ITV Studios

Background
ITV Studios is the entitled production arm of Independent Television (ITV), which was created from the merger of Carlton and Granada's production companies.

(January 16, 2006-2010?)
Logo: On a blurred background with visible skyscrapers and a blue sky, we see a long white rectangle appear and stretch out, with the words "itv Productions", with the words "itv" in white and in a rectangle, appearing on it.

Variants: An itv Productions (GLOBE logo) serif Co-production"
 * On one programme, this text appears:
 * On A Touch of Frost the text reads "itv Productions in association with EXECELSIOR".
 * On Agatha Christie's Poriot and Agatha Christie's Marple, the text said "A Co-Production of itv Productions and WGBH BOSTON in association with Agatha Christie Ltd. (a Chroion Company).

FX/SFX: The background zooming out, and the white rectangle stretching out.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the TV show or none.

Availability: Uncommon.
 * Appears on ITV-produced shows such as Emmerdale, Coronation Street, and Commando: On the Front Line, among others airing on their channels, one example being season 3 of Blue Murder.
 * One of the first uses of this logo was on the short-lived Holly and Stephen's Saturday Showdown show/block.
 * It was never used on ITV shows that aired on other channels, those continued to use the Granada logo throughout this timeframe.
 * It also surprisingly appears plastering the Yorkshire Television logo on ITV3 airings of Rising Damp.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Logo (2009-January 13, 2013)
Logo: On a black background, we see a three-dimensional blue and curved design, that resembles an aurora, wave in with the ITV logo and the word "STUDIOS" appearing inside the opening of the design.

Variants:
 * On Countdown, the logo scrolls up in the credits in its own black box, along with a copyright stamp below that reads "© ITV STUDIOS LIMITED [year]".
 * On programs co-produced with WGBH, below the logo is small text that reads "in association with", with the WGBH logo below in.
 * For its American division, the word "America" is seen below.
 * A version with the word "Global Entertainment" or "GLOBAL" exists for international distriburion.
 * There is a white background version used for the video game adaptation of Nanny 911, with "Global Entertainment" written below. A similar version with only "GLOBAL" was used on Countdown for the Nintendo DS.

FX/SFX: The aurora and words appearing. For the Countdown variant, the scrolling in the credits. Sometimes, it's still.

Music/Sounds: A synth choir, the end theme of the show, or silence.

Availability: Common.
 * Seen on various ITV-produced shows, including the first few seasons of The Chase, episodes of Countdown from this time period, and the ultra short-lived American series Sit Down, Shut Up.
 * The American variant was seen on U.S. shows, including Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, America Now, The Jeremy Kyle Show, Prime Suspect, and The Bill Cunningham Show, among others.
 * The version with the white background is seen on the Nanny 911 game. This also appeared on the short-lived sitcom Family Tools.
 * The "Global Entertainment" variant was used to plaster over previous logos on newer prints of older ITV shows (mainly those from Granada). It has since been plastered over with the 2013 version, though some prints may still have it intact.
 * It also appears on some DVD releases in place of the ITV Studios Home Entertainment logo from the time period, like the reauthored re-releases of disc 2-6 of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
 * The "GLOBAL" variant is very rare. So far, it has only been sighted on ITV4 airings of It's Tommy Cooper, some Dempsey and Makepeace episodes, the 2009 TV movie Held Hostage on Amazon Prime Video, the Criterion Collection releases of The Red Shoes and Black Narcissius, a Movie Channel airing of Friendly Fire, The Last Warrior on Tubi, and Multicom's print of When He Didn't Come Home.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (January 14, 2013-December 31, 2019)
Logo: On a white background, we see the 2013 ITV logo and the word "S T U D I O S" appear letter-by-letter. Two curved shadows slide in as well.

Variants:
 * For some shows, sometimes the word "ENTERTAINMENT" appears below and the background shines.
 * For its international divisions, either "AMERICA™", "AUSTRALIA", "NORDIC" or "FINLAND" (depending on the region) appears below in the same manner as "S T U D I O S".
 * For programmes distributed internationally and on DVD, the words "GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT" appear below in the same manner as "S T U D I O S". This variant plays slower than the normal logo.
 * A black and white variant of the "GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT" logo exists.
 * Sometimes the logo shares the screen with other logos.

FX/SFX: The letters fading/flipping and shadows sliding in.

Music/Sounds: A three-note synth theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Some shows might have the end theme of the programme playing over it (episodes of Knightmare on Challenge have the end of the show's theme playing over the "GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT" logo).
 * An extended version of the theme has the notes drawn out a little longer. This is mainly used for the Global Entertainment logo.
 * Both a low tone and high tone variant of the Global Entertainment logo exists.

Availability: Depending on the variant:
 * Normal: Common. Should be at the end of ITV productions in the UK until 2020.
 * Global Entertainment Version: Common, as this version is normally the variant used to plaster older logos.
 * It plasters the Anglia logo on the first two seasons of Knightmare (seasons 3 and 4 retain the "Anglia Production for ITV" end card) and the Central logo on various episodes of Family Fortunes on Challenge, as well as the 1994 series of Blockbusters on the same channel.
 * As of recent, this plasters the 1st ITV Studios logo on 2010-2013 episodes of The Chase when reran on Challenge.
 * This variant can be seen plastering the Granada America logo (and possibly others) on Virgin Media One/Two/Three Ireland airings of most made-for-TV movies whenever they air on the network.
 * Also seen at the beginning (and sometimes end) of many films from the ITV library, including films from The Rank Organisation.
 * This logo was also seen at the end of Hands of the Ripper.
 * International Variants: Common.
 * The American version can be seen on episodes of The Bill Cunningham Show, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and America Now from the time period, and appears as an in-credit logo on The Chase USA.
 * The Australian variant can be seen on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! on Ten, Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell on ABC, The Chase Australia and Hell's Kitchen Australia on Seven.
 * The Nordic variant could be spotted on the Finnish talk show Elämää Pelissä on Yle TV1, while the later "Finland" variant could be seen in Elossa 24h.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (January 1, 2020-)
Logo: On a background, we see the letter "D" in neon colours zooming out. It reveals the 2013 ITV logo in blue, with "STUDIOS" underneath it.

Variants:
 * On daytime programmes, the background is white.
 * A long version exists, which has the letters emerging from the floor, while the logo is shown from various angles. The logo then plays as described above.
 * On programmes broadcast on ITV, "FOR ITV" (with the ITV logo) below the logo is seen.
 * Like the second logo this logo can be shared with other logos and its still in either a grey or white background.
 * Another version exists where the logo is red and still.
 * Sometimes, the words "DISTRIBUTED BY" are seen above the logo.
 * On American-produced shows, "ENTERTAINMENT" or "AMERICA" is seen in place of "STUDIOS". Sometimes, the byline "AN ITV STUDIOS COMPANY" appears below.

FX/SFX: The emerging letters, the panning. CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Nine notes that sound like telephone beeps, followed by another note that holds itself for several seconds. Composed by Resonate.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * The long version has a long synth drone before the beeps.
 * A low tone variant also exists.

Availability: Current.
 * Seen at the end of ITV Studios shows, including This Morning, Loose Women, Coronation Street and some specials, among others.
 * The long version can be seen on an ITV Studios update video from June 15, 2020.

Editor's Note: This is a simple, yet professional logo.