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🟨 MARTIN LAMBIE NAIRN | Remembering the master of broadcast branding, on this his fifth anniversary.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
🟨 MARTIN LAMBIE NAIRN | Remembering the master of broadcast branding, on this his fifth anniversary.
🟨 THE TV ROOM | Merry Christmas to all our contributors and readers.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🟨 THE TV ROOM | Merry Christmas to all our contributors and readers.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | News | The National Union of Journalists announces staff at STV News are to hold a one-day strike on 7th January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster's plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.
7th Jan is the launch day for STV Radio.
7th Jan is the launch day for STV Radio.
December 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | News | The National Union of Journalists announces staff at STV News are to hold a one-day strike on 7th January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster's plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.
7th Jan is the launch day for STV Radio.
7th Jan is the launch day for STV Radio.
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on Talking Pictures.
December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on Talking Pictures.
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on Rewind TV (no connection).
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on Rewind TV (no connection).
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on BBC Four.
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Tonight on BBC Four.
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on Rewind TV (no connection).
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on Rewind TV (no connection).
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on Talking Pictures.
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on Talking Pictures.
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on BBC Four.
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🟥 REWIND | Archive TV | Coming up tonight on BBC Four.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Death announced of Angela Beeching.
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Death announced of Angela Beeching.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Blooper | Another ITV News at Ten preview earlier that didn't go to plan.
December 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Blooper | Another ITV News at Ten preview earlier that didn't go to plan.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | A curious bit of scheduling on BBC Three tonight. Wouldn't have thought this was the cup of tea of that channel's demographic.
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | A curious bit of scheduling on BBC Three tonight. Wouldn't have thought this was the cup of tea of that channel's demographic.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | The BBC News Christmas trees are up.
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | The BBC News Christmas trees are up.
🟥 REWIND | YT Clip | Today's clip from Kaleidoscope showing another example of the early version of the '2' logo design. And the UK map variation of the channel ident in general use rather than relating specifically to the Open Space programme.
>> CLIP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysO...
>> CLIP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysO...
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🟥 REWIND | YT Clip | Today's clip from Kaleidoscope showing another example of the early version of the '2' logo design. And the UK map variation of the channel ident in general use rather than relating specifically to the Open Space programme.
>> CLIP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysO...
>> CLIP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysO...
🟦 CLEAN FEED | That's TV and That's TV 2 on Freeview have been replaced by a static caption reading "This service is currently not available".
As we understand it, the channels disappeared on 8th December, without explanation.
As we understand it, the channels disappeared on 8th December, without explanation.
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | That's TV and That's TV 2 on Freeview have been replaced by a static caption reading "This service is currently not available".
As we understand it, the channels disappeared on 8th December, without explanation.
As we understand it, the channels disappeared on 8th December, without explanation.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | What Martin Compston says 👇
(Via The One Show/BBC).
(Via The One Show/BBC).
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | What Martin Compston says 👇
(Via The One Show/BBC).
(Via The One Show/BBC).
🟦 CLEAN FEED | ITV Lunchtime News has been based in the small studio since last week, as updates to the main studio continue ahead of January's on air changes.
Currently:
- No voiceover intro at start.
- Restrictions on wide shots.
- No theme tune at end.
Currently:
- No voiceover intro at start.
- Restrictions on wide shots.
- No theme tune at end.
December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | ITV Lunchtime News has been based in the small studio since last week, as updates to the main studio continue ahead of January's on air changes.
Currently:
- No voiceover intro at start.
- Restrictions on wide shots.
- No theme tune at end.
Currently:
- No voiceover intro at start.
- Restrictions on wide shots.
- No theme tune at end.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | 1/2 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee Chair, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP has written to BBC Chairman Dr Samir Shah with a series of follow-up questions, after his appearance before the Committee last week.
>> LETTER IN FULL:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
>> LETTER IN FULL:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | 1/2 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee Chair, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP has written to BBC Chairman Dr Samir Shah with a series of follow-up questions, after his appearance before the Committee last week.
>> LETTER IN FULL:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
>> LETTER IN FULL:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Update | BBC Scotland TV news bulletins resumed at 9.15am.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Update | BBC Scotland TV news bulletins resumed at 9.15am.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Disruption to BBC Scotland TV and radio services mentioned on BBC Breakfast.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Disruption to BBC Scotland TV and radio services mentioned on BBC Breakfast.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | A fire has broken out in a plant room at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ.
The fire alarm sounded at c. 6.30am and the building was evacuated.
BBC Radio Scotland is broadcasting BBC Radio 5 Live and Scottish breakfast TV news bulletins have been suspended.
The fire alarm sounded at c. 6.30am and the building was evacuated.
BBC Radio Scotland is broadcasting BBC Radio 5 Live and Scottish breakfast TV news bulletins have been suspended.
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | A fire has broken out in a plant room at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ.
The fire alarm sounded at c. 6.30am and the building was evacuated.
BBC Radio Scotland is broadcasting BBC Radio 5 Live and Scottish breakfast TV news bulletins have been suspended.
The fire alarm sounded at c. 6.30am and the building was evacuated.
BBC Radio Scotland is broadcasting BBC Radio 5 Live and Scottish breakfast TV news bulletins have been suspended.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Not content with using its (linear) TV channels to relentlessly promote iPlayer between programmes, look at this non-intrusive little beauty they've introduced at the end of programmes...immediately followed by an end-credit promo for something else on iPlayer.
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Not content with using its (linear) TV channels to relentlessly promote iPlayer between programmes, look at this non-intrusive little beauty they've introduced at the end of programmes...immediately followed by an end-credit promo for something else on iPlayer.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Preswatch | We have iPlayer Christmas trails already but BBC TV on-screen presentation will take on its Christmas look next Saturday evening.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Preswatch | We have iPlayer Christmas trails already but BBC TV on-screen presentation will take on its Christmas look next Saturday evening.
🟩 CEEFAX | On This Day 1989 | A correction to one of our social media entries a few days ago.
It was today 36 years ago that Ceefax fully ditched all the fun and features and went for "hard news".
The new service structure:
It was today 36 years ago that Ceefax fully ditched all the fun and features and went for "hard news".
The new service structure:
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🟩 CEEFAX | On This Day 1989 | A correction to one of our social media entries a few days ago.
It was today 36 years ago that Ceefax fully ditched all the fun and features and went for "hard news".
The new service structure:
It was today 36 years ago that Ceefax fully ditched all the fun and features and went for "hard news".
The new service structure:
🟥 REWIND | On This Day 2001 | BBC Two's on-screen presentation is refreshed.
Controller, Jane Root: "The new idents, which are a contemporary evolution of the wonderful '2's that have helped define the channel over the past 10 years, introduce a cleaner and more modern look to the channel."
Controller, Jane Root: "The new idents, which are a contemporary evolution of the wonderful '2's that have helped define the channel over the past 10 years, introduce a cleaner and more modern look to the channel."
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
🟥 REWIND | On This Day 2001 | BBC Two's on-screen presentation is refreshed.
Controller, Jane Root: "The new idents, which are a contemporary evolution of the wonderful '2's that have helped define the channel over the past 10 years, introduce a cleaner and more modern look to the channel."
Controller, Jane Root: "The new idents, which are a contemporary evolution of the wonderful '2's that have helped define the channel over the past 10 years, introduce a cleaner and more modern look to the channel."