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Background

World Wide International Television is a Leeds-based television production company incorporated on July 28, 1987^[1].

Contents

1st Logo (April 12, 1991-1993)	2nd Logo (March 22, 1993-March 12, 1995)	3rd Logo (May 2, 1995-1998)

1st Logo (April 12, 1991-1993)

Visuals: Two wide "w"'s are stacked on one another. They are made up of five lines in a gray-dark gray pattern; the top one starts with the latter color whereas the bottom begins with the former. Underneath it is the company name.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Seen on the first two series of Finder's Keepers.

2nd Logo (March 22, 1993-March 12, 1995)

Visuals: Two interconnected, white "w"'s have a dark blue shadow facing the bottom right. Overlapping them is "WORLD WIDE" with a white shadow facing the same direction as the "w"'s.

Variants:

An in-credit variant has the logo fully in white.
- On The Dwelling Place, the logo is in a different color scheme: the "w"'s are light blue and the box containing the company name is dodger blue.
On Finders Keepers, the logo is seen within the Scottish Television logo.
- For series 4, it is seen within the ITV franchise's 1993 logo.
- On 1996 re-prints of series 5, the logo is within the 1996 Scottish Television logo. This time, the logo is inside a dark blue box with a white outline.

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Can be seen on some Catherine Cookson adaptations such as The Dwelling Place, The Glass Virgin, and The Gambling Man as well as series 3-4 of Finders Keepers.

3rd Logo (May 2, 1995-1998)

Visuals: On a tan wall background, the double "w"'s in sea green are written and fade in. Alongside it, WORLD WIDE wipes in from the left. After all of this, "INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION in a stacked format fade in below, followed by additional in-credit text or a channel's logo the TV show was produced for.

Variants:

On Oliver's Travels, this logo appears with the 1988 BBC logo.
On the final two series of Finders Keepers, like the previous variant, the logo is shown within the 1993 Scottish Television logo only for both logo's in-credit notices to be aligned to the right. Likewise, their logos are also placed on the left side of the screen.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Seen on their later productions such as the final two series of Finders Keepers and Oliver's Travels for the normal logo.

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-|World Wide International Television and Festival Films (1994) (From - The Dwelling Place).png|2nd Logo (1993-March 12, 1995)
+|World Wide International Television and Festival Films (1994) (From - The Dwelling Place).png|2nd Logo (March 22, 1993-March 12, 1995)
-|World Wide International Television and BBC (1995) (From - the first episode of Oliver's Travels).png|3rd Logo (June 11, 1995-1998)
+|World Wide International Television and BBC (1995) (From - the first episode of Oliver's Travels).png|3rd Logo (May 2, 1995-1998)
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-===1st Logo (1991-1993)===
+===1st Logo (April 12, 1991-1993)===
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-'''Logo:''' Two wide  "'''w'''"'s are stacked on one another. They are made up of five lines in a gray-dark gray pattern; the top one starts with the latter color whereas the bottom begins with the former. Underneath it is the company name.
+'''Visuals:''' Two wide  "'''w'''"'s are stacked on one another. They are made up of five lines in a gray-dark gray pattern; the top one starts with the latter color whereas the bottom begins with the former. Underneath it is the company name.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Seen on the first two series of ''Finder's Keepers''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the first two series of ''Finder's Keepers''.
-===2nd Logo (1993-March 12, 1995)===
+===2nd Logo (March 22, 1993-March 12, 1995)===
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-'''Logo:''' Two interconnected, white "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s have a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} shadow facing the bottom right. Overlapping them is "<span style="background:darkblue;">{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|white|'''WORLD WIDE'''}}}}</span>" with a white shadow facing the same direction as the "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s.
+'''Visuals:''' Two interconnected, white "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s have a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} shadow facing the bottom right. Overlapping them is "<span style="background:darkblue;">{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|white|'''WORLD WIDE'''}}}}</span>" with a white shadow facing the same direction as the "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s.
 '''Variants:'''
-* An in-credit variant has the logo fully in white.
+* An <u>in-credit variant</u> has the logo fully in white.
-** On ''The Dwelling Place'', the logo is in a different color scheme: the "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s are {{color|lightblue|light blue}} and the box containing the company name is {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}}.
+** On ''<u>The Dwelling Place</u>'', the logo is in a different color scheme: the "{{Font|Garamond|'''''w'''''}}"'s are {{color|lightblue|light blue}} and the box containing the company name is {{color|dodgerblue|dodger blue}}.
-* On ''Finders Keepers'', the logo is seen within the [[STV Studios|Scottish Television]] logo.
+* On ''<u>Finders Keepers</u>'', the logo is seen within the [[Scottish Television Enterprises|Scottish Television]] logo.
-** For series 4, it is seen within the ITV franchise's 1993 logo.
+** For <u>series 4</u>, it is seen within the ITV franchise's 1993 logo.
-** The next series has it within Scottish Television's next logo. This time, the logo is inside a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} box with a white outline.
+** On <u>1996 re-prints of series 5</u>, the logo is within the 1996 Scottish Television logo. This time, the logo is inside a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} box with a white outline.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on some Catherine Cookson adaptations such as ''The Dwelling Place'', ''The Glass Virgin'', and ''The Gambling Man'' as well as series 3-5 of ''Finders Keepers''.
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on some Catherine Cookson adaptations such as ''The Dwelling Place'', ''The Glass Virgin'', and ''The Gambling Man'' as well as series 3-4 of ''Finders Keepers''.
-===3rd Logo (June 11, 1995-1998)===
+===3rd Logo (May 2, 1995-1998)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 World Wide International Television and BBC (1995) (From - the first episode of Oliver's Travels).png
+World Wide International Television and Scottish Television (1995) (From - an original airing of a series 5 episode of Finders Keepers).png ‎
 World Wide International Television and Scottish Television (1996) (From - Challenge airing of the June 18, 1996 episode of Finder's Keepers).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|tan}} wall background, the double "w"'s in {{color|seagreen|sea green}} are written and fade in. Alongside it, <span style="background:dodgerblue;">{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|white|'''WORLD WIDE'''}}}}</span> wipes in from the left. After all of this, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|dodgerblue|'''INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION'''}}}} in a stacked format fade in below, followed by additional in-credit text or a channel's logo the TV show was produced for.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|tan}} wall background, the double "w"'s in {{color|seagreen|sea green}} are written and fade in. Alongside it, <span style="background:dodgerblue;">{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|white|'''WORLD WIDE'''}}}}</span> wipes in from the left. After all of this, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|dodgerblue|'''INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION'''}}}} in a stacked format fade in below, followed by additional in-credit text or a channel's logo the TV show was produced for.
 '''Variants:'''
-* On ''Oliver's Travels'', this logo appears with the 1988 BBC logo.
+* On ''<u>Oliver's Travels</u>'', this logo appears with the 1988 [[BBC Productions|BBC]] logo.
-* On the final series of ''Finders Keepers'', like the previous variant, the logo is shown within the 1993 Scottish Television logo only for both logo's in-credit notices to be aligned to the right. Likewise, their logos are also placed on the left side of the screen.
+* On the <u>final two series of ''Finders Keepers''</u>, like the previous variant, the logo is shown within the 1993 Scottish Television logo only for both logo's in-credit notices to be aligned to the right. Likewise, their logos are also placed on the left side of the screen.
 '''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the programme.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the programme.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on their later productions such as the final series of ''Finders Keepers'' and ''Oliver's Travels'' for the normal logo.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on their later productions such as the final two series of ''Finders Keepers'' and ''Oliver's Travels'' for the normal logo.
 [[Category:United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:British television logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Logos that vary depending on the source]]