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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 though 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).
In 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.
Logo: Essentially a still version of the 1968 logo, with "FROM" on the top left of the logo.
Variant: On some programmes, a still version of the black background version is used.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Common. Many Thames shows had kept the logo, like General Franco and Special Branch, among others.
Logo: It's a still version of the 1969 logo, but with the text reading "COLOUR PRODUCTION" below the logo.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.
Availability:
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.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Rare.
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. Sometimes, the Pearson byline would appear on the triangle instead of "Production" as well.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show, 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.
Variants:
Bylines:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or none.
Availability: Common.
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.
Variants:
Technique: A still image rendered in modern CGI.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or silence.
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.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Seen on Pop Idol, The Bill, Play Your Cards Right, Idols!, early episodes of The X Factor and Hardware, among other shows from the era.
Logo: A purple circle zooms in, with the word "thames" (with a massive "t") turning on the circle. The bottom shines. The FremantleMedia byline appears on the bottom of it.
Technique: Simple computer animation.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Seen on Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor from 2012-2019, and the 2012 series of Blockbusters on Challenge, among others.
Logo: On a black background, the word "THAMES" now in a gold and a different font rises up, and the reflection fades out, similar to the "Rising Buildings" logo.
Bylines:
Variants:
Technique: Simple CGI.
Music/Sounds: A whoosh sound with a "thud", the ending theme from any show, or none.
Availability: Current.
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