Thanks for that, Phil. I've never seen the titles in widescreen before; the last time I saw Asia Today, BBC World was still in 4:3 aspect ratio. I may be wrong but it doesn't look like they have zoomed in to create those widescreen titles either. I guess they must have made them in widescreen back when they were first used (in 2000, if not before).
wasn't the entire 2000 package done in widescreen "just in case" ?
Thanks for that, Phil. I've never seen the titles in widescreen before; the last time I saw Asia Today, BBC World was still in 4:3 aspect ratio. I may be wrong but it doesn't look like they have zoomed in to create those widescreen titles either. I guess they must have made them in widescreen back when they were first used (in 2000, if not before).
wasn't the entire 2000 package done in widescreen "just in case" ?
Of course, Pete, I'd completely forgotten about that. Yes, the World idents and news titles/stings were all widescreen. The only time we got to see them in all their glory was during any World-driven simulcasts on News 24. Such a shame BBC World wasn't widescreen at that time.
Thanks for that, Phil. I've never seen the titles in widescreen before; the last time I saw Asia Today, BBC World was still in 4:3 aspect ratio. I may be wrong but it doesn't look like they have zoomed in to create those widescreen titles either. I guess they must have made them in widescreen back when they were first used (in 2000, if not before).
As Pete says, I'm pretty sure most if not all BBC branding was in widescreen at that point after the launch of digital, BBC One, Two, Choice and Knowledge presentation definitely was. I think the only one not was BBC Parliament.
Just a shame it has that big red BBC World News logo over it. Don't they sometimes remove the red box on programmes like Dateline?
I can't be sure but I think all new BBC presentation has been produced in 16:9 widescreen from the November 1997 rebranded logo onwards. Although it wouldn't have been available to viewers as widescreen I think it became standard to produce all new presentation in this format at this time with the imminent launch of digital TV allowing for widescreen broadcasts in the near future.
Do you think the Asia Today titles date back to 1997 when BBC World updated its flags, David?
Quite possibly. Those Asia Today titles are the only version ive ever seen. Wasn't it 1998 when BBC World updated its flags and moved into N9? It's the same with World Business Report. The music on that dates back to the 1998 era of music.
Thinking about it yes those Asia Today titles do date back to 98. I can remember watching BBC World on its initial live streaming on the BBC World News website (before the feed was blocked to UK IP's). I remember watching it on a 56k modem connection (buffered like hell!) and that was the first time I saw Asia Today and The mega long The World Today around 18:00G.
I've been watching BBC World News quite a bit lately and I must say they're a lot better and producing and directing a bulletin then they were back in 2004 when they were trialing a new way of the 30min bulletins.
GMT, Impact and The Hub are well done, and I quite like the 30minute bulletins done at the end of the desk using the screens behind them and they've had some great studio shots when interviewing from there.
It's A shame thought however that they don't close them like they close the top shows, theres not really anything that's stopping them in my opinion. Below is a video of the time they had some very terrible opts! (also first day in new set)
Nice to see you here, Damo, after a long time. Hope all is well down under.
Ref Asia Today, the titles changed to the current ones (or most recently used ones) around 1997/98 indeed, somewhere during the second flag era, if I am not mistaken.
In the second flag era, Asia Today featured as a segment within the main programmes (Newshour and The World Today, etc). It usually involved a quick sting (Asian-ized version of the regular sting) and one of the two presenters (usually the secondary presenter) would read a few stories and introduce a few reports with an Asian bias. Then, the sting would end the segment and we would continue with the rest of the programme. I lived in both India and Qatar during the period I am referring to, so I am not sure if this "Asian insert" was in fact an opt which was only shown in Asia and the near east/middle east, whilst the rest of you guys in Europe saw something else during that segment?
Rob - not sure if you can recall the Asian-ized sting I am referring to, which was used in the flags era?
In something of a rare tweet, Zeinab Badawi has stated that her new programme (Rendezvous) will be thrice weekly, at least for next week. Looks like they're filming it in someone's loft.
In something of a rare tweet, Zeinab Badawi has stated that her new programme (Rendezvous) will be thrice weekly, at least for next week. Looks like they're filming it in someone's loft.
By rare tweet, you mean the fifth one she's ever done, and the first one sinch March 2010! Twitter's not for everyone is it
In the second flag era, Asia Today featured as a segment within the main programmes (Newshour and The World Today, etc). It usually involved a quick sting (Asian-ized version of the regular sting) and one of the two presenters (usually the secondary presenter) would read a few stories and introduce a few reports with an Asian bias. Then, the sting would end the segment and we would continue with the rest of the programme.
Now you mention it, I can vaguely remember the Asia Today flag sting. It was like the Sport & Business stings and was a segment presented in the same way as these. It must have been the 2000 rebrand that saw Asia Today lobbed off to its own programme. Thinking about it I'm sure I saw it on a video on You Tube once but I can't locate it currently.
