ITV News: March 2022 onwards

[JK1985]

BBC News will be relaunching quite soon I believe, when the national bulletins along with the news channel will be moving into the newly refurbished Studio B at BBC New Broadcasting House. Someone said a few weeks ago that an April relaunch is planned.

[bkman1990]

Is that platform underneath the big screen to the left of Mary real or computer generated?

[Josh]

Is that a new wipe graphic? I like it.

[CameronYoung]

Is that a new wipe graphic? I like it.

A similar one was used on the News at Ten mini-previews (if they're still a thing, rarely watch the 9pm programme on ITV).

[JakeTVFan]

https://twitter.com/EverythingFavs/statu...3238444032 Some Snaps, (some in replys)

[XIII]

ITV News London didn't have the Mary Nightingale interview, but played the trailer.

I imagine it'd give away that it's the same studio space if they did an interview.

[CameronYoung]

I notice they're using the big screen a lot more to throw to live reporters (I think Mary just then thought she was on the older 'down the line' style, rather than the reporter being on the screen)

[lepeterrr]

Is the graphic on the screen with a picture of Ed Sheeran new or has that been used before?

[MFTJA]

Is that platform underneath the big screen to the left of Mary real or computer generated?

Not 100% sure, but I'd guess it's computer generated as literally everything else in that studio is, except the desk

[CameronYoung]

Is the graphic on the screen with a picture of Ed Sheeran new or has that been used before?

That's been used for years - they just don't use it very often.

[Brekkie]

Yes, a missed opportunity to deliver a much needed visual and musical refresh. I understand the notion of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but nearly a decade is quite a long time for there to be practically no changes whatsoever. Almost unprecedented really. I can only really think of the current BBC News branding (which seems to be due a refresh soon by all accounts) and a couple of bulletins from the 1980s that kept their branding for a long time (BBC's Six 1984-1993 and ITN's News at 5.45 1976-1988). They needn't have gone for anything radical, but a fresh take on the look and sound of the bulletin wouldn't have gone amiss, especially as they seem to have heavily promoted the changes today.

I very much get the sense that the head honchos want today to be a soft launch. Listening to what Mary Nightingale said today on This Morning backs that inference up, I think. I suspect that there will be a new look, but not until the autumn at least. I do agree with you, though - a rebrand is well due.

That is exactly what they did with News at Ten - switched to Tom hosting and changed it editorially but it was 2-3 months before the graphics and music were changed.

[Josh]

Alex is in the studio now with some new weather wall graphics.

[CameronYoung]

The throw to the national weather is the same as in the regional bulletins, but he's in the studio rather than it being pre-recorded in the normal style. He needs to move to the left a bit though, he's covering up southern Ireland.

[Josh]

Not too keen on the weather graphics being on an angle, would prefer it being front-on.

[GMc]

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