Channel 4 1999 – 2004 Branding

Setting trends in tv branding once again, and Channel Four looks to stripes and the ‘4’ now in a square…

The first set of Idents were created by Spin: There were used from April 1999 to December 1999 only. The music for the idents is based on the track: Upstream by d*note,

Channel 4 ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

30th July 1999

Views: 261

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

23rd September 1999

Views: 1582

Format: 4:3

Spin also created over 20 additional idents which mainly included people linked to Channel 4. Introduced April 1999 and continued until 2003, from January 2002 were mainly only seen overnight.

Channel 4 ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 153

Format: 4:3

Idents and break bumpers created by STATIC, first introduced in mid December 1999 until December 2001.

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

1999

Views: 483

Format: 4:3

4 Later bumper

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 101

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2000

Views: 466

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th March 2000

Views: 779

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 868

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 853

Format: 4:3

4 Later Next

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 357

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

29th April 2000

Views: 410

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 482

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 609

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 490

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 623

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 504

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 refreshed its ‘lines’ idents on 1 January 2002

4 Music Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

Date unknown

Views: 443

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 745

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 691

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 492

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 599

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 315

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Next

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

10th May 2003

Views: 449

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 362

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 had a three-hour Simpsons marathon when they acquired the series in 2004, including two original programs; Here are the night’s special idents and a couple of promos.

Channel 4 Programme Promotions

Fargo Monday

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

1999

Views: 161

Format: 4:3

Le Show promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 75

Format: 4:3

TFI Friday promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 115

Format: 4:3

Underground promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

13th August 1999

Views: 73

Format: 4:3

Jam promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

circa April 2000

Views: 154

Format: 4:3

RI:SE promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2003

Views: 198

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Holding Slides

More continuity examples and examples of the stripes / 4 squared branding…

South Park slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 254

Format: 4:3

Frasier slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 114

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 174

Format: 4:3

Ally McBeal slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

13th August 1999

Views: 105

Format: 4:3