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The Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS) is an American commercial television network owned by T-Media. The radio network launched on May 15, 1935. The television network launched on August 24, 1945.
1934-1937
1937-1939
1939-1944
1944-1949
1945-1949
The first MBS logo was in the style of the 1944 radio logo. Until 1969, each subsequent logo was in the style of the radio network's logo.
1949-1954
1954-1957
1957-1960
1960-1963
1963-present
This logo was designed by Lippincott in 1963 and introduced on September 22 that year, after the completion of its color television tests. The logo is an M closed by an extra line segment. The five points represent the five networks that existed up to the logo's introduction, which includes DuMont. It can be broken down into 3 right isosceles triangles, representing the 3 phosphors of color television.
1963-1972, 1999-2016
This logo was introduced along with the current symbol. The wordmark is in Helvetica. It was retired as part of the radio network's logo change in 1972. It was brought back after the radio network's closure in 1999. It was retired once again in 2016 as part of a rebrand.
1972-1982
As part of a logo change of the radio network, MBS switched its font to Horatio. Up until the radio network's closure in 1999, the font of the television network logo's wordmark depended on the logo of the radio network's logo.
1982-1985
1985-1999
2016-2021
At the start of the 2016-17 season, a new logo was introduced along with new presentation, created by Troika Design Group. A bespoke font, Elson, was designed for MBS by Fontsmith. The wordmark changed from Helvetica to Elson. A signature color was introduced as well, known as Biscay.
2021 (Tentative)
On December 25, 2020, T-Media North America unveiled rebrands for its channels, including MBS, using the TeleGrotesk font. This logo, which is similar to the 1985 logo, will launch at the start of the spring 2021 season. The color Biscay is kept for the rebrand.
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Film production: T-Media Television: ProSiebenSat.1 Media: Channel Four Television Corporation: Groupe TF11: MBS Television Group: US broadcast networks: T-Media North American Cable Networks Starz, Inc. International channels Humor (international): Sense (international): Funhouse (international):
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