S4/C final analogue closedown 2010

S4/C closed their analogue transmissions at around the same time as everyone else in Wales.  S4/C decided to mark the occasion with a special video.

So, it’s goodbye to analogue TV in Wales.

BBC1 Wales analogue switch-off 2010

Wales has become the first nation in the UK to have entirely switched off analogue TV.

BBC1 Wales and S4/C both marked the occasion, S4/C will be posted later.  But here’s how BBC1 Wales closed on analogue for the very last time.

I expect to see other similar closedowns in the future.  Where I am, we have already gone all digital and there was nothing special when it happened, so it’s nice to see this happening as part of television history.

New CNBC Europe graphics

This morning I woke up to new graphics and a new ident for CNBC Europe.  I first noticed the new look on Squawk Box Europe this morning.  They are using a new (to me) font, which may have been specially done for them.  Italicised, it closely resembles Crillee, which was used for credits and titles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. 

The new graphics are airing on Worldwide Exchange, so perhaps US viewers can now see them.  The new font is being used on the ticker, lower thirds, and full screens.  The hotboards have also been redesigned.  Everything looks far simpler, and less extravagant.

I hope to have some caps up shortly.