TV pres inspired by other designs

[johnnyboy]

Inspired by the News presentation knockoff/clones thread, I remember that, following the BBC 1997 rebrand, I thought the CBBC branding...

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Courtesy - Des and Mick

...bore a striking resemblance to a certain British telecommunications provider...

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Courtesy - No-Nonsense Design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU5UY_xS...1citystars

Similarly, many of the original News 24 title graphics sporting garish flourescent backgrounds and one or more objects moving in and out of focus...

https://youtu.be/PTSfnRv5ksY?t=315

...seem to have taken inspiration from the soon-to-be defunct European Business News channel from 1995...

https://youtu.be/pTx1QUD8R8M?t=26

You could also make the argument (how successfully I leave you to judge) that the original BBC Choice idents...

https://youtu.be/UfF2iRZoDbk

were influenced by that style and the original Carlton people idents...

[Frances]

I gave a Chinese example in that thread but here’s another local station in China - I have no videoclip but look at its logo…
According to my Chinese friend it has been used since 2009…

[Multi]

This Morning’s current titles were certainly inspired by this... (almost shot for shot!)

https://youtu.be/w5qCXWEFNV8

[dbl]

Inspired might be a stretch, probably the same creative agency but for two broadcasters...

NBC - USA (original..)
[media]https://youtu.be/vckgYM4fR8Y[/media]

Channel 7 - Australia
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgOlTfMI6hU[/media]

[what]

To be fair to 7, they've had a partnership with NBC for quite some time.

[JAS84]

Wasn't the early 90s Movie Channel ident, the one used when Sky first took over the channel, based on an American ident? Might be that the agency reused some assets when creating the ident?

[reworP wehttaM]

To be fair to 7, they've had a partnership with NBC for quite some time.

You better believe it, NBC and Seven have been close to each other til' like, 2005 or something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5Ctn4RHX0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXIbb9A1PgY

and CBS and Channel 10 were so close they got married just recently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0OVpY-ALQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDBSNT_leY
(cough) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases...10009.html (cough)

And yeah, that Movie Channel ident was based on another NBC ident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7_q_CwBdeA

[Josh]

Channel 9 in Australia was accused of copying BBC Breakfast's promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkLAbLc4a0o

[XIII]

The concept TBF isn't that original but the Nine one is like for like!

[AxG]

Inspired by the News presentation knockoff/clones thread, I remember that, following the BBC 1997 rebrand, I thought the CBBC branding...

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Courtesy - Des and Mick

When it comes to black and yellow, along with CBBC also comes ABC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO05lEliE64

[paul_hadley]

This is one I thought of but I recall there being many copies of UK shows/themes abroad in a similar style as well:

https://youtu.be/_DdJcw48hRA?t=10m

Wasn’t there an exact copy of the ITV News titles on another show somewhere?

[mdta]

Firstly there is a bit of confusion here between direct inspiration, and the era of design style that is visible here. News 24's programme titles are very 90's in their colours and design/editing.

Also Carlton and BBC Choice were done by the same design studio, so similarities there are self-evident.

[Stuart]

I was displeased when Carlton took over Westcountry. I had only ever seen an ident when visiting a friend in London, and someone ringing a bell didn't appeal to me.

However, they changed and developed very nice idents. I remember the day they announced "This is Carlton for the Westcountry", it was actually rather nice. even though Westcountry's idents were OK.

[Multi]

There was the 1986 BBC Breakfast titles: https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=88755

Which looked just like the 1985 CBS Morning News titles: https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=105367

I remember Channel 9 News in New Zealand and a local news programme in Russia used ITV News’ mid 2000s graphics and theme tune for a time too.

[LukeHarrison]

I gave a Chinese example in that thread but here’s another local station in China - I have no videoclip but look at its logo…
According to my Chinese friend it has been used since 2009…

I mean, there's taking inspiration and there's, well, look at it!

Reminds me very much of Alpha in Greece, who decided to just outright clone BBC 2's Blade and Water idents in the 90s, as well as Channel 5's five colour stripe break bumper.

https://youtu.be/CBMHHEsX0P8