ITV Studios Global Distribution

Background
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is the international distribution and British home video imprint of ITV plc. It has its roots in Carlton and Granada's 2004 merger into ITV plc. At the time, Carlton had their existing home video unit, while Granada had a deal with Video Collection International. The merger meant the deal could be revoked and that Granada programs were able to be released through Carlton's unit, which was absorbed into Granada Ventures, therefore allowing all ITV-produced shows on DVD to be branded under one name. In 2006, the company began trading as ITV DVD, which later became ITV Studios Home Entertainment. In 2013, with the wake of ITV's rebranding, the company was merged into the new division ITV Studios Global Entertainment. In 2020, the company started to refer itself as ITV Studios due to the phase out of the ITV Studios Global Entertainment branding.

1st Logo (as ITV DVD) [2006-2010]


Logo: We move in through square pieces over a background of and  lights. The square pieces then form the ITV logo of the era, and the lights turn. Then it flashes and the word "DVD" appears on the right of the ITV logo.

FX/SFX: The moving pieces, the flashing.

Music/Sounds: A series of drum beats and ascending sounds followed by a chime and a synth theme.

Availability: Uncommon. Appears on ITV DVD releases from this time period, such as the first two volumes of Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold, series 1 of Pocoyo & Friends, Tots TV: The Naughty Puppies, and certain Numberjacks DVDs. This was also used to plaster over the last Carlton Video logo on reauthored re-releases of Carlton Video DVD releases. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to be on the 2004 rerelease of Thunderbirds: The Complete Series that has the logo on the spine, back cover and discs - as the main contents seem to be a complete rerelease of all the 2000/2004 UK DVD releases by Carlton Video.

Editor's Note: What is weird is that despite the name, it also appears on Blu-rays as well.

2nd Logo (as ITV Studios Home Entertainment) [2010-2013]
Logo: Same as the ITV Studios logo, but with the words "Home Entertainment" below the words "itv STUDIOS".

FX/SFX: Same as the ITV Studios logo.

Music/Sounds: A very weird synth score with underwater sounds.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on DVDs of ITV shows in the UK from 2010-2013, such as the third volume of Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold, Tickle on the Tum: The Complete Series One and the remastered version of Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Collection.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2013-2020, 2021)


Logo: Same as the 2013 ITV Studios logo, but with the words "GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT" below.

FX/SFX: Same as the ITV Studios logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the ITV Studios logo.

Availability: Common. Seen at the beginning of ITV home media releases and shows distributed internationally. It appeared on all three seasons of Poldark, the first five seasons of Shetland, the Blu-ray of My Left Foot and made a surprise appearance on a 2021 episode of Love Island South Africa.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2020-)


Logo: Same as the 2020 ITV Studios logo, but it's shortened in seven seconds.

FX/SFX: Same as the ITV Studios logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the ITV Studios logo.

Availability: Same as the previous logo.

Editor's Note: None.