Spike

April 2015 to October 2017

Idents and Presentation

15 April 2015 saw the launch of a new channel in the 'Channel 5 family' following the takeover by Viacom. The channel is the UK & Ireland version of Viacom's US Channel. The launch night programmes included 'Police Interceptors Unleashed', 'Fail Army', 'Lip Sync Battle', 'Olympus' & 'Breaking Bad'.

The production company for the idents was Mainframe UK, they were directed by Jody Malam and produced by Nick Canham.

Ident - Horseman/Biker

The first ident shown on the Channel at 7pm on Wednesday 15 April 2015.

Ident - Couple/Eagle

The second ident shown on the Channel at 8pm on Wednesday 15 April 2015.

Ident - Wolf/Astronaut

This ident shows a wolf turning into an astronaut.

Ident - Fighter/Zombie

A fighter changes into a zombie.

Ident - Skeleton/Police Car

A woman knocks a living skeleton into a police car.

Break Bumpers

A couple of examples of the break bumpers.

DOG/BUG

Examples of the standard bug and bug with promotional text.

Promos

Examples of graphics used on general promos.

End credit Promotions

Examples of the different styles of end credit promotions, including promoting programmes on other channels.

In Programme Promotions

Examples of the different styles of in programme promotions.

Programme End Caps

Examples of the programme end caps for programmes made specifically for Spike.