New continuity voice on ITV
We spotted what we believe is a new voice introducing the programmes on ITV.
ITV announcer makes reference to “UTV”
Since UTV switched to ITV branding/continuity in April, there have been no references to …
BBC One Scotland clock in BBC Two colours
A really obscure bit of BBC presentation trivia now. For a period in 1985, a small glitch in the BBC …
1987 BBC One Scotland closedown observations
A 1987 BBC One Scotland closedown has caught our eye.
Branding anomaly in 1981 BBC Two news summaries
When BBC News radically relaunched its TV news presentation in September 1981, one of the changes …
BBC One resorts to rolling news to cover 1991 Gulf War
A new discovery on YouTube is a reminder of the degree of disruption to BBC One which was brought …
STV launches idents sponsored by Visit Scotland
On Monday 20th July 2020, a number of idents sponsored by Visit Scotland debuted on STV. It’s …
No trade test on Sundays
Occasionally an old clip of what was once unremarkable everyday television provides a gateway into …
BBC One reintroduces next/later pointers
As reported earlier on the TV Forum website, BBC One seems to have brought back next/later pointers. …
RTÉ One updates promo endboard
RTÉ One has been phasing in a new promotion endboard design over the last few days. The previous …
A lesson in how not to execute a BBC One/BBC News Channel handover
Since the launch of BBC News 24 in November 1997, BBC One has used a simulcast of the 24-hour news …
Archive find highlights poor technical quality of BBC NI 80s presentation
A rare find on YouTube highlights the poor technical quality of BBC One Northern Ireland continuity …