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{{PageCredits|compiled=RSX-798|edits=Luke2505}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Trident Television
| image = TridentTelevision1975A.png
| founded = August 1970
| founder = Sir Richard Graham<br>Ward Thomas<br>James Hanson
| defunct = 1982
| fate = Merged with Grand<br>Metropolitan
}}
===Background===
'''Trident Television''' was a British
Trident executed a reverse takeover of both Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television in 1974, and initially planned to rename both under the Trident brand. This was, however, vetoed by the IBA.
The third prong of the Trident was long rumoured to be Trident's attempt to buy [[Anglia Television|Anglia Television]], potentially stemming from Yorkshire Television discussing cost cutting measures with Anglia Television in early 1969, which would have given the 2 companies shared use of outside broadcast units and regional offices. This was not the case however, with Anglia not even being considered as potential partners in Trident's interests. The third prong instead was focused on the company's non-broadcasting interests.
It also started US-based [[Trident Television Associates]] in 1979 to syndicate 23 of CBS' telemovies.
In December 1980, Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television were forced to demerge as a condition of their ITV contract renewals. This effectively ended Trident's participation in ITV, with them disposing of their remaining shares in the company shortly after. Despite this, they continued to receive rental funds from the studios and equipment leased to the companies.
Trident eventually merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1982.
{{ImageTOC |TridentTelevision1975A.png|1st Logo |TridentFilmsLtd.png|2nd Logo}}
===1st Logo (1975-1977)===
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Images=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
TridentTelevision1975A.png|Opening Variant
TridentTelevision1975B.png|Closing Variant
TridentTelevision1975C.png|Yellow Text Variant
</gallery>
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Videos=
{{YouTube|id=1ZMf3VTLXTI|description=Opening Variant|id2=eFi4Wd78rrg|description2=Closing Variant|id3=kfmE87stsTE|description3=Yellow Text Variant}}
</tabber>
'''Logo:'''
*'''Opening:''' On a black background, we see the text on the left reading "{{color|red|'''''trident colour television'''''}}",
*'''Closing:''' We see the same Trident symbol from the opening logo on the left, and
'''Variant:'''
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:'''
*'''Opening:''' The same bombastic 5-note horn fanfare as the 1969 [[Yorkshire Television|Yorkshire Television]] logo.
*'''Closing:''' The end theme of the programme.
'''Availability:''' Ultra Rare. It was usually used to cover the Yorkshire and Tyne Tees logos on international prints of programmes
* It was recently discovered on Talking Pictures TV airings of some season 2 episodes of ''The Main Chance'', however most episodes use the Yorkshire Television logos of the time. It is presumably also kept on the show's Network DVD release.
* The variant with the yellow text was seen on ''Luke's Kingdom''.
===2nd Logo (1978)===
<tabber>
Image=
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
TridentFilmsLtd.png
</gallery>
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|brown}} background, we see a black line on top, and below it we see the following text:▼
Video=
{{YouTube|id=FdhO32XCWXY}}
</tabber>
▲'''Logo:''' On a {{color|brown}} background, we see a thick, black line
<center>
{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Big|'''Trident Films Ltd.'''}}}}<br>
{{Font|Times New Roman|'''London, England'''}}
</center>
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The
'''Availability:''' Extremely Rare.
* It was spotted on the 1978 TV movie adaptation of ''The Four Feathers'' and was kept intact on said film's DVD release.
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Trident Television was a British holding company with broadcasting interests. It was created in August 1970 to deal with the issue of fairly allocating commercial airtime at the Bilsdale Transmitter in North Yorkshire. Allocating it to either of the two closest broadcasting companies, Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television, would have given one an unfair advantage over the other when it came to commercial airtime sales. The solution was to create a holding company for the selling of airtime in both television regions, which is what Trident became.
Trident executed a reverse takeover of both Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television in 1974, and initially planned to rename both under the Trident brand. This was, however, vetoed by the IBA.
The third prong of the Trident was long rumoured to be Trident's attempt to buy Anglia Television, potentially stemming from Yorkshire Television discussing cost cutting measures with Anglia Television in early 1969, which would have given the 2 companies shared use of outside broadcast units and regional offices. This was not the case however, with Anglia not even being considered as potential partners in Trident's interests. The third prong instead was focused on the company's non-broadcasting interests.
It also started US-based Trident Television Associates in 1979 to syndicate 23 of CBS' telemovies.
In December 1980, Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television were forced to demerge as a condition of their ITV contract renewals. This effectively ended Trident's participation in ITV, with them disposing of their remaining shares in the company shortly after. Despite this, they continued to receive rental funds from the studios and equipment leased to the companies.
Trident eventually merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1982.
Logo:
Variant: On Luke's Kingdom, the symbol is larger and the text is in yellow.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Ultra Rare. It was usually used to cover the Yorkshire and Tyne Tees logos on international prints of programmes.
Logo: On a brown background, we see a thick, black line about three quarters of the way up the screen. Below it we see the following text in Didot:
Trident Films Ltd.
London, England
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the TV movie.
Availability: Extremely Rare.