BBC News

So, I had some new ideas for a refreshed BBC News look... So, I decided to break out the graphics software to knock these up.

Titles
The idea for these is based on the image that appears on the plasma on the BBC World set - a design based on the design and colours of the newsroom. So, using that as the basis, I've tried to integrate the newsroom with the current ribbons and globe icon.

Generic Titles :
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-titles1.jpg

N24 Titles :
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-titles2.jpg

The World Today :
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-titles3.jpg

Screen Furniture
Completely rejigged graphics, which although continue in a similar vein to the current and recent BBC News graphics, are also quite different, stretching right across the screen.

BBC World will now have a much smaller DOG, complemented by a markets ticker (a la CNN International).
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-1.jpg

On weekends, the markets bar would be replaced by a weather bar, revealing temperatures......
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-2.jpg
...then forecast.
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-3.jpg

Over on BBC News 24, there would simply be a larger DOG. Note that the ticker topic bar would be at times replaced by the time and date - and these would rotate periodically with the ticker topic, rather than stay on screen full time.
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-4.jpg

Astons
These astons now stretch right across the screen, with a version of the BBC News globe and ribbons icon animating behind the DOG and information on the left hand side of the screen.

Story Title
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-5.jpg

Name
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-6.jpg

Headlines - also used for Coming Up
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-7.jpg

Breaking News
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-8.jpg

Breaking News Story + Live, Location
http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-9.jpg

World Schedule
All these changes would culminate with a revamp of BBC World's output. Taking the slogan, "Putting News First", and putting it into action. I've tried to put in more rolling news coverage, and an enhanced evening schedule for Europe.

0500-0800 GMT: The World Today
Three hours of rolling news, business, sport and weather from the BBC. World Business Report and Sports Today are fully absorbed into this rolling format. It's co-anchored now - without the need for a dedicated business presenter, they become another news presenter.

0800: BBC News from BBC World
0830: Other Programming - eg. Earth Report, Click Online
0900: BBC News from BBC World
0930: HardTalk
1000: BBC News from BBC World
1030: Other Programming - eg. Earth Report, Click Online

1100-1400: The World Today

1400: BBC News from BBC World
1430: Other Programming - eg. Earth Report, Click Online
1500: BBC News from BBC World
1530: Asia Today
1600: BBC News from BBC World
1630: HardTalk

1700: The World
There will now be two editions of "The World" - both live, and now for one hour long (although viewers on BBC Four would still only see the first half hour of the 2000 programme). This new look "The World" would still have longer form reports, but would also include more regular news coverage (particularly in the second half hour), with world business and sports news.

1800: BBC News from BBC World
1830: World Business Report - co-presented from London and New York
1900: BBC News from BBC World
1930: HardTalk

2000: The World

2100: BBC News from BBC World
2130: Sport Today
2200: BBC News from BBC World
2230: World Business Report - co-presented from London and New York
2300: BBC News from BBC World
2330: Other Programming - eg. Earth Report, Click Online

The overnight hours (0000-0500) would continue as they do now, with Asia receiving Asia Business Report and Asia Today, along with edited versions of WBR and now also Sport Today, with the rest of the world receiving other programming (jncluding replays of WBR, Sport Today and Asia Today) in the second half of each hour.

Weekend schedules would also remain mostly unchanged, although given the amount of sport that takes place over the weekend, there would be new Sport Today weekend editions introduced into the schedule.

Lovely.

Excellently production and presentation. My only concern is the random 'monolith' on the idents.

Just popping in to say.. F*** they are nice! Great Work Mr. Q love them all 10/10

Can you actually decide if you're staying or going, rather than repeatedly coming back with "back for one message just to say..."? It's getting rather tedious.

Mr Q: a nice refresh, although it appears to be a look that is only as flexible as the current look, perhaps even less. The current set at least all slots nicely together - the additional line of graphics rising above the DOG area doesn't look quite as tidy. I'm also not too keen on the channel/programme title being shown on the slightly mysterious "block" on the left of the screen. Beautifully executed designs; I think the ideas behind them just need to be tidied up a bit.

VERY impressed Q. love the extruded depth - would like to see some use of that in the straps.
Also really like the 'hemisphere' idea on the right of screen (least that's what it looks like to me!)
a chance to get some real 3d depth to the current 'flat 3d' look of the ribbons. Liking the white bg too, still looks authoritative, but with a (natch) brighter feel.

Err i've said that twice! I only going to reply to things that won't p*s* others off or offend anyone. So im still here. Sorry. I'll stop my "just popping in" I'm actually going to post and updated version of my Sky News mocks soon lol.


And again Mr Q I really like them! The dog astons etc are a bit to black another colour could be used. But other than that they are fab!

Amazing!

I like them!
Although when I seen the black I was asking, who died? Its Not My cup of tea, but i think it looks great!

http://www.hightown.com/~nford/bbcnews05-9.jpg

That looks FAR better than the current LIVE/location graphic.

Excellent. Not too sure about the 'periodical' date/ticker topic swap, however...

FANTASTIC! Love them...10/10!

I really like this. Well thought out concept, a wonderful execution.

It would be sort of nice if you could expand this to the BBC Channel branding.