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JK
JKDerry
Will the new UTV News set be similar to the design of the ITV local news sets across the UK, e.g. a desk on a platform with a view of the city behind them?
MR
mr_vivian
Will the new UTV News set be similar to the design of the ITV local news sets across the UK, e.g. a desk on a platform with a view of the city behind them?


Well judging from the new idents and the logo they want consistency so you could safely assume that will be the case.
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WH
Whataday Founding member
There's a distinct lack of ITV News branding in everything we've seen so far, which suggests it won't feature and we'll be seeing a straight forward UTV Live/News.
JK
JKDerry
They did say they wanted to bring UTV News closer in style to the current ITV National and Local News look, so I presume there will be the standard look used from Monday.
WH
Whataday Founding member
They did say they wanted to bring UTV News closer in style to the current ITV National and Local News look, so I presume there will be the standard look used from Monday.


The shape of the itvNEWS logo is fairly crucial to the form up of the titles and I'm not sure a UTV News logo would fit as comfortably without some changes to how it forms up. Will be interesting to see.
MR
mr_vivian
They did say they wanted to bring UTV News closer in style to the current ITV National and Local News look, so I presume there will be the standard look used from Monday.


I'd imagine it'll just be the same as the other itv news titles but slightly altered for the UTV logo just the same way they have done it for the idents.

They are going to spend as little as possible so I don't imagine anything special just for U(tv)
MR
mr_vivian
Julian looks so happy and well on his IVC links.

It's as if nothing is happening. What a pro!
LS
Lou Scannon
Julian looks so happy and well on his IVC links.

It's as if nothing is happening. What a pro!


Were you expecting him to present the links whilst swigging a bottle of whiskey and/or holding a gun to his own head, or something?
GM
GMc
Julian looks so happy and well on his IVC links.

It's as if nothing is happening. What a pro!


Were you expecting him to present the links whilst swigging a bottle of whiskey and/or holding a gun to his own head, or something?


That would actually be quite good, seeing him swig on a bottle...
LS
Lou Scannon
perhaps this could be the turning point in the generalisation of ITV and if London execs see the benefit of retaining the local brand that they would do the same should they buy STV in the future and perhaps even restore HTV too.


Such things will happen just after Lord Lucan becomes the new anchor of News at Ten.
WH
Whataday Founding member
perhaps this could be the turning point in the generalisation of ITV and if London execs see the benefit of retaining the local brand that they would do the same should they buy STV in the future and perhaps even restore HTV too.


Such things will happen just after Lord Lucan becomes the new anchor of News at Ten.


Seriously though, I think it's possible that they are using UTV as a prototype for when they eventually buy STV. A fully unified ITV could result in ITV in England & Wales, STV in Scotland and UTV in NI.
MR
mr_vivian
Julian looks so happy and well on his IVC links.

It's as if nothing is happening. What a pro!


Were you expecting him to present the links whilst swigging a bottle of whiskey and/or holding a gun to his own head, or something?


The most constructive post of this thread goes to this guy.

I've heard the mood in the building isn't great as there's a lot of job losses and just before Christmas too.

So yes...
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