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1st logo: On a black background, seven white dots appear one by one at random places on the screen while they all slowly zoom in together. The first three dots are then connected by two lines - the first short, the second long - which appear simultaneously on the screen. The process is then repeated with the last three dots being joined. Then, two lines draw upwards from the third and fifth dots at the same time, connecting with the fourth dot at the top of the screen to create a “zig zag”. The words “Ulster” then “Television” slowly unfold at the bottom of the screen.

2nd logo: An already-formed, still 2D image of UTV’s 1969 logo, similar to the previous design, only the lines have been made thicker and the dots have disappeared. A stylized television screen shape surrounds the new design. The words “Ulster Television” are underneath the logo. Both the oscilloscope device and text are in yellow against a blue background.

Variants[]

  • The logo in its early years was seen in a much smaller print.
  • Sometimes, the word "COLOUR", "PRODUCTION", or "OUTSIDE BROADCAST" is seen below, along with a copyright in Roman numerals occasinonally.
  • The logo is also known to have an animated version, with involved the logo being made by a line and scrunching up to form the logo, and the text flipping in below, but no video evidence exists of it other than a recreation here.
  • A B&W version was also used.
  • A Christmas version exists, with the background in red and the logo in white. There's also some bells with a red ribbon, complete with a thick white outline, beside the logo.

3rd logo: On a black background, we see a silver statuette (reportedly composed of melted film stock) made up of a stick with a cube roughly in the middle. On the cube’s four faces is the oscilloscope device featured in the previous logo . The statuette rotates slowly for the duration of the ident, while light reflects off its silver surface. The words “Ulster Television” (in yellow) appear just below the cube part via a “wiping” effect.

4th logo: Against a grayish background, a silver 3D oscilloscope design is seen, along with the words "Ulster Television" in white. The entire logo casts a shadow in the back, then zooms out in the end.

5th logo: On a rainbow colored background, we see the white text "SUMMER" up against a rainbow colored scribble. The design from the previous logos in yellow is seen below. The text "on Ulster Television" is below everything else.

6th logo: On a cloudy gray background, we zoom up to a UTV oscilloscope device lying on its side, with a yellow “zigzag pattern” drawing itself within a blue “TV shape”. As we get close up, we quickly zoom away from it as it rises up, revealing the entire logo. A silver CGI banner with the words “Ulster Television” flies in from the bottom right of the screen in a wavelike motion, settling underneath the oscilloscope.

Variants[]

  • A still variant was used at the end of shows.
  • Sometimes for the above variant, the above logo would be given a gradient look, and the text "AN ULSTER TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" and the ITV logo can be seen below.
  • During continuity sometimes, a cheaply cut-out version of the logo is seen with the banner below, on a much clearer version of the background.

7th logo: TBA.

8th logo: On a blurry shot of a waterfall, several different pieces in purple and yellow zoom out. They soon rotate towards the screen to form the new UTV logo, looking completely different from the oscilloscope-based designs. A mostly-purple plate with a yellow slab on the side is seen, with a "U" in inverted colors appearing on it in Times New Roman. "TV" is also seen on the yellow section in Condensed Futura. The background then brightens up a bit.

Variants[]

  • To mark its new logo look, a shot of the 1988 Ulster logo, waving like a flag, was shown. It then blew away to reveal this logo.
  • Sometimes after the logo finishes playing, it "ripples" away.
  • Sometimes, after the logo finishes playing, the"U" shrinks, and the words "IS YO R TV" ( the blank space being filled in by the "U" logo ) wipe in.
  • Very rarely, the logo contains live action elements at the end, often showing people passing by or manipulating it.

9th logo: In front of a shot of a Irish landmark, the camera quickly zooms in towards it. It then blurs and distorts as parts of the UTV logo emerge, forming in at the end. Distortions emerge from it until it ends.

10th logo: On a black background, a large strip filled with clips of Northern Ireland is seen slowly moving along, as different effects play in it and several translucent squares fly pass the screen. After a bit, the strip slowly turns a flurry of colors as the UTV logo emerges via a different effect. Several aftershadows may appear.

11th logo: Footage from around Northern Island is shown. A transparent box then slides in to the right, and then the footage goes by quicker as it forms a square with the letter U in it, which itself turns into the new UTV logo, which consists of a purple rectangle with the letter U on the left, and a smaller yellow rectangle inside that with TV in red. The footage then turns into a yellowish, purple or red background with a rotating transparent box inside.

12th logo: A person touches the screen, which ripples into a transparent version of the UTV logo from before. The background turns black.

13th logo: Like the then-current generic ITV1 ident, we see a montage of various ITV1 personalities, which ends with a shot of the UTV logo from before. The logo zooms toward us a bit.

Variant[]

The regional variants used for local UTV programming featured various UTV personalities, and the national variant featured various ITV personalities.

14th logo: The camera scrolls through somewhere in Northern Island. A black boarder on top displays white text that tells us where the location is which moves slowly to the left, while the bottom has a banner where the UTV logo appears from the left.

15th logo: On a black background, yellow bars form live action footage, with the UTV logo forming on the right. As with before, the text on top describes the place where the footage was filmed.

16th logo: Same as before, but the slogan "It's all about U" (with the U bit being part of the UTV logo) appears below, and the location doesn't normally appear.

Variant[]

In 2007, UTV aired a celebratory program titled UTV Rewind, for the days leading up the event, the Northern Island footage was replaced with older UTV idents.

17th logo: Same as before, but the black background is replaced with a white background.

18th logo: Same as before, but the background colour is changed again, this time to blue. The slogan doesn't appear this time round.

19th logo: We see a video of someone doing something around northern Ireland. At the left, we see the "U" from the previous logo and a word describing what the person is doing in the video next to it. The word fades out, causing the "TV" banner to appear. The name of the place where the video takes place at appears at the bottom right.

20th logo: The UTV slogan "Part of U" appears in the middle of a video of something around northern island, it then closes into the UTV logo, and the name of the place of where the ident of filmed appears on the bottom.

21st logo: Same as the 2013 ITV logos, but the logo is now the new UTV logo and fades in as 1 piece. The same "U" is there, but its not in a box, instead having a circle with part of the "ITV" logo in it.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: A rendition of the Irish folk song "The Mountains Of Mourne", played on a celesta.

2nd logo: None.

3rd logo: A somewhat irritating analog synth ditty.

4th logo: Same as the 3rd logo.

5th logo: Presumably a continuity announcer.

6th logo: A synthesized horn, piano, and drum fanfare.

7th logo: TBA.

8th logo: A calm orchestrated theme.

9th logo: A soft theme, varying from each ident, with an announcer usually.

10th logo: A remix of the 9th logo's theme.

11th logo: Another remix of the same jingle.

12th logo: A calmer remix of the same jingle.

13th logo: A rather uninspired jazz-like tune, or an equally uninspired guitar tune. This is sometimes accompanied by a continuity announcement.

14th logo: Originally used the ITV1 ident soundtracks used at this time, but some time later the idents gained their own soundtracks based on the UTV jingle.

15th logo: Mostly the same soundtracks as before.

16th logo: TBA.

17th logo: TBA.

18th logo: TBA.

19th logo: TBA.

20th logo: TBA.

21st logo: Same as the current ITV idents.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: Medium to high. The darkness of the logo and the creepy celesta jingle may easily unsettle viewers.

2nd logo: None, unless the silence scares you. However, it's a lot tamer than before.

3rd logo: Low to medium. The strange turning silver device and primitive synth music may test the nerves of some viewers.

4th logo: Low. Depends on what you think of the music from the 3rd logo.

5th logo: None. It's too colourful to scare anyone.

6th logo: Low. Some viewers may be unnerved by the music, but the logo is quite clean and harmless.

7th logo: TBA.

8th logo: None to low. Some may be creeped out by the music.

9th logo: TBA.

10th logo: TBA.

11th logo: TBA.

12th logo: TBA.

13th logo: TBA.

14th logo: TBA.

15th logo: TBA.

16th logo: Depends on the variant.

17th logo: TBA.

18th logo: TBA.

19th logo: TBA.

20th logo: None to minimal.

21st logo: None to minimal.

Videos[]

Ulster_Television_ID_(1984)

Ulster Television ID (1984)

Ulster_Television_Logo_1959-1969

Ulster Television Logo 1959-1969

1959-1969

Ulster_Television_Ident_1988-1993

Ulster Television Ident 1988-1993

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