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VM
VMPhil
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?



I looked through the TVF archives and found this helpful post by Colm which suggests a couple of reasons why Newsline has a DOG.

Colm posted:
Newsline started using a DOG around 2002 - coincidentally, this was also the time when...

Arrow ...not every BBC English regional news programme was available on Sky Digital, only a selection were only available via the Red Button, all branded with DOGs to distinguish themselves from each other

Arrow ...UTV Live introduced an on-screen DOG (which was retained until one for the channel was introduced in 2009)
TO
theTOTHlad2002
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

BE
benjy
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-


Gosh, they really do have a tradition of doing something tacky with their headline sequence.

Will be interesting to see if they are able to resist adding their own spin to the new headline graphics!
NT
NorthTonight
Something bizarre happened with the “ beats “ when Scotland did their bit during the headlines at the top of the six o clock news. It was like they were “ in time “ and “ tone “ with the national news and then almost dropped into a different key after one of their headlines.
OM
OrmeMac
Something bizarre happened with the “ beats “ when Scotland did their bit during the headlines at the top of the six o clock news. It was like they were “ in time “ and “ tone “ with the national news and then almost dropped into a different key after one of their headlines.


Reporting Scotland regularly play the wrong “beats” for the six o’clock news. Instead of playing the national news version they play the Scottish version.
RE
reubz
Sorry if you’ve had this discussion before, but do forumers prefer the late local news having a full closure by the presenter or the local weather presenter handing over to the national forecast?

First option for me.
Last edited by reubz on 20 July 2019 1:43pm - 2 times in total
AN
Andrew Founding member
Of course in Yorkshire we have neither as we opt back in after the national weather.
MI
m_in_m
Of course in Yorkshire we have neither as we opt back in after the national weather.

So your local weather forecast also covers national picture?
LX
lxflyer
Same with BBC Northern Ireland
BR
Brekkie
reubz posted:
Sorry if you’ve had this discussion before, but do forumers prefer the late local news having a full closure by the presenter or the local weather presenter handing over to the national forecast?

First option for me.

Not a fan of any news bulletin not having a proper close - including the network bulletins handing over to the regional news. A few beeps to formally close the bulletin does no harm at all.
SC
Schwing
Of course in Yorkshire we have neither as we opt back in after the national weather.

Really? Not sure this is entirely accurate. In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, it’s the local weather and a full close before returning to the network forecast. Last time I saw Yorkshire, it was local forecast followed by weather summary before handing over to the network forecast (“the national forecast follows”).
AN
Andrew Founding member
Of course in Yorkshire we have neither as we opt back in after the national weather.

Really? Not sure this is entirely accurate. In East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, it’s the local weather and a full close before returning to the network forecast. Last time I saw Yorkshire, it was local forecast followed by weather summary before handing over to the network forecast (“the national forecast follows”).

Since the regional bulletin moved back to 10:25, Yorkshire now does a combination local and national forecast (Mon to Thur)

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