[Orry Verducci]

Both the ITV1 DOG and the LIVE tag are overlaid each other on Dancing on Ice in the top right hand corner.

It looks awful doesn't it!

How do things like this happen? Who decides that the ITV1 dog moves to the right? I'm assuming the LIVE dog is DOI production and the ITV1 dog is continuity department, but surely both departments know about the other.

Like mentioned previously, why can't it be done like on the Martin Lewis Money Show, with the LIVE dog under the channel logo, and make that a standard for any programme displaying LIVE.

Your assumption is correct. The 'LIVE' DOG is on the feed coming from the production gallery, and the ITV1 DOG is inserted by ITV Presentation. In Scotland the STV DOG is inserted by STV Transmission instead of the ITV1 DOG.

Pres usually place the DOG in the top left, but will move it to the top right if advised that it will clash with other graphics (common on sports programming). This is agreed between the production company and ITV ahead of time. Pres don't enquire where it should be placed while doing the line up checks with the production.

In this case, one of two things has happened. Either someone has accidentally selected the wrong DOG in the automation playlist, or there's been a miscommunication with regards to the placement of the DOG. The former is much more likely.