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DB
dbl
Less of an eyesore, but not the current ITV package. If only they could send this up to UTV NI.
RD
rdd Founding member
I don't see why they couldn't, if they wanted to. After all UTV Ireland's original look was just UTV NI's look with different idents in the same style (even the same music) and the background colour of the break bumper and trailer end board recoloured green. Now the only elements of the UTV NI look remaining on UTV Ireland are the logo and the news theme.
CO
Colorband
TG posted:
TV You, before becoming UTV2, then itv2.

Actually, UTV2 didn't change their name to ITV2. Like S2 (Except without the part where it became a straight simulcast of ITV2), UTV2 was shut down in 2002, as soon as UTV had reached a deal with the doomed ITV Digital.
IN
Interceptor
I'm lead to believe that after rebranding as UTV2 it became a straight simulcast of ITV2 though. I've never seen any captures of UTV2 or S2 (would be interesting to see); all I know is that they both had a massive opaque DOG to cover up the massive but transparent one ITV2 had. Was there ever a UTV2 ident?
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A former member
You can see S2 captures here: http://www.tv-live.org.uk/tv-presentation/itv/itv2/s2-1999-2001/
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A former member
It would seem there is 10 idents for the channel, can anyone confirm?
RD
rdd Founding member
I'm lead to believe that after rebranding as UTV2 it became a straight simulcast of ITV2 though. I've never seen any captures of UTV2 or S2 (would be interesting to see); all I know is that they both had a massive opaque DOG to cover up the massive but transparent one ITV2 had. Was there ever a UTV2 ident?


Afaik the reason there is very little captures of UTV2 is that it was only on air for about three years and was during that time only ever available to ONdigital customers in Northern Ireland. As I understand it one of the short lived 2000 idents UTV used (the very last set with the 1993 logo, which only lasted six months) was based on TVyou's break filler - it didn't sell any advertising.
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A former member
http://www.thejournal.ie/utv-new-look-rebrand-2328469-Sep2015/ another piece from Last Sunday, and it does seem to confirm there are at least 10 ident. ( look at the pics)
ED
edmund
Arts and Crafts ident
http://presentationarchive.com/utvirelandseptember2015/crafts-a.jpg
http://presentationarchive.com/utvirelandseptember2015/crafts-c.jpg
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A former member
12 idents then?
BR
Brekkie
The idents count for little when they've not got the programming to give the channel any sort of identity. With them not having the rights to The X Factor, Downton Abbey and the Rugby World Cup there were opportunities to invest in some local content over the next couple of months but there seems to be nothing - and they've already axed the show from their big launch signing.
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A former member
UTV live news being moved to 5.30 and the chase now on at 6pm? Downton Abbey finishes this year. Your right there is no sort of identiy and the channel just feels like a nasty back end digital channel.

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