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*Many Thames shows had kept the logo, like ''General Franco'' and ''Special Branch'', among others.
*The still variant of the black background version of this logo also appeared at the end of a July 19, 2022 airing of S01E02 of ''The Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder'' on Talking Pictures TV, which is then followed by the 2018 [[Fremantle]] logo.
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*Still saved on most shows, like ''The Bill'', ''Danger Mouse'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Count Duckula'', ''Rainbow'', ''The Sooty Show'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''The Sweeney'' and ''Armchair Theatre'', among many others.
*It was also seen on the 1970s UK version of ''The Tomorrow People'', ''Love Thy Neighbor'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Man About the House'', series 1 of ''Everybody's Equal'', ''Des O'Connor Tonight'', and the first four series of ''Strike It Lucky'', among many others as well.
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*It was mainly used to plaster over older Thames logos, primarily on British cable TV, but also on VHS and DVD releases by [[Pearson Television Video]] and [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]], respectively.
*It is otherwise uncommon in America, as recent Thames productions have rarely aired on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]].
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The Thames production company was originally the production arm of Thames Television, formed from a merger of the separate previous units ABC Television Productions and Rediffusion London Productions. Even after Thames had lost its ITV franchise in 1992 to Carlton, it continued on as a production company, which was acquired by Pearson Television in mid-1993 (itself sold to CLT-UFA in July 2000, merged to become the RTL Group, and rebranded as FremantleMedia in 2001).
On 10 February 2003, Thames was merged with another Fremantle subsidiary, Talkback to form Talkback Thames, which was then split in 2012 into four production companies, resurrecting the Thames brand to focus on entertainment shows.
Logo: Essentially a still version of the 1968 logo, with "FROM" on the top left of the logo.
Variant: On some programmes, a still variant of the black background version is used.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
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Logo: It's a still version of the 1969 logo, but with the text reading "COLOUR PRODUCTION" below the logo.
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Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
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Logo: On a blue spotlight background, we see a still version of the Thames XXI logo, except the bottom triangle is wordless. Below it is text reading either "THAMES TELEVISION PRESENTATION/PRODUCTION" or "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR", and the 1989 ITV logo appearing below.
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Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
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Logo: Against a medium blue background is a blue and gold version of the triangular Thames logo with the words "THAMES TELEVISION" appearing on the triangle in a Friz Quadrata font. Below that is the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR" with the 1989 ITV logo. After 1992, this became the primary logo, and the 1989 ITV logo was removed.
Byline: Beginning in mid-1996, the byline "A Pearson Television Company" was added below the triangle, and "Production" was moved on to it, now also in the same font as the rest of the logo. The copyright text "© Thames Television Limited MCMXCVI" was also added at the bottom of the screen, as it was previously on the credits.
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Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: Against a black background is a tall blue box with a whitish silhouette of the Tower Bridge. Under that are the words "THAMES" in the Copperplate Gothic font and the respective company byline.
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Bylines:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
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Logo: As we see waves on the surface of a river, the name "THAMES" in a white sans-serif font is seen in the centre of the screen. Like the "Rising Buildings", there is a reflection given to the Thames name (in a sky-bluish shade). The byline "A FremantleMedia Company" is under this.
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Technique: A still image rendered in modern CGI.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Uncommon.
Logo: Against a bluish/whitish background with many dots and lines, we see the word "THAMES"; below that is the "talkbackTHAMES" logo. The byline "Part of the FremantleMedia Group" (or "A FremantleMedia Company") is shown underneath it in a smaller font. Sometimes, a FremantleMedia copyright date is at the bottom.
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Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
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Thames (1968-2006) |
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