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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.
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.
Newsline started using a DOG around 2002 - coincidentally, this was also the time when...
...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
...UTV Live introduced an on-screen DOG (which was retained until one for the channel was introduced in 2009)
...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
...UTV Live introduced an on-screen DOG (which was retained until one for the channel was introduced in 2009)