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MD
mdtauk
A Major Setup posted:
OK - things are getting a little bit bitchy now. Just to reiterate...

I received an email with the pics attached and I was not instructed in any way not to put them on the internet. Everyone here shows a mutual interest in TV presentation, and I thought they would be of interest.

Personally I don't give a monkeys what the new astons look like. The same with Testcards - I find both astons and testcards incessantly boring, but there are a handful of people here, who are interested.

I've also said that the pictures posted were just drafts. I didn't catagorically say that 'This is exactly what the new astons look like'.

As for anagrams, I think the majority of people on this forum know my true identity, and I don't particularly care either way. I have nothing to hide, unlike some.

For those who dont enjoy an anagram - A Major Setup is our old friend James Prout
DA
DAS Founding member
Goodness me, where would we be without you Martin?
MD
mdtauk
DAS posted:
Goodness me, where would we be without you Martin?

oooo Deary me, the bitch is on form isnt she? Laughing
MA
Marcus Founding member
A Major Setup posted:


If you feel that strongly, Marcus & Larry, I shall remove the images. I'm not here to p*ss anyone off, even if I do think you're being rather petty about this.


Well whoever sent them to you could be in trouble if the management could bothered to find out who it was. They probably could if they wanted to as they keep a record of all emails send outside the BBC, and it is a breach of the informant's contract.

However I would think they are all to busy worrying about Monday to care one way or the other.

By the way they are still tweaking the look, so we all need to wait until Monday to find out the true face of the relaunch.
MD
mdtauk
As you seem to have some knowledge of the forthcoming changes, I wonder if you can let us in on some info on the new music, countdown and exactly what titles and stings will be used. Specifically, will we see Sport, Business and Weather stings in the similar vein to BBC World News?
BB
BBC TV Centre
martinDTanderson posted:
A Major Setup posted:
OK - things are getting a little bit bitchy now. Just to reiterate...

I received an email with the pics attached and I was not instructed in any way not to put them on the internet. Everyone here shows a mutual interest in TV presentation, and I thought they would be of interest.

Personally I don't give a monkeys what the new astons look like. The same with Testcards - I find both astons and testcards incessantly boring, but there are a handful of people here, who are interested.

I've also said that the pictures posted were just drafts. I didn't catagorically say that 'This is exactly what the new astons look like'.

As for anagrams, I think the majority of people on this forum know my true identity, and I don't particularly care either way. I have nothing to hide, unlike some.

For those who dont enjoy an anagram - A Major Setup is our old friend James Prout

No shít, Sherlock! Laughing
LO
Londoner
Oh come on Martin. I'm sure Marcus and others have shared with us what they have felt able to.

Waiting another day isn't going to kill us, is it?
MA
Marcus Founding member
martinDTanderson posted:
As you seem to have some knowledge of the forthcoming changes, I wonder if you can let us in on some info on the new music, countdown and exactly what titles and stings will be used. Specifically, will we see Sport, Business and Weather stings in the similar vein to BBC World News?


No I can't
:-(
A former member
martinDTanderson posted:

For those who dont enjoy an anagram - A Major Setup is our old friend James Prout


And for those who also enjoy anagrams, can you guess what Martins university nickname is? Taf Karwen
IN
intheknow
James Hatts posted:
Oh come on Martin. I'm sure Marcus and others have shared with us what they have felt able to.

Waiting another day isn't going to kill us, is it?


Indeed. Waiting a day and stopping nagging people for information will provide a nice resting day on Sunday, for those who will be very excited on Monday morning Wink

As it seems the "leaked" images of the new graphics appear to be genuine (although they may well end up slightly tweaked), thought I'd give my thoughts.

They are an improvement on the current lot, and thank god they have finally shrunk the graphics back down, as I said somewhere before, when the info aston and the "on the phone" name aston on the current graphics set were on screen at the same time, you could hardly see any of the presenter's face, and a lot less of the picture. Looks like this has been remided.

Not too keen on the DOG, but I suppose their is only so much you can do with the DOG in design terms due to all the regulations on using logos etc. and the frankly plainness of the BBC brand corporate boxed and stripped logos.

Also glad to see the ticker has been effectively designed into the new graphics look; when the "intelligent" ticker was used earlier in the year, it frankly looked crap, especially as a DVE was used to push the frame up so their was no graphics clashing, it all made the screen look cluttered.

Also, I'd imagine that their is a 3-line breaking news aston, instead of the Breaking News Beast, so more information can be put on screen, and that the Breaking News Beast is used when info has just come in, and presumebly the BNB will also be used in conjunction with this full frame Breaking News sting.
MD
mdtauk
Very funny! Its not my fault I didnt know you were back.
BB
BBC Scotland
Does everyone agree that the new look will be unveiled just after Breakfast finishes, around 0858/0859?

Does anyone know when the World change will take place?

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