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: 297

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

23rd September 1999

Views: 1625

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: 173

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: 502

Format: 4:3

4 Later bumper

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 109

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2000

Views: 485

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th March 2000

Views: 812

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 900

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 879

Format: 4:3

4 Later Next

New, it's not

Quality: ST

29th April 2000

Views: 362

Format: 4:3

4 Later Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

29th April 2000

Views: 418

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 496

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 637

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

15th September 2000

Views: 505

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 643

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

31st August 2001

Views: 520

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: 459

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 777

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 711

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 507

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st January 2002

Views: 621

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 335

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Next

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

10th May 2003

Views: 466

Format: 16:9

Channel 4 Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

10th May 2003

Views: 384

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: 164

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: 121

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: 159

Format: 4:3

RI:SE promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

2003

Views: 205

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: 276

Format: 4:3

Frasier slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 121

Format: 4:3

Channel 4 slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

28th May 1999

Views: 187

Format: 4:3

Ally McBeal slide

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

13th August 1999

Views: 111

Format: 4:3