EWT (TotalAccess)

TotalAccess won the 2006 franchise round for the London Weekend 6-Net license in early 2006. Part of what won TotalAccess the franchise was the promise to retain the Exelon name and symbol, and create programming that kept the high standards of quality the franchise enjoyed in its previous ownership.

During the first four months of ownership, the graphics department came up with creative ways for the striped EWT symbol to appear on screen. It showed up everywhere from a chalk drawing on a wall, to a steel construction site, even on an entire pepperoni pizza. The quirky and original graphics gave viewers and critics alike much to talk about over the watercoolers as the work week began.

The biggest change to EWT during the TotalAccess reign was in graphic presentation. The classic striped EWT symbol was abandoned in favor of a blue circle with a lowercase 'e' and the "WT" in caps coming out from behind it. This symbol again appeared in random places, including billiard balls and paint stains. Even the pepperoni pizza got the lowercase 'e' treatment.

TotalAccess hired Anna-Maria Ashe to front the updated EWT News and she continues to present the news headlines to this day.

In late 2006, TotalAccess pulled out of all UK operations as a cost-cutting measure, and EWT was returned to its former owners, dMGw. The symbol returned to the classic striped version, but some elements such as the presentation style of EWT News remained.