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Background

France Télévisions Distribution is the home video distribution arm of France Télévisions, and releases mostly the catalog from their channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5.

1st Logo (1992-2000)

Visuals: Just a simple box with the word "France Television" between France 2 and France 3 logos in one part, and "distribution" written in the other part.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on releases from the company at the time.^[Examples?]

2nd Logo (2000-December 2001)

Visuals: A scanning transition occurs. There is the France 2 logo that was used at the time against a white background. Another transition occurs, then there is the France 3 logo, then the last logo of La Cinquième (which would later become France 5), then the full logo, with "France Télévision" at the top, the TV stations logos at the center, and "Distribution" at the bottom. The logo concludes with another scanning transition to pitch black.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A generic vibraphone tune.

Availability: Seen on releases from the company at the time.^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (January 2002-2008)

Visuals: On a dark blue background, there are four squares flipping from left to right. Then the text "francetélévisions" with "distribution" written under it, in Heldustry font. After a few seconds, the text vanishes, and the squares flip out in the same way they appeared.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: Flashing sounds, completed with two synth notes, similar to one of the "présente" (presents) idents used at the time on France 3.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

4th Logo (2008-2014)

Visuals: On a dark background, a light shines in the middle of the screen before briefly blinding our view. We then see five colored squares flipping into place, each changing colors until they settle on red (France 2), blue (France 3), purple (France 4), green (France 5) and orange (France Ô) in this specific order. Below them is the same "francetélévisions" and "distribution" text in the Heldustry font as with the previous logo. After a few moments, the logo fades out.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A synth sounder with whooshes.

Availability: The logo is available to watch on the "Medias Lenodal" website. Much like the previous logo, it is no longer in use but remains available on any release from the time.^[Examples?]

5th Logo (2014-2018)

Visuals: On a back background, the word "francetv" rises up letter-by-letter from the center, before the light blue word "distribution" rises too, but with the entire lettering. The last words makes a shining light that changes the background color to white, as well as the "francetv" into white.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A dreaming synth music.

Availability: The logo was seen on various releases from the time.^[Examples?]

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 ===Background===
-'''France Télévisions Distribution''' is the video company of TV company France Télévisions, and releases mostly the catalog from their channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5.
+'''France Télévisions Distribution''' is the home video distribution arm of France Télévisions, and releases mostly the catalog from their channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5.
 ===1st Logo (1992-2000)===
-'''Logo:''' Just a simple box with the word "France Television" between France 2 and France 3 logos in one part, and "distribution" written in the other part.
+'''Visuals:''' Just a simple box with the word "France Television" between France 2 and France 3 logos in one part, and "distribution" written in the other part.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None. This is a still logo.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on releases from the company at the time.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on releases from the company at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+===2nd Logo (2000-December 2001)===
+[[File:France Télévision Distribution (2000).png|frameless|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' A scanning transition occurs. There is the France 2 logo that was used at the time against a white background. Another transition occurs, then there is the France 3 logo, then the last logo of La Cinquième (which would later become France 5), then the full logo, with "France Télévision" at the top, the TV stations logos at the center, and "Distribution" at the bottom. The logo concludes with another scanning transition to pitch black.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-===2nd Logo (2000-2002)===
+'''Audio:''' A generic vibraphone tune.
-'''Nickname:''' "Lazy Scanner", "Scan Transition of Boredom"
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on releases from the company at the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Logo:''' A scanning transition occurs. We see the France 2 logo that was used at the time against a white background. Another transition occurs, then we see the France 3 logo, then the last logo of La Cinquième (which would later become France 5), then the full logo, with "France Télévision" at the top, the TV stations logos at the center, and "Distribution" at the bottom. The logo concludes with another scanning transition to pitch black.
+===3rd Logo (January 2002-2008)===
-'''FX/SFX:''' The transitions between the pictures.
+[[File:France Tèlevisions Distribution (2005).png|frameless|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=FQYNI1uT-vU}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark blue background, there are four squares flipping from left to right. Then the text "france'''télévisions'''" with "'''distribution'''" written under it, in Heldustry font. After a few seconds, the text vanishes, and the squares flip out in the same way they appeared.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A generic vibraphone tune.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on releases from the company at the time.
-===3rd Logo (2002-2008)===
-{{YouTube|id=FQYNI1uT-vU}}
+'''Audio:''' Flashing sounds, completed with two synth notes, similar to one of the "présente" (presents) idents used at the time on France 3.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Four Squares", "Photo Flash Squares"
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Logo:''' On a dark blue background, we see four squares flipping from left to right. Then the text "france'''télévisions'''" with "'''distribution'''" written under it, in Heldustry font. After a few seconds, the text vanishes, and the squares flip out in the same way they appeared.
+===4th Logo (2008-2014)===
-'''FX/SFX:''' The squares flipping.
+[[File:France Télévisions Distribution (2008) (Credit - Alexandre Grondin).png|frameless|center]]
+{{YouTube|id=P6PpveNgBME}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark background, a light shines in the middle of the screen before briefly blinding our view. We then see five colored squares flipping into place, each changing colors until they settle on {{color|red}} (France 2), {{color|blue}} (France 3), {{color|darkviolet|purple}} (France 4), {{color|limegreen|green}} (France 5) and {{color|orange}} (France Ô) in this specific order. Below them is the same "france'''télévisions'''" and "'''distribution'''" text in the Heldustry font as with the previous logo. After a few moments, the logo fades out.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Flashing sounds, completed with two synth notes, similar to the ident theme TV channel France 2 and France 3 (except France 5) used at the time.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Availability:''' Used to be common in France, but since it's no longer their current logo, it's starting to become rare. Seen on releases from the company at the time.
+'''Audio:''' A synth sounder with whooshes.
+'''Availability:''' The logo is available to watch on the "Medias Lenodal" website. Much like the previous logo, it is no longer in use but remains available on any release from the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-=== 4th Logo (2008-2014)===
+===5th Logo (2014-2018)===
+[[File:Francetv Distribution (2015).png|frameless|center]]
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Five Squares"
+{{YouTube|id=PI9o4G-ffGQ}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a back background, the word "france'''tv'''" rises up letter-by-letter from the center, before the light blue word "{{color|cyan|distribution}}" rises too, but with the entire lettering. The last words makes a shining light that changes the background color to white, as well as the "france'''tv'''" into white.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The squares spinning
-'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Availability:''' Used to be common in France.
+'''Audio:''' A dreaming synth music.
+'''Availability:''' The logo was seen on various releases from the time.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
-'''Legacy:''' None
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-[[Category:France]] [[Category:France Télévisions (France)]] [[Category:Television logos]] [[Category:French television logos]]
+[[Category:France]]
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:French home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:France Télévisions]]