- 3 Ball Productions
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- Andrew Daly Productions
- Apploff Entertainment
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- The Arthur Company
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- Bixby-Brandon Productions
- The Blue Marble Company
- Bob & Alice Productions
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- Bon Mot Productions
- Brad Lachman Productions
- Bright-San Productions
- Brillstein Entertainment Partners
- Broadway Video
- Buccieri Entertainment
- Bulldog Productions
- Bullfrog Productions
- Burns & Burns
- Burt Sugarman Inc.
- Carolco Television Productions
- The Carsey-Werner Company
- Carson Entertainment
- Castle Combe Productions
- Castle Hill Productions
- The Cates Brothers Company
- Centropolis Television
- Chanticleer Films
- Chelsea Handler Productions
- Chernin Entertainment
- Chip Taylor Communications
- The Colleton Company
- Consolidated Productions
- Coquette Productions
- Craig Anderson Productions
- Craftsman Films
- The Cramer Company
- Crossover Programming Company
- Daddy's Girl Productions
- Dakota Pictures
- Dan Curtis Productions
- Danny Kallis Productions
- Dauphine Productions
- Dave Bell Associates
- The Detective Agency
- DJ Productions
- Doc Shop Productions
- Don Fedderson Productions
- Don Meier Productions
- Dorado Productions
- Drug Store Television Productions
- Dualstar Entertainment
- Edelman Productions
- Eilenna Productions
- Elsboy Entertainment
- Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises
- Entertainment Studios
- Eyeboogie, Inc.
- The Factor-Newland Production Corporation
- Fair Dinkum Productions
- Field Communications
- Fierce Baby Productions
- Film 44
- Finishing the Hat Productions
- Fisher Communications
- Flat Earth Productions Inc.
- Fly on the Wall Entertainment
- Flying Glass of Milk Productions
- Gallant Entertainment
- Gangbuster Films
- Garen/Albrecht Productions
- Gary Murphy-Larry Strawther Productions
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- Grammnet Productions
- Gravy Boat (Some countries)
- Green Couch Entertainment
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- Heyday Production
- Homer Productions, Inc.
- Hurricane Entertainment Corp
- The Hurwitz Company
- Idbox
- IMG Original Content
- In Motion
- Interbang Inc.
- International Mammoth Television
- Jay Wolpert Enterprises
- Jellyvision Productions
- Jerry Leider Company
- Jim Owens Entertainment, Inc.
- Jobsite Productions
- Joe Hamilton Productions
- Jones Programming Services
- Journal Broadcast Group
- JPD Entertainment
- Jump at the Sun Productions
- Jupiter Entertainment
- Just Singer Entertainment
- Karz Entertainment
- The Kaufman Company
- Kaufman Films
- KDTN
- Kevin Slattery Productions
- Keyser/Lippman Productions
- Kin TV Studios
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- Landmark Entertainment Group
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- Larry Levinson Productions
- Laurel Canyon Productions
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- The Lee Rich Company
- Legendary Television
- Lin Bolen Productions
- LMNO Productions
- Loch Lomond Entertainment, Ltd.
- Lucille Ball Productions
- Luther Davis Productions
- Madwoman In The Attic
- Mantis Productions
- Marian Rees Associates
- Martindale-Hillier Entertainment
- Mastermind Laboratories
- MBR Productions (Some countries)
- McMonkey Productions
- Medallion TV Enterprises
- Meetinghouse Productions, Inc.
- Mega Diva Inc.
- Mess Media
- Messina Baker Entertainment Corporation
- Michael Krauss Productions
- Mighty Oak Entertainment
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- Monkey Massacre
- Moonlight Productions
- Nash Entertainment
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- Okay Goodnight!
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- Spanish Trail Productions
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- Temple TV Productions
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- Zero Gravity Management
BBC America
James Fabiano, Daniel Fuentz, Sean Beard, Logophile, BenIsRandom and Kris Starring
Captures by
Bob Fish, Eric S. and Logophile
Editions by
V of Doom, Mr. Logo Lord, AlmightyKingPrawn and Michael Kenchington
Background
BBC America was formed on May 1, 1981 as Lionheart Television International, Inc., a joint venture primarily consisting of Western World Television and Public Media, Inc. Lionheart took over the US distribution rights to the BBC's television output after a previous deal with Time-Life Television expired, as well as that of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The BBC eventually bought Lionheart outright by 1987, making it their North American distribution arm, which was renamed to "BBC America" in 1994, and later launched as a television channel in March 1998. In 2014, AMC Networks purchased a 49.9% stake in the company, replacing Discovery Inc. as the BBC's managing partner in the US.
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1st Logo (1994-1997) | 2nd Logo (1998-2001) | 3rd Logo (2001-2007) | 4th Logo (June 1, 2005-November 19, 2018) |
1st Logo (1994-1997)
Logo: Same as the 1992 BBC Video logo, except the words "WORLDWIDE AMERICAS" appear under the CGI version of the 1988 BBC logo.
Technique: Same as the 1992 BBC Video logo.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability:
- It appeared at the end of Red Dwarf and other British programs that appear on PBS stations.
- It may also appear on episodes of Last of the Summer Wine (Series 10 and Series 11), if your station is running them.
2nd Logo (1998-2001)
Logo: We start with a closeup of the globe hot-air balloon seen on BBC One's UK idents from 1997 to 2002. Then, in a very quick flash, a box appears against a blue background. It contains footage of the same balloon over a river and to the right of a riverside building. Under the picture are the words "BBC (in the Box logo) AMERICA presents", and the "BBC AMERICA" part expands as the logo fades out.
Technique: A mix of live-action and computer animation.
Music/Sounds: A light piano tune that ends in a heavily reverberated note with the "flash". The tune itself is taken from one of the BBC One idents from between 1997 and 2002.
Availability: Uncommon.
- Previously seen as the opening bumper for many British television programmes on PBS stations.
- It can still appear on programmes such as Keeping Up Appearances, Fawlty Towers, Waiting for God, As Time Goes By (up to series 8), Last of the Summer Wine (up to series 21) and Are You Being Served?, if your station has older prints.
3rd Logo (2001-2007)
Logo: Inside a dark room, a silhouette of a woman is seen blowing red roses out of her hand. The screen then turns white with the left side of the screen being filled with a hazy blue/red blob. As the roses fully blow out, an air haze is seen, with what looks like a blurry United Kingdom flag (even waving as such). The BBC America logo appears at the bottom.
Technique: Live-action combined with computer effects.
Music/Sounds: A techno tune with a female soloist in the background.
Availability: Less common than the previous logo, but it still appears on older prints of As Time Goes By (Series 9), To The Manor Born, Last of the Summer Wine (from Series 22 to Series 27; Series 28 and Series 29 don't have any logo at all) and the Are You Being Served? episode "Do You Take This Man?".
4th Logo (June 1, 2005-November 19, 2018)
Logo: On a dark cloudy background, we see the 1997 BBC logo along with the text "WORLDWIDE AMERICA" (with "WORLDWIDE" on top of "AMERICA") emerging from the clouds.
Variant: There is a variant with the print logo on a white background.
Technique: Simple, but effective CGI.
Music/Sounds: A whoosh.
Availability:
- Seen at the beginning (and sometimes end) of Dancing with the Stars.
- The print logo appears on BBC-licensed games, like Dancing With the Stars: We Dance! for Nintendo DS.
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