Enthusiasts' sites - television branding and presentation
405 ALIVE Old television facts and features, technostalgia, technicalities, some classic programming, television-era culture, TV trivia, music and test cards.
GEN TV Features French, Belgian and European channel idents.
HARLECH HOUSE OF GRAPHICS Everything from start-ups and cock-ups to closedowns and breakdowns - from ITV in Wales and the West.
HISTORICAL TELEVISION WEBSITE Devoted to the past, present and future of television in the UK. Includes sections on the five UK terrestrials.
INDEPENDENT TELEWEB History of ITV franchises and franchisees.
INFORMATIVOS TV A wealth of presentation - images and video - from the key European and American broadcasters.
LENODAL.COM French television presentation. In French.
MELDRUM HOME PAGE Home of the Ident Zone, Pick Of The Continuity Announcements, The Testcard Gallery and lots, lots more. Join the MHP Chat Mailing List.
SUB-TV BBC and ITV Schools presentation; also features a detailed history of ATV.
THAMES TV Looking at the history of Thames Television.
THE BROOM CUPBOARD Looking at childrens' TV presentation on the BBC from 1985 until 1992.
THE IDENT GALLERY Recent UK television presentation, with high quality images and video.
THE TEST CARD CIRCLE Features a concise history of UK test cards and the music that accompanied them. Includes Test Card Music Messageboard.
THE ULTIMATE LWT WEBSITE Living up to its name, this is a comprehensive history of the presentation and programming of London Weekend Television.
THIS IS FIVE A site dedicated to the presentation history of the UK's fifth terrestrial.
TRANSDIFFUSION NETWORK A comprehensive reference for UK television and radio presentation and development.
TV50 A wealth of idents, graphics, jingles and videos.
TVA Presentation on terrestrial and satellite channels available in the UK.
TV-ARK A vast selection of TV idents - stills, movies and audio files. Other material - news, soaps, sci-fi, adverts, comedy, kids.
TV IDENTS Branding and presentation on Australian and European TV.
TV LIVE UK television presentation.
TV MUSEUM Dutch TV presentation.
TV NEWSROOM Presentation and presenters on the main UK news programmes/channels.
TV NEWSROOM NEW ZEALAND Covering New Zealand TV news presentation.
TV STORY French and European presentation.
TV WHIRL Logos, presentation material and programme opening titles from the main UK terrestrial networks.
UTV TODAY Recent idents, in-vision continuity and other presentation graphics on UTV.
The broadcasters
BBC A comprehensive news, sport and business service. A wealth of programme support information.
BBC AMERICA Programme listings and programme support as well as games, message boards and shopping.
BBC CANADA Programme schedules and support information.
BBC FOUR Programme listings and support, interviews, newsletters and competitions.
BBC ONE Programme listings and support. Also includes programme message boards and sneak previews as well as downloads of the channel idents.
BBC PARLIAMENT Includes a live video feed of the channel and comprehensive news coverage of events in the Commons and the Lords.
BBC THREE Programme listings and support as well as a guide to the channel's interactive services and meet the blobs from the station's idents.
BBC TWO Programme listings and support. Also includes programme message boards and downloads of ident screensavers and video.
BBC WORLD NEWS Programme listings, background and details on how to receive the channel as well as the latest news, business and sport.
CBBC CHANNEL Lots of programme support information, quizzes, games and presenter profiles - past and present.
CBEEBIES Loads of fun and games including karaoke, eCards, a gallery, colouring in and drawing.
CHANNEL 4 Largely programme support site. Includes dedicated Sport, Cars, Culture and Money sections.
FIVE Programme support information, listings. news, business news, showbiz news, weather and competitions.
GMTV Offers programme support. Other services available include: GMTV Dating, GMTV Classifieds, ringtones and Your Money guide.
ITV Programme support site. Also includes links to all the sites of all the local ITV stations.
ITV 2 Schedules and support information for ITV 2 shows.
ITV 3 Programme listings and highlights.
ITV 4 Programme schedules and support information.
RTE Includes a comprehensive news section and programme support information. The teletext service, Aertel, is also online.
S4C Programme listings and support.
SKY Background information on Sky products and services as well as customer support and Sky Jobs.
SKY MOVIES Complete guide to what's on Sky Movies. Also: showbiz news, biographies, features, photo galleries and competitions.
SKY NEWS With all the latest national and international news stories as well as sport, travel and motoring sections.
SKY ONE Programme listings and many programme specific micro sites.
SKY SPORTS All the very latest sports news from around the world as well as a wealth of features such as message boards, fantasy games amd galleries.
TG 4 Programme support information, listings, news, sport and weather. The site is available in both Irish and English.
TV-AM The official website for the defunct breakfast TV channel. Information and resources.
TV THREE Features programme listings, background information on the top TV 3 programmes, corporate and contact information.
Broadcast graphic design, branding and promotion
422 Graphic design, after effects, offline and online editing, special effects, compositing, new media design, CGI, and sound design for a diverse range of corporate, commercial and broadcast clients.
4CREATIVE Communications company set up by Channel 4, specialising in short films, sponsorship credits, brand identities, magazines and direct mail shots.
ARTILLERY DESIGN Award-winning design and animation studio, specialising in branding, promotions and titles. Combining direction, CGI and traditional animation.
BEAUTIFUL TV A small motion graphics studio.
BIRD STUDIOS LONDON 3D animation, design for TV and film, and special effects.
BRUCE DUNLOP ASSOCIATES Branding and promotion specialists.
DEVILFISH Specialising in broadcast channel identities and branding campaigns.
DIXONBAXI London-based creative company formed by the award-winning team of Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi.
DUNNING ELEY JONES An independent, UK-based creative agency, working on an international scale. Founded by Liz Dunning, Brian Eley and Marcus Jones.
DYNAMO One of Ireland's most respected image, design and brand development consultancies.
E & P ASSOCIATES Specialising in the creation of brand identity, branded content and promotional design for media, entertainment and sports organisations all over the world.
FRANK An award-winning design consultancy specialising in brand identity, motion graphics and interactive design.
GLOWFROG Animation, visual effects and visualisation.
GRIFFILMS 2D/3D animation, design, visual effects and interactive.
HYPA.TV A 3D animation and motion graphics company based in Brighton, with experience in advertising, on-air promotions and channel branding.
JELLYFISH PICTURES An independent visual effects, animation and motion graphics studio.
JM CREATIVE TV and radio commercials, print campaigns, corporate DVDs, website design, presentation training courses.
JUMP Channel branding and programme identities.
LAMBIE-NAIRN UK-based branding agency.
LIQUID/TV Cross-media creative agency with an emphasis on idents, title sequences, channel branding, promotions and special effects.
LOOSE MOOSE PRODUCTIONS Character design, stop motion, CGI and 2D animation, puppetry. Live action and mixed media for commercials, promotions, TV and film.
MAINFRAME Creative production studio specialising in motion graphics and animation for ads, promos and branded creative content.
PHOENIX CGI Animation, visual effects and visualisation for film, commercial broadcast and documentary.
PIRANHABAR An Irish post-production and animation boutique.
RAINEY KELLY CAMPBELL ROALFE Y&R Branding agency.
RED BEE MEDIA Specialists in the delivery and promotion of digital media.
RUSHMORE Rushmore was set up to make a clear differentiation between the film advertising side of Picture Production Company Group (PPC), and the brand side. Rushmore's main focus is on the creation of sponsorship credits, TV commercials and video game trailers, providing a complete service from concept to delivery - including scriptwriting, production, shooting and post.
SWAY MEDIA Strategic consulting on branding, promotion and marketing for broadcasters and media companies.
TELEMAGINATION Expert 2D animation facility.
TURQUOISE BRANDING An on and off-screen design and branding consultancy based in London and Dubai. The company was formed in 2003 and has harnessed the most creative designers, directors, planners and managers from the broadcast and branding worlds.
VISUAL ART LONDON A multi-Promax award-winning broadcast design agency, creating cutting edge on-air identities and programme campaigns.
Broadcast music
615 MUSIC Some of the most well-known TV and Theatrical trailer companies in the world work with 615 Music. The company produces these catalogues: Scoring Stage, 615 Platinum series, Promo Accelerator, Metro Music. Currently offering fourteen libraries and over six hundred CDs. Distributed by Deep East in the UK.
DAVID BEARD MUSIC PRODUCTION Award-winning film music production company, creating music and sound design for film and television.
DAVID LOWE MUSIC Composer of many TV programme themes, including BBC News.
DE WOLFE MUSIC SERVICES Whether you want to use the production music library, get help and advice on licensing music, commission some specially-composed music, purchase some sound effects, or use our recording studios, DeWolfe Music can help you.
JW MEDIA MUSIC Music library and bespoke music services.
FOCUS MUSIC One of the UK's top production music labels, with music ranging from classical to drum 'n' bass, jazz to house. The worldıs leading TV and radio stations, advertisers and corporate film-makers have used music produced by Focus Music in a variety of productions.
LIFEBLOOD PRODUCTIONS Composing, recording and producing music for various media since 1996.
NON-STOP MUSIC Custom music producers for film and television. Music library across all genres. Over forty thousand tracks.
PATCHWORK MUSIC Specialist music arrangement, remixing, production and sound design for synch. Can also source content and provide advice on licensing and clearance.
SHRIEK MUSIC Music, sound design, licensing and audio post. Specialises in writing music for channel idents.
SOUNDGRAM POST Music and sound for film, TV and multimedia.
YELLOW BOAT MUSIC Music production company.
Broadcast set design
BDA JAGO DESIGN A scenic design company providing innovative sets for broadcasters and corporations around the globe.
SIMON KIMMEL TV production designer since 1989. Has designed hundreds of sets for UK television, including many high-profile projects, such as four Royal Variety Performances, a BBC general election programme (for which he received an RTS nomination) and 'Top Of The Pops'.
Broadcast technical services
AZTEC FACILITIES One of the few remaining independent dubbing and encoding facilities in London. Providing a comprehensive range of video and disc services, including both SD and HD.
BUBBLE TV A post-production solution that offers the rare combination of professional staff, top-notch facilities and an incredibly friendly atmosphere.
ENVY POST-PRODUCTION Offers sixty-three operational areas over two sites including off-line, AVID editing, Final Cut Pro, DS Nitris, Baselight Grading, Smoke, 3D and Audio including Dolby-licensed studios.
EVOLUTIONS A full service post-production house providing a complete range of video, audio, grading and DVD services.
NICE BISCUITS Digital post-production.
PABLO POST Editing, grading and finishing.
PLATFORM POST-PRODUCTION London-based post-production company.
TSI BROADCAST TSI combines a wealth of knowledge and experience in television broadcasting with a forward-looking approach to technology. Tapeless technology can empower broadcasters and media businesses to do more for less. TSI Broadcast can distribute your programmes around the globe to broadcasters, IPTV and mobile phone companies, or can play out a traditional television channel to a satellite or cable company.
VINE POST-PRODUCTION A London-based facility. With a wealth of experience and knowledge in the design and management of visual effects, broadcast design and high-end post production, Vine Post-Production provides a bespoke service in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Media news
BIZ ASIA Breaking Asian media news.
BRAND REPUBLIC Advertising, media, marketing and PR.
BROADCAST NOW Broadcast news, events and jobs.
DIGITAL SPY Entertainment and media news.
MEDIA GUARDIAN The latest broadcast news.
MEDIAWEEK The latest TV, radio, newspaper and magazine news.
WAVEGUIDE The latest television and radio news
Miscellaneous links
AERIAL TELLY A TV review site from Guardian critic James Donaghy.