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'''Variants:'''
*A rare <u>filmed variant</u> of this logo exists, which is seen on the 2003 TV movies ''Red Water'' and ''Lucy''.
*A <u>more common short version</u> exists, where the stacked words simply zoom out.
*An even shorter version of this logo also exists, which starts from where the 3rd-to-last note of the theme plays. This version began appearing in July 2003.
*In 2004, the phrase <u>"{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}"</u> appears above the logo, it was still until it fades in above the logo on the 2006 version of ''Chain Reaction'' and season 4 of ''The Newlywed Game'' both on GSN, but the font is in Times New Roman on those said game shows. Early shorts on Crackle also have the phrase above the name rather than the logo. For the rest, the phrase was placed on a black screen, which later fades to the 2002 SPT logo, which also appears on web shows on websites like MySpace, YouTube, and Hulu, among others such as ''C-Spot'' or ''Penn Says''.
*In 2005, an updated <u>widescreen version</u> was introduced. It consists of just a <u>solid blue lighting effect</u> in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, where the reflection of the Bars would usually be. Sometimes, this version is squashed to fit a 4:3 TV, and features on several movies, first-run production, and classic series on television and DVD.
*A B&W variant also exists, which can be seen on classic shows by Screen Gems.
*On pre-2011 episodes of ''Watch What Happens: Live'', the logo is a still shot on a gray-like background.
*In 2010 on ''The Three Stooges'' short "The Sitter Downers", the 2005 logo is in <u>black & white</u>.
*Starting on the 4th season of ''The Newlywed Game'', the text reads as <u>"{{Font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED THROUGH'''}}"</u> above the logo.
*Sometimes, the logo <u>can appear a little up-close</u>.
*A version with <u>extra brightness</u> on both the 2002 and 2005 versions in color exists.
*On seasons 6-10 of ''Robot Chicken'', ''Houdini and Doyle'' and the TV movie ''Grave Halloween'' (albeit with a fade-in/fade-out), there is a <u>still version</u> of the logo. On the 2021 Lifetime TV movie ''The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice'', a still shot of the [[Sony Entertainment]] logo is seen first, then cuts to this.
*A <u>superimposed in-credit variant</u> exists. This can be found on international shows like ''Niñas Mal''.
*Starting in <u>2014</u>, the Sony Entertainment logo is seen first. Then, the light flashes to reveal the short SPT logo. Some shows, such as ''The Young and the Restless'', syndicated reruns of ''Seinfeld'', and shows co-produced by SPT subsidiary Embassy Row still do not use this variant.
*On a PAL release of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', <u>the long version is used but the normal music is heard</u>.
*On an <u>April 16, 2017 HBO Signature Caribbean airing of ''Pixels''</u>, the logo is silent, but the music plays 5-6 seconds after the logo cut to black.
*On a 2007 TBS airing of ''Fools Rush In'' and a Peacock print of ''Resident Evil: Extinction'', the logo is slowed down.
*A scoped version exists. This can be similar to 21:9, or letterboxed 4:3 being stretched in widescreen 16:9.
*Sometimes on shows such as the 2018 reboot of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', this logo <u>shares the screen with other logos</u>.
*In 2017, the logo is <u>enhanced for 4K-produced shows</u>. The glare is slightly bigger and has a more yellowish tone, and the background is darker. The logo is also sharper, and the bars' reflections are permanently removed.
*On a <u>Starz print of the movie ''Matilda''</u>, the 2014 version appears, but before the logo appears, the Sony logo fades out, and then the 2002 version plays.
*On a format sales sizzle reel to ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Live in Front of a Studio Audience'', the logo is shown <u>without the Sony Entertainment logo</u>. However, for a second, a part of said logo can be seen.
*Starting in <u>2022</u>, an updated version of the 2017 logo exists, with the 2021 Sony Entertainment logo being used, it then transitions to a still shot of this logo.
**Starting in <u>2024</u>, there is an animated version of this variant. The animation was remade here and it is noticeably different from the previous versions of the logo as a zoom out has appeared to have been added. The background also has a mirror effect as well when shown in scope, and the bars' reflections were also brought back.
'''Technique:''' CGI by Rick Scott at Tigar Hare Studios (also known for their work on the 2010 [[Technicolor]] logo).
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'''Audio Variants:'''
*The <u>short version</u> just has the five-note orchestral theme (which is re-orchestrated).
*Another music variation has only the <u>last three notes</u> of the theme re-arranged. This version began in July 2003. The 2022 version of this logo also sometimes uses this variant.
*In later years, the music has become <u>a bit more orchestrated</u>.
*The <u>2022 version</u> of this logo either uses the 2003 shortened theme, or the Sony ding.
*In 2005, there is <u>another short version</u> with the last half of the animation of the standard animation of the logo, which is seen on the series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'', and several final season episodes of ''Jackie Chan Adventures''.
*Sometimes, when used along a co-production or co-distributor ID, the first few notes of the music for this logo will play over the last few seconds of said ID before going into this visual logo. This has happened on such syndicated shows as ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'', back when [[King World Productions]] (now "[[CBS Media Ventures]]") was still in operation. But now until October 2007, the [[CBS Television Distribution]] music plays on the CTD logo, and the SPT theme plays on the SPT logo.
*Sometimes, the logo used <u>the [[Columbia TriStar Television]] theme</u> until 2014. The theme can still be heard on some syndicated airings of ''Good Times'' via TV One.
*Two more versions exist by having a <u>high and low tone</u> starting in 2003.
*Another version exists having a <u>bell-type twinkle mixed into the standard theme</u>.
*<u>A double-pitched (very high tone) version</u> of the music can be found on some S4 episodes of ''Married... With Children'' on its DVD release. It could also sometimes be seen on certain TV airings of theatrical films, possibly due to the NTSC versions being in high tone.
*On some shows like ''The King of Queens'' (2002-2007 episodes) and other shows, the <u>end theme</u> plays over this logo.
*Middle season local reruns of ''Good Times'' and ''Sanford and Son'' would have the first four notes of the standard theme playing first, followed by the finishing of the final notes from the 2002 SPT long version theme.
*Up until 2012, the <u>2003 [[Sony Pictures Television International]] sounder</u> was sometimes used, particularly on the Mill Creek DVD release of the Nickelodeon original movie ''The Last Day of Summer'' (although the original DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment does not have it), DVD releases of shows like ''Married... With Children'', on Antenna TV's print of the ''Sanford and Son'' episode "Sanford and Gong", and on DVD releases of ''The Berenstain Bears'' (1985) that SPHE released.
*On a Nine Network airing of season 2 episode 11 of ''The Guardian'', the final five notes of the long version's theme is heard on the standard logo, with the last note being abridged.
*On an episode of ''People: The TV Show!'', the last three notes of the long version's theme is used on the 2017 logo, with the last note being shorter.
*ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC airings have a generic theme and occasionally a voiceover.
*A <u>silent version</u> exists (sometimes on movie networks like Starz and Encore).
*Another variation would have the 1993 [[Columbia Pictures Television]] theme. This happened on several reruns of ''Just Shoot Me!'' on TV Land. Region 2 DVD releases of ''T.J. Hooker'' and the 2nd season of ''Party of Five'' also have this variation if the French audio track is selected.
*A variant exists that has the 1993 CPT theme overlapping the 2002 SPT theme. This was spotted on an Antenna TV airing of the ''Good Times'' S4 episode "Michael's Great Romance".
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*On an September 27, 2013 NBC airing of ''The Michael J. Fox Show'' episode "Neighbor", a generic theme plays and also leaves the logo's theme intact, due to an editing error.
'''Availability:''' Seen on its then-new shows and
*This logo is also seen on shows produced by Adelaide Productions (such as the final season of ''Dragon Tales'', seasons 3-5 of ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', ''The Boondocks'' and ''The Spectacular Spider-Man''), Sony's now-dormant television animation studio that was founded in 1993, as they did not use their own logo.
*The long version is not as common as the standard version, but it was seen on every episode of ''Jeopardy!'' from 2002-2007, ''The Nate Berkus Show'', and is also preserved on the DVD release of ''All in the Family: The Complete 3rd Season'', and the DVD release and Crackle prints of ''Odyssey 5'' (except for "Astronaut Dreams", which uses the normal version instead), but it may appear on some classic and off-network shows.
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*15 (including the first 13) episodes of ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' on prints after 2009 contain this logo (used on both the 2009 PAL ''Extreme Ghostbusters: Volume 1'' release and the 2024 U.S. ''Complete Series'' release), while the other 25 episodes retain their original logos (including the original 1995 CTT logo).
'''Legacy:'''
===2nd Logo (''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' custom variant) (October 11, 2019)===
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'''Other Variants:'''
*A <u>three-second version</u> exists starting on December 28, 2020. Here is the Sony logo zooming out forming from the transition, then it fades out as the company name appears with the light behind it. This is used on ''Jeopardy!'', ''Wheel of Fortune'' and streaming-only shows.
*A <u>still version</u> exists.
*Like the previous logo, it <u>shares the screen with other companies logos</u>.
*An <u>in-credit variation</u> exists, in which the logo is cropped in a rectangle and inverted.
*On the [[YouTube Originals]] show ''Copy That!'', the logo appears <u>within the credits</u> of the episode. When the logo starts, the credits show a copyright notice for Sony Pictures Television.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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On September 16, 2002, Japanese giant Sony Corporation decided to retire the Columbia TriStar name and logo from its television division, rebranding it into Sony Pictures Television.
For the first time since 1974, the Torch Lady, Pegasus or anything resembling Columbia or TriStar's emblems are nowhere to be seen; instead, the corporate 1991 "bar" logo for Sony Pictures was introduced to television viewers for the first time.
On July 25, 2017, SPT launched a new in-production name called Sony Pictures Television Studios, in order to further make use of production in the SPT library and rolls out for current and future titles starting on January 7, 2020. The SPT name and logo will continue to be used in media sites, film on television reruns and international broadcasts, as well as current and future titles starting in 2022, in order to phase out the SPTS name.
Visuals: There is an extreme close-up of the words "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION" (in the Sony corporate typeface), stacked word-by-word with "SONY" being the largest, emerge and zoom away downwards from the screen. The three words are not directly stacked at first, but as the animation progresses, they slide into place. A horizontal line is drawn between the "PICTURES" and "TELEVISION". While this happens, there is a bright white light on the left side of the screen that later reveals the names; as the light dies down, the lines in the background themselves back away as well, eventually moving back to the upper part of the screen and into a diagonal pattern to form the logo. The flash dissipates and there is an oblong orange-white glare surrounding the logo and words, which shrinks into the bars to give it a shine. The finished logo, which is a striped parallelogram, appears against a shaded navy blue background.
Trivia: This logo first appeared as a print logo on broadcasting ads in magazines such as Variety in fall 1991, around the time when SPE was founded.
Variants:
Technique: CGI by Rick Scott at Tigar Hare Studios (also known for their work on the 2010 Technicolor logo).
Audio: A descending piano tune and a majestic 5-note orchestral theme composed by David Kurtz, which sounds vaguely similar to the Habanera section of Bizet's opera Carmen and the 1993 TriStar Television theme (specifically the long version).
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Availability: Seen on its then-new shows and many later prints of classic shows, off-net syndication series, TV movies and theatrical films on television. The only four pre-2002 shows that do not have this logo are Walker, Texas Ranger on USA Network and the defunct Cloo, All in the Family on GetTV and Sony Crackle, the original One Day at a Time on Antenna TV and The Jeffersons on Me-TV.
Legacy: The logo (mainly the standard variant, which uses very simple animation) gained a reputation as one of the most hated closing logo of all time due to its large-scale plastering and omnipresence, earning the unofficial nickname the "Bars of Boredom". Additionally, it is widely regarded as the most common logo to find among the community.
Visuals: On a blue gradient background, a purple flash appears onscreen, covering the whole screen. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely.
Variant: A 16:9 open-matte version exists on TV airings of the film.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: This made its only appearance on El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on Netflix, as a one-off logo produced for the film.
Visuals: On a black background is the corporate Sony logo. It then either fades, blurs out, or uses the 2014/2021 Sony transition (either slow or fast on the former), as the text "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS" appears.
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Technique: CGI.
Audio: The same "ding" sound in G major used in the Sony logo.
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Legacy: This logo is considered to be very bland by the logo community, with many considering it an example of the simplified logo trend that started in the 2010s and some even comparing it unfavorably to the first SPT logo at the time of its debut. In fact, it was first thought to be a placeholder logo when it debuted, which ultimately was proven otherwise.
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