Timeline: 2023 Week 1
A round-up of the week’s stories and observations.
UK broadcasters pause to remember Queen Elizabeth II
Many UK TV channels paused to remember HM Queen Elizabeth II during a national one-minute silence at …
Buried in the detail: the temporary loss of BBC Four HD and CBeebies HD on Freeview
At the beginning of June, the BBC put an end to speculation over what would happen to its channels …
Debate begins on BBC cuts
As expected, the BBC’s proposed cuts are provoking debate.
BBC cuts: last word or negotiating position?
The latest BBC cuts are the product of financial necessity. The aim is to concentrate diminished …
BBC Four unlikely to survive further BBC cutbacks
The writing is almost certainly on the wall for BBC Four. Within the broadcasting industry, few …
Final idents featuring the 1997 BBC logo
Ahead of the BBC branding update which kicks in later this morning across many of the …
BBC Four Christmas 2020 OSP launches
Something new and something familiar from BBC Four this year.
BBC TV launches new standalone cross-channel promotion graphic
BBC TV has launched a new cross-channel promotion graphic that sits outside programme end credits.
New Idents from BBC Four this week
BBC Four has been teasing a batch of new idents that are set to be revealed this week.