GM
Going off the trail slightly...Wasn't there a Romanian TV Station that used STV News' theme for their news as well?
NI
Thanks for pointing out those YouTube clips. How bizarre! The ABC Australia use of Best Endeavours actually works quite well (and the bed does sound quite fitting) but the Italian remix of The Awakening is just... 
The Slovenian one is quite amusing in that the chimes of Big Ben are all but ignored, with the newscaster just carrying on speaking all over the theme.
On the subject of the ITV music, I do think it would be a good idea to quietly drop the bongs from all bulletins except NAT - but I fear they've been utilising them far too long for them to ever consider relegating them to just one bulletin, although it worked well like that for decades.
The Slovenian one is quite amusing in that the chimes of Big Ben are all but ignored, with the newscaster just carrying on speaking all over the theme.
On the subject of the ITV music, I do think it would be a good idea to quietly drop the bongs from all bulletins except NAT - but I fear they've been utilising them far too long for them to ever consider relegating them to just one bulletin, although it worked well like that for decades.
NI
I don't mean get away from the headline sequence - I mean the "bong"/chime sound effect. It could be replaced with another a percussive effect, they've done that in the past. It's been agreed many, many times on here that the 1995 look worked quite well - ITV successfully managed to align everything with News at Ten without resorting to using the chimes for the 12:30, 5:40 and weekend bulletins.
(In fact I recall seeing a weekend news bulletin earlier this year and the headline sequence didn't have any chime effects in it - don't know why they weren't present, but it did work quite well without.)
The bong sequence or the bong as a sound effect? If you mean the latter, what would it be replaced with?
I don't mean get away from the headline sequence - I mean the "bong"/chime sound effect. It could be replaced with another a percussive effect, they've done that in the past. It's been agreed many, many times on here that the 1995 look worked quite well - ITV successfully managed to align everything with News at Ten without resorting to using the chimes for the 12:30, 5:40 and weekend bulletins.
(In fact I recall seeing a weekend news bulletin earlier this year and the headline sequence didn't have any chime effects in it - don't know why they weren't present, but it did work quite well without.)
MD
Martin Dean
New music, new virtual set and titles coming in January in a blue colour scheme.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Does anyone have any info on the 'ITV Newshour' that has been in the pipeline for a least a year?
SF
Selwyn Froggatt
New music, new virtual set and titles coming in January in a blue colour scheme.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
But are the bongs safe and does the Big Ben clock face have a place?
PA
But are the bongs safe and does the Big Ben clock face have a place?
I want the clock face back in some form, and the music to change.
The latest promo has amazing music but it's quite similar to BBC News. I actually think it's better than the BBC's music though so I wouldn't mind if they used a variant of that!
New music, new virtual set and titles coming in January in a blue colour scheme.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
But are the bongs safe and does the Big Ben clock face have a place?
I want the clock face back in some form, and the music to change.
The latest promo has amazing music but it's quite similar to BBC News. I actually think it's better than the BBC's music though so I wouldn't mind if they used a variant of that!
NI
I'm really looking forward to seeing the new look. Fresh, modern, contemporary - sounds very good to me.
I just hope some continuity remains. I brought up the idea of losing the bongs for all except NAT, but I do hope they don't ditch them completely. It would be interesting to see whether or not they have chosen to keep the relevant motifs from The Awakening or go in a different direction after 17 years!
New music, new virtual set and titles coming in January in a blue colour scheme.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the new look. Fresh, modern, contemporary - sounds very good to me.
I just hope some continuity remains. I brought up the idea of losing the bongs for all except NAT, but I do hope they don't ditch them completely. It would be interesting to see whether or not they have chosen to keep the relevant motifs from The Awakening or go in a different direction after 17 years!
BR
Does anyone have any info on the 'ITV Newshour' that has been in the pipeline for a least a year?
I think that idea has long been dropped, though it'll undoubtedly resurface again.
New music, new virtual set and titles coming in January in a blue colour scheme.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Reports on Twitter from tonight's reveal suggest the titles are modern, contemporary and it's a whole new look for the virtual set.
Does anyone have any info on the 'ITV Newshour' that has been in the pipeline for a least a year?
I think that idea has long been dropped, though it'll undoubtedly resurface again.
FO
ITV News will apparently get a royal blue variation of the new ITV logo.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a438502/itv1-to-become-itv-in-major-corporate-rebrand.html
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a438502/itv1-to-become-itv-in-major-corporate-rebrand.html
WA
Lucy Meacock presented this evenings Late News, I havent seen her present since the relaunch, am I right?