BBC London
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BBC London is the brand for the BBC's tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. Image:BBClondon.jpg
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Launch
It was launched as BBC LDN when the BBC London region split from the BBC South East region on 1 October 2001. BBC London includes the BBC London 94.9 FM radio station and the London regional television news service broadcast on BBC One.
News programming
Image:BBCemilymaitlis.jpg The news programming for the combined London and South East region had been BBC Newsroom South East and this was replaced with BBC London News for the London region, an opt-out of BBC South Today for the Oxfordshire region and BBC South East Today for the remaining South East region.
The regional news programme BBC London News broadcasts daily. Its flagship programme goes out between 6.30pm and 6.55pm on weekdays. A lunchtime programme is also broadcast between 1.30pm and 1.45pm while other, shorter bulletins go out during BBC Breakfast, after the BBC 10 O' Clock News and at weekends. They are presented by Asad Ahmad, Matt Barbet, Riz Lateef, Mike Ramsden or Louisa Preston. Until March 2006 Emily Maitlis was the main presenter, before she moved on to present on BBC News24 and on Newsnight.
Of all regional news programmes, it is the only one to have begun with a deskless studio; instead presenters stood throughout.
LDN to London
On 1 March 2004 a desk was added and the original title name BBC LDN was lengthened to the full name of London. The rebranding to BBC LONDON incorporated the same set of titles used for BBC LDN. The BBC ONE box seen on the lower left side of the screen during continuity for regional news, was changed to (Top to bottom) BBC ONE LONDON.
2005 rebranding
Image:BBClondon2005.jpg On 12 December 2005, BBC London revamped its look, and introduced a new version of the music. The titles now involve a series of pictures of London followed by red screen which a white translucent band and a clear band cross, making the BBC London logo appear.
The new look was critisied as inferior to the previous look, especially the new theme music. This style is likely to soon spread across all regional news output.
See also
- BBC NewsThe criticism of the rebranding was very limited. The title shots change every single night to reflect the local landmarks that symbolise home for a potential audience of more than 11 million people - bigger than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined. In the summer the audience will be invited to submit their own images for inclusion in the titles sequence.