UTV thread

Excellent news. Ultimate Ulster was planned as an autumn series so that's early, and UTV Rewind does sound excellent - it must have been a spin-off from the archive Christmas show UTV did last Christmas. Good to see a new vehicle for Julian as well, I think he's a good choice, makes a change from Gerry Kelly!

You might have a few requests for UTV Rewind once they go out, Stevie...

Also, wasn't Felicity McCall a journalist at BBC NI in the 1980s? I have been looking at Inside Ulster/Scene Around Six listings on Infax over the past while and her name appeared as a reporter frequently.

I think it's funny we have 'Ultimate Ulster' yet on BBC ONE, there's the latest Christine Blakely vehicle, 'We Love it!' coming soon.

We Love it website

Just seen this report on UTV and all three programmes look great, can't wait to watch them. Good to see both Julian and Frank doing something else other than IVC or UTV Live

Here's some caps for the time being, haven't got round to encoding the video yet!

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer1.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer2.jpg

Ultimate Ulster:

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer3.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer4.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer5.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer6.jpg

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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer8.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer9.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer10.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer11.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer12.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer13.jpg

UTV Rewind:

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer14.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer15.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer16.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer17.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer18.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer19.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/summer20.jpg

Ha! Network graphics - the drop shadow on the UTV logo looks very weird, but nicely applied.

I like the look of the UTV Rewind titles.

EDIT: Just thought, if they are going for "It's all about U" as a new slogan, will they use the dreaded McFly song?!?

Michael Wilson mentioned this during the UTV Live feature. He said though that UTV had the idea first and the BBC copied them! I presume this is why UTV have brought their series forward so that they don't seem like copycats.

Finally got round to doing the video of the UTV Live feature:

UTV Live Feature - Summer Line-Up WARNING: Large File!

You can also watch an extended version of the promo currently airing via the UTV website. Just click on the link on the left hand side.

The extended trailer has all the UTV Trailer Voices (Hendi, Laura Hughes and Maurice Jay) sharing voiceover duties.

I was just looking at the schedules on DigiGuide and it would appear that UTV Live at 17:30 is no longer scheduled from Monday, so daytime programmes will (with the exception of Friday 13th) be the same as ITV1.

It's leading up to the Twelfth (12th July - Orange Order marches - which is a Bank Holiday in Norn Irn) which usually means most of the presenters on UTV go off on their annual leave.

I wonder if there'll be UTV viewers calling up complain that they aren't getting their Frankie fix at five thirty.

New breakbumper today on UTV using the new slogan:

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_bb1.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_bb2.jpg

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_bb3.jpg

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There were also some new idents tonight but I was out most of the evening and only managed to capture one so far. Julian was on IVC duty anyway so I don't think very many have been shown yet. I will try and capture some more tomorrow.

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident1.jpg

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Some more new idents:

http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident2.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident3.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident4.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident5.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident6.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident7.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident8.jpg
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http://www.utvtoday.co.uk/images/allaboutu_ident9.jpg
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