Timeline: 2022 Week 5

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• MON 31ST JAN (6.30PM): Sneak preview of the next ITV Creates ident
• TUE 1ST FEB (5.30PM): Channel 4 celebrates Lunar New Year with special ident
• TUE 1ST FEB (7.30PM): BBC Three formally returned to linear TV this evening
• THU 3RD FEB (10.30AM): BT Group and Discovery in sport joint venture
• THU 3RD FEB (10.45PM): Camera issues during BBC Reporting Scotland headlines
• FRI 4TH FEB (11.45PM): BBC One Scotland cuts off Graham Norton
• SAT 5TH FEB (10AM): Odd choice to plug 5-minute gap in BBC Two schedule
• SUN 6TH FEB (10.30PM): BBC News 90-second countdown makes an appearance on BBC Two

Monday 31st January

6.30pm Sneak preview of the next ITV Creates ident

Emily Forgot’s ITV Creates idents – which reappeared in the 6pm junction last Monday and then regularly from last Tuesday lunchtime – continued in use today.

With the exception of the 6pm local news junction, where, just like last week, we may well have got a sneak preview of the next ITV Creates ident set in the weekly rotation.

In the early evening regional news junction, we saw one of the idents by Same Sky & Regent High School filmed in March 2020 and first aired in June 2020.

Tuesday 1st February

5.30pm Channel 4 celebrates Lunar New Year with special ident

Channel 4 has been wishing viewers a Happy New Lunar Year today.

RELATED ARTICLE: Special Lunar New Year ident airing on Channel 4.

7.30pm BBC Three formally returned to linear TV this evening

After a break of almost six years, BBC Three returned to linear TV this evening.

RELATED ARTICLE: BBC Three is now on TV…again.

Thursday 3rd February

10.30am BT Group and Discovery in sport joint venture

BT Group has entered exclusive discussions with Discovery to create a new sport and entertainment offering for the UK. The business will be a 50/50 joint venture, combining Discovery’s Eurosport service in the UK and Ireland with BT Sport.

EXTERNAL LINK: BT Sport set to join Discovery in joint venture.

10.45pm Camera issues during BBC Reporting Scotland headlines

A technical glitch with a studio camera left BBC Reporting Scotland red-faced this evening.

RELATED ARTICLE: BBC Reporting Scotland camera glitch.

Friday 4th February

11.45pm BBC One Scotland cuts off Graham Norton

The Graham Norton Show came to a premature conclusion this evening on BBC One Scotland due to what appeared to be timing issues with the playout schedule.

RELATED ARTICLE: Playout timing issues on BBC One Scotland.

Saturday 5th February

10am Odd choice to plug 5-minute gap in BBC Two schedule

The Winter Olympics coverage on BBC One has meant the overnight simulcast of the BBC News Channel has moved to BBC Two.

An odd side effect is that there’s now a 5-minute gap in the BBC Two schedule between 5.55am and 6am. A sensible option here might be to fill the small “interlude” with trails.

But no, officially, the overnight barker is used to fill this gap. Yes, the barker that has the old channel branding and features programmes that aren’t on the channel any more.

And somewhat predictably, the barker ran for a few minutes this morning, before BBC Two Playout abruptly crashed out of it and straight into a trail for Superbowl LVI.

Sunday 6th February

10.30pm BBC News 90-second countdown makes an appearance on BBC Two

BBC One’s coverage of the Winter Olympics means the overnight simulcast of the BBC News Channel has moved over to BBC Two. Are the handovers any better over there?

RELATED ARTICLE: BBC Two uses full BBC News countdown for overnight news simulcast.

RELATED ARTICLE: Timeline: 2022 Week 4.

RELATED ARTICLE: Timeline: 2022 Week 6.

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