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PICTURED: a still from the BBC London opening titles.

BBC News Reith changes go live on Monday

Posted on 13th July 2019 by The Clean Feed Team
Last updated on 26th March 2021 Filed under News

As reported on our Twitter feed recently, BBC News will finally implement the new in-house font (BBC Reith) across its domestic and international TV news services on Monday.

Although elements of some programmes have already been updated to BBC Reith (e.g., BBC Business Live title sequence; ad hoc use within pre-packaged reports) Monday’s changes will see the font rolled out more comprehensively, across BBC News (TV) output, taking in live on-screen graphics, and news programme title sequences, nationally and regionally.

The logos for all BBC English region news programmes were updated on BBC iPlayer in the last few days:

PICTURED: a still from the BBC London opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC South East Today opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC South Today opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC Look East opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC Look North opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC East Midlands Today opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC Spotlight opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC Midlands Today opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC North West Today opening titles.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC North West Tonight opening titles.

Although the regional news changes are not expected to go live until the 1pm – 1.45pm news slot on Monday, don’t rule out rogue appearances during BBC Breakfast.

Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are still sporting the current programme logos on BBC iPlayer (slightly bizarre that BBC Wales went to such efforts to resist a globe device in their programme titles, yet they are the only nation to use a globe (with continents) as their online programme logo):

PICTURED: BBC Newsline online logo.
PICTURED: a still from the BBC Reporting Scotland opening titles.
PICTURED: BBC Wales Today online logo.

Don’t be too surprised if not all of the nations are using BBC Reith on Monday.

On air, the BBC News Channel is expected to switch to the new look just before 9am on Monday morning. The first evidence of the changes will be an updated Countdown sequence:

Ohhhhhh hello Reith Countdown Player … 08:58:30 15/07/2019 pic.twitter.com/NKju0XaS9O

— Chris Cook (@chrisckmedia) July 12, 2019

Other than graphics/titles, don’t be expecting any other changes. And for those who have a sentimental attachment to Gill Sans, don’t despair – it’ll still be present.

Of course, this means that the revised look for BBC Breakfast won’t go live until 6am on Tuesday. As exclusively revealed on our Twitter feed yesterday, here’s the new logo for that programme:

PICTURED: a still from a BBC Breakfast sting.

Clean Feed will carry coverage of the changes during Monday and Tuesday.

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Dates for the Diary

30th January: BBC Reporting Scotland moves to a temporary set. The programme will move back to a refurbished Studio C in the summer.

30th/31st January: BBC One East HD and BBC One East Midlands HD launch on satellite.

6th/7th February: BBC One West Midlands HD, BBC One East Yorkshire/Lincolnshire HD and BBC Alba HD launch on satellite. BBC One/Two Wales SD services close on satellite.

13th/14th February: BBC One West HD, BBC One South West HD, BBC One Channel Islands HD, BBC One London HD and BBC RB1 HD launch on satellite.

20th/21st February: BBC One North East and Cumbria HD, BBC One North West HD, BBC One Yorkshire HD and BBC Parliament HD launch on satellite. BBC One Scotland SD and BBC Scotland SD services close on satellite.

22nd/23rd February: BBC One South East HD launches on satellite.

February 2023: new set for BBC Midlands Today goes live.

13th February 2023: Sky Kids launches.

Q1 2023: BBC Chameleon branding introduced on air for BBC Weather, CBBC and CBeebies.

April 2023: BBC News Channel and BBC World News merge.

November/December 2023: World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23).

Q1 2024: SD versions of BBC channels close on satellite.

2024: BBC Four and CBBC go online-only.

2024: BBC Radio 4 Extra goes online-only.

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