- 3 Ball Productions
- 310 Entertainment
- 343 Incorporated
- 495 Productions
- Access Syndication
- Acme Filmworks
- Adam Productions
- After Portsmouth
- Aggregate Films
- Andrew Adelson Company
- Andrew Daly Productions
- Apploff Entertainment
- Arnold Shapiro Productions
- The Arthur Company
- Artists Television Group
- Asylum Entertainment
- Asymmetrical Productions
- Atlantic Television Inc.
- Baer Bones
- Balenciaga Productions
- Banyan Productions
- Bass Entertainment
- Big Phone Productions
- Bixby-Brandon Productions
- The Blue Marble Company
- Bob & Alice Productions
- Bob Banner Associates
- 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
- Geffen Television
- Gekko Film Corp
- Georgia Entertainment Industries
- GEP Productions
- Goddard Textiles
- Gold Coast Television Entertainment
- Grammnet Productions
- Gravy Boat (Some countries)
- Green Couch Entertainment
- Greystone Communications
- Guarascio/Port Productions
- Happy Jack Productions
- Harmony Gold
- Headhunter Films, Inc.
- Heliosphere Productions
- Henerson/Hirsch Productions
- 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
- Kripke Enterprises
- Landmark Entertainment Group
- Lark International
- Larry Levinson Productions
- Laurel Canyon Productions
- Laurelwood Entertainment
- Lawton Entertainment
- Lean Machine
- 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
- Million Monkeys, Inc.
- Monkey Massacre
- Moonlight Productions
- Nash Entertainment
- Nasser Entertainment
- National Geographic Television
- N'Credible Entertainment
- Nemo Films
- NFL Network
- New Century Telecommunications
- New West Entertainment
- Nuyorican Productions
- O'Hara-Horowitz Productions
- Okay Goodnight!
- Olive Bridge Entertainment
- O'Quinn Productions
- Orenthal Productions
- Our Production Company
- Outpost Farm Productions
- The Over The Hill Gang
- P3 Entertainment
- Pacific Bay Entertainment
- Panamort Television
- Paperboy Productions
- Partner Stations Network
- Paul Brownstein Productions
- Pendragon
- Piller/Segan/Shepherd
- Picador Productions
- Pie Town Productions
- Pilot Productions
- PKO Television
- Planet Grande Pictures
- Playboy Productions
- PPI Releasing
- Profile Productions
- QMI Television
- QRZ Media
- Radio City Music Hall Television Productions
- Ralph C. Ellis Enterprises
- Range Rider Production
- Red Board Productions
- Reid/Land Productions
- RickMill Productions
- R-Lab
- Rodan Productions
- Romart
- Room 403 Productions
- Sande Stewart Television
- The Sanitsky Company
- Sather Gate Productions
- Satin Productions
- The Saul Group
- S.B.B. Productions
- Science Originals
- Scout Productions
- The Second City Television Productions (Some countries)
- Secret Hideout
- Select Media Communications
- Shapiro Glickenhaus Television
- Shore Z Productions
- Siroco Enterprises
- Skydance Television
- The Smiley Group, Inc.
- Spanish Trail Productions
- Spartan Productions
- Spectacor Films
- Spin The Bottle Inc.
- Spud TV
- Stage Five Productions
- Staley/Long Productions
- Storyline Entertainment
- Sugar Brothers Entertainment
- TalkStory Productions
- Telco Productions
- Television Artists and Producers Corporation
- Teleworld, Inc.
- Temple TV Productions
- Tenth Planet Productions
- The Thomas Carter Company
- TIL' Productions, Inc.
- Triage Entertainment
- Trillium Productions
- Tropper Schickler Productions
- True Jack Productions
- Two Worlds Incorporated/Channel 1000
- Unreality, Inc.
- Verbatim Productions
- Vision Maker Media
- Visualize
- Wallach Media
- Wes Craven Films
- Western International Syndication
- WesternWorld Television
- WFAA
- When Pigs Fly Incorporated
- Winters/Rosen Productions
- World Sports Enterprises
- Worldwide Biggies
- WW Entertainment
- WWE Originals
- You & I Productions
- Zaloom/Mayfield Productions
- Zero Gravity Management
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===Background=== |
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'''RDF Television''' was founded in 1993. In 2006, RDF launched a Bristol-based division called RDF West. Zodiak Entertainment merged with it in 2010, thus forming [[Zodiak Media Group|Zodiak Media]]. The American arm became [[Zodiak USA]], but the RDF name was saved for UK productions. |
'''RDF Television''' was founded in 1993. In 2006, RDF launched a Bristol-based division called RDF West. Zodiak Entertainment merged with it in 2010, thus forming [[Zodiak Media Group|Zodiak Media]]. The American arm became [[Zodiak USA]], but the RDF name was saved for UK productions. |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the {{color|red}} circle, with the black text "'''RDF'''" inside the circle, with "'''''television'''''" below the letters. The circle shines behind the red circle from left to right. Extra credit is shown over the logo. |
'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the {{color|red}} circle, with the black text "'''RDF'''" inside the circle, with "'''''television'''''" below the letters. The circle shines behind the red circle from left to right. Extra credit is shown over the logo. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' None or the end theme of the show. |
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*On programmes produced by its Bristol, then West subsidiary, the text says either "{{color|red|RDF BRISTOL}}" or "{{color|red|RDF WEST}}" |
*On programmes produced by its Bristol, then West subsidiary, the text says either "{{color|red|RDF BRISTOL}}" or "{{color|red|RDF WEST}}". |
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*Sometimes, the logo is still. |
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*In its early years, the web address "'''www.rdfmedia.com'''" is shown below over the red circle. |
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*On programmes produced for the BBC such as ''Ella and the Mothers'', this logo shares the screen with the 1997 BBC logo. |
*On programmes produced for the BBC such as ''Ella and the Mothers'', this logo shares the screen with the 1997 [[BBC Productions|BBC]] logo. |
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*On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as ''Shipwrecked'' and ''Trust Me, I'm A Teenager'', this logo shares the screen with the 1999 Channel 4 "Square" logo. |
*On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as ''Shipwrecked'' and ''Trust Me, I'm A Teenager'', this logo shares the screen with the 1999 [[Channel 4 Television|Channel 4]] "Square" logo. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D CGI. |
'''Technique:''' 2D CGI. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, a red sphere is revealed by light spot. The white letters "rdf" appears inside, with "television" in red or white fading in at the right and the byline below. |
'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, a red sphere is revealed by light spot. The white letters "rdf" appears inside, with "television" in red or white fading in at the right and the byline below. |
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* Seen on ''Secret Millionaire'', ''Tipping Point'' (from season 1 until season 4), |
* Seen on ''Secret Millionaire'', ''Tipping Point'' (from season 1 until season 4), season 1 of ''Mister Maker'' and ''Escape from Scorpion Island'', among others. |
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*An in-credit version of these logos exist. |
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1st Logo (January 30, 1994-1996) | 2nd Logo (1996-2000) | 3rd Logo (2000-2006) | 4th Logo (2006-2016) | 5th Logo (2016-2024) |
Background
RDF Television was founded in 1993. In 2006, RDF launched a Bristol-based division called RDF West. Zodiak Entertainment merged with it in 2010, thus forming Zodiak Media. The American arm became Zodiak USA, but the RDF name was saved for UK productions.
On January 2024, it was announced that RDF would be closing.
1st Logo (January 30, 1994-1996)
Visuals: On a black background, there is a silver rectangular border with the 3D red words "RDF". The logo shines. Above it was the text "An" and below the rectangle is the word "Production".
Variant: On programmes co-produced by Channel 4, a disclaimer for Channel 4 and a copyright info is shown below the logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on early RDF programmes from the time, such as the documentary Cybersecrecy.
2nd Logo (1996-2000)
Visuals: Over a black background is the red circle, with the black text "RDF" inside the circle, with "television" below the letters. The circle shines behind the red circle from left to right. Extra credit is shown over the logo.
Variants:
- On programmes produced by its Manchester and Bristol divisions, either "Manchester" or "Bristol" would replace "television" below the logo.
- Sometimes, the logo is letterboxed on either a white or black background.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None or the end theme of the show.
Availability:
- Seen on many RDF documentaries from the time period.
- Most of these are long gone from television and never reran, although it was seen on the original UK version of Junkyard Wars.
3rd Logo (2000-2006)
Visuals: On a white background, there is a red circle that swirls brightly to form the white code-out letters "rdf" in an ABC-like font that was shown over the circle. Below the whole logo is the red words, reading either "RDF TELEVISION" or "RDF MEDIA".
Variants:
- On programmes produced by its Bristol, then West subsidiary, the text says either "RDF BRISTOL" or "RDF WEST".
- Sometimes, the logo is still.
- In its early years, the web address "www.rdfmedia.com" is shown below over the red circle.
- On programmes produced for the BBC such as Ella and the Mothers, this logo shares the screen with the 1997 BBC logo.
- On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as Shipwrecked and Trust Me, I'm A Teenager, this logo shares the screen with the 1999 Channel 4 "Square" logo.
Technique: 2D CGI.
Audio: The end theme of the show.
Availability:
- Most of RDF's old programmes have neither been rerun, nor it was shown on home video.
- It can be seen on episodes of Junkyard Wars and Wife Swap at that time, plus documentaries.
4th Logo (2006-2016)
Visuals: On a black or white background, a red sphere is revealed by light spot. The white letters "rdf" appears inside, with "television" in red or white fading in at the right and the byline below.
Bylines:
- 2006-2010: "part of the rdf media group"
- 2010-2013: "part of the zodiak media group" or "part of zodiak media group"
- 2013-2016: "a zodiak media company"
Variants:
- On Mister Maker, there is a paintbrush transition from the BBC website notice.
- On programmes produced by its West subsidiary, the text "west" in either red or white is shown on the right of the logo.
- An in-credit version of this logo exists.
- It also sometimes shares the screen with other logos.
- There is an alternate version where the logo is enhanced.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme of the show, or a whoosh with a beep. The sound is composed by Delicious Digital.
Availability:
- Seen on Secret Millionaire, Tipping Point (from season 1 until season 4), season 1 of Mister Maker and Escape from Scorpion Island, among others.
- The "West" variant appears on Dickinson's Real Deal and Emergency Bikers, among others.
5th Logo (2016-2024)
Visuals: On a black background, there is a red circle, which slides to the right to reveal the letters "rdf" from the previous logo now appearing in a different font with the byline fading in below.
Bylines:
- 2016-2020: "We are Banijay"
- 2020-2021: "A Banijay Company"
- 2021-2024: "We are Banijay", with the Banijay logo to the left of the byline.
Variants:
- Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos (including the 1997 BBC and 2013 ITV logos).
- An in-credit version of these logos exist.
- Earlier uses of the logo, including the 2016 showreel rendered it bylineless.
- On programmes produced by its West division, the text reads "rdf west".
Technique: 2D CGI.
Audio: The end theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on current and new RDF programmes from the era, like The Crystal Maze, new episodes of Only Connect and documentaries.