Sort out your promo endboards BBC Two
On 27th September 2018, we welcomed a new BBC Two on-screen presentation package with open arms. After a number of years of recycled idents and hideous promo endboard templates, BBC Two’s OSP was finally back on form. Only a few …
Are all these subtitles reminders really necessary?
For many years now, the main UK television networks have offered subtitles for all their programmes. Whether a programme is pre-recorded or live, subtitles are a standard feature.
BBC Two branding stuck in the 90s
On Thursday 1st January 2015, a collection of idents from the 1990s and early 2000s – which had been brought back into use during 2014, as part of BBC Two’s 50th birthday celebrations – were now formally reinstated, for long-term …
The dullness of BBC Oneness
A new look was introduced to BBC One just before 1am on Sunday 1st January 2017. Other than those directly involved in the project (led by BBC Creative) and senior members of the BBC leadership team, from what we can …
BMW M5 ad: all rather underwhelming really
It’s late-February 2018 and BMW are despatching the first batch of BMW M5s to the UK. The lucky owners of these ‘First Edition’ models will be treated to a number of bespoke features, such as: a special finish metallic paint; …