OPINION: How Much Life in the UTV Brand?
Nobody knows if ITV has a game plan but the circumstantial evidence would certainly suggest that the UTV name is being downgraded. UTV as a...
NEWS: Havelock House – Last Look
UTV ceased broadcasting from Havelock House in June 2018, following a relocation to the top floor of the City Quays 2 office block. The station...
NEWS: Channel 4 Unveils Rebrand of Digital Channels
Channel 4 has revealed details of an image makeover for its portfolio of TV channels. On Thursday 27th September 2018, E4, More4, 4Seven and Film4...
OPINION: BBC Two Branding Stuck in the 90s
On Thursday 1st January 2015, a collection of idents from the 1990s and early 2000s – which had been brought back into use during 2014,...
OPINION: The Dullness of BBC Oneness
A new look was introduced to BBC One just before 1am on Sunday 1st January 2017. Other than those directly involved in the project (led...
BLOOPER: Power Failure Interrupts BBC Two Tennis Coverage
Just forty minutes into BBC Two’s coverage of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament on Monday 25th June 2018, the broadcast fell off air. Screens initially...
FEATURE: Redevelopment of BBC NI HQ and the Corporation’s 15-Year Real Estate Plan
After years of speculation about relocation to another site in Belfast, on 22nd March 2018, BBC director-general Tony Hall confirmed plans to redevelop the existing...
NEWS: BBC NI St Patrick’s Day Presentation
BBC Northern Ireland marked St Patrick’s Day by introducing special presentation elements on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Ireland. On the former,...
NEWS: RTÉ Six-One News Gets Green Makeover for St Patrick’s Day
RTÉ One’s flagship Six-One News made a special effort for its St Patrick’s Day coverage, with lighting changes to the set, large event-specific graphics for...
OPINION: BMW M5 Ad: All Rather Underwhelming Really
It’s late-February 2018 and BMW are despatching the first batch of BMW M5s to the UK. The lucky owners of these ‘First Edition’ models will...