UTV Productions

Background

This is the production arm of UTV, formerly Ulster Productions.

Contents

1st Logo (October 31, 1959-1969)	2nd Logo (1969-December 31, 1988)	3rd Logo (January 1, 1989-June 4, 1993)

UTV Productions

Contents

1st Logo (June 4, 1993-2001)	2nd Logo (2003)	3rd Logo (2000s)	4th Logo (2009)	5th Logo (2012)	6th Logo (2016-2020)

Ulster Productions

1st Logo (October 31, 1959-1969)

Visuals: Superimposed in the end credits, the oscilloscope logo is within an outlined box next to the stacked text "ULSTER TELEVISION Northern Ireland".

Technique: A superimposed hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Seen on The Scandalous Parson.

2nd Logo (1969-December 31, 1988)

Visuals: This is a still version of the 1969 ident with "COLOUR" added underneath the company name.

Variants:

A black and white variant exists.
A variant has a copyright stamp in Roman numerals and a white colour underneath "PRODUCTION".
On one programme, "COLOUR" is replaced with "OUTSIDE BROADCAST".
An in-credit variant also exists, consisting of the logo and text in a thicker format and the company name in a serif font.
On programmes produced for Channel 4 such as Make it Pay, the logo appears with the text reading "An Ulster Television Production for Channel Four" which appears below.
On Highway, the logo is paired with six other ITV franchise logos on a blue background. Ulster's logo appears on the bottom centre.

Technique: A printed card.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Ulster from the time-period until the end of 1988.

The black and white variant was seen on Billy Graham in Ulster.
The 1980 opening variant of this logo was used on all networked programmes by Ulster until ITV abolished frontcaps starting on January 1, 1988.

3rd Logo (January 1, 1989-June 4, 1993)

Visuals: Like before, it is a still version of its respective 1989 ident but with "production" inserted underneath the company name.

Variants:

Starting on September 1, 1989, the logo is given a gradient look, the text reads "AN ULSTER TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo appears below on networked programmes.
Programmes co-produced with Channel 4 has the grey bar placed on the bottom of the screen, reading the copyright notice in Roman numerals. Above it is "An Ulster Television Production for CHANNEL FOUR".

Technique: A still CGI render.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by Ulster from the time-period until 1993.

These include Swings & Roundabouts, God's Frontiersmen, and An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, among others.

UTV Productions

1st Logo (June 4, 1993-2001)

Visuals: Just a still version of the 1993 ident.

Variants:

Most of the time, the logo exists as an in-credit notice.
On a 1999 episode of Insight, the logo was given a shadow effect.

Technique: A still CGI render.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by UTV from the time-period until 2001.

These include Lesser Spotted Ulster, Insight, Ulster Unearthed and Understanding Northern Ireland, among others.
The normal logo was seen on a 1995 UTV airing to Murder, She Wrote.
The in-credit variant can be seen on Insight and Ulster Unearthed.

2nd Logo (2003)

Visuals: The print version of the UTV logo with "PRODUCTION" added underneath is against a blue background with rising streaks. They crossfade into another background with a spotlight at the top right corner of the screen.

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on Insight episodes from this period.

3rd Logo (2000s)

Visuals: Mainly an in-credit notice containing the 2002 UTV logo.

Technique: A superimposed digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Only known to have been seen on later episodes of Lesser Spotted Ulster, which are intact on Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive website.

4th Logo (2009)

Visuals: On a dark blue moving background, a shaded version of the UTV logo is shown underneath a co-producer's name.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Like the second logo, it is only known to have been seen on Insight episodes from the late 2000s.

5th Logo (2012)

Visuals: On a dark blue background with a spinning glass UTV logo, a shiny version of the UTV logo is displayed either on the centre or bottom of the screen if paired with a co-producer.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Same as before.

6th Logo (2016-2020)

Visuals: On a white background with a part of it peeling away, the 2016 UTV logo in turquoise is on top of "PRODUCTION" and a copyright stamp on the bottom.

Variant: An in-credit variant exists. In a similar fashion to the 2013 ITV endcap, the logo is either white or black on a black/white background and with "PRODUCTION" removed.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Seen on programmes by UTV from the time-period until 2020.

These include Paul & Nick's Big Canadian Food Trip and Rewind with Julian, some of which can be found on streaming websites.
The normal logo was seen on the latter.