It's the day (most of) you have been waiting for! Cabinet of Continuities is back on YouTube after a 4 month hiatus! We begin with an exclusive...previously unseen footage from the CBBC Summer Social from 2017, filmed by 13 year old me. For those who enjoy this website, don't worry! I'll still be uploading new stuff here as well as on YouTube. I won't be uploading as often as I used to on YouTube for now and there won't be as many posts either. If you want something similar

An interesting development has emerged in the Sky-ITV takeover. It’s now been revealed that ITV willingly sold itself to Sky in order to save the broadcaster, according to an interview by Broadcast with ITV’s group CEO (and my old boss), Carolyn McCall. This is certainly an unusual decision, as you surely wouldn’t think that a private company would anything to do with a PSB* let alone wanting to help them out! It makes you wonder what Sky had to offer that was so enticing to

Let’s set the scene: Australia is hosting the Olympics and Paralympics in 2032, and the long awaited emblem reveal is almost here. The emblem isn't just something that’s pretty to look at, it’s a key part of the visual identity of the event, and sets the tone on which it is delivered. You’ve spent the best part of a week teasing the new logo, with Australian sporting celebs dotted all over the state giving us clues to what it’ll look like. Then, with just 3 days until the gra

"Ready to knock?" The BBC has announced a revival of the much loved children's show "Play School" almost 40 years after it was axed. The new version will be revamped for the modern age and will air on linear, iPlayer and the new CBeebies Parenting channel on YouTube. The original version debuted on 21st April 1964 on BBC2, inadvertently becoming the channel's first programme. It featured songs, stories, and the famous toys, as well as launching the careers of the likes of Mi

UPDATE: Paramount has now confirmed that the new channel will launch on 21st October Eagle-eyed viewers of Virgin Media may have noticed that 5Select is looking a little different... While not yet officially confirmed by Paramount, various sources have revealed that the 5Select is set to rebrand as 5Drama within the next few weeks. The channel was originally launched in 2016 as "My5", which in turn replaced the Channel 5 +24 timeshift service, sharing its name with the then r

Ofcom has recently announced that no more new commercial radio stations will launch on AM and FM transmitters, except community stations where specific criteria applies. Despite the launch of DAB in the 1990s and the rise of streaming services in recent years, FM radio remains popular - especially in workplaces and schools and in the car. FM also offers superior audio quality to DAB as the audio is not compressed, whereas DAB is compressed to the lossy AAC codec. There have l

ITV will be required to broadcast subtitles on 100% of advertisements network-wide from January 2027. The rules cover all of ITV’s linear broadcast channels as well as streaming, and region specific advertisements. Similar rules were introduced across the Channel 4 portfolio earlier this year to coincide with the Winter Paralympics. It comes after hard campaigning for deaf rights activists who complained of a lack of subtitles during advert breaks. Until now it was a choice f

3 weeks to go and preparations are running full steam ahead ready for the grand return of CabCon on Monday 5th October! I thought I’d quickly give you a little update on where I’m at so far with the new channel. I’ve had a good look through my hard drive and transfered files from my computer to the hard drive. There are about 12,000 video recordings and screenshots in total. That’s right, TWELVE THOUSAND!!! Just one issue though… Until the channel was popped I’d usually delet

NHK Newsline has introduced its first revamp in 7 years as the transfer of news and playout operations to the new broadcast centre is finally complete. The red has been swapped for the NHK signature blue colour with a studio not too dissimilar to the generic domestic news studio. Graphics are now almost identical to the domestic service but with a modified version of the previous font. The music has been changed too, swapping the traditional style of the previous with look wi

Maltese public broadcaster PBS and the EBU have revealed the logo and stage design for next month's Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta, and it's all the fun of the fair. An AI generated fair that is. I'm sure you walked past at least one AI generated funfair poster while out and about over the summer. Now imagine that poster but as a massive stage, and you basically have the stage design for this year's JESC! The stage for this year's JESC (Source: Eurovoix) I'll let PBS

If you can’t beat them join them! BBC DG Matt Brittin has suggested that the corporation could create its own streaming platform in which outside users submit content, similar to YouTube. Speaking at the final TV Festival in Edinburgh before the move to Manchester, Brittin said that such a service would have “a public service algorithm” which doesn’t work for the benefit of private companies. He cited the recent court case against Meta as a factor as the issue has seen substa

It's the moment you've been waiting for! CabCon will be back on YouTube next month! After a 135 day absence, your second favourite TV pres channel will return with all of your favourites plus exciting new stuff! This website will still be updated during the new channel, although there will be fewer community posts as there were before. The reason I'm waiting a month is so that I can get everything ready so there'll be minimal work in October. I don't want to have to rush last

Ofcom has confirmed that it received 9,656 complaints over a documentary aired on Channel 4 entitled “The Great ADHD Myth?”. The documentary was a Minnow Films production for Channel 4. It features psychiatrist Max Pemberton and attempts to determine whether or not an ADHD diagnosis is warranted for a primary school aged boy struggling with school, as well as questioning if the condition even exists at all. “It is certainly not a medical condition as far as I’m concerned” sai

Singapore's prime minister Lawrence Wong announced on Sunday that the city-state will ease restrictions on spoken dialects on pay TV and films released in cinemas provided there is a Mandarin dubbed version available. The move was announced during Singapore's annual National Day Rally, when the prime minister details the government's policies for the coming year. Singapore has 4 official languages; English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, and each language has its own service(s) o

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has today (24th August) has announced its intention to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas, citing the ongoing inclusion of Israel in the contest. It’s the first of the five boycotting countries from this year’s contest in Vienna to publicly confirm their non-participation. A statement issued by a spokesperson for AVROTROS says: “The severe humanitarian suffering in Gaza and the ongoing restrictions on press freedom have contribute

Australia's SBS Viceland has in the last few days rebranded (back) to SBS2. The new(ish) name promises "entertainment with bite" with "culturally curious and seeking programming that is smart, surprising, sexy and different". The rebrand marks the end of an era for the beleaguered brand, as the Australian version of Viceland is the last to close down. The "Viceland" brand was introduced by the American media company Vice Media in February 2016. Viceland's content is geared to

The Walt Disney Company, owners of ABC, have announced their intention to sue the Trump administration and the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to block an early review of ABC's broadcast licences. Trump has repeatedly criticised the content on ABC. The Company alleges that Trump is using the FCC to try to get the network closed. If the review goes ahead, it would be the first time in over 50 years that an early review has been called on a network's licences. D

The original CBeebies logo made a brief comeback during an end-credits promotion (ECP) on BBC Two after "The Great British Sewing Bee" last night (11th August) at around 9pm. The ECP was promoting the CBeebies Parenting platform, which has gone into promotional overdrive ahead of the back to school season. The old logo and colour scheme was used despite both being dropped in March 2023 during the final phases of the "Chameleon" rebrand. It's intriguing to know how this ended

NHK News has issued a surprise refresh for all of its studios. The graphics themselves remain unchanged, as is the 845 regional news. The refresh was presumably designed by NHK's in-house design agency. All of the major news shows on NHK have been given a new, near identical set design with a slightly re-orchestrated version of the existing music. While "News 7" has relatively minor changes, "Good Morning Japan" and "News Watch 9" have brand new colour schemes, swapping the

I'm sure you've all played Wordle at least once. It's the word guessing game that had millions hooked in its peak in 2022. Now, it's being turned into a gameshow, produced by Jimmy Fallon's production company and presented by the "Today" show's Savannah Guthrie. I was involved in both the pilot episode and the eventual series. No NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) were signed, therefore I can exclusively reveal the details of how this show will work. Both the pilot and the seri