CSNightscreen (TV Programme)

Final logo used in 2023.

**CSNightscreen** (stylised as *CSNIGHTSCREEN*) was a scheduled programme on the CSN television network, consisting of a sequence of animated pages of information about CSN's upcoming programmes, features and news, with easy listening music in the background. The programme was used to fill the station's overnight downtime, where a closedown would have once been used at the end of programmes. The programme was generally shown at the end of every broadcast with the typical show airing from 4AM to 4:30AM. The programme was also broadcast on the CSMovies channel from September to November 2022.

## Origins

CSNightscreen's origins lie in the ITV Nightscreen programme on the ITV Network, ITV Nightscreen was broadcast on ITV1, STV and UTV starting from when the last programme finishes and ending at 5:05 am most weekdays and at 6:00 am at weekends and holidays. ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 & ITVBe also broadcast *Nightscreen*. Availability depended on how much unused time was left, and could sometimes last for as little as five minutes as teleshopping is shown on these channels. On 1 October 2021, 5 months before CSNightscreen started, the final episode of ITV Nightscreen aired and was replaced by Unwind with ITV the following day.

## History

CSNightscreen started out on CSN's launch day at 3AM, making it the longest running original on the CSN channel. CSNightscreen's graphics originally consisted of text on a black background. CSNightscreen would receive a graphical upgrade during June 2022, now using the Interstate font from Blues V2. CSNightscreen would again receive an update on 6th August 2023, to fit the Blues V3 branding package. Throughout every iteration of CSNightscreen, the same clips of sunsets have been used, mimicking what you would see on ITV Nightscreen. CSNightscreen would receive another update on 19th March 2023, this time taking inspiration from BBC Scotland's nighttime filler, and being automated by OBS. The original masters for the pre-2023 versions of Nightscreen were made availiable on the CSNArchive on the 6th July 2023. Starting 22nd July, CSN's DOG would start to be visible during the CSNightscreen programme, this is because of the new automation system that is used from 1AM on CSN starting in July 2023, this also marks the only time, apart from the temporary January 2023 design of Nightscreen, where a DOG is on-screen during the programme. As part of the Blues V5 rebrand on 7th October 2023, CSNightscreen received a minor update, mainly changing the font used and background. CSNightscreen aired for the final time on 11th December 2023, reminding viewers to tune in on New Years Eve for the final CSN broadcast, the following week, CSNightscreen was replaced by a promo loop reminding viewers to go over to the CSN Discord and again reminding viewers of the impending closure.

19 March 2022 - 25 June 202225 June 2022 - 6 August 20226 August 2022 - 20 December 20227 January 2023 - 18 March 2023 (temporary)18 March 2023 – 17 June 202317 June 2023 - 7 October 20237 October 2023 - 11 December 2023

## Logos

19 March 2022 - 18 March 202318 March 2023 - 11 December 2023
## See Also

* List of programmes broadcast by CSN
* CSNTunes
* CSN