ITV Meridian Productions

Background
This is the production arm of ITV Meridian, previously known as Southern Television Productions, TVS Productions, and Meridian Productions.

1st Logo (January 1, 1993-1995)
Visuals: The 1991 Meridian logo is placed on a black background with the text "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME" underneath.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, the text reads the following instead:
 * "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION"
 * "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV"
 * "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV". This and the above variant uses the 1989 ITV logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Appears on Meridian programmes from the time-period until 1995.
 * These include First Night on Meridian, Meridian: The First Year, series 1-3 of Wizadora, 1993 episodes of the UK version of Jeopardy!, and Catchphrase, along with early episodes of Zzzap, and later episodes of Houseparty, among many others.
 * The "MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV" variant is also retained on the Shout! Factory DVD boxset of ReBoot: The Definite Mainframe Edition (which includes Fast Forward: The Making of ReBoot, a behind-the-scenes special intended to be aired on CITV sometime in 1995, but never did; Meridian was responsible for acquiring the rights to ReBoot for ITV), alongside the Limelight Productions logo and the 1991 Alliance logo (all of which were seen on original UK broadcasts of ReBoot).

2nd Logo (1995-1997)
Visuals: On a flame-like background consisting of black,, and colors, the Meridian logo from before with the company name in white is seen above "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME".

Variants:
 * Like before, the text below the logo may read "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV" or "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo used on networked programmes.
 * On Who I Am?, the 1995 VCI logo appears alongside the Meridian logo. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH VCI" is also added underneath "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME".

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Appears on Meridian programmes from the time-period until 1997.
 * These include the later series of Wizadora, Delta Wave, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, The Forgotten Toys, and In the Wild, among many others.
 * The "Presentation for ITV" variant of this logo was also seen at the end of Call Red, following the Film and General Productions variant of the 1990 Thames Television endcap.

3rd Logo (September 2, 1996-October 4, 1998)
Visuals: The moving striped background from the 1996 ID now consists of, purple, and colors. Additionally, the sun/moon logo is in the same position as before and "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME" is placed underneath.

Variants:
 * Like before, the text below the logo may read "A MERIDIAN PROGRAMME FOR ITV" or "A MERIDIAN PRESENTATION FOR ITV" with the 1989 ITV logo used on networked programmes.
 * On 1997 CITV airings of various programmes such as Goggle Watch, the logo is shrunken and shown alongside other logos against a dimly lit background. "An" and "Programme for" appear above and below the logos whereas the 1989 ITV logo is underneath them all.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Appears on Meridian programmes from the time-period until 1998, such as In the Dark, Sooty's Amazing Adventures, and Monkey Business, among many others.

4th Logo (October 5, 1998-2001)
Visuals: On a windy - background, the Meridian logo is in a different color palette with the moon in a brown-like color and the company name in black.

Variant: On multiple programmes, the logo is seen within the United Productions logo, either underneath or side-by-side with said company's.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Appears on Meridian programmes from the time-period until 2001.
 * The on-screen logo was so far only seen on Grass Roots, and series 2-4 of Monkey Business, among others.
 * The United Productions variant can be seen on the last several series of ZZZAP!, Frank Sinatra: Good Guy, Bad Guy, and early movies of Hornblower, among others.

5th Logo (2001-October 31, 2004)
Visuals: There is the same Granada purple end card with the corporate logo used by all other Granada-owned regions, however, the shadow copies are of the Meridian symbol, and the square has the white Meridian logo inside with the text reads "A Meridian Production".

Variants:
 * On Hornblower, the square is next to the A&E logo and the text underneath now reads "A Meridian Production in association with A&E Network".
 * On Doodlebug Summer, the LWT and Meridian squares appear alongside each other and the text now reads either "A Meridian/LWT Co-Production" or "A LWT/Meridian Co-Production" and appears in either this background with the Meridian logos or the background with the 1996 LWT logos.
 * A split screen version of this logo exists.
 * The logo also sometimes appears in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
 * This background may sometimes be stretched or zoomed on some shows and movies.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Appears on Meridian programmes from the time-period until 2004.
 * These include seasons 1 and 2 of The Last Detective, William & Mary, and the latter Hornblower movies.
 * However, it can be plastered with Granada or ITV Studios logos on more modern releases.
 * Despite this, it is intact on streaming prints of series 6-8 of Where the Heart Is, and series 5 and 6 of Monkey Business.
 * It is also intact on UKTV Drama airings as well as ITV3 re-runs of Season 6-8 of Where the Heart Is.

Logo (February 2, 2004-September 18, 2006)
Visuals: On a smoky dark blue background with outlined squares scattered around, the 2004 ITV Meridian logo with a shadow effect is above the text "An ITV Production".

Variant: On Love and War, the Peter Williams Television logo is paired with ITV Meridian's against the latter's background. Underneath, the text has been reworded to say "A Peter Williams Television production in association with ITV".

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability:
 * This came at a time when the company's operations were being downgraded due to the reduction of the number of regional programmes.
 * As a result, there are very few programmes known to use this logo, which includes series 7-9 of Monkey Business and Love and War.
 * The former also still has this logo intact on streaming prints.