[DTV]

For your information on this point, I've recently found out the new graphics for at least "BBC News Now" and "Across the UK" is created by this particular individual/agency/entity called "Rend". I'm not so sure if this is an external agency, a freelance individual or someone working in-house for BBC News...

...Let's just say Rend's other projects are way better than this design~

Much worse to know they aren't from an overstretched and underresourced BBC graphics team, though the point about it presumably being a batch commission of which WNA isn't a one-off still stands.

Looking through, they clearly specialise somewhat in flat design with dynamic movement, so it does seem just like an odd dud project that somebody decided needed PowerPointy gradients added on top of. Even the BBC Verify graphics are much better quality than the Verified Live titles.