Universal International Studios

This page is about the international production arm of NBCUniversal. For the 8th logo of Universal Pictures, see Universal-International.

Credits

Descriptions by
Thesquidgeeks

Captures by
Thesquidgeeks

Editions by
Thesquidgeeks, PM pinter, Prodigy012 and LazerPop

Video captures courtesy of
NBCUniversal International and Pepsi9072

Background

NBCUniversal International Studios (formerly NBCUniversal International TV Productions and NBCUniversal International Television Production) is the production arm of NBCUniversal, creating original content for the company's international TV networks. Its head offices are based in London, England and Los Angeles, California. In November 2021, the studio rebranded to "Universal International Studios".

NBCUniversal International TV Productions

(20??-2011?)

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Logo: On a black background, the text "NBC Universal" wipes in, then the rest of the print logo wipes in after. The text "INTERNATIONAL TV PRODUCTIONS" fades in below.

FX/SFX: The print logo wiping in, the text fading in.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Seen on some shows from the time.

NBCUniversal International Television Production/Formats

(2011?-2016?)

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Logo: On a black background, a light appears and turns the background purple while the text "NBCUniversal" fades in. Another light appears and wipes in the text "International Television Production/Formats" and goes offscreen.

Variant: An alternative version exists, which has the logo zoomed out and the background fades to a solid purple at the end.

FX/SFX: The lights appearing, the text fading in and wiping in.

Music/Sounds: A "whoosh" sound effect or the 1999 NBC Studios theme.

Availability: Seen on some shows from the time.

NBCUniversal International Studios

1st Logo (2015-2018)

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Nicknames: "Boring NBCUniversal", "The Boring Line"

Logo: On a white background, we see the word "NBCUniversal" in its corporate font and "INTERNATIONAL" zooming in. Then, a gray line draws itself in, and the word "STUDIOS" slides down from the line.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the logo is still on a black background with the text in white.
• On You, Me and the Apocalypse, the logo is next to the 2016 Sky Group logo on a white background.

FX/SFX: The zooming, text fading in and the line drawing.

Music/Sounds: None, or the closing theme of the show. On the Thailand version of Still Standing, there is a loud whoosh at the beginning.

Availability: Seen on some NBCUniversal International Studios-produced shows.

Editor's Note: This logo pales even in comparison to the panned 2011 NBCUniversal logo, which while simple and plain bad, at least still has a nicely-done background, and a nice fanfare (although it was reused).

2nd Logo (April 5, 2017-)

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Logo: On a black background, two purple electric rays shoot down somewhere in the screen. Then, the screen zomms out and a bunch of electric rays shoot down, as the word "NBCUniversal" in its corporate font, appears one-by-one at where the electric rays shoot. When the electric rays end, "NBCUniversal" and its reflection fully appears and changes color into purple. At the same time, we see a black glass model word "INTERNATIONAL" and its reflection appear, and it changes color to white. A white line draws itself in, and an electric ray transforms into the word "STUDIOS" after that.

Variants:

• On the company's official YouTube upload of the logo, the line and "STUDIOS" are missing.
• An in-credit version exists.

FX/SFX: Everything in the logo. Nice special effects.

Music/Sounds: A synth tune with some electric sounds at the beginning, and a whoosh sound at the end.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• On an episode of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, we hear a lot of whoosh sounds and a chime sound at the end.
• There is a high-pitched version on an episode of Gone.
• On another episode of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, it uses the show's closing theme.

Availability: Seen on new shows such as Hanna, Tales of the City, Gone, Fires and Transplant It also appeared on new seasons of returning shows such as Top Chef Canada, The Real Housewives of Melbourne and The Real Housewives of Chesire. With the rebrand to Universal International Studios, this logo's days might be numbered.

Editor's Note: A much better animated effort than both the previous logo and the 2011 NBCUniversal logo.

Universal International Studios

(2021-)

Logo: It's the same as the current Universal Television logo, expect it reads "UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS".

FX/SFX: So far, none.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: It first appeared on Dodger and will start to appear on future shows and new seasons of returning shows such as Transplant, Creamiere, The Real Housewives of Melbourne and Fortunate Son.

(2022-)

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: So far, none.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: TBA.