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Background

Warner Bros. Television Studios UK (formerly Shed Media Group and later Warner Bros. Television Productions UK) is a British creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment, and history. Established in 1998 as Shed Productions, the company floated on AIM (Alternative Investment Market) in March 2005. The group has grown significantly since flotation and to date, four award-winning media companies: Ricochet, Twenty Twenty Television, Wall to Wall Media and Outright Distribution have all joined the group. In 2010, it was bought by Time Warner.

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1st Logo (August 14, 2012-2015)	2nd Logo (2015-2018)

1st Logo (August 14, 2012-2015)

Visuals: A bannerless WB shield with a TM symbol below it placed on a red background.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: So far, it has been spotted on a Nine Network airing of a season 4 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?.

2nd Logo (2015-2018)

Early prototype (variant #1)
Early prototype (variant #2)
Early prototype (variant #3)
2014 prototype
Scope

Visuals: Same as the 2015 Warner Bros. International Television logo, but the banner now reads "TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK".

Variants:

There are some image-only early prototypes, found on the website for Wimbush Immersive. The W and B letters are big, but very apart from each other. The banner text is smaller than the later animated prototype. Each prototype has it's own unique background:
- Variant #1 has the usual blue background.
- Variant #2 has a lighter shade, with each part of it having a tile-like look.
- Variant #3 has the shield on a cloudy background, with the banner saying "WARNER BROS. TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK".
The 2014 prototype has the same differences as the Warner Bros. International Television Production variant.
A scope variant of the logo exists.

Technique: 2D animation designed by Winbush Immersive.

Audio: The 2003 WBTV fanfare.

Availability:

It can be seen on an episode of the Indian sitcom Tedi Medi Family.
The scope variant was only used for a sizzle reel.

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 | image = WBTVPUK logo.png
 | founded = 1998 (as Shed Productions)
-| parent = [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]
+| parent = [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]]
+|country=}}
-}}
 ===Background===
 '''Warner Bros. Television Studios UK''' (formerly '''Shed Media Group''' and later '''Warner Bros. Television Productions UK''') is a British creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment, and history. Established in 1998 as '''Shed Productions''', the company floated on AIM (Alternative Investment Market) in March 2005. The group has grown significantly since flotation and to date, four award-winning media companies: [[Ricochet|Ricochet]], [[Twenty Twenty Television|Twenty Twenty Television]], [[Wall to Wall Media|Wall to Wall Media]] and Outright Distribution have all joined the group. In 2010, it was bought by Time Warner.
+{{ImageTOC
-==Shed Productions==
+|Warner Bros. Television Production UK (2013).jpg|1st Logo (August 14, 2012-2015)
-===(1999-2009)===
+|Warner Bros Television Production UK (2015).jpeg|2nd Logo (2015-2018)
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+}}
-Shed Productions (1999).jpg
-Shed Productions (2000).jpg|Copyright stamp
-Shed Productions (2002).jpg|Widescreen (early)
-Shed Productions (2006).jpg|Widescreen
-Shed Productions-BBC (2006).jpg|In-credit variant
-Shed Productions-BBC Scotland.jpg|In-credit variant w/byline
-</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the text "Shed" written in a stylised font, with two red lines on top of the E and D forming a shape of a roof, and the word "Productions" written below it.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On early episodes of ''Footballers' Wives'' and S3/S4 episodes of ''Bad Girls'', the logo would have a blob-ish shape next to it. For ''Footballers' Wives'', it would be colored blue and for ''Bad Girls'', it would be colored gold.
-*A proper widescreen variant of the logo would appear on post-2003 episodes of their shows.
-*On ''Waterloo Road'' and ''Hope Springs'', the logo appears with the BBC logo, with the one from ''Hope Springs'' having a Shedmedia byline below it.
-*On a behind-the-scenes featurette of ''Bad Girls'', a copyright stamp apppears below the logo.
-'''Technique:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Common. Was seen on all of the shows produced by them.
-==Warner Bros. Television Productions UK==
 ===1st Logo (August 14, 2012-2015)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
 Warner Bros. Television Production UK (2013).jpg
 </gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' A bannerless WB shield with a TM symbol below it placed on a red background.
-'''Logo:'''
-A bannerless WB shield with a TM symbol below it placed on a red background.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. So far, it has been spotted on a Nine Network airing of a season 4 episode of ''Who Do You Think You Are?''.
+'''Availability:''' So far, it has been spotted on a Nine Network airing of a season 4 episode of ''Who Do You Think You Are?''.
 ===2nd Logo (2015-2018)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Warner Bros Television Production UK (prototype variant 1).jpg|Early prototype (variant #1)
 Warner Bros Television Production UK (prototype variant 2).jpg|Early prototype (variant #2)
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 File:Warner Bros Television Production UK (2015, widescreen).jpeg|Scope
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' Same as the [[Warner Bros. International Television]] 2015 logo, but the banner now reads "TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK".
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the 2015 [[Warner Bros. International Television Production|Warner Bros. International Television]] logo, but the banner now reads "TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK".
 '''Variants:'''
 *There are some image-only early prototypes, found on the website for Wimbush Immersive. The W and B letters are big, but very apart from each other. The banner text is smaller than the later animated prototype. Each prototype has it's own unique background:
-*Variant #1 has the usual blue background.
+**Variant #1 has the usual blue background.
-*Variant #2 has a ligher shade, with each part of it having a tile-like look.
+**Variant #2 has a lighter shade, with each part of it having a tile-like look.
-*Variant #3 has the shield on a cloudy background, with the banner saying ''WARNER BROS. TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK''.
+**Variant #3 has the shield on a cloudy background, with the banner saying "WARNER BROS. TELEVISION PRODUCTION UK".
 *The 2014 prototype has the same differences as the [[Warner Bros. International Television Production]] variant.
 *A scope variant of the logo exists.
-'''Technique:''' Same as the 2015 WBITP logo.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation designed by Winbush Immersive.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The 2003 WBTV fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' The 2003 WBTV fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Rare.
+'''Availability:'''
 * It can be seen on an episode of the Indian sitcom ''Tedi Medi Family''.
 * The scope variant was only used for a sizzle reel.
+{{Chronology|[[Shed Productions]]|}}
 {{Navbox-WarnerBrosDiscovery}}
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 [[Category:Warner Bros. Television]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery]]
+[[Category:Logos made by Winbush Immersive]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]