Endemol

Background
Endemol (formerly "Endemol Entertainment") was a Dutch production company founded in 1994 by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol through a merger of both their production companies: "Joop Van Den Ende TV-Producties" and "John De Mol Produkties". Their first big success was the reality series Big Brother, which first aired in the Netherlands in 1999. The company was purchased by Mediaset on 14 May 2007 and later sold to Apollo Global. On 15 May 2014, Apollo and 21st Century Fox announced a joint venture to merge Endemol and Shine Group (now owned by Banijay). The Endemol brand was gradually phased out afterwards, although it is still used for Endemol Portugal, Endemol France and Endemol Production.

1st Logo (November 1, 1994-September 20, 2001)
Visuals: On a black background, there is the word "serif" zooming out one letter at a time at a fast pace with the word "ENTERTAINMENT" zooming-out underneath, where we later see a warp effect while the letters continue to zoom out and start to spread to finish forming the word. There is a blast effect which later reveals a white spiked-arched crown (one above and one below), which would later turn. The words "serif" and "ENTERTAINMENT" later turn.

Variants:
 * This logo would have an effect just like the Embassy Television and Embassy Communications logos: the animation would play over the ending of any television show, but the background would later turn black.
 * There is also a short variant.
 * The logo appears white and still on Bear With Me.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A loud whoosh as the letters are zooming out, followed by two drumbeats and another whoosh.

Audio Variants:
 * Sometimes, the end theme plays over or none.
 * Original NBC and CBS airings used a generic theme.

Availability:
 * It is seen on such shows like Chains of Love, RTL's Mini-Playback Show, and Lucky Letters.
 * The short variant is seen on S1 episodes of Fear Factor and Big Brother 1 & 2 on Paramount+.
 * It also appears at the end of Derby on True Movies, after the Atlantis logo.
 * It was also seen at the end of The Audrey Hepburn Story, Beastmaster, Avalanche, and some all Atlantis titles.
 * It was also seen at the end of The Ray Bradbury Theater (on a Russian airing, it was plastered with the Fireworks Entertainment logo).

2nd Logo (October 2001-February 9, 2018)
Visuals: Against a black background, a cloud of vapor appears, forming a slanted disc on its side, which spins to face the screen, "endemol" written underneath the eye which traces in. Later, an eye fades in on the disc.

Trivia: This logo represents the eye of the titular symbol from the Big Brother franchise.

Variants:
 * Shows produced by Endemol's divisions outside of the Netherlands had the country's name below.
 * Sometimes, the logo is sliding to the left, revealing the name of the respective country, which slides to the right when it is completed.
 * An alternate version exists where a vertical blue object appears by a slash effect (instead of the cloud vapor effect), flattening and transforming into a disc. It wobbles, flipping upwards and spinning rapidly, eventually unveiling a 2D eye and forming the same logo with no Endemol wordmark. When the eyes appear, it not only flickers a blue glow, but the company name (e.g. Zeppotron, 51 Minds, True Entertainment and Endemol UK Productions) whooshes and flies underneath it at a fast pace.
 * An in-credit version exists.
 * A print version of the logo exists. For foreign distribution, the text "Worldwide Sales - Endemol International and Distribution" is shown above the logo. It was also seen in Germany, as well as on DS games. Such versions exist for Italy, UK and the USA. The print version also appeared in GMA 7 of Wipeout (as Wipeout Matira Matibay).
 * On some international shows, the logo is right or left with the TV station on right or left. On the Philippine adaptation of Big Brother (Pinoy Big Brother), the logo is right, on the left is the 2000 ABS-CBN logo.
 * A variant exists where the logo fades out after it was formed.
 * On Cash en Carlo, the logo is still with the 2001 FremantleMedia logo in the credits.
 * A 16:9 variant exists, where the logo is stretched.
 * A letterbox variant exists, where the logo is cropped to letterbox.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Usually the end theme of the show can be heard, sometimes it can be silent. The logo's own music is a ringing sound when the disc appears, followed by a wobbly whoosh sound and then a streak-like sound when the disc spins.

Audio Variant: The international variant has a whoosh sound when the logo slides.

Availability: Appears on shows from the company.

3rd Logo (November 27, 2001-July 16, 2012)
Visuals: On a black background, there is the same Endemol logo from before zooming out through an iris-out effect, during which the eye looks around a while, with a sliding reflection also seen in its pupil. As light shines through the disc and the company name lands on it, a laser circles the disc producing a cloud of vapor, and "endemol" bounces a bit before landing back on the disc.

Variants:
 * For the American version, the logo is enhanced and would also have "usa" right next to the logo or underneath the company name.
 * This variant is also used internationally, for example Italy (which replaces "usa" with "italia") and Poland (which replaces "usa" with "polska", or in its early years, adds an additional "-neovision" right next to "endemol", with the Grupa ITI byline fading in).
 * This variant is sped up on some shows.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Usually the end theme of the show or none, but like the previous logo, it sometimes comes with its own music, which consists of two whooshes when the logo is zooming out, and a clang when it's done zooming out.

Audio Variants:
 * ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox airings used a generic theme.
 * The Italian version used the audio from the last logo.
 * The Polish version has a revered orchestral hit, followed by a different clang.

Availability: Seen on Deal or No Deal on GSN and the syndicated version, 1 vs. 100 on GSN, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on TV Land, Big Brother, and Fear Factor episodes of the time on Chiller, among other shows.

4th Logo (February 12, 2008-August 2020)
Visuals: On a black background, the Endemol logo appears slowly rotating, surrounded by reflections and shadows of itself. There is a light blink over the shield.

Variants:
 * The standard logo would come right after the 51 Minds logo.
 * Would appear in-credit on the 3rd season of 1 vs. 100 on GSN.
 * In this logo's early years, the light blink was absent, even the logo's effects are different (including the part where the reflections and shadows are disappearing).
 * Starting in 2011, the logo was put on a dark blue background. The black background is still used.
 * Sometimes, the logo is sped-up.
 * On Wipeout: The Game, the logo shakes a bit as it first appears, then animates normally.
 * Sometimes, the logo will have a copyright notice underneath it.
 * A variant exists from 2016 that has the Endemol Shine Group logo underneath, serving as a byline. It slides in like how that logo regularly does.
 * Another variant is seen on the Vietnamese version of 1 vs. 100; the logo is smaller and on the right of some Vietnamese text.

Technique: CGI by MELON eSolutions.

Audio: Originally, it used the previous logo's theme, but it later used a soft guitar/choir sounder, which was composed by Michael J. McEvoy at DMI Productions. However, different whooshes are heard in this logo's early years.

Availability:
 * Seen on Wipeout on ABC, Hell on Wheels on AMC and the Big Brother franchise on CBS and in other international syndicated channels overseas worldwide outside of the US (depending on which country you live in).
 * It was also seen as an in-credit version on the third season of 1 vs. 100 on GSN.
 * It also appears on some licensed international shows and games, like on all of the Wipeout games for the Wii.
 * The sped-up variant is seen on Steve Harvey in syndication.
 * The version with the dark blue background is also seen on Steve Harvey.
 * This logo was still in use in Portugal until 2020.

5th Logo (2014-2016)


Visuals: On a white background, there is a reverse shatter effect that forms a 3D version of the Endemol logo, with the text "beyond" to the right of it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A Transformers-like robotic sound. Done at DMI Productions.

Availability: Seen on remixes on YouTube, such as Fear Factor remixes.

6th Logo (August 21, 2020-)


Visuals: On a white background, there is the Endemol disc slide next to the word "portugal", then the Endemol name slides inside the disc when the eye opens. The Banijay byline fades in and the Endemol logo shines.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A two-note piano theme with a harp.

Availability: Seen on Portugal-exclusive shows by Endemol Portugal, such as Dança Comigo (the Portuguese adaptation of Dancing with the Stars).