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WFAA's 1998 bizarre promos of a special report on lies:

A promo of Canal 9 in 1993, proudly announcing the installment of new equipment and a new transmitter. Was this modern technology or not?

Chet Curtis previews some of the stories for WCVB's 6pm newscast in January 1994.

More sports now! Here's the intro of CBS Sports Spectacular in 1973, sponsored by Ford. WARNING: it's a catchy tune and maybe you'll end up humming it or even singing it! A small update on Fútbol de Primera: the complete intro of the show from 1999, when it celebrated its 15th season on air.

When soccer came alive to our TV screens: an old intro from the show "Futbol de Primera" in 1988. The program aired on Sunday nights between 1985 and 2009, carrying highlights of the soccer matches played during the weekend. The theme from the movie Blade Runner (used by the program) became an institution and has been associated with sports broadcasting in the country ever since. Plus, the intro of the legendary British show Trans World Sport from the late 1990s:

Time for a bit of music! Some of BBC's main personalities singing three of the Bee Gees' most memorable songs in a 1999 Comic Relief special: In September 2001, Argentine station Azul Televisión revamped its identity, so it hired three Blue Man Group impersonators to perform on its IDs. The IDs were removed in April 2002, when the identity became more calm and peaceful, switching the background color from blue to white.

Bill Elder wraps up the 5pm news from WWL in 1996. Phil Johnson provides commentary and Dennis Woltering previews some of the stories for the 6pm newscast.

Intro and excerpt of WCVB's locally-produced show Night Shift in 1988, hosted by Yakov Caplan. The program showcased animation and short films created by filmmakers from around the region. It's sad to know that programs like this one aren't produced anymore.

A small part of Tom Bergeron's résumé: hosting WBZ's teenage discussion show Rap Around in 1988. The program continued to be on the air for another decade. Anyone knows who succeeded him as the host of the show?

Some old idents from Tyc Sports, Argentina's leading cable sports channel, launched in 1994.

Some promos and IDs from CTC7 (Canberra, ACT) in 1978:

WCVB also used that campaign "The One to Turn To" with the same animation for the logo! I remember seeing it on a demo reel, but I can't find it on YouTube. Anyone knows who composed that jingle?

An ident from ESPN (South American feed) in April 2000. At the very end includes a small excerpt of a bumper from MTV. Continuing with ESPN, some promos from May 2001, including one from SportsCenter, which was launched a couple of months before, on November 15, 2000. All of the sportscasters there are still working at ESPN! Let's go back on time to November 1996! Canal 13 offers a pretty interesting primetime lineup on November 11: a documentary about otters, followed by the television premiere of the movie "Sleepless in Seattle". Unfortunately the station removed primetime documentaries and movie offerings many years ago to make way for Marcelo Tinelli's Showmatch. And finally, a nicely done stop-motion ID from Telefe, used during the spring season in 1996:

Some tragic news from Brazil: veteran journalist Ricardo Boechat dies in a chopper crash in São Paulo. He was 66 years old, and for the last 12, he anchored Rede Bandeirantes' flagship evening newscast. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47196268 Here's a farewell video from his colleagues at Bandeirantes:

A promo of Canal 13 airing a repeat of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" weekdays at 4pm in May 2000. Kenny Rogers was the guest star in that episode. The video also contains the station ID.

A promo of Radio 10 (AM 710) from 1999. I hope you don't get scared by the lip-sync!

An excerpt of Seven's coverage of the 1994 AFL Grand Final between the West Coast Eagles and Geelong. Includes a short appearance of Home Improvement's Richard Karn, doing a minor repair. Seven aired the program for many years in Australia, and aired one episode that night (October 1st, 1994) at 6:30pm, right after the news.

ITV celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in 2005, paying tribute to one of its legendary shows: World of Sport, which was presented for many years by a guy sporting a moustache called Dickie Davis (Des Lynam's competition!)

CBS Sunday Night News with Bill Plante from June 26, 1988. Anyone knows why CBS only aired a 15-minute late night newscast on Sundays and not on Saturdays?

The intro of NBC's 1997 World Series broadcast with Bob Costas, Hannah Storm and Keith Olbermann: Anyone knows the name of the theme used at 2:00?

The opener and full theme of the BBC's coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympics:

One of the most bizarre moments on British TV: Des Lynam hosts Grandstand while two guys fight behind him in the control room!

A short commercial block and a station ID from Imparja Television, a small regional network serving remote areas of Australia. This junction is from the late 1980s, when Imparja cherry-picked programs from Seven, Nine and Ten, before becoming an exclusive Nine affiliate in 2008.

BBC's intro of its coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympics, presented by Sue Barker. The intro used for the 2000 Summer Olympics is 10 times better!

Intro and sponsors of CBC's Winter Olympic coverage in 1998: