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ITV News 2013 Rebrand

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bbcfan2014
Jonny posted:
Justice Once posted:
Also, the current and recent eras' lower-case "itv" logos followed by upper-case "NEWS", grammatically, read as "ittvuh, enn, eee, double-u, ess" (if you see what I mean), which I've never liked.

It's a bit like how the lack of dots/full-stops in BBC One's former regional-news-replacement "UK TODAY" (remember that?) meant that, grammatically, the entirely-upper-case logo actually read as "Uck Today".

It's called stylistic licence (and not taking things to literal extremes).


I think it's one of the most truly bonkers things ive ever read on here
EO
eoin
jolly turnip posted:
Interesting to see big Al's direction of amending the headline sequence

Is 'sot' some kind of technical term, or just what he was calling the witness?
NJ
news junkie
eoin posted:
jolly turnip posted:
Interesting to see big Al's direction of amending the headline sequence

Is 'sot' some kind of technical term, or just what he was calling the witness?


Apparently it means soundbite, according to this article:
http://www.uwec.edu/kapferja/02-Fall08/335/GlossaryofBroadcastNewsTerms.htm

It could also mean habitual drunkard or foolish person
EO
eoin
news junkie posted:
Apparently it means soundbite, according to this article:
http://www.uwec.edu/kapferja/02-Fall08/335/GlossaryofBroadcastNewsTerms.htm

It could also mean habitual drunkard or foolish person

The latter was the one I was familiar with. He must have meant the former. Thanks!
WW
WW Update
By the way, SOT in the sense of "soundbite" stands for (or at least originally stood for) "sound on tape". It's a pretty common TV news production term, at least in the U.S.
Last edited by WW Update on 21 January 2013 2:11am
PE
Pete Founding member
bilky asko posted:
All the interesting bits:


My favourite bit is watching Alistair type.
WH
whoiam989
Pete posted:
bilky asko posted:
All the interesting bits:


My favourite bit is watching Alistair type.

Pretty fast for a hunt-and-peck!
RO
rob Founding member
The voiceover at the start of the bulletins is Gayanne Potter.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/scots-mum-lands-job-with-itv-1547092
WH
Whataday Founding member
newscentre posted:
ITN is still a strong brand in most people's mind, associated only with ITV.


I don't think that's true, possibly within the industry. However, people have been calling ITN "ITV News" for a long time before they started referring to it as that on screen.
FB
Fluffy Bunny Feet
WW Update posted:
By the way, SOT in the sense of "soundbite" stands for (or at least originally stood for) "sound on tape". It's a pretty common TV news production term, at least in the U.S.


Yes, still means "sound on tape" which could be a stand-alone clip EG Prime Minister comments which is played into a "live" outside Downing Street. Titles when recorded with presenters become SOTS.
Although stuff is really played in from tape these days it's an expression that's remained for the benefit of technical descriptions in running orders for programmes.
RE
reubz
Have any of the regions opened any bulletin with a shorter version of the titles?
AN
Andrew Founding member
reubz posted:
Have any of the regions opened any bulletin with a shorter version of the titles?


Calendar always use the short sting for all bulletins besides the main programme, they always have done.

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