[Former Member 2410]

Big news coming out of France 3: the editor-in-chief of the reputed industry newsmagazine La Lettre Pro de la Radio, Frédéric Brulhatour, has received a tip from the public broadcasting unions, that a change of name for both France 3 and France Bleu (the regional radio network from Radio France) is nearing: both services are planning to rebrand to Ici (the name of their common digital brand, and already used for France 3's regional news slots and for the France 3/Bleu morning shows (Ici Matin), and the move will happen on August 26 (for the radio side) and September 9 (for the TV network).

twitter.com 

A paywalled interview was given to Ouest France by both France Télévisions and Radio France’s Directors General in October. Although both channels will retain mostly separate scheduling, plans call for more dual-broadcasts of radio programs on television in a regional basis, and common coverage of regional events. The radio side has also plans for a new entertainment strand.

www.ouest-france.fr 

I think NWT were the first regional programme to use it, but it was commissioned and recorded at the same time

I was sure I read somewhere that NWT composed it themselves to stand-out (as NWT is want to do!)

I asked as I know at least one of the Look North variants now has it, so was curious. Thanks for advising