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Sony Pictures Television International
Written and compiled by Shadeed A. Kelly and Eric S.
Logo Pictures by Shadeed A. Kelly and Eric S.
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S. and V of Doom
Video captures by JohnnyL80 and mcy919
Background: This is the current name of the international distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, being changed from Columbia TriStar International Television in 2002.
1st Logo
(2002-2003)
Nicknames: “Shining Bars”, "The Bars of Boredom"
Logo: This is the same logo from Sony Pictures Television. However, everything has been shifted up a little to place the word 
“INTERNATIONAL” under the word “TELEVISION” way under the Sony Pictures logo and the line. There are 11 bars. The words stacked features:
With Sony Pictures’ logo at the top.
FX: Same as the Sony Pictures Television logo with the word: “INTERNATIONAL” under the word “TELEVISION”
Music/Sounds: Same as the standard Sony Pictures Television logo.
Availability: Extremely rare. Was first shown on the early 1st season episodes of Men in Black: The Series in 1997 on Nickelodeon's short-lived action program SLAM! in 2002 in America, but now has been replaced by the normal Sony logo. For others, it’s shown worldwide.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(2002- )
Nicknames: "The Shining Bars Print logo"
Logo: Just a still disclaimer that says "Produced by", or "Produced by [name of the company] and", and then the Sony Pictures Television International logo.
Other series would say "Produced in association with" and "SONY PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" with the SPTI print logo below, depending on the native language.
FX: None, it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: Cheapest logo ever. It just looks like they took the picture from their website and applied it there!
Music/Sounds: The ending theme from any show.
Availability: Current. Can be still be seen on Los Simuladores, last show produced by Columbia Pictures Television according to IMDb. Other shows would carry this like Dragons' Den on Fox Reality Channel.
Scare Factor: None. You'll be annoyed about how cheap this logo is.
3rd Logo (2nd official logo)
(2003- )
Nicknames: “Swirling Bars”, “Filmstrip Bars”, "Sony Cylinder"
Logo: On a black BG, we have the Sony Pictures logo swirling and zooming back at the same time in 3-D. At the bottom of the swirling bars has the name “SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL” zooming in slowly. There is a blue (sometimes purple) spotlight that is spinning at the bottom and shining on the logo that is also following the animation of the Sony Pictures logo until it stops.
Variant: In 2005, a narrow version was introduced.
FX: The bars swirling and moving back, the names zooming in, and the spotlight spinning.
Music/Sounds: An ascending, zoom-like synthesizer effect.
Music/Sound Variants:
Availability: Common. This logo can be seen on Dawson's Creek on The N, several reruns of Good Times on TV Land, and early Designing Women episodes on TV Land and occasionally on Nick @ Nite. This logo is also seen across the globe.
Scare Factor: Low. The theme can startle some, but it's fairly harmless.
Logo Pictures by Shadeed A. Kelly and Eric S.
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Eric S. and V of Doom
Video captures by JohnnyL80 and mcy919
Background: This is the current name of the international distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, being changed from Columbia TriStar International Television in 2002.
1st Logo
(2002-2003)
Nicknames: “Shining Bars”, "The Bars of Boredom"
SONY
PICTURES
TELEVISION
INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES
TELEVISION
INTERNATIONAL
With Sony Pictures’ logo at the top.
FX: Same as the Sony Pictures Television logo with the word: “INTERNATIONAL” under the word “TELEVISION”
Music/Sounds: Same as the standard Sony Pictures Television logo.
Availability: Extremely rare. Was first shown on the early 1st season episodes of Men in Black: The Series in 1997 on Nickelodeon's short-lived action program SLAM! in 2002 in America, but now has been replaced by the normal Sony logo. For others, it’s shown worldwide.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(2002- )
Nicknames: "The Shining Bars Print logo"
Logo: Just a still disclaimer that says "Produced by", or "Produced by [name of the company] and", and then the Sony Pictures Television International logo.
Other series would say "Produced in association with" and "SONY PICTURES INTERNATIONAL" with the SPTI print logo below, depending on the native language.FX: None, it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: Cheapest logo ever. It just looks like they took the picture from their website and applied it there!
Music/Sounds: The ending theme from any show.
Availability: Current. Can be still be seen on Los Simuladores, last show produced by Columbia Pictures Television according to IMDb. Other shows would carry this like Dragons' Den on Fox Reality Channel.
Scare Factor: None. You'll be annoyed about how cheap this logo is.
3rd Logo (2nd official logo)
(2003- )
Nicknames: “Swirling Bars”, “Filmstrip Bars”, "Sony Cylinder"
Logo: On a black BG, we have the Sony Pictures logo swirling and zooming back at the same time in 3-D. At the bottom of the swirling bars has the name “SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL” zooming in slowly. There is a blue (sometimes purple) spotlight that is spinning at the bottom and shining on the logo that is also following the animation of the Sony Pictures logo until it stops.
Variant: In 2005, a narrow version was introduced.
FX: The bars swirling and moving back, the names zooming in, and the spotlight spinning.
Music/Sounds: An ascending, zoom-like synthesizer effect.
Music/Sound Variants:
- In 2006, there was a longer version of the SPTI theme.
- There are two short version themes of this logo. The first is the 2nd half of the logo, and the other is an edited version that cuts off at the end.
- Reruns of Astro Boy and several 2002-2004 episodes by Jackie Chan Adventures played the SPT theme.
- A high tone was introduced.
Availability: Common. This logo can be seen on Dawson's Creek on The N, several reruns of Good Times on TV Land, and early Designing Women episodes on TV Land and occasionally on Nick @ Nite. This logo is also seen across the globe.
Scare Factor: Low. The theme can startle some, but it's fairly harmless.
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