NI kids’ art featured in ITV idents
UTV’s adoption of ITV branding is, of course, temporary. It is a response to the coronavirus …
Could some Covid-related broadcasting changes become permanent?
When do stealth changes made during an emergency become permanent? There are quite a few examples of …
When will TV get back to normal?
It’s a question many will be wondering just now and one which is impossible to answer.
ITV for network output – UTV for local output: there is a logic to it
Since Thursday UTV has carried ITV branding as a temporary measure brought about by the coronavirus …
When major events impact broadcasting
There have not been many occasions when extraordinary events or national crises have had a …
UTV continuity will return “as soon as possible”
At the end of yesterday’s 6pm edition of UTV Live, it was announced that UTV on-air branding …
UTV on-air branding suspended
The terrible impact of the coronavirus crisis continues to affect TV badly. A number of significant …
Breakfast shows now getting promo airtime on UTV
There seems to have been an interesting change to UTV’s promotions policy lately. ITV’s …
ITV daytime changes: ramifications for UK TV continuity?
So the great revamp of ITV’s daytime schedule has happened. Or rather a few tweaks have been …
Regional ITV anniversaries: to celebrate or not to celebrate
Anniversaries are a funny time for media organisations. On the one hand, they can be an opportunity …
Grampian: destination extinction
Those who wondered whether UTV as a channel name is living on borrowed time may want to take a look …
The continuing erosion of the UTV brand
If ITV is genuinely committed to fully preserving the UTV brand name in the long term then it needs …