ITV Creates: Week 34
The latest ident in the ITV Creates series is by Erin Taylor – a final year Fine Art student at Manchester Metropolitan University. This project for ITV represents Erin’s first commission as an artist.
Channel 4 Unveils Rebrand of Digital Channels
Channel 4 has revealed details of an image makeover for its portfolio of TV channels. On Thursday 27th September 2018, E4, More4, 4Seven and Film4 will all launch new on-screen identities. The Channel 4 corporate …
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 …
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 …
Power Failure Interrupts BBC Two Tennis Coverage
Just forty minutes into BBC Two’s coverage of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament on Monday 25th June 2018, the broadcast fell off air. Screens initially went blank just before 2.40pm. Seconds later, BBC Two Presentation …
BBC Announces £77m Redevelopment of Belfast HQ
After years of speculation about relocation to another site in Belfast, on 22nd March 2018, BBC director-general Tony Hall confirmed plans to redevelop the existing Broadcasting House site at Ormeau Avenue. Lord Hall said that …
BBC NI St Patrick’s Day Presentation
BBC Northern Ireland marked St Patrick’s Day by introducing special presentation elements on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Ireland. On the former, a green version of the standard Now/Next graphic was in …
RTÉ Six-One News Gets Green Makeover for St Patrick’s Day
RTÉ One’s flagship Six-One News made a special effort for its St Patrick’s Day coverage, with lighting changes to the set, large event-specific graphics for the BARCO screens and recoloured titles and lower-thirds. The broadcast …
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: …