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MTV Studios was founded by MTV in 2018 as a restructure of its previous TV production arm, MTV Production Development. In 2020, MTV Films was merged with MTV Studios, which became MTV Entertainment Studios in 2021, encompassing content for and based on all of MTV's brands.
- MTV Productions (first era)
- MTV Films
- MTV Production Development
- MTV Series Entertainment
- MTV Studios
- MTV Entertainment Studios
1st Logo (June 2, 1991-January 1, 1995)
Nicknames: "The MTV Logo", "Liquid MTV" Logo: On a swirling background with blue water droplets (from the intro of Liquid Television), we see the MTV logo in a red gradient with "TV" and "MUSIC TELEVISION" in white. The logo zooms in slowly and tilts to the right. FX/SFX: The background animation, the animation of the MTV logo. Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. Availability: Extinct. Seen on Liquid Television.
2nd Logo (October 25, 1993-June 23, 1995)
Nicknames: "The MTV Logo II", "Folding MTV" Logo: It's a shortened version of the MTV Home Video logo of the era, but "PRODUCTIONS" appears below instead of "HOME VIDEO". FX/SFX: Same as the MTV Home Video logo of the era. Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. Availability: Extinct. Seen on The Jon Stewart Show.
1st Logo (1996)
Logo: On a black background, we see a small MTV logo on the left and the word "PRODUCTIONS" on the right. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the trailer. Availability: Very rare. Was only seen on the teaser trailer for Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo (July 26, 1996)
Nicknames: "The MTV Logo III", "The Static-Filled MTV" Logo: On a black background, we see the MTV logo (with "MUSIC TELEVISION" underneath), with animated static inside the "M". When the static disappears, the "M" in the logo turns white. FX/SFX: The animated static, and the "M" turning white. Music/Sounds: The cockroaches singing the "Charge" fanfare and shouting "JOE!" Availability: Only seen at the end of Joe's Apartment. Editor's Note: None.
3rd Logo (December 20, 1996-August 27, 2004, October 18, 2019)
Nicknames: "The Astronaut", "The MTV Astronaut", "The MTV Moonman", "The MTV Moon Person" Logo: We fade into space as we see an astronaut floating around from right to left. The astronaut suddenly comes close to the camera, and we see that the MTV logo is reflected backwards onto his helmet. We zoom into the reflection and out again to reveal the MTV logo (with "MUSIC TELEVISION" intact under it) with the word "PRODUCTIONS" below it. Variants: •On TV shows from the company, it just shows the MTV Productions logo zooming out. •Orange County was the last film to use the "PRODUCTIONS" variant, but only on theatrical prints. Starting with Crossroads in 2002, the word "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced by "FILMS" in spaced-out letters. •On home media prints of Orange County, the part where the astronaut comes close to the camera is removed. •This logo was briefly revived for Eli; here, the logo reflected onto the astronaut's helmet is the post-2010 MTV logo next to the text "Films", all in white. The logo zooms out with a fisheye-esque effect.
(2003-2019)
Nicknames: "The Crew", "Silhouettes" Logo: We see a shot of some grass with the silhouettes of (presumably) a camera crew. Then the MTV logo appears, followed by the stenciled text "Production" and "Development" and a copyright stamp below it (all in white). Variants: •On Teen Wolf, the logo is shortened to a tenth of a second. •Sometimes, the logo is still. •There is a version that takes place on a beach, with waves crashing into the sand. •Sometime around 2011, the logo was updated to have the current MTV logo. FX/SFX: The text appearing and the shadows moving. Music/Sounds: An ambient piano theme with the sound of a sprinkler and crickets chirping, or the ending theme of the show. Music/Sounds Variants: •On the beach version, there is the sound of seagulls and waves crashing. •On The Substitute, the logo theme is sped-up and played in a different tone.
(2005-2010s)
Logo: Just the words "MTV SERIES ENTERTAINMENT" improvised in the credits. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. Availability: Extinct. Seen on Pimp My Ride, Yo' Momma and Punk'd, among others.
1st Logo (2018-June 13, 2019)
Nicknames: "The Astronaut IV", "The MTV Astronaut IV", "The MTV Moonman IV", "The MTV Moon Person IV" Logo: Same as the 3rd MTV Films logo, but the reflected part is replaced with the 2010 MTV logo. A rectangle is seen next to it with the word "S T U D I O S" inside of it. FX/SFX: Same as the 3rd MTV Films logo. Music/Sounds: A descending synth sound, followed by a remake version of the 1981 "One Small Step" theme. Availability: Only seen on Viacom's Vimeo account.
2nd Logo (June 13, 2019-March 4, 2021)
Nicknames: "The Astronaut V", "The MTV Astronaut V", "The MTV Moonman V", "The MTV Moon Person V", "The MTV Flag II" Logo: •Opening: TBA. •Closing: TBA.
(March 4, 2021- )
Nicknames: "The Astronaut VI", "The MTV Astronaut VI", "The MTV Moonman VI", "The MTV Moon Person VI", "The MTV Flag III" Logo: Same as the 2nd MTV Studios logo, but with a brand new look of the MTV logo, with the letters being slightly redrawn. The logo also remains colored throughout instead of fading to a white print version at the end. "STUDIOS" is also replaced with "Entertainment S T U D I O S". The ViacomCBS byline fades in below. Variant: In the alternate short version, the whole logo is fading in. FX/SFX: Same as the 2019 MTV Studios logo by Antibody. Music/Sounds: A short version of Dire Straits' song "Money for Nothing" with a sound bite of the "I want my MTV" chorus, sung by Sting. Availability: Currently seen on South Park, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, The Real World Homecoming: New York and The Challenge: All Stars, as well as season 7 of Younger. It also appears in the credits of recent episodes of The Daily Show. This doesn't appear on South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID, though it is on its predecessor, as well as Joining the Panderverse. Editor's Note: Same as the 2nd MTV Studios logo.
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MTV Entertainment Studios is the film and television production arm of MTV Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
- 1991; 32 years ago (as MTV Productions), 1996; 27 years ago (as MTV Films)
- Subsidiary
- Motion picture, Television production
- (1996) Logo: On a black background, we see a small MTV logo on the left and the word "PRODUCTIONS" on the right. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the trailer.
- (July 26, 1996) Nicknames: "The MTV Logo III", "The Static-Filled MTV" Logo: On a black background, we see the MTV logo (with "MUSIC TELEVISION" underneath), with animated static inside the "M".
- (December 20, 1996-August 27, 2004, October 18, 2019) Nicknames: "The Astronaut", "The MTV Astronaut", "The MTV Moonman", "The MTV Moon Person"
- (January 12, 2002) Nickname: "The Mosaic MTV" Logo: On a black background with orange bars on each side of the screen, several dark green shapes (which resemble tiles) appear one-by-one, completely covering the black background.
In 2003, it was rebranded as MTV Production Development after the film production arm was split off a year earlier and renamed to MTV Films. In 2018, the division was restructured as MTV Studios, which soon merged with MTV Films and became MTV Entertainment Studios in 2021.
MTV (originally an initialism of the Music Television) is an American cable television channel. It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global .
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