Two visits by Mr Cockup this morning on BBC Two
The first issue occurred shortly before 9.30am, during a weather bulletin. BBC Two was simulcasting the BBC News Channel at the time. As far as we know, the forecast was presented live by Simon King. …
Presenter videobombed twice during BBC Newsline sport segment
BBC Northern Ireland presenter Stephen Watson was videobombed not once but twice on tonight’s BBC Newsline, during the sport segment of the programme. Stephen was linking tonight’s sport packages live to camera, outside Windsor Park …
ITV Creates: Russell Bamber
We’re now into week 37 of ITV Creates and it’s the turn of Russell Bamber to have a go at branding ITV for the next 7 days. Based in the Peanut Factory in Hackney Wick, …
BBC Two clock goes electronic
Updated: 7th September 2019. The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a mechanical clock and colour added by a colour synthesiser) was initiated in 1979 …
Random web page flashes up on screen during Newsnight report
A rather odd technical glitch affected 10 seconds of recorded footage during last night’s Newsnight. A short piece showing Philip Lee walking in to the Commons chamber and sitting with the Liberal Democrats was briefly …
Newsnight launches new look
The final new look for today – Newsnight. Music by George Fenton.
OSP update for 5Star
5Star seems to have launched a new look today. No details yet about the team involved in the refresh. But here’s a snippet from the 6pm junction this evening, showing the new promo style, and …
New look for Newsround
CBBC’s Newsround sported a new look from this morning. Graphic design is by James Mobbs and music by Dave Connolly.
ITV Creates: Florence Blanchard
Week 36 of the ITV Creates campaign brings us a piece by Florence Blanchard – a French painter, muralist and screenprinter based in the UK. She began writing graffiti in the early 1990s under the …
The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks
Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of introducing certain programmes, such as the news. The clock was also generally used to lead into …