About time BBC One updated their identity?

It's been five years since the idents were last changed. Are there any rumours abound as to a refresh? Or is Chris Patten's purse-string tightening going to make any chance of it happening void?

Rather than asking if there are any rumours about a refresh or new look, why not try starting some rumours yourself? This is your first post and it was such a missed opportunity. You could have pretended to be an insider. I know if I had my first post all over again, I would have started a rumour about Catchphrase coming back with Roy Walker.

Welcome to the forum anyway.

I was so excited... what a let down.

Welcome from me as well.

As was I.

Still, welcome to the forum that makes you feel all warm and happy inside.

haha I'm sorry to disappoint the hoards of tv forum. thanks for the welcome. surely there are some BBC insiders here who would know either way!

Perhaps new idents coming during Olympic year?

What's Chris Patten got to do with anything? He's only been at the BBC for a few months and is chairman of the BBC Trust

He's at the forefront of plans to reign in spending. I assume he would have a veto on any such plans or indeed enough influence to prevent it happening. I just remember the furore last time they updated their idents and that was in the noughties boom!

Sounds like a good theory. I imagine there might be a BBC News identity refresh when they move buildings as has been planned for several years!

I'd think it very likely we'll see something new for the Olympics here - if they were happy to produce one when the event was held over the other side of the world in 2000, then one could assume 2012 will be similarly marked with a special symbol of some sort. But without any dodgy editing on the end shot, of course...

Me three!

Hate the current bland identity (yes, bland, not brand) - it does nothing to give the channel a strong, bold look to set it apart. It's wishy-washy, it's too generic - I hate it.

Not quite, maybe touching up, but not a refresh, the virtual set walls are designed that way for a reason