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Appearance. The history of BBC television idents begins in the early 1950s when the BBC first displayed a logo between programmes to identify its service. As new technology has become available, these devices have evolved from simple still black and white images to the sophisticated full colour short films seen today.
Since launching in 1982, [ 1] British terrestrial television broadcaster Channel 4 has used the same logo consisting of nine differently-shaped blocks forming the numeral '4'. In its history, Channel 4 has been known for using bold and innovative ident packages and has been widely regarded as influential in the television presentation industry.
History of ITV television idents. The ITV television network in the United Kingdom began as a group of regional stations, each with their own identities. Each station used its own idents to create an individual identity. In 1989, a first attempt to establish a national ITV corporate identity was made, which saw regional brands combined with a ...
UKTV started life as a single channel, UK Gold.The original partners behind the channel were the BBC's commercial arm BBC Enterprises and the outgoing ITV contractor Thames Television, although before the launch the American cable operator Cox Enterprises stepped in and took a majority share, 65 percent, in exchange for underwriting the costs of launching the channel.
Freeview. Channel 27. Channel 75 (+1) U&Yesterday is a British free-to-air television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It launched on 30 October 2002 as UK History and relaunched in its current format on 2 March 2009. It is available on satellite through Sky, Freesat and through the digital terrestrial provider Freeview.
The "Television Symbol", known informally as the "Bats Wings", was the first BBC Television Service ident. It was created by Abram Games and was used from 1953 to 1960. [1] BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since ...
The Hall – Showtime ident. The BBC One "Lens" idents are the current set of on-screen channel identities used on BBC One; soft launched with the channel's Christmas presentation in December 2021, and officially launched on 1 April 2022, replacing the 'Oneness' idents. [1] The identity was developed by BBC Creative in collaboration with ...
5 November – UK Food launches on Sky Digital and Telewest Active Digital, airing from 7am–7pm and timesharing with UK Drama. 2002. 11 February – UKTV's second timeshift service: UK Style + and UK Movies + 1 launches on Sky Digital. The channel broadcast from 8am–6pm and 8am-2am timesharing with UK Gold 2.