN ITN PRODUCTION" box.
** On ‘’Channel 4 News’’, the logo is aligned to the left whereas 2005 Channel 4 logo is shown on the right.

'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.

'''Availability:''' Extinct, this logo can mostly be found on news bulletins such as ''ITV News'', ''Channel 4 News'', and ''Channel 5 News''. In terms of documentaries, only one is known to have this logo: ''The Queen: A Life in Film''.

===8th Logo (2006-2015)===
<tabber>
"Productions"=
{{#tag:tabber|
Standard variant=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Productions (2011) (From - The Amy Winehouse Story).png
ITN Productions (2013) (From - Maggie & Me).png
ITN Productions and BBC (2010) (From - Climbing Great Buildings episode 14).png
SkyOriginals3.png
ITN Productions (2011) (From - Japan's Tsunami Caught On Camera).png
ITN Productions (2012) (From - Cruises Undercover The Truth Below Deck).png
</gallery>
{{!}}-{{!}}
White variant=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITNDRG.png
ITN Productions (2015) (From - Josie The Most Hated Woman in Britain).png
ITN Productions (2014) (From - Asian Tsunami The Deadliest Wave).png
</gallery>
}}
|-|
"Factual"=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Factual (2007) (From - Sex On The Bench - Gillian Taylforth).png
ITN Factual (2009) (From - Building Britain's Ultimate Warship).png
ITN Factual and Top Stories (2006) (From - the Dispatches documentary The Data Theft Scandal).png
ITN Productions and Out There News (2006) (From - Iraqi Women).png
</gallery>
</tabber>

'''Logo:''' In a similar appearance as the previous logo, the 2006 logo is {{color|red}} and sitting next to "{{color|red|PRODUCTIONS}}" surrounded by four corner borders. Underneath it is the copyright notice.

'''Variants:'''
* On several programmes, "PRODUCTION" is replaced with "FACTUAL".
** On ''Building Britain's Ultimate Warship'', the logo is inside a white box.
** On ''The Data Theft Scandal'', the logo has a shadow effect.
* On ''Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck'', the logo is inside a rectangular white box.
* On ''Iraqi Women'', only the ITN logo is shown alongside its "ITN Factual" notice and the Out There News logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.

'''Availability:''' Rare, can be seen on documentaries produced by the company such as ''Climbing Great Buildings'', ''Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck'', ''The Amy Winehouse Story'', among others. The Factual variant was seen on ''Building Britain's Ultimate Warship'' and the ''Dispatches'' documentary "The Data Theft Scandal".

===9th Logo (2015-February 13, 2021)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
ITN (2017) (From - Big Ben Saving The World's Most Famous Clock).png
ITN (2017) (From - Big Ben Saving The World's Most Famous Clock).png
ITN Productions (2020) (From - New Scotland Yard Files).png
ITN Productions (2016) (From - The Crazy World of Donald Trump).png
ITN Productions and BBC (2016) (From - Going Back Giving Back).png
ITN Productions and ITV (2017) (From - ITV Car Crash Global - Caught on Camera).png
ITN Productions and Crime and Investigation Network (2015) (From - Measuring Evil Britains Worst Killers episode 2).png
ITN Productions, Monster Films, and DRG Media (2016) (From - the first episode of Interview With a Murderer, capped from Tubi).png
ITN Productions and BBC (2018) (From - Frankie Goes to Russia).png
ITN Productions, BBC, and The Open University (2019, Open University 50 years) (From - Inside The Supermarket).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2017) (From - Murdered By My Fiance).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2019) (From Stalked Murder in Slow Motion).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2021) (From - Princess Margaret Queen of Mustique).png
ITN Productions and Channel 4 (2016) (From - the Dispatches documentary The Great Housing Scandal).png
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=gCmr20ZMDIQ}}
{{YouTube|id=gCmr20ZMDIQ}}


'''Logo:''' On a black background, multple white and upside down right triangles (resembling stylized shards) slide in. Some of them vary in size while others intersect, forming rhombuses, trapezoids, among others polygons. Shortly before the end of this sequence, the company logo with "productions" in a normal font and a right triangle acting as a period fade in. Following this is their byline "create something amazing. today." fading in, the latter word of it is delayed in animation.
'''Logo:'''


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* A still version exists.
* Sometimes, the shards are colored {{color|hotpink|hot pink}}.
* An alternate variant places more shards and the logo as well as its byline are shown in between them.

'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.

'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
* Can be seen on ''Interview With a Murderer'', ''Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock'' (for the standalone logo), ''ITV Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera'', among others.
* The alternate variant can be found on ''The Crazy World of Donald Trump'' and the ''Dispatches'' documentary "The Great Housing Scandal".
* The hot pink variant can be seen on ''Frankie Goes to Russia'' and ''Inside the Supermarket''.
* It made its last appearance on ''Princess Margaret: Queen of Mustique''.

===10th Logo (2015-)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN and Channel 4 (2017) (From - Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2018) (From - May 15, 2018 edition of Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2021) (From - December 23, 2021 edition of Channel 4 News).png
ITN and Channel 4 (2022, slide animation and black Channel 4 logo) (From - February 23rd broadcast of Channel 4 News).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2017) (From - Channel 5 News).png
</gallery>

'''Logo:''' This is just the standard ITN logo with a {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}} outline against a white background.

'''Variants:'''
* On ''Channel 5 News'', the logo is white.
* Starting in 2019 on ''Channel 4 News'', the logo is above a thin black bar.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.

'''Availability:''' Current. Appears on ''Channel 4 News'' episodes since the channel's rebranding in 2015.

===11th Logo (2020-)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
ITN Productions (2021) (From - Secrets of the Krays).png
ITN Productions (2022) (From - Zelenskyy The Man Who Took on Putin, capped from SBS on Demand).png
ITN Productions, BBC, and The Open University (2021) (From - Dirty Rotten Scammers episode 1).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2020) (From - Lawrence of Arabia Britain's Great Adventurer, capped from SBS on Demand).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2021) (From - Meet The Royals, capped from Stan).png
Channel 5 and ITN Productions (2020) (From - Grace of Monaco Hollywood Princess).png
ITN Productions (2022) (From - Sex, Lies and the College Cult).png
</gallery>

'''Logo:''' Same as the 9th logo but here, the many triangles next to the logo, as well as its byline, are removed, leaving just the company name and the right triangle at the end.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.


'''Availability:''' Current. It made one of its first appearances on ''Grace of Monaco: Hollywood Princess'' and was later seen on ''Secrets of the Krays'', ''Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin'', ''Dirty Rotten Scammers'', and more factual programmes.
'''Availability:'''


{{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-ITV}}
{{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-ITV}}

Revision as of 08:45, 9 November 2022

Credits
Descriptions by
DisneyInternationalFan, Blue2000

Compiled by
Camenati

Captures by
Camenati

Editions by
Michael Kenchington

Video captures courtesy of
studio2television, Broken Saw

Background

Independent Television News is a news company in Britain, founded in 1955. It is possibly the news subsidiary of ITV.


Contents

1st Logo (1969-1988) 2nd Logo (Late 1980s-1992) 3rd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992) 4th Logo (November 9, 1992-1995) 5th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006; January 15, 2015) 6th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)
1st Logo (1969-1988) 2nd Logo (Late 1980s-1992) 3rd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992) 4th Logo (November 9, 1992-1995) 5th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006; January 15, 2015) 6th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)
 
7th Logo (June 19, 2006-2015) 8th Logo (2006-2015) 9th Logo (2015-February 13, 2021) 10th Logo (2015-) 11th Logo (2020-)  
7th Logo (June 19, 2006-2015) 8th Logo (2006-2015) 9th Logo (2015-February 13, 2021) 10th Logo (2015-) 11th Logo (2020-)


1st Logo (1969-1988)

Logo: It mainly involves the 1969 logo against a blue background.

Variant: On Granada Television International co-productions, the logo, with its full name underneath, is shown within a dark teal box with a double gold border.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Ultra rare. It is unknown where the standard logo can be found. The Granada co-production variant was spotted on Battle of the Falklands and From D-Day to Europe Victory. Videoespaña's VHS release of the latter kept this logo on said film.

2nd Logo (Late 1980s-1992)


Logo: On a dark blue background, we see a big 3D "ITN" floating atop a body of rippling water containing its reflection.

FX/SFX: Decent early 90s CGI.

Music/Sounds: A calm, cool xylophone ditty with an ethereal sounder in the background. Sometimes, it can be silent.

Availability: Extremely rare.

3rd Logo (1988-November 8, 1992)

Logo: Against a custom background is the 1987 version of the previous logo filled blue with a gold outline. It is also 3D and has the text "AN INDEPENDENT TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCTION FOR" and the ITV logo underneath.

Variants:

  • There exist several animated sequences of this logo. Sometimes, the ITN logo may appear within the end credits before animating aftwards:
    • One variant has it laying down before rising up after the end credits finish rolling.
    • Another one has the logo in a shiny texture next to the gold numbers "540". The ITN logo zooms in and rests on the top center. After that, the background crossfades to a gradient gray background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extinct, it was seen on news programmes, most namingly ITV-produced news bulletins such as ITV News, ITV News at 5:30, ITV Morning News among others.

4th Logo (November 9, 1992-1995)

Logo: On a dimly lit gray grided background is the previous logo with a transparent outline, gray lateral faces, and a blue fill. Underneath it is the company name in an Impact-like font and the same color as the logo's fill.

Variant: On A Tax Too Far, the logo is inside a box cropped to where the logo takes up most of it.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extinct.

  • Like before, this was seen on ITV news programmes such as ITV News at 10 and a few documentaries including A Tax Too Far.
  • Don't expect it to appear on Channel 4 News at the time, since an in-credit notice appears instead.

5th Logo (1995-January 16, 2006; January 15, 2015)

  • 1995
    1995
  • 1996
    1996
  • 2002
    2002

Logo: On a blue background sits a white outlined version of the 1969 logo. Underneath it reads "An ITN production".

Variants:

  • In some cases, other co-producers' logos may appear within ITN's (i.e. ITV).
  • From October 1997 to 1998, specifically on ITV-produced programmes, the ITV URL appears at the bottom right of the screen saying "www.itv.co.uk".
  • On Channel 4 News, the text underneath changes into "An ITN Production for Channel 4".
    • From 2003 the words "An and "Production" appears on the left and bottom right with the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo on the right side.
    • Another variant has the 2005-2015 Channel 4 logo appearing with the ITN logo with no text appearing below the ITN logo.
  • On some documentaries, the logo is aligned to the left whereas the right is black, belonging to the 1999 Channel 4 logo.
  • On ITN World News, the text underneath the ITN logo reads "An ITN Production for NBC Super Channel" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN appears below.
  • On "Channel 5 News", the text was changed into "An ITN Production for Channel 5" with the copyright disclaimer for ITN and the URL for the ITN website underneath.
    • 2002-2004 episodes has the logo on the right side and on a vertical blue bar.
  • Beginning on October 5, 1998, the text reads "An ITN Production" and from March 1999 until late 2001, the URL for ITN is seen below.
  • For documentaries that were produced by it's factual division the text below reads "An ITN Factual Production".
  • For each Christmas on ITV News, the logo is themed around the holiday:
    • 1995: Santa Claus is walking past the logo, stopping in the bottom center to face the screen before continuing to stroll. He also leaves dark footsteps.
    • 1996: A mistletoe is placed on the top right of the logo.
    • 2002: The logo is snowing and a different mistletoe is shown, this time being darker.
  • A 50th anniversary variant places a gold bar containing a white "50" next to the logo.
  • On The Meyssan Conspiracy, the logo, alongside its disclaimer and copyright notice, are within a blue box.
  • An Iraqi TV broadcast has a similar variant to the above one but without a copyright notice and the logo is now paired with the Out There News logo.
  • On The Search for the Northwest Passage, the logo is cropped where only the logo is shown.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extremely rare.

  • It can be seen on news bulletins produced for various networks including Channel 4 (Channel 4 News), Channel 5 (Channel 5 News), and ITV (ITV News).
  • This logo can also be found on many documentaries from this period in which only a few are known to have been preserved on home media or archival sites. For instance, this logo is intact on the VHS release of Diana, Princess of Wales: The People's Princess. It can also be seen on Brits Go To Hollywood.
  • The 1995 ITN endcap with the 1989 ITV logo also made a surprise appearance on the October 28, 2002 edition of the ITV Morning News as well. Speaking of surprise appearances, it made a brief revival in 2015 on Channel 4 News.
  • The Christmas variants were only seen during Christmas Day on ITV News.

6th Logo (January 16, 2006-June 18, 2006)

Logo: The 1995 logo, with its bottom disclaimer intact, is now on a dodger blue background consisting of light rays on the top half and a dark shade of blue on the bottom left.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extinct. It was used for a short-time on programmes produced by ITN such as ITV News.

7th Logo (June 19, 2006-2015)

Logo: On a white background, the outlined version of the standard logo rapidly flies out on either the bottom left or right sections of the screen. Above it is "AN ITN PRODUCTION" with four corner borders surrounding it with thin lines connecting them and facing the top left. Said object would flip in, albeit in a slightly slower pace as the ITN logo, and slowly zoom out.

Variants:

  • Depending on the programme, the logo may be dodger blue, magenta, lime, dark red, or white.
  • Sometimes, the logo is vertically aligned. Here, the ITN logo is placed on top of the "AN ITN PRODUCTION" box.
    • On ‘’Channel 4 News’’, the logo is aligned to the left whereas 2005 Channel 4 logo is shown on the right.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extinct, this logo can mostly be found on news bulletins such as ITV News, Channel 4 News, and Channel 5 News. In terms of documentaries, only one is known to have this logo: The Queen: A Life in Film.

8th Logo (2006-2015)

Logo: In a similar appearance as the previous logo, the 2006 logo is red and sitting next to "PRODUCTIONS" surrounded by four corner borders. Underneath it is the copyright notice.

Variants:

  • On several programmes, "PRODUCTION" is replaced with "FACTUAL".
    • On Building Britain's Ultimate Warship, the logo is inside a white box.
    • On The Data Theft Scandal, the logo has a shadow effect.
  • On Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck, the logo is inside a rectangular white box.
  • On Iraqi Women, only the ITN logo is shown alongside its "ITN Factual" notice and the Out There News logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare, can be seen on documentaries produced by the company such as Climbing Great Buildings, Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck, The Amy Winehouse Story, among others. The Factual variant was seen on Building Britain's Ultimate Warship and the Dispatches documentary "The Data Theft Scandal".

9th Logo (2015-February 13, 2021)


Logo: On a black background, multple white and upside down right triangles (resembling stylized shards) slide in. Some of them vary in size while others intersect, forming rhombuses, trapezoids, among others polygons. Shortly before the end of this sequence, the company logo with "productions" in a normal font and a right triangle acting as a period fade in. Following this is their byline "create something amazing. today." fading in, the latter word of it is delayed in animation.

Variants:

  • A still version exists.
  • Sometimes, the shards are colored hot pink.
  • An alternate variant places more shards and the logo as well as its byline are shown in between them.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Uncommon.

  • Can be seen on Interview With a Murderer, Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock (for the standalone logo), ITV Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera, among others.
  • The alternate variant can be found on The Crazy World of Donald Trump and the Dispatches documentary "The Great Housing Scandal".
  • The hot pink variant can be seen on Frankie Goes to Russia and Inside the Supermarket.
  • It made its last appearance on Princess Margaret: Queen of Mustique.

10th Logo (2015-)

Logo: This is just the standard ITN logo with a dodger blue outline against a white background.

Variants:

  • On Channel 5 News, the logo is white.
  • Starting in 2019 on Channel 4 News, the logo is above a thin black bar.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Current. Appears on Channel 4 News episodes since the channel's rebranding in 2015.

11th Logo (2020-)

Logo: Same as the 9th logo but here, the many triangles next to the logo, as well as its byline, are removed, leaving just the company name and the right triangle at the end.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Current. It made one of its first appearances on Grace of Monaco: Hollywood Princess and was later seen on Secrets of the Krays, Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin, Dirty Rotten Scammers, and more factual programmes.

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