ITV DSAT services in a game of musical transponders
A little mystery is unfolding thousands of miles above the equator. ITV is in the process of …
1982 BBC business programme provides useful insights into the launch of Channel 4
A report from BBC Two’s financial series The Money Programme provides a great insight into the …
Channel 4’s 80s takeover day sees old trailer graphics used as idents
Channel 4’s 80s-themed presentation is a fascinating glimpse of what might have been.
The demise of BBC Schools and Colleges branding
The return of a form of schools broadcasting next week has provoked inevitable nostalgia – and …
The channel brand that was bigger than its programmes
It was hugely fitting that Channel 4 paid tribute to Martin Lambie-Nairn on Monday night after his …
Channel 4 tribute to Martin Lambie-Nairn
Following the news today of the death of branding expert Martin Lambie-Nairn, Channel 4 tonight paid …
Martin Lambie-Nairn: a giant of TV branding
Martin Lambie-Nairn will go down in media history as the inventor of modern television branding.
From Thames “In Colour” – in 1989?
In an age when branding is taken so seriously, it’s interesting to look back on a time when it …
Happy Diwali from Channel 4
Channel 4 has been airing a special ‘Happy Diwali’ ident throughout today.
Channel 4 reintroduces StayAtHome DOG
Channel 4 has reintroduced its “#StayAtHome” DOG – albeit the latest incarnation …
Are broadcasters forgoing key skills in their pursuit of “authentic” channel announcers?
It was the style of speech which defined the BBC for decades. For a long time Received …
Channel 4 dusts off old logo for GBBO 80s night
A day after its 38th birthday, Channel 4 found an excuse to dust off one of its original batch of …