September 2000: North East England’s ITV station Tyne Tees debuted its own, distinctive look (reserved for local programming only). Here’s how it looked like in action:
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The S-word in a children’s drama?
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I guess anyone would be in shock after hearing that someone in power has been removed.
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Intro and partial segment of Seattle station KIRO’s news from October 1984. The channel showcased a rarity: a jet was used for newsgathering purposes!
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At the time, KIRO’s cross-town rival KING used a Cessna, which they shared with KING Radio, for their traffic reports. It was featured in the station’s morning news open, along with their helicopter:
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A series of campaigns and idents from the Spanish-language American network Telemundo in the late 1990s. The graphics were glossy and the music sounds beautiful!
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I’ve posted this upthread, but since today marks the 45th anniversary of Chicago’s Blizzard of '79, here’s some coverage from WBBM:
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And here’s the same blizzard as seen on WBBM’s crosstown competitor WMAQ:
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Here are bit an pieces of KOAT from 1997, including (shortly after the 4-minute mark) an unusually long list of translators, even by the standards of the American West:
And here’s an interesting article about TV translators in the U.S.:
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Following up with this RTP’s 2002/04 news post, here’s a morning update from 3 February 2003 where journalist Ana Cardoso Fonseca previews the stories of that day’s lunchtime news.
At the 1:06 minute mark, you can hear a short snippet of the soft electronic pips theme. Musician Elvis Veiguinha was the creator of the multiple cuts used by RTP’s news department in those years.
To wrap up, a closer of Telejornal on 19 March 2002 (Father’s Day in Portugal), where the newscast ends with an amazing shot of Jose Rodrigues dos Santos being projected on a screen, located on the rooftop of the old RTP building in Lisbon.
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Many newspapers used to print TV listings as an easier (or cheaper) alternative to dedicated magazines like TV Guide, TV Week, etc. This is a Buenos Aires schedule from Thursday 27 October 1983 (a few days before the first general election in 7 years), published by the local paper Clarin.
The “bullet” design resembles the American TV Guide, with some differences. Cable programming (white bullet) is mentioned at the bottom of the listings.
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2006 saw the launch of HD music channel Music: High Definition (now MTV Live). the channel had live concerts as well as music clips and concert-related programming.
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Speaking of music channels, here’s a 1984 report from CityTV in Toronto on CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) hearings to determine who should operate Canada’s first pay-TV music channel; CityTV’s sister operation MuchMusic ended up as the winner:
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Here are a couple of pages from a 1960 issue of Mexico’s Tele-Guía:
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A selection of IDs from the BBC’s defunct overseas entertainment service BBC Prime in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The 1997-2006 colorful idents were designed by Lambie-Nairn.
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In June 2006, as part of its 13th anniversary celebrations, Argentine cable news channel Todo Noticias (TN) was given a new look: newsy, fresh and serious, clearly representing the style of those times. The agency Gizmo created the visual identity, and local composer Eddie Sierra was in charge of the triumphant music.
TN changed dramatically over the years. It has become a flashy channel which heavily relies on crime, gossip, sports, politics and banter. Trying to attract a younger audience (who barely watch TV news these days!), TN has added bloopers and music shows to its schedule in recent years, phasing out culture and arts programming.
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Clean version of the opening titles to GMA’s evening newscast - 24 Oras - from 2004.
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From Canada, a 1980s ID from the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, which produced Inuit-focused programming for CBC North:
A compilation of 1977 local news opens from Atlanta:
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Staying in Atlanta, here’s a 1997 clip of CNN International’s American Edition, a 15-minute newscast for international viewers interested in U.S. news, weather, and sports:
And here’s a typical CNN news open from 1982:
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In the first years of Sky News, some bottom-of-the-hour editions of the channel’s news were branded Sky News International. They focused on global events and were intended for Sky News’ viewers in Continental Europe. Even the weather map before the news showed all of Europe instead of just the UK:
An extended promo for Sky News Sunrise from its first year on the air:
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