IDs and News Intros During the End of the Cold War - Part 1

This shows the animation logo idents and TV news openings during 1989-1992 in the USSR and Warsaw Pact, and as an extra, China. Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre (My condolences goes to all the victims affected by this tragedy...) so I thought to include the PRC in.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intros
0:35 USSR
22:50 Warsaw Pact
40:45 People's Republic of China
44:27 Outro

[@TheIridiumic138]

Part 2 will have countries in NATO at the time, part 3 will have the rest of the world (incl. Yugoslavia). I have recently graduated from high school, so I'm at a new chapter in life. My college classes will start on September.

[@ABCEasyas--]

Congratulations!

[@thatonelogodude]

Proud for you, man.

[@jhudieltheone308]

Congratulations!

[@VTSGsRock]

Hope you wouldn't drop out because of student debt. I'm even attending higher education after I graduated from college because college is much more affordable in my home country (Thailand) than yours (United States)

[@henrybandola3453]

Good luck, dude

[@max__pain]

As an amateur student of the former Soviet bloc, and an enjoyer of TV/news intros, this video was fascinating! Thank you.

[@littlefacemitt_i]

Really liking the new sidebars, especially the descriptions, they definitely help in giving more context to these idents. Good job on this one!

[@Vinnytv7679]

This compilation of videos it's awesome, i like the Ferhsener von DDR 2 bumper from 1985, it's more advanced for his time who broadcasted. It's kinda funny Polsat can be broadcast by the Netherlands to his country and later got a legal license, meanwhile Polonia 1 (channel founded by an ally of Silvio Berlusconi, Nicola Grauso, and part of Mediaset) has founded in the country but the polish government rejected the license request.

[@magorzatasiuda9382]

That date under question mark is, I think, 2010, when TVP2 ended its broadcasts of regional programs. In some regions, for example Poznań or Katowice, these were reused since 2016. Also, these regional broadcasters of TVP (now called the TVP3 network centers) have regional newscasts these are: Bydgoszcz (TBT, later, after takeover by TVP in 1994, TVB) - Dzisiaj (Today, predecessor of nowadays Zbliżenia), they had a rotating text on the camera background as intro, Gdańsk (TV Neptun, later TVG (in logo) or Trójka (name of channel)) - Panorama (a.k.a. Panorama Pomorska or Panorama Gdańska to differ from TVP2's newscast), they had a red 'panorama' text written in Bauhaus font zooming out in coastal (beach seen here) background, later, they used that one with yellow letters and recorder (the recording is from special edition). This programme was launched in 1970. Katowice - Aktualności. (GTR, later Tele3) They had an tilting 'A' on indigo background, and when 'A' was faced to TV watcher by it's "legs", the name (in capital letters, coloured indigo on light-blue background) was appeared. Later, they used a BOSCH Camera, with 'aktualności' text and another text, also saying 'aktualności', on various backgrounds. Kraków (TV Kraków) (where I live) - Kronika. They had many intros during late 80's and early 90's. One of them is 1986?-1990 one, in which, multiple text was placed to the left side of screen of TV and main one was larger and placed on the top right whilst zooming to the TV (in studio, yep, during 1988 christmas, the TV was replaced with christmas tree). Second intro was inspired by Kaufland's logo. On this intro, the indigo 'K' formed of rectangle and two triangles (in blue-white background) appeared and square (firsly showing studio, later flips to coloured side and becomes red) places next to 'K' and name of program (white text) appears beneath the 'K'. Later, in 1991, the third intro was made. This one consisted of various coloured squares and text (in capital letters, glassed or steel), which was reduced to letter 'K' and blue edge appeared. Finally, in 1993 (as the YT recording, consisting of 1991 logo was recorded on new year's eve of 1992/93) they used the intro consisting of multiple texts in various colours and fonts. Lublin (TV Lublin, later TVL) - Telewizyjna Panorama Lubelska (later Panorama and, nowadays, Panorama Lubelska) - firstly, they used a program's name next to the goat (a symbol of Lublin, seen on it's coat of arms) in various backgrounds. Later, in 1990, after change of name, they had a falling text on the background, which was drawing of Krakow Gate and animation was repeated 10 times. Łódź (TV Łódź, later TVP Łódź) - ŁWD (short for Łódzkie Wiadomości Dnia), in 1985, they launched this intro, which was used until 1991. It consisted of stripes, later full name on the bottom of screen and. lastly, green-white acronym (with date beneath) on the Łódź's skyline background. After 1991 change, they used globe on the cloudy background, later a video taken in Łódź, rotating photos on the newspaper in background and, lastly, full name (in Arial, blue capital text) on the yellow background. Poznań (TV Poznań, later PTV) - Aktualności (later and before 1990 Teleskop), they used moving text from right to left, later, text with coats of arms on the black background and, lastly (with Teleskop name) intro consisting of logo of PTV (RGB stripes with PTV text next to them), squares and name (Times New Roman font, italic style). Rzeszów (TV Rzeszów, later TVRz) - Tydzień TV (later Aktualności), they used multiple fotos, and at the end, logo (Tydzień text on the blue rectangle over TV letters). Fun fact: TV Rzeszów was launched during the end of Cold War, in 1990. Szczecin (TV Szczecin, later TV7) - Telerama (later Kronika) They used a map of their (at this time) channel's availability area's map (In 80's, they also aired in Piła and Słupsk) and program's name (rotating, in minoscule). This intro was used between 1989 and 1993. In city version, used in short time around 1992, they used simple capital-lettered text on the Szczecin Port's photo as a background) Warsaw (TV Warszawa, later WOT) - TKW (a single acronym for two newscasts: city one is called Telewizyjny Kurier Warszawski, whilst regional ones were called Telewizyjny Kurier Województw), they had falling texts in 80's, in 1991, they changed intros, city news had yellow-red intro using photoshopped videos, with full name on the top right corner and black mermaid to the left, whilst, unfortunately, no 1991 regional news intro recording survived to today, but, there's last video frame. Wrocław (TV Wrocław, later TV5) - Rozmaitości (later Fakty), they firstly, during 1980's (especially since 1982), they used this intro, which camera was the background of it, 'tvp' text was on top left corner and Wrocław (in capital letters) text was on bottom left corner. They firstly showed 'R', later this broadcaster's at this time area's map, and, at the end, texts: "Telewizyjny magazyn Dolnego Śląska), which means "TV magazine of Lower Silesia" and title text (on objective), and former one, at the end of intro, blinks. In 1990, after renaming to Fakty, they used the red text (split horizontally) on the blue or grey background. In 1992, they slightly modified it again, making the background music faster and changed background to indigo. You should use this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3_SoKShntydhck

[@magorzatasiuda9382]

Also, you got a few mistakes: Krakow is on the Vistula river, in the Lesser Polish Voivodeship (which borders with Slovakia). Also, there's a reversed order in naming by CST channels: In 1990, CST1 was renamed to F1 and CST2 to CTV. Their slovak versions were S1 and STV. After the Velvet Divorce, F1 was renamed to CT1, CTV to CT2, S1 to STV1 and STV to STV2. And, as Ytaken said, OK3 was renamed to CT3 in the same year due to the same case, and it was later sold to Vladimír Železný, owner of CET 21, and renamed to TV NOVA. TA3 existed for short period from 1991 to 1992. Another fun fact: former Czechoslovak broadcasters began, just after said divorce, to use DOGs, which, unlike rest of Europe, is placed on the top-left corner.

[@mimsredjelly]

The DDR cube unironically slaps

[@vaporcranberries]

I have listened to it for 2 hours

[@NewRepublicMapper]

FUN FACT: Before DFF was handed over to ARD, In Sign off and Sign on, DFF play the Deutschlandlied

[@glenbarber6298]

Hail to Pitt

[@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping]

ok but who tf asked

[@NewRepublicMapper]

@@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping Yo Mama

[@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping]

@@NewRepublicMapper anyway I want footage of what you were talking about in your comment

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

As far as I know they did play Auferstanden aus Ruinen till the last day.

[@gabaanakov]

This video really shows how multi-ethnic the USSR was. Thank you for uploading this valuable video!!

[@kevinjuarez9252]

Timestamps/Chapters for those who need them! (May 19, 2023) 0:01 Intros 0:35 Soviet Union 22:50 East Germany 🇩🇪 25:43 Poland 🇵🇱 31:00 Czechoslovakia 🇨🇿 34:16 Hungary 🇭🇺 38:00 Romania 🇷🇴 39:50 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 44:27 Outro Credits

[@mrjimmyalt]

Frogot China L

[@kevinjuarez9252]

​@Ueudh Hdue I'd figure you say that. Here you go! 40:45

[@JontyMaster]

Interesting to see brief snippets of events about the collapse of the USSR, when a country became independent, etc.

[@magorzatasiuda9382]

29:24 Fun fact: Polsat, during 1990s, was famous for Disco Relaks (a sunday block aired in the morning (until 12:00) in which, the disco polo (a musical style, which is a polonised version of disco, which was born in 1992), newscast (Informacje) and Idź na całość (polish version of Let's Make a Deal).

[@JontyMaster]

9:38 Music from one of my favorite James Bond movies, The Living Daylights, performed by Norwegian band A-ha.

[@JontyMaster]

Sounds kinda different though. Might be a re-recorded instrumental version or something. Still catchy af

[@joshuagalka3526]

Nice montage!

[@ytaken154]

The Czechoslovak channel "OK3" is "Otevřený Kanál 3" (Open Channel 3). It was used for a short time for educational programmes. It was later replaced by "Nova" in 1994.

[@Kierunkowy7471]

It did also rebroadcast foreign satellite TV programmes.

[@AnbaNostalgic]

This new format is not bad, besides I was surprised that you found something from Turkmenistan in the IDs, I also found a couple of IDs in bilibili that I thought to upload because I didn't think you were going to include China in the summary

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

Pretty sure finding TV idents from USSR-era Turkmen SSR is hard bcoz not many people in the country (incl. upper class folks as well as workers in the Turkmen TV station in Ashgabat) could afford to buy smuggled videotape recorders.

[@nekomercury]

excellent collection of idents and recordings from an era of massive changes and as an archive of television history as it happened. once again i only wish it could have been 5 hours longer with many more clips(although i well know that we're lucky to have as many surviving recordings from the vhs era and before as we do). also quality analysis and understanding of each country's stations and changes through the timeline. actually, this video is so well done for a compilation of old tv clips on youtube that I must admit I'm curious if your parents are journalists or tv producers and/or if your family is from a former soviet country/eastern bloc country. not really expecting an answer but as someone who's part Ukrainian and spent countless hours over the last decade watching thousands of vintage historical tv recordings on youtube (ngl i'm not exaggerating the time i've spent watching yt instead of out living life or doing anything productive) I'm interested in the backstory behind this series and topic.

[@TheIridiumic138]

Thank you! I have upcoming two parts that will include the rest of the world. My parents have no relation to any profession in television. I don't have any relation with any of the former Eastern Bloc countries as far I as know, I'm half Japanese and half west European (possibly with some indigenous American ancestry). This is just graphic design stuff I am interested in combined with geography.

[@KoichiFirst8092]

As a Russian person by birth (2002), I *REALLY* love this video! 👍🏻❤ Update: 10:13 is actually "Dal'nevostochnaya (=Far East) TRK".

[@conroads2626]

43:57 I think it's so funny that this landlocked area station feels the need to add the 9-dashed line but maritime areas don't.

[@joshuagalka3526]

Some rare ones on this video!

[@itryen7632]

7:48 This one is just adorable imo

[@lacinacinacin]

Nice

[@kacperskrzypek]

Hello! I want to write something regarding the Polish television. The newer TP1 ident (26:08) was being shown in Poland since the end of 1990. Notice that closedown from 17.11.1990 had the old ident yet (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZPPhaOZqL-Wo7c), meanwhile the closedown from Christmas 1990 has the new one (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKHIpp2mrbRrd7c). There were also 2 slightly different versions of "Dziennik Telewizyjny" intro. The intro present on your video is the older one (shown until ~1986 AFAIK), the newer one has slightly changed transitions - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKG8d62abJaFgK8. There were also the other variants of DT: - the morning edition, unofficially called "Dziennik z okna" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZjLZKyDi7BlZ68, - "Dziennik Komentarze" - like the late news and commentary (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZTMYoapg8SljNk), shown since ~1987/88, - another late news - intro was sometimes used also in the morning news (kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmfdk4iAf92MmrM) - "Wiadomości Wieczorne" - only in the TP2 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6jXp6Jteteqrac) The "17:15" intro is in fact the "Teleexpress" intro, there were no news called "17:15" (just the Teleexpress was being broadcasted at that time, now it's on 17:00) Between "Panorama dnia" and "Panorama" TP2 was broadcasting for the very short time the program called "Obserwator" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp-uiXp_gbJ0mrM, there's a great compilation of both Wiadomości and Panorama intros: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnLQZ6BulL6lotE, kzbin.info/www/bejne/moWloJmDeaZ-a9E Telewizja Wrocław had another ID in the communism times (there's a compilation of the all regional TV IDs at that time: chomikuj.pl/tparchiwum/O*c5*9brodki+regionalne+dawniej,7773053661.mp4(video)). IDs of Telewizja Poznań and Telewizja Katowice are used until today (with the redesign in case of Poznań: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXSaX5mlsuli6s, kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzFXnmlgZd7itE). You missed Telewizja Warszawa ID :)

[@goatgamer001]

4:44 that channel last airing was 1992 happy new year lol

[@damson498]

13:56 Don't know if it would be correct but you could have added the audio from the DX transmission of the ID that you uploaded on the alt channel, at least before the part it gets warped. 15:58 I kinda like this one, maybe a lot more uneasy than the first Ulster TV ID

[@itryen7632]

Is that the... flying spaghetti monster inside the pyramid...?

[@miguellebalbo6917]

9:38 - The Living Daylights? (a-ha)

[@leoonyoutube123]

Yes.

[@ordinaryk]

38:14 the old TVR news music sounded like the opening to a 1950s American soap opera 🤣

[@user-mc5ry1rg7l]

To me like 70s music fór Old German porn movies 😂

[@grimagikoopa]

ostankino 4 my beloved

[@AzamMujahidProductions]

10:35 this ident is actually taken from the pacific data images' 1986 demo but we don't know

[@TGC2004]

It was actually stolen from NBC. Other logos that used it are JRT's break bumper and Korea Production Ltd. (which also stole footage from Image Entertainment, Nine Network, Orion Pictures, and Orion Home Video and music from CBS/Fox Video)

[@pak8606]

When was the DFF1 ident shown at 17:11 at this link here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHnanmRui7-SrpI used? The same dates as the DFF2 ident from 1989-1990?

[@JimDamIsdera1]

The Next Part Of The Video Will Have More Rare Ident And The News Like Your Content Bro

[@CalifornianDude]

22:01 May I have a link?

[@akouna]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4nUfYNrm8ifqbM

[@herrtran7627]

ČST "1980" indent was created in 1973 btw

[@shiermabelbes7035]

26:22 I like this

[@josephineluspe7310]

Excuse me, where did you get that soviet armenian tv ident from 1980-1991

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

6:29 is cute.😊

[@comradedoge8233]

Bruh the Polish one is catchy asf

[@kwoktaichan7938]

TheIridiumic138 the Chinese station IDs that you have uploaded is from BiliBili (The KZbin in China), because China bans all foreign social media and uses their own Chinese social media

[@PianoNBS]

5:56 Castle Video (?)

[@TheIridiumic138]

Yeah I always wondered bout it. Honestly I like that logo even if it is considered cheap.

[@Mchannnel]

9:38 Isn’t this intro of The Living Daylights by a-ha?

[@soldierofjudgement0477]

Knowing how communist nation copyright laws didnt really mesh with international copyright laws all too well, it probably is.

[@reggiekrager5411]

It is.

[@FacebankMan]

TV-Prima

[@grimagikoopa]

31:37 also i think that the F1 text could be a real-life physical model tho, that reflection couldnt be done with CGI in czechoslovakia at the time anyways

[@francisdunne8542]

Did they take this from the BBC election music? 7:23

[@TheIridiumic138]

yes they did

[@Josephdapro08]

so polish jingles are used by wnr

[@Josephdapro08]

gdansk and poznan

[@SegaMegadrive]

7:33 I assume this is like the 60 Seconds news programme on BBC3 except well... and added 0 and it being in Russian 7:50 essentially the 1970s Anglia startup but more boring as fuck Also really like this new look due to the descriptions -and the Gill Sans-. Would like to see more videos use this

[@rahmatprimajaya2999]

44:15 Jornal da Manchete from Rede Manchete Brasil?

[@Vinnytv7679]

It's just a coincidence of the format of the idents.

[@JhonneCurtSalviejo]

30:39 Wrong spelling of "Southern"

[@KingMeister968]

My fav has to go the Fernsehen der DDR intro. It’s just 100% Relaxing, Smooth, Wholesome music basically. The music is what it makes it so you know… Relaxing!

[@vaporcranberries]

I have listened to it for 2 hours

[@glenbarber6298]

Good evening hello comrades top story notorious mobster Don period's trial is beginning

[@itryen7632]

23:19 How the FUCK did they pull this off with that 2... This looks like something from the 2010's.

[@LuxembourgishMapping]

Umm... They took 4 years to make.

[@firasfaiq4009]

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[@shiermabelbes7035]

2:55 Ren tv?

[@user-uv9my9xn7t]

9:30 - as a Russian-native Bond Fan born in mid nineties, I'm laughing my ass out.

[@itryen7632]

Okay so East Germany was just a horrible place in every way. ...But graphic design truly was their passion.

[@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping]

What do you mean by “a horrible place”? They were the best performing member in the Warsaw Pact

[@itryen7632]

@@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping Dude?????????

[@aink9106]

Test Broadcast OK3 May,12-14,1990 33:35

[@aink9106]

Czech Independent 1980

[@kimmajkosaveukraineroadto1127]

29:57 (1960-1992)

[@raduconstantinilinca8210]

Por qué TVG Galicia fue inicio

[@itryen7632]

19:08 🗿🗿

[@tvcdb724]

29:15 ITV Habari Rip-off

[@TheIridiumic138]

read the logo's description

[@KingMeister968]

5:08

[@Lyna776]

10:14

[@tbs6hdofficial]

Only music Windows Never Released

[@leoonyoutube123]

gachakid

[@Whistler_LikesGorebox]

@@leoonyoutube123 emoji cat kid

[@InternationalEASAlarmsMapping]

what the hell are you trying to say?!

[@itryen7632]

Wtf MTV was Hungarian all along bruuuh

[@tfn212]

Magyar Televizio (Hungarian Television) not Music Television

[@peteregressy6515]

Actually, there are three MTV’s in the world, Music Television, Magyar Televízió in Hungary ( it’s not using that name since 2015, because all Hungarian public broadcasters were merged into a company called Duna Médiaszolgáltató) and MTV3 in Finland.

[@katherineguerrero8837]

Link? 26:10

[@kacperskrzypek]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqTUo5-QotZjpsU

[@Jolandfan188]

17:01 Armenia TV is

[@aink9106]

TVP Krakow TVP Gdansk TVP Szczecin TVP Codz TVP Wroclaw TVP Katowice TVP Poznan

[@CCT1]

8:09 bruh this looks like a indian logo what the actual fuck 💀

[@joshuataylor3943]

40:51 I think it’s from 1978 to 1989.

[@Iminasummervacationcatnap]

Maybe true because of lower graphics and communists have tv except for North Korea. Due to Kim . In 1989 analog tv have SD graphics. And isn't not true.

[@pak8606]

0:35 USSR/Russia 10:47 Estonia 12:00 Latvia 12:19 Lithuania 13:20 Belarus 13:56 Ukraine 15:44 Moldova 15:58 Georgia 17:01 Armenia 18:12 Azerbaijan 19:13 Kazakhstan

[@user-tx8my7yw1i]

Tv ussr

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Ostankino

[@user-tx8my7yw1i]

Vremya

[@user-tx8my7yw1i]

Tv inform

[@user-tx8my7yw1i]

Novosti

[@cerionerwarriorgamer1754]

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[@thatonelogodude]

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[@akouna]

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[@FannyKiddieRide]

Fff

[@KingMeister968]

11:21

[@KingMeister968]

10:46