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{{about|the original incarnation of Rediffusion|the current iteration|Associated-Rediffusion Productions (UK)}}
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=== Background ===
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Associated-Rediffusion was the first ITV franchise to go on air, providing London's first weekday (Monday through Friday) service. A-R launched with a gala performance, presented jointly with ABC, on Thursday 22 September 1955. In 1964 the channel shortened its name to "Rediffusion London". In 1968, the company's franchise wasn't renewed and it was replaced by Thames (a forced joint venture between Rediffusion and EMI, which by then owned Associated British Corporation, ABC's parent company; ABC had also lost its franchise that year). The surviving A-R/Rediffusion London archive material is owned by Archbuild Ltd. and is held by the British Film Institute. In 1994, Victor Lewis-Smith purchased the rights to the Associated-Rediffusion name (and related trademarks) and launched a new company under the legendary name (which has produced a number of acclaimed documentaries). The present-day A-R (http://www.associated-rediffusion.tv) is active as a producer of documentaries and drama programming for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Nicknames: "Spinning Star", "Adastral", "Rediffusion Star"
Logo: On a black background, a 16-pointed star (called the "Adastral" by the company's owners) spins a little clockwise while "Associated-Rediffusion" and "Presents" or "Channel Nine" slide from the right and left sides of the screen, respectively.
Variant:
FX/SFX: The star spinning, and the sliding text.
Music/Sounds: A five-note trombone fanfare with five beeps, which represent Associated-Rediffusion's initials in Morse code (short-long, short-long-short).
Music/Sounds Variant:
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: Set against what appears to be a car is a slightly smaller version of the star from before with the words "ASSOCIATED-REDIFFUSION" are shown with "LONDON'S TELEVISION", in a slightly smaller font, below that. The camera then quickly pans up to a cameraman on a crane.
FX/SFX: It's all live-action.
Music/Sounds: Same as the first logo.
Availability: Extinct; apparently used on outside broadcast (live remote) shows and news programming.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: On a gray background, we see the Adastral star in a small size at the left side of the screen. besides it is "for" and underneath both of them is "Associated-Rediffusion".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Same as the first logo.
Availability: Extinct. Only seen on Gert and Daisy.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "Spinning Star II", "Adastral II", "Rediffusion Star II"
Logo: On a gray background, a black rectangle extends to both sides of the screen. Once it is done, "REDIFFUSION" in white appears on the rectangle. The Adastral star and "LONDON" appear above and below "REDIFFUSION" respectively. The star spins counterclockwise.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The rectangle, star spinning, and sliding.
Music/Sounds: A seven note horn fanfare composed by Johnny Dankworth.
Music/Sounds Variant: The Christmas variant has this blended with a rendition of "Deck the Halls".
Availability: Same as the previous logo.
Editor's Note: None.
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