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: 282

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

23rd September 1999

Views: 1606

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: 167

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: 498

Format: 4:3

4 Later bumper

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 108

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2000

Views: 483

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th March 2000

Views: 800

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 891

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 876

Format: 4:3

4 Later Next

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 361

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

29th April 2000

Views: 417

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 493

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 628

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 498

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 640

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 518

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: 457

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 768

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 707

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 502

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 611

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 327

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Next

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

10th May 2003

Views: 460

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 372

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: 163

Format: 4:3

Le Show promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 77

Format: 4:3

TFI Friday promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 118

Format: 4:3

Underground promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

13th August 1999

Views: 75

Format: 4:3

Jam promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

circa April 2000

Views: 157

Format: 4:3

RI:SE promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2003

Views: 202

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: 266

Format: 4:3

Frasier slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 118

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 181

Format: 4:3

Ally McBeal slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

13th August 1999

Views: 107

Format: 4:3