Radio Televisyen Malaysia

Background
Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) (English: Radio Television of Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Established on April 1, 1946 as Radio Malaya, it is the first and the oldest broadcaster in the country. Currently, it operates six television channels (TV1, TV2, TV Okey, Berita RTM, Sukan RTM, and TV6) and 34 radio stations nationwide.

1st Logo (December 28, 1978)
Logo: Superimposed over live-action footage, we see the the RTM logo from the time (an eyelid-like symbol with the outside being and, the sclera being , and the pupil being ) with z  inner border and an outer border that changes color.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A horn fanfare.

Availability: This only appeared when color TV broadcasting in Malaysia launched.

2nd Logo (1978?-December 1987)
Logo: On a blue background, we see the RTM logo from the time, with Century Gothic above it, depending on if it's uppercase or lowercase.

Variant:
 * A variant with the background being exists, with "PERSEMBAHAN" being  and in a different font.
 * A superimposed variant exists. "persembahan" is replaced with "penerbit", and the publisher's name is present.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the program or none.

Availability: Appeared on programmes of the time, such as Anugerah Seri Angkasa.

3rd Logo (December 27, 1987-July 31, 2004)
Logo: Against the space background as seen in the RTM1 ident, an flash appears. The RTM logo from the time (a globe symbol within a square and a blue banner with Cooper on it horizontally covering part of it) zooms in. The channel's slogan, "Teman Setia Anda", then writes in underneath the logo, followed by an line under the text.

Technique: CGI. The space background is taken from Cascom, an American motion graphics company.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic fanfare with a group of people singing "RTM... Teman Setia Anda! (RTM... Your Loyal Friend!)"

Availability:
 * This was shown accompanying the RTM1 ID as a flagship ident. It would eventually accompany the TV1 and TV2 idents from 1990, which lasted until both channels rebranded on July 31, 2004.
 * Despite the rebranding of the company's channels during the 1990s and the early 2000s, this logo continued to be used on the channels' startups until July 31, 2004.
 * It has also been said that this logo appeared before the beginning of any newscast of the company's channels, particularly Dunia Jam 10 (The World at 10) and Berita Perdana (Prime News).

4th Logo (in-credit variant) (1987?-July 31, 2004)
Logo: Appearing at the end of the credits of the program, the RTM logo appears, usually below the penerbit and the name of the publisher. The copyright information may or may not appear at the end of the bottom.

Variant: Some shows have "untuk" above the RTM logo.

Technique: 2D animation of the logo either entering the screen via the credits scrolling, zooming in, fading in, appearing simply, or none.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Appeared at the end of original programs that aired on the company's channels, such as Debu-Debu Di Jalanan.

5th Logo (50th Anniversary variant) (April? 1996)
Logo: We first see a hanging microphone on a white wall background with a quadrilateral and green,, and  lines. The screen splits into different types of shapes and transform into different scenes depicting the company's history, revealing the company's older logos. The screen is also revealed to be overlapped over a sky background. Here is a list of transformations and screens revealed:
 * The screen splits into multiple jigsaw pieces and transforms into a white background where the Radio Malaya logo (the letters "Serif" within an outlined circle) is with the text "1953" over a vertical line.
 * The screen splits into nine quadrilaterals and transforms into a background with a  radio with the text "RADIO" behind it.
 * The screen splits into multiple odd-looking shapes and transforms into a --- background with the TV Malaysia logo at the center of the screen. The text "1963" is also spaced by the logo at the center of the screen.
 * The screen splits into nine quadrilaterals and transforms into a background with a television displaying a static and the text "Serif" on it. There are also four other TVs in the background.
 * The screen splits into multiple triangles and a ten-pointed star and transforms into a background with the text "1969" at the bottom right of the screen with multiple blurry clones of it above it. The RTM logo from the aforementioned year (the Cooper Black text within two rounded quadrilaterals joined together) is at the left of the background.
 * The screen splits into multiple odd-looking shapes and transforms into a background with a satellite with multiple other satellites tinted in the background.
 * The screen splits into multiple zig-zag-like shapes and transforms into a - background with the RTM logo from 1978 and the aforementioned year underneath it.
 * The screen splits into multiple odd-looking shapes and transforms into a space background with a space station orbiting around the Earth.
 * The screen splits into multiple quadrilaterals and transforms into a background with the RTM logo from the time along with the slogan in  underneath it. The text "Serif" is spaced by the logo.
 * The screen splits into nine quadrilaterals and transforms into a background with multiple computers.
 * The screen splits into nine quadrilaterals again and transforms into the final product of the logo: A background with RTM's 50th anniversary logo (the RTM globe within the 0 a giant 50, with multiple  shapes,  triangles, the text "1946 ● 1996" above the 0, and the text Tahun (Years)). Below the logo reads the stacked text "JASA DIKENANG MENDUKUNG WAWASAN (REMEMBERED SERVICE SUPPORTS VISION)}}.

Technique: 3D CGI.

Music/Sounds: A portion of Creative Enterprise, Pt. 1 composed by Mel Dean, Jean Claude Madonne, Sammy Burdson.

Availability: So far, it's known to have appeared on an episode of Istimewa Bersama from 1996.

6th Logo (in-credit variant) (August 1, 2004?-2021?)
Logo: At the end of the credits, which depends on if it scrolls or not, the RTM logo (redesigned to show a different wordmark in with a flame-like portion of the logo and an  ball around it) can be seen. "© Hak Cipta Terpelihara [YEAR]" can be seen under the logo.

Technique: Mostly same as the 4th logo.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It isn't seen on many programmes of the time. You may find this on broadcasts of programmes from the era, such as sports-exclusive events, Vasantham, and Berita Nasional.

7th Logo (January? 2011-2018?)
Logo: On a black background, we see the Cooper logo flying to the center in two different ways, depending on the logo.
 * One variant shows the colored square-thorns spiraling around to the left of the screen as the Cooper logo flies to the center of the screen with a reflection appearing below. As the logo then does a full turn, Impact appears as the letters get close together. As a light flashes at the top right of the Cooper, copyright info and the company's website URL appear at the bottom right of the screen, depending if the letters appear one by one, or they fade in.
 * Another variant shows the logo spinning until it settles its position, forming a trail which disappears rapidly. Different copyright info from the other variant fades in underneath the logo.
 * A sub-variant exists where the JAKIM logo transitions in and its website URL appearing under, taking place above the Cooper logo. This appeared on programmes affiliated with the former company of the time.
 * There is also a reanimated version of this variant, where an light is present as the logo spins and a  light flashes as the copyright info wipes in.

Variant: A still variant exists where the logo is in 2D.

Technique: 3D CGI for the normal variants. None for the still variant.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Appeared at the end of original programs that aired on the company's channels at the time, such as Titik Sentuhan.

8th Logo (2015-2019)
Logo: On a black background, we see a light trail resembling the Cooper logo zoom away from us. The Cooper logo then appears and settles at its usual position as the light trail disappears. Century Gothic appears letter by letter above as the logo does a full X-axis rotation. A light flashes on top of the logo as copyright info, the company's name, and the website URL appears letter by letter at the bottom right of the screen.

Variant: Starting from 2016, the light trail had been changed to.

Technique: 3D CGI.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appeared at the end of original programs that aired on the company's channels at the time. You may also find this logo on documentaries.

9th Logo (2017)
Logo: Four light rays fly in on a black background, creating a flash along with glowing dust particles and a -white shape resembling the Cooper logo, with Persembahan above it and copyright info at the bottom right of it. The actual logo then wipes in. After a few seconds, the screen flashes, making everything disappear.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only appeared on a few of the company's programs from the time.

10th Logo (2019-early 2021)
Logo: Over a black surface, the border of the Cooper logo forms before it is filled to completely replicate the logo. Below the logo, © Hak Cipta Terpelihara [YEAR] appears character by character as the camera turns to face the logo and the copyright info. A very dim light fades in at the bottom left of the screen, and a flash appears at the top left of the Cooper before fading.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Same as the 7th logo.

11th Logo (early-March 31, 2021)
Logo: Against a gradient background, we see three different views of, , white, and  layers being formed, resembling the shape of the Cooper text. We pan to the right on the Cooper, down on the Cooper, and right on the Cooper. The text tilts as it moves from us slightly as the gradient background turns and the  flare-resembling portion of the logo forms around the text as the ball reveals itself and flashes, while the company name and copyright info wipes in below the logo, as a shadow appears behind the logo.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Either none or a long, held eerie chord note accompanied by silent roaring-like noises.

Availability: Same as before.

12th Logo (April 1, 2021-)
Logo: Depending on the color of an animated background, we see the RTM logo (redesigned to make the curve of the Cooper longer to have an gradient and the ball at the middle of the curve) with copyright info next to it. Both are spaced by a vertical line.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen at the end of news programmes from the company.

13th Logo (in-credit variant) (April 1, 2021-)
Logo: It's mostly similar to the 6th logo, but with the current RTM logo.

Technique: Mostly same as the 6th logo.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen at the end of some programmes from the company, such as Infiniteen and Berita Wilayah.

14th Logo (April 1, 2021-2022)
Logo: On a gray background, a light flashes at the top of the screen as Terbitan appears letter by letter, a blue light passes to the right of the screen, and the Cooper logo along with its slogan "TEMAN SETIA ANDA (YOUR LOYAL FRIEND)" appears, depending on the type of action: The light then dims a bit and the company's name appears under the slogan. Copyright info appears letter by letter at the bottom.
 * It may spin away from us along with its slogan until they stop zooming away from us.
 * The light may fly around as the text forms until the light creates an oval to form the curve of the Cooper, forming the entire logo with the  ball appearing at the center of the curve. The slogan appears when the light dims.

Variant: There is a variant where the logo is on a solid background, and it fades in along with the slogan underneath it and the JAKIM logo above it, as "Helvetica" and the copyright info wipe in.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the company's programmes from the time, such as Cinta Yang Tertangguh, Imamku Okey, and Misi Seramedi.

15th Logo (2022-2023)
Logo: On a gradient background with a light at the center and floating dust particles at the bottom, a flash appears, making a golden sphere appear. The Cooper logo forms as the sphere flies to its position in the logo, the slogan writes in underneath the logo in cursive, and "Terbitan" wipes in above the logo. A light passes through the logo, which later does a full rotation and turns into a 2D image as the company name and copyright info wipe in at the bottom of the screen. The logo shines.

Variant: On Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah, the background omits the dust particles, the logo is at the left, as the Arkib Negara Malaysia logo zooms in at the right and the name of the aforementioned company appears letter by letter. The company name at the bottom of the screen is omited, and both "Terbitan" and the copyright info are in.

Technique: 3D CGI.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the company's programmes from the time, such as Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah.

16th Logo (2023-)
Logo: On a paper sheet with dots, a sketch of the Cooper logo draws itself, followed by a model resembling the sketch appearing. The colors in the model of the logo form, along with the slogan, Teman Setia Anda underneath it, as we face toward the logo. As the logo shines and we zoom away from it a bit, "Terbitan" wipes in above the logo, along with the company's name and copyright info under the logo.

Variant: On A.M. Show, due to its aspect ratio being 9:16, the logo is cropped.

Technique: 3D CGI.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on the company's current programmes.