Sky Channel/Sky One (UK)

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1st Logo
(1985-1989)

Standard Logos

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Variants

Nickname: "Europe's Number 1"

Logo: Against a cloudy background, or a space background, the stylized SKY text, in 3D and in chrome, flips toward the screen, stops and shines. The text "EUROPE's NUMBER #1" wipes in. Sometimes, we pan through the SKY logo and it zooms out. CHANNEL fades in.

FX/SFX: Not bad for the '80s.

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare, with an announcer saying "This is Sky, Europe's number 1.". On the space variant, a synth guitar theme plays, then after the announcer says "This is SKY.", a choir sings "Europe's number 1.".

Availability: Extinct, but preserved on tape by various people.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo
(1989-1993)

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Variants

Nickname: "First-Generation Sky Look"

Logo: We start with an extreme close up of the SKY logo, panning through the letters. Then we zoom out, and a gold line writes out the word "channel". On some shows, the word "TELEVISION" zooms out.

FX/SFX: The zooming out, and the writing of the word "TELEVISION".

Music/Sounds: A light mellow tune combined with what sounds like the ticking of a clock. On the "TELEVISION" variant, a single synth theme was used.

Availability: Extinct, but preserved on tape by various people.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo
(1989-1993)

Standard Logos

Variants

Nickname: "Neon Sky"

Logo: On a black background, we see the SKY logo rotating into place, with what looks like glass swirls spinning counterclockwise around it. When it stops, tilted at an angle, a gold line writes out the word "Channel" (or One, as of 1989). The letters "glow".

Variant: In 1990, the script "One" was replaced by a sans-serif "ONE" which descends into the logo, accompanied by a thinner neon light version of it.

Note: On 30 July 1989, Sky Channel became "Sky One", the name was used until 1996 and again from 1997 to 2008.

FX/SFX: Absolutely modern effects which could still stand up, even today. Sky was always famous for its professional-looking idents.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd logo.

Availability: Same as the 2nd logo, unfortunately.

Editor's Note: None. This is a nice logo.

4th Logo
(1993-1995)

Standard Logos

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Nickname: "'90s Sky"

Logo: On a blue background with the words "SKY ONE" swirling around, we see a bunch of streaks fly in and form the SKY "ring", and 3 glass copies of the SKY logo, at an angle, forming one SKY logo. It turns to rotate us, and tilts back a little bit. The letters O, N, and E, encased in silver "boxes", fly in, and turn red, yellow, and blue, respectively. The whole thing shines.

Variants: There were many, depending on the topic. ( e.g : Sports, Sports 2, News, Movies, Movie Channel, Movies Gold, Travel, Soap).

FX/SFX: Another professional masterpiece.

Music/Sounds: A nice mellow tune, composed by jingle writer Frank Gari. An announcer says "From the Sky Satellite Network, this is Sky One.". Each of the Sky channels had a jingle which incorporated the musical logo from this jingle (a recurring set of six notes); for example, Sky News's version combined it with Gari's Great News (used by the channel from 1989-1993), and Sky Soap had a version that sounded like the theme song to General Hospital.

Availability: Same as before.

Editor's Note: None; this is very professional.

5th Logo
(1995-1996)

Standard Logos

Variants

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Nickname: "First-Generation Tombstone Look"

Logo: On a swirling background which flashes, the SKY logo, in a long rectangle, rotates to face the screen while zooming out. Yellow "curtains" part, presenting the word ONE, in a bold, italic font.

Variants: There were many, depending on the topic (e.g: , Sports, Sports 2, Movies, Movie Channel, Movies Gold, Soap, News, Travel)

FX/SFX: You know where this is going.

Music/Sounds: Another soothing tune, followed by a majestic 7 note horn fanfare. Also customized, depending on the topic. An announcer says, "This is Sky (One, Soap, Travel, News, Sports, Movies), part of the Sky Satellite Network."

Availability: Same as before.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo
(1996-1997)

Standard Logos

Variants

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Nickname: "Second-Generation Tombstone Look"

Logo: We see the SKY logo from before, from an upper-right angle. It rotates to face us with a flash, and the number 1 ( or number 2) fades in. Four comets streak behind the logo and the background swirls and twirls wildly. Sometimes, the rectangle that the logo is in is horizontal instead of vertical.

Variant: During Christmas 1996, each of the Sky channels shared a universal look, which featured the logo, coming out of a TV, then out of a house with a family doing something in the snow and then becomes a snow globe saying "Merry Christmas from Sky 1996" with Sky's "Egg" logo used at the time, with a candle lighting it up. Each channel featured a different variant:

Sky 1 and Sky 2 - Homer Simpson appears with the family. The daughter appears to be covering him in snow.
Sky Movies/The Movie Channel/Sky Movies Gold - the daughter holds a movie clapperboard. The Father also wears a red wintercoat.
Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 - The father, daughter and sister play Football/Soccer, while the Mum and dog watch, in the same poses as the Sky1/Sky2 version.
Sky Soap/Travel/News/Scottish - The family pose, in the position where the camera zooms out. The dog is seen sitting down next to them.

Variants: There were many, depending on the topic.

FX/SFX: Professional CGI again.

Music/Sounds: A nice jazzy tune. Also customized, depending on the topic. An announcer says, "This is Sky (One, Soap, Travel, News, Sports 1, Sports 2, Sports 3, Scottish, Movies).".

Availability: Same as before.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo
(1997-1998)

Standard Logos

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Variants

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Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None.

8th Logo
(1998-2001)

Standard Logos

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Variants

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Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Logo
(2001-2005)

Standard Logos

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Logo: TBA

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Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

10th Logo
(2003)

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FX/SFX: ???

Music/Sounds: ???

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

11th Logo
(2003-2008)

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Logo: TBA

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Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

12th Logo
(2007- )

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Logo: TBA

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Availability: Common.

Editor's Note: None.

13th Logo
(Feb 12, 2008-August 31, 2008)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

14th Logo
(August 14, 2008-August 31st 2008)

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15th Logo
(August 31st, 2008-2012?)

Logo: There are 6 (and maybe more) different logos in use for the Sky trio since it's rebrand in August. Each channel uses a different theme for its logo: 1 has blue crystals, 2 has green slime and 3 has pink sparkles. Aside from 3 basic versions, there is a Lost and a Bones themed ident, as well as one which was made for Christmas 2008.

FX/SFX: Varies on each version of the logo.

Music/Sounds: Each logo has its own unique jingle.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

16th Logo

(2012/2013?/17th April 2016)

Logo: Over live action footage, a CGI 1, 2 or 3 is featured. The channel logo fades in towards the end. In later years, Sky 1 started to use their own unique variants instead of the standard ones, promoting shows like Arrow, The Muppets, Stella and You, Me and the Apocalypse, to name a few.

FX/SFX:All of them are more or less live action, though the logo is rendered in CGI. The Arrow variant, for example, has the titular hero shoot the Sky 1 logo with an arrow, causing it to shatter into many pieces, the logo reforming a few moments later. The Muppetsvariant features the logo appearing as Miss Piggy walks into view, covering her face to her annoyance. She walks off the screen, and reappears a moment later, this time standing directly in front of the logo.

Music/Sounds:As with the previous logo, all of them feature their own unique jingle and/or sounds.

Availability:Now extinct. The logos might be preserved on sites like Youtube or TV-Ark.

17th Logo

18th April 2016 - )

TBA

Sky Channel/Sky One (UK)

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