Rai 1

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Rai Uno

1st Logo (1983-1985)

Nicknames: "The Ball", "Grid Ball"

Logo: On a black background, a blue ball flies in as an even bigger ball, but more sky blue and having sections cut out, flies into view. The ball then enters the bigger ball, revealing a yellow inside as the ball zooms away. A TV tube shape flips into view, with a black background and a white stripe, and the 1983-2000 logo flips in, which is the "RAI" text in blue and "UNO" in sky blue. The tube then fills the background and the ball fully disappears as the logo zooms out onto a blue gradient background and a sphere in the corner. A shadow slides out and the logo shines.

Variants: A short version was later introduced later in its lifespan, where it first showed the ball outside of the planet before fading to it entering the TV tube. The theme is the last few seconds. An abridged version has the text zooming out as the background gains a white stripe. This has the last three notes from the Rai logo at the time.

FX/SFX: The balls and screen moving, the text zooming in. Early CGI that looks quite dated.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Rai logo at the time.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1986-1993)

Nicknames: "The Ball II", "The Filling Ball"

Logo: On a purple background, a sphere is seen flying through some translucent tunnels, filling them with blue. The camera then zooms out of the tunnels and rotates upward to reveal the same logo from before, along with a bunch of differently sized spheres. The logo's shadow positions a bit.

Variant: An abridged version has the logo already formed, with a single sphere flying over the logo.

FX/SFX: The logo filling, the camera panning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Rai logo at the time.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1988-1993)

Nicknames: "The Ball III", "Flowers"

Logo: On a space background, we see two orange blocks and a blue ball. The blue ball falls and the camera follows it. The "RAIUNO" text is revealed from the top orange block and moves to the center while the blue ball hides in the "N" letter.

FX/SFX: The camera, ball, and text moving.

Music/Sounds: 13-note theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1993-2000)

Nicknames: "Filmstrip", "Sphere"

Logo: On a blue background. we see a blue filmstrip coming from the bottom. Later on, a blue sphere is revealed from the back of the filmstrip and than it comes to the camera and the "RAIUNO" text comes. When they are in their complete positions. It freezes.

FX/SFX: The crystals, filmstrip, sphere, and text moving

Music/Sounds: The 10-note theme played on the piano.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None. The theme is a favorite of many.

5th Logo (1993-2000)

Nicknames: "Crystals", "Crayon", "No Three Shapes"

Logo: On a blue background. we see a wall of crystal lines sliding in from the bottom. "UNO" made of glass fades. The "RAI" text appears from the left.

FX/SFX: The crystal wall, the Rai text moving. The background moving.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous one, but only has the last 2 notes.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None. The theme is a favorite of many.

6th Logo (2000-2003)

Nicknames: "Butterfly"

Logo: On a whiteish-blueish background, we see the butterfly symbol zooming out, than the background turns almost blue, while the "Rai Uno" text appears between the butterfly symbol.

FX/SFX: The background moving, the butterfly symbol zooming out, the background turning almost blue, the text fading in.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic note, than a 4 note theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (2003-2010)

Nicknames: "Butterfly II"

Logo: On a blue background, we see the 2000 "Rai Uno" logo appearing. Than it later on rotates to a text saying "Pubblicita"

Variants: A non-"Pubblicita" version exists where only the Rai Uno logo appears. During the 2006 Germany World Cup, a special bumper was made. Shortly after the logo appears, the Germany World Cup 2006 logo wipes in, replacing the Rai Uno logo. As it fades to "Pubblicita," white dots appear with a wave effect. The non-"Pubblicita" version doesn't have the white dots appear.

FX/SFX: The Rai Uno logo appearing. The rotate to "Pubblicita"

Music/Sounds: A 7-note theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None, the theme is a favorite of many.

Rai 1

8th Logo (2010-2016)

Nicknames: "Sky"

Logo: On a cloudy background, we see a transparent box, than it reveals another box, than they rotate until they reveal "Rai" in white and on a blue rectangle, and "1" in blue and on a white square.

FX/SFX: The clouds moving, the boxes moving and rotating.

Music/Sounds: A 10-note piano theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None, the theme is a favorite of many.

9th Logo (2016-)

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: TBA.