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"BBC TWO is changing"

Nothing to get excited about (February 2006)

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TO
tom_p
Come on guys, let's be frank. The BBC Two website looks like a Freewebs template. Its that bad. Sad
JO
Joe
tom_p posted:
Come on guys, let's be frank. The BBC Two website looks like a Freewebs template. Its that bad. Sad


No, its worse.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
dragonhhjh posted:
There's an ident on there...


Interesting that they call it an "Ident" and not a "Symbol"
GM
nodnirG kraM
The BBC website always calls them "idents" so I believe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/broadband/mediaplayer/players/bbc2?redirect=console.shtml&package=4587050&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&clip=wo_ident

Music has certainly changed for the ident. I do like the way the media player fades to dark grey whilst you're watching rather than being a distracting white.

The 2s didn't used to go WEEE either!
AD
Adam
nodnirG kraM posted:

The 2s didn't used to go WEEE either!


They did, though it sounded less weee-eey, sounding more like a ding.

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M
M@ Founding member
Looks like it not just the junctions into the Winter Olympics that are branded like this. It would seem the whole channel has adopted this look for the duration of the games.

Wonder what happens when the games end. Essentially, BBC Two have wrecked the continuity of the yellow brand for the first time since it's launch (apart from the comedy idents). Surely they can't return to it as if nothing happened.
R2
r2ro
M@ posted:
Looks like it not just the junctions into the Winter Olympics that are branded like this. It would seem the whole channel has adopted this look for the duration of the games.

Wonder what happens when the games end. Essentially, BBC Two have wrecked the continuity of the yellow brand for the first time since it's launch (apart from the comedy idents). Surely they can't return to it as if nothing happened.


So we are to be stuck with the same ident at every junction for the next week or so - reminds me of Christmas
BR
Brekkie
r2ro posted:
So we are to be stuck with the same ident at every junction for the next week or so - reminds me of Christmas



Now are we sure it's for the Winter Olympics - perhaps BBC2 have just decided to air their Christmas idents a bit earlier this year!
JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
The yellow BBC2 idents are no more!!! Surely??? Confused: What a great ident that is into the Winter Olympics! Very Happy
M
M@ Founding member
r2ro posted:
M@ posted:
Looks like it not just the junctions into the Winter Olympics that are branded like this. It would seem the whole channel has adopted this look for the duration of the games.

Wonder what happens when the games end. Essentially, BBC Two have wrecked the continuity of the yellow brand for the first time since it's launch (apart from the comedy idents). Surely they can't return to it as if nothing happened.


So we are to be stuck with the same ident at every junction for the next week or so - reminds me of Christmas


Yeah, but it's a goodun. They actually have character and the production values are very high. It's like the good old days. The break bumpers are nice too.
AN
Ant
It's nice to see BBC Two putting in a bit of effort as far as their idents are concerned. Hopefully (although unlikely) we can get more varied idents in the near future (away from the boring yellow) and have a return to the best idents in British TV.
BL
Blob
So the current situation is that BBC 2 have dropped the yellow branding and are using the year 2000 Christmas ident with different music and a purple box.

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