Am I the only one who thinks that the Irish version of ITV having a dog doesn't bode well for ITV1 here in uk.
Have the worrying feeling that on saturday they won't just air a promo, but might introduce a dog as well.
I would think it's pretty doubtful. ITV1 is fighting for viewers, advertisers and more importantly money. If they introduce something as annoying as a DOG then their unpopularity may well increase so I don't think it would be a very wise idea.
I would think it's pretty doubtful. ITV1 is fighting for viewers, advertisers and more importantly money. If they introduce something as annoying as a DOG then their unpopularity may well increase so I don't think it would be a very wise idea.
Yes but that's a common-sense viewpoint. You need to think more from the mind of a branding expert who would probably claim that reinforcing the ITV1 brand with a DOG would raise the profile of the channel and boost viewing, or some such bullsh!t.
Is this the first ident set in the South since the 2000 set (which had a Dublin one)?
As for that DOG - it is probably the least obtrusive DOG I have ever seen, you almost need to look for it and with some images it can't been seen at all. Still no excuse for it to be there though.
I would think it's pretty doubtful. ITV1 is fighting for viewers, advertisers and more importantly money. If they introduce something as annoying as a DOG then their unpopularity may well increase so I don't think it would be a very wise idea.
Yes but that's a common-sense viewpoint. You need to think more from the mind of a branding expert who would probably claim that reinforcing the ITV1 brand with a DOG would raise the profile of the channel and boost viewing, or some such bullsh!t.
A ‘slap in the face’ as UTV jobs cull affects presenters
By Maureen Coleman
Friday, 10 April 2009
Two of UTV’s most popular and long-standing presenters could face diminished roles at the station as part of the recent jobs cull.
Adrian Logan and Pamela Ballantine are two of the latest employees at Havelock House to be affected by a severance scheme, which has already seen well-known names like Jeannie Johnston, Ivan Little and Fearghal McKinney leave.
It is understood that staff were called into separate meetings with management yesterday to discuss their futures at the company, which has seen cuts across all departments, including news, sport and production. Shows like Insight and UTV Life have also been axed.
According to one source, Pamela, who was one of the mainstays of UTV Life before it was chopped, was offered a redundancy package or the option of remaining at the station, as a continuity and weather presenter. It is also understood she was offered the role of ambassador for the company.
Adrian Logan — or Logie as he is known to the viewers — was also offered a package or a role as a cross-platform sports reporter, working from Thursday to Monday each week.
A spokeswoman for UTV said the company did not comment on individual cases.
Neither Pamela nor Adrian were available for comment yesterday.
But a UTV insider said: “Both these presenters have given years of loyalty to UTV and there has been no acknowledgment of that.
“The pair of them have both worked for about 25 years each at UTV and have shown nothing but commitment to the company over the years, so this is a real slap in the face for them.
“Adrian Logan is the face of UTV Sport and will always be Logie to the viewers while Pamela has been part of UTV’s continuing success over the years.”
A former secretary, Pamela began working in UTV in 1983 as a continuity and news reader.
She went on to become one of the best known and best loved faces on local television, presenting both the news and UTV Life.
Adrian Logan joined UTV in 1985 and is currently the sports editor.
I had a feeling something like that would happen - to think they brought Pamela over from continuity over 15 years ago to the news department and now they're thinking of sending her back to where she started?
UTV would do well to consider getting rid of the likes of Sharon O'Neill, Sarah Dobson and Lynda Fulford IMO instead of Pamela and Logie. Looks like my prophecy of Mitchell and Simmons being the last ones standing from the Ulster Television era is more truthful than I first suggested.
Is the UTV DOG already history? It didn't appear during tonight's UTV Live.
I was capturing for TVUK earlier and it certainly was there.
Am I the only one who thinks that the Irish version of ITV having a dog doesn't bode well for ITV1 here in uk.
Have the worrying feeling that on saturday they won't just air a promo, but might introduce a dog as well.
I can't see UTV having a DOG as being relevant at all to whether ITV1 would get one. They are just as likely or unlikely now as they were before UTV got theirs.
An alternative article on the Pamela/Logie rumours from The News Letter:
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Fears over future of UTV stars
Published Date: 10 April 2009
By Phil Crossey
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of two household names at UTV as it is feared both could disappear from
our screens.
Pamela Ballantine and Adrian Logan have had meetings with studio bosses this week to discuss their future at the station in the wake of job cuts.
It is understood that Pamela has been offered a role which will allow her to stay at UTV, but in a reduced capacity as a weather and continuity announcer.
Meanwhile Adrian Logan, the station's sports editor, is thought to have been offered a role as a TV reporter and on the station's website.
The two have been long-standing presenters at UTV, becoming highly respected among their colleagues and popular with viewers.
It had been rumoured they, in common with many of those working in front of and behind the camera at the station, faced redundancy.
The recent discussions and any settlement, will be subject to a confidentiality agreement it is thought.
The reports come at the end of an extensive consultation process with staff at the TV company.
A series of radical cuts and restructuring at UTV has seen the channel overhaul its output in recent months.
Last October it was revealed that the station would axe staff and cut programming across all departments in the wake of the economic downturn. A relaxation of the Ofcom guidelines, which state that channels must produce a certain amount of local programmes, also allowed UTV to reduce its output.
As a result, the station's current affairs programme Insight was axed.
Early evening show UTV Life, which was shown before the teatime news programme UTV Live, ended in February – and Pamela, who had been a host on the show, bade a tearful farewell to viewers as she signed off on the last edition.
Both Pamela and Adrian have featured regularly on UTV Live in recent months.
The show, which unveiled a new look this week, continues to be the most-watched local news programme in Northern Ireland.
A number of household names at the station have taken redundancy in recent months, including Ivan Little, Fearghal McKinney and Jeannie Johnston.
A spokesperson for UTV said last night that it would not comment on individual staff matters.
Finally managed to capture the third version of the new ECP menu, this one promoting a U105 radio show. Notice that they've added fm to the end of the U105 logo now!