The ITV Thread

I remember having a glance at an Ireland Live bulletin on the UTV Ireland player last year at the time of the Charlie Hebdo killings. The reporter was Jack Parrock, who works for an agency called Feature Story News (FSN).

http://featurestorynews.com/

FSN, according to the Wikipedia page about it, broadcasts radio bulletins 24 hours a day - Monday to Friday. That coincides with the fact that UTV Ireland doesn't have news bulletins at weekends - except for days on which election and referendum votes are being counted - when special programmes are broadcast, as in this year's general election.

Why did UTV Ireland chose FSN, not ITN, as a source for international news? Is it the case that RTÉ has exclusive Irish rights to contact with ITN journalists (Channel 4 News correspondent Alex Thomson is heard from time to time on RTÉ Radio 1 and I also recall that, on the News at One, Audrey Carville spoke to ITV News Europe Editor James Mates during the early stage of the migrant crisis)?

Gonzo

they should have just had 'utv' in the circle, would have looked identical to the itv branding but still reads utv. But I suppose they went with the massive 'U' to keep the U theme going which is very much liked in NI.

icdg wrote: »

Seemingly, there will be no change to UTV Ireland, though I wouldn't be surprised if they get the new "tv" sometime along the way.

It just shows how unimportant branding really is, I don't think UTV brand has cashe in RoI, I give them a year for it to be ITV

Elmo wrote: »

Strange that UTV Ireland has been included in the announcement I wonder if they will just rebrand UTV Ireland as ITV?

Seemingly, there will be no change to UTV Ireland, though I wouldn't be surprised if they get the new "tv" sometime along the way.

mikeym

I like the new logo.

Strange that UTV Ireland has been included in the announcement I wonder if they will just rebrand UTV Ireland as ITV?

steveon

icdg wrote: »

No announcement yet, but the logo is clearly "inspired" by that of UTV Ireland - in fact it arguably takes more from the UTV Ireland logo than it does of ITV.

More on the new logo here

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/03/utv-reveals-new-look-as-part-of-itv.html

No announcement yet, but the logo is clearly "inspired" by that of UTV Ireland - in fact it arguably takes more from the UTV Ireland logo than it does of ITV.

Gonzo

didnt expect the new logo so soon, anything is better than what they have right now. From the looks of the new logo its a hybrid utv/itv logo which looks like it's aim is to ease people into the transition from utv to a full blown itv reband later on.

twinklerunner

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UTV NI's new logo revealed. To be rolled out in the coming months.
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I presume that UTV Ireland will be amended similarly?

lertsnim

The current on screen branding is horrible so the sooner the better. I think they only said the name would stay which looks to be the case. For now.

formerly scottish paddy

The re-brand has started, and it's not even a month passed.

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UTV NI's new logo revealed. To be rolled out in the coming months.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/03/utv-reveals-new-look-as-part-of-itv.html

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/utv-unveils-new-logo-following-itv-takeover-34569160.html

Good question, though the UTV NI DOG is a bit smaller than the UTV Ireland one (still not as small as that of ITV, which is one of the smallest in town).

lertsnim

Will the DOG be shrunk to the ITV size too?

Rick_

And here it is.

Not sure about the colour.

UTV%20Blue%201.jpg

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icdg wrote: »

Well they didn't waste time. Seemingly a new UTV NI logo is in the works, with the "TV" replaced with the lowercase ITV style "tv" but otherwise looking remarkably like the UTV Ireland logo!

Well they didn't waste time. Seemingly a new UTV NI logo is in the works, with the "TV" replaced with the lowercase ITV style "tv" but otherwise looking remarkably like the UTV Ireland logo!

icdg wrote: »

As for ITN, the issue there is that the Irish news service is the cornerstone of why they have their PSB designation and hence their a carriage on Saorview. That's why I think it far more likely that ITN correspondents would appear on Ireland Live for international stories then ITV News bulletins appear on UTV Ireland. An issue here is that ITN is not a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV and a separate deal would have to be done.

Another problem is that UTV Ireland doesn't bother with news at weekends or at Christmas.

I'm sure they are well aware of the issue. If they have long term designs to keep UTV Ireland operating they will not be long changing their terms and conditions so that all commissions for the ITV network include UTV Ireland too. That would take a few years to filter through though, they wouldn't be able to affect anything already in the can or ordered.

As for ITN, the issue there is that the Irish news service is the cornerstone of why they have their PSB designation and hence their a carriage on Saorview. That's why I think it far more likely that ITN correspondents would appear on Ireland Live for international stories then ITV News bulletins appear on UTV Ireland. An issue here is that ITN is not a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV and a separate deal would have to be done.

political analyst wrote: »

I wonder would sending an e-mail to UTV Ireland to complain about its failure to broadcast non-ITV Studios content make a difference.

If it is with another distributor their hands are tied until they begin to own rights for RoI follow re-negotiation of distribution deals.

I image that UTV Ireland could start showing ITV national news either late nights and/or using international news stories from ITV news on Ireland Live.

Tonight could be re-edited to suit an Irish audience, ala 20/20 on TV3 many years ago.

I wonder would sending an e-mail to UTV Ireland to complain about its failure to broadcast non-ITV Studios content make a difference.

Delta2113

I wish they would show Tonight hosted by Julie Etchingham.

Jack Killian

ads20101 wrote: »

Yes, rte may have a case here but the 2 shows are regionally different. I'm not convinced that they'll be able to stop itv from broadcasting the voice here.

Countryally different even. An important fact given that UTV/ITV don't seem to realise the distinction.

icdg wrote: »

All depends on what is in the contact between RTE and Endemol TBH.

A report today suggests that RTÉ may drop the voice in favour of Ireland's Got Talent.

Also Shinawil hold the rights to produce the show in Ireland, RTÉ commission the show AFAIK they are not involved in the rights to the format, depending on the contract with RTÉ Shinawil could move it to another broadcaster.

All depends on what is in the contact between RTE and Endemol TBH.

iseegirls

The Voice isn't doing too well on BBC at the moment anyway - down about a million average from last year. I think ITV are wasting money on it next year.

I doubt many from Ireland watch The Voice currently on BBC, so I wouldn't say it would even do well if it was on UTV Ireland, and they might be better off showing dramas or other light entertainment.

ads20101

gordongekko wrote: »

No I don't think I am. I don't believe rte will allow itv to broadcast the voice UK in Ireland as it owns the rights to the show in Ireland.

Yes, rte may have a case here but the 2 shows are regionally different. I'm not convinced that they'll be able to stop itv from broadcasting the voice here.

gordongekko

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I think you've confused your wording a little bit here.

RTE show The Voice of Ireland that is hosted by Kathryn Thomas, Eoghan Mc Dermott and a completely different set of Irish Judges namely Bressie, Kian Egan, Rachel Stevens and Una Foden.

You're mixing it up with the UK version that is going from the BBC to ITV very soon.

No I don't think I am. I don't believe rte will allow itv to broadcast the voice UK in Ireland as it owns the rights to the show in Ireland.