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New BBC corporate font: BBC Reith

To replace Gill Sans in print and on screen (May 2017)

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EA
Earlie37
As far I can tell so far, the English regions that I've spotted in use are in North West, South East, South and London.

Was quite surprised to see South East's package fully animates. I would've thought their kit would be older like BBC South's and not be able to do that. South seem to be using the same technique as previously - a static template with text then added over it.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Look North (Yorks) still using their own dodgy style of graphics for sport...

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What a horrible fusion of news and sport. Red / White does not really go with Black / Yellow.
CR
Critique
Considering BBC One before the One Show last week managed to put out a promo which used the curved black and yellow graphics last week I think it's a bit much to hold out for the regions to be on board just yet!
TI
TIGHazard
Considering BBC One before the One Show last week managed to put out a promo which used the curved black and yellow graphics last week I think it's a bit much to hold out for the regions to be on board just yet!


Did these graphics look like this?



Because if so they've been doing those kinds of promos for a while and just haven't updated the graphics for some reason.
PF
PFML84
Those Sport graphics are also using Gotham and not Reith, yet the big BBC Sport logo at the start was the new Reith version. Rolling Eyes
MY
MY83
What a horrible fusion of news and sport. Red / White does not really go with Black / Yellow.


You've obviously never seen the wasp edition of "Where's Wally."
GE
thegeek Founding member
Those Sport graphics are also using Gotham and not Reith, yet the big BBC Sport logo at the start was the new Reith version. Rolling Eyes

and they even managed to get some Gill Sans in for good measure!

9 days later

JK
JK08
Reith on the World News/News 24 simulcast, in a graphic shown covering the death of John McCain.
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BB
BBI45
JK08 posted:
Reith on the World News/ News 24 simulcast, in a graphic shown covering the death of John McCain.
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On another thread, they're complaining about presenters calling BBC World News, BBC World. Over here though, calling the BBC News Channel by it's old name, perfectly fine.

41 days later

BK
bkman1990
Reith is now showing up on the main webpages for Click. And it looks really good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry/broadcasts/upcoming
RK
Rkolsen
Reith is now showing up on the main webpages for Click. And it looks really good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry/broadcasts/upcoming

It looks good in sentence case but when it’s all caps it doesn’t look that good to me.
IS
Ipswich Simon
I rather like the BBC Reith font - been using at home.
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