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WM
WMD


It’s a shame the headline sequence used North West Today branding instead of North West Tonight...
WL
W1LL

That's a nice touch. I notice the scrolling place names have also been replaced by just 'North West Tonight'.
SP
Spencer

What does that mean?


I presume that means the picture is shrunken into a box to allow space for the sign language interpreter.


Surely it being shrunken doesn't mean it ceases being in HD? Confused


If you reduce the size, you reduce the resolution, so it won’t be full HD, although at the size they use, it’ll still be better than SD.
PF
PFML84
The Open graphics over the BBC Newsline titles are awful. It's clear they had this planned before Reith was announced as launching 15th July so we aren't getting the new look yet. It makes the programme not even look like it's a news programme. I hope once the new look launches they finally get rid of the constant BBC Newsline DOG on screen all the time.
LH
lhx1985
Regions will be regions...

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JA
JAS84
So an outdated graphic on Look North Leeds and broken graphics (no maps) on Look North Hull. A bad day for Paul Hudson!
MW
Mike W
The Open graphics over the BBC Newsline titles are awful. It's clear they had this planned before Reith was announced as launching 15th July so we aren't getting the new look yet. It makes the programme not even look like it's a news programme. I hope once the new look launches they finally get rid of the constant BBC Newsline DOG on screen all the time.

Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another. Do the good people of NI need to know they're watching BBC News?

Even going through the examples of previous graphics on YouTube and other sites shows a consistent theme - badly designed redraws of their original, externally produced graphics, poor typography, frankly absurd headline graphics circa 2002 (because Ulster needs an 'explosion' in every headline sequence post 'ceasefire') along with really loose spacing between the letters in the titles at the time... They make BBC Channel Islands' grahpics people look talented.
NT
NorthTonight
The Open graphics over the BBC Newsline titles are awful. It's clear they had this planned before Reith was announced as launching 15th July so we aren't getting the new look yet. It makes the programme not even look like it's a news programme. I hope once the new look launches they finally get rid of the constant BBC Newsline DOG on screen all the time.

Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another. Do the good people of NI need to know they're watching BBC News?

Even going through the examples of previous graphics on YouTube and other sites shows a consistent theme - badly designed redraws of their original, externally produced graphics, poor typography, frankly absurd headline graphics circa 2002 (because Ulster needs an 'explosion' in every headline sequence post 'ceasefire') along with really loose spacing between the letters in the titles at the time... They make BBC Channel Islands' grahpics people look talented.



I feel the same about the nations opening titles not being consistent with the regions. I know what Scotland looks like, I don’t need to see a map and would far rather have a proper rebrand like the English regions.
JA
Jamesypoo
Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another.

I'm pretty sure it only came about in 2008 with the white rebrand.









Last edited by Jamesypoo on 19 July 2019 9:06am
JU
Justin
Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another.

I'm pretty sure it only came about in 2008 with the white rebrand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-OLa7gZOs


The 2008 white look has stood the test of time, if you ask me. They might be far from fresh, but they're contemporary enough compared to some of the overseas broadcasters — even 11 years after they were made.
VM
VMPhil
Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another.

I'm pretty sure it only came about in 2008 with the white rebrand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfFA4YyeEjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5kwnPtyI1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvz26MvfxnE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQp_pEVKNc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-OLa7gZOs

Unless I'm missing something, both the 2003 and 2004 videos you've posted have the DOG.
JA
Jamesypoo
Perhaps someone from BBC NI or NI could shed some light on the constant Newsline DOG? As far as I can remember getting into TV pres it's been there in one guise or another.

I'm pretty sure it only came about in 2008 with the white rebrand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfFA4YyeEjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5kwnPtyI1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvz26MvfxnE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQp_pEVKNc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-OLa7gZOs

Unless I'm missing something, both the 2003 and 2004 videos you've posted have the DOG.

Oops, I didn't look up there Embarassed

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