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Background

Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+ Group. Piwi was first launched on October 20, 2002 as a preschool block on Télétoon for Les Minitoons, and then on December 3, 2003 as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite. In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat. In 2016-2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.

Piwi

Logo (October 20, 2002-May 16, 2011)

Visuals: Over a black or white background is the green 3D shaded text "piwi" in a custom font and a CGI animated yellow and orange sunshine, known as Soleil (the mascot of Piwi, dotting the second "i"). Then Soleil looks at the viewers, smiles and winks. Underneath is the byline, whose animation varies depending on which byline.

Bylines:

2002-2006: "Une société TPS" (A TPS Company)
2007-2011: "Une société Canal+" (A Canal+ Company)
On some TV shows, the logo is bylineless.

Variants:

Sometimes, the website address (www.piwi.tv) is seen below the logo.
Sometimes, the copyright information is seen below the logo.
On TV shows, the logo is still. On later episodes of Willa's Wild Life, it appears above the 1990 TF1 logo.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the later episodes of Willa's Wild Life, Bouge avec Mimik and Au pays des signes.

Piwi+

Logo (May 17, 2011- )

Visuals: There is a gold sunshine with a cute little smiling face. There are two green circles, and on the center of the circles, there is a green rectangle with the white text "piwi+" in the same custom font from before. The logo is an in-credit logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Molang and The Adventures of Paddington.

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+===Background===
-{{Cleanup}}
+'''Piwi+''' (formerly '''Piwi''') is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the [[Canal+ (France)|Canal+ Group]]. Piwi was first launched on October 20, 2002 as a preschool block on Télétoon for Les Minitoons, and then on December 3, 2003 as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite. In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat. In 2016-2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.
+==Piwi==
-'''Piwi+''' (formerly '''Piwi''') is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+ Group.
+===Logo (October 20, 2002-May 16, 2011)===
+[[File:Image4 2.png|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/q8oG7NsG7ik|id2=https://youtu.be/wX87_8QKxSo}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a black or white background is the {{color|lime|green}} 3D shaded text "{{color|lime|'''piwi'''}}" in a custom font and a CGI animated yellow and orange sunshine, known as Soleil (the mascot of Piwi, dotting the second "i"). Then Soleil looks at the viewers, smiles and winks. Underneath is the byline, whose animation varies depending on which byline.
+'''Bylines:'''
-Piwi was first launched on October 20, 2002 as a preschool block on Télétoon for Les Minitoons, and then on December 3, 2003 as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite. In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat.
+*2002-2006: "Une société TPS" (A TPS Company)
+*2007-2011: "Une société Canal+" (A Canal+ Company)
-In 2016-2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.
+*On some TV shows, the logo is bylineless.
-== 1st Logo (2002-2010) ==
-[[File:Image4 2.png|thumb]]
-'''Nickname:''' "Télétoon's Sister"
-'''Logo:''' On a black/white background, we see a sunshine yellow and amber mascot. There was a Piwi text in kiwi green. Then the mascot looks at the viewers, smiles, and winks. Underneath is the byline, whose animation varies depending on which byline.
-'''Byline:'''
-* '''2002-2003:''' "Une société Télétoon" (A Télétoon Company)
-* '''2003-2006:''' "Une société TPS" (A TPS Company)
-* '''2007-2010:''' "Une société Canal+" (A Canal+ Company)
-* On some TV shows, the logo is bylineless. If this was used during the Télétoon era, then the Télétoon logo will follow.
 '''Variants:'''
-* Sometimes, the website address (www.piwi.fr) is seen below the logo.
+*Sometimes, the website address (www.piwi.tv) is seen below the logo.
-* Sometimes, the copyright information is seen below the logo.
+*Sometimes, the copyright information is seen below the logo.
+*On TV shows, the logo is still. On later episodes of ''Willa's Wild Life'', it appears above the 1990 [[TF1]] logo.
-* An opening variant exists where the text "Piwi Présente" is seen in the sky blue background with a rainbow. This variant appears at the beginning of previews from the time.
-* TV shows with this logo use a still version of this logo.
-* On later episodes of Willa's Wild Life, a still version of this logo also exists. It was above the 1990 [[TF1 (France)|TF1]] logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Cute CGI animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening/closing theme of the show.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Les Vacances de Piwi'', ''Bouge avec Mimik'', the later episodes of ''Willa's Wild Life'' and ''Au pays des signes''.
+'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the show.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is cute and memorable for those who grew up with it.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on the later episodes of ''Willa's Wild Life'', ''Bouge avec Mimik'' and ''Au pays des signes''.
-== 2nd Logo (May 17, 2011-) ==
-'''Nicknames:''' "Télétoon+'s Sister"
+==Piwi+==
-'''Logo:''' We see a sunshine yellow sun with a cute little smiling face. We see two kiwi green circles, and the center of the circles, we see a green rectangle with the white text Piwi+. The logo is an in-credit logo.
+===Logo (May 17, 2011- )===
+[[File:Blue Zoo Animation (2019, The Adventures of Paddington).png|center|350px]]
+'''Visuals:''' There is a gold sunshine with a cute little smiling face. There are two green circles, and on the center of the circles, there is a green rectangle with the white text "'''piwi+'''" in the same custom font from before. The logo is an in-credit logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on newer Piwi+ original programming such as ''Molang''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Molang'' and ''The Adventures of Paddington''.
+[[Category:French animation logos]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' Nice CGI animation combined with beautiful music makes this logo a winner.
+[[Category:France]]
+[[Category:Animation logos]]
+[[Category:Vivendi]]