ITV Discussion Thread

I see The Bill now has the new lower-fifth credit style - much better than those damn blue bars.

They switched at the same time as CS and E'dale....

Shows how often I watch The Bill - or be more precise, how often I catch the credits when flicking through the channels.


Anyway, back to the issue of CITV and how on earth do these thousands of people complain to OFCOM about trivial issues. Very rarely I think something warrants a complaint, but the axing of CITV on Freeview in Wales is one of those instances - but trying to complain to OFCOM online is impossible!

I'm still not sure on the lower fifth design. I just think that it won't work for dramas, especially if they opt for a plain black background that work so well for most dramas. I was thinking maybe something along the lines of 7's production credits that we see on five over here where the credits are in the lower 3rd onto a background design so that the above two thirds could be used for promotion.

Or maybe something similar to credits on programmes like Desperate Housewives where the credits take up about a third to half of the screen, but are in the middle, and then move them up in a similar way that they move them across currently.

That would be my preferred option.


Another option for shows with more credits would be to use the full screen for say the cast lists, and then switch to the generic style for the crew list, which would still give them time for a promo.

I don't see what was wrong with moving them to the left or right though, that's the thing.

Anyway, they should go for centred scrolling of any style, which can be MOVED to the bottom THIRD for promotions if necessary.

Saturday 16th February
18:45 Harry Hill's TV Burp
19:15 Primeval
20:15 And and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
21:30 Duel
22:30 Thank God You're Here

Sunday 17th February
18:10 Dancing on Ice
19:45 Wild at Heart
20:45 Dancing on Ice: The Skate Off
21:00 Kingdom
22:00 ITV News

Stronger schedules there with A&D.

On Tuesday 19th the football airs from 7.30pm to 10.00pm - thank god the stupid 9.45pm thing is over!

Plus Wednesday 20th we have the Brits at 8pm for two hours before News at Ten.

what a shame!

no more TV naughtiest cock ups

Ant and Dec ending at 21.30 seems a bit late though - isnt it usually on from around 19.30-20.30?

So less than 6 episodes of Emmerdale because of the football then - or are they putting thr 1 hour on the Thursday?

1 hour on Thursday, correct.

ITV are so predictable!

It's pathetic, really. They can't even spare one episode when the footie's on.