Month: July 2006

Film4 to the Floor

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The first video is an extended promo for Film4 announcing that the channel will available for free, and the second video is a very funny and fairly random promo for the same thing featuring Judi Dench and Ewan McGregor.

Maybe there is some context I’m missing for the second video, or maybe its just meant to be that random/surreal kind of thing, either way, I likes.

Update: get some context after the jump courtesy of YouTube.

Another Update: it turns out these promos were directed by Kevin Spacey.

Tags channel 4, film4

ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War

Bloody Sunday episode #2

Todays episode sans most music (“forgot” to take out the new Killers and Snow Patrol). If the player above doesn’t work for you just download from the link below, or just press the eject looking button.

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ABC1 Videos: Promos

August on ABC: Mozart, Triple J and 9/11

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Post date July 23, 2006
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First it was July on ABC now its that time of month to start spruiking next months new programming. Among other things there will be a Tuesday Book Club, Rolf Harris and of course JTV.

I really like the ‘Life’, ‘History’, ‘Reality’ visuals in this promo.

ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War

August on ABC: Catalyst, Britcoms, and snuff films.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date July 22, 2006
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First they devised Are You Being Shagged? to parody double entendre humour, now its Brightly Bloom the Daffodils taking a look at the tame and tasteful humour of the classic British sitcom… its “minor mishaps in an English village with mildly amusing consequences”.

Then for those of you fortunate enough to not know what a snuff film is you can just skip the second video. And finally another look at whats coming up on Catalyst (see their previous Catalyst promo here).

ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War

Chas, the Bulldogs, and Hezbollah

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Post date July 22, 2006
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The Chaser reflects on the week that saw Chas arrested and a lot of extra media coverage for the show. They also show the footage of Chas and his “offensive conduct”.

ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War

Tonight’s Chaser: Chris Taylor on ABC Canberra

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Post date July 21, 2006
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Chris talking to Rod Quinn (fillilng in for Ross Solly) on ABC Canberra local radio about Chas, media reforms, Dancing on Ice and the Bulldogs footage which will apparently be going to air on tonights episode at 9:40pm.

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SBS Videos: Idents

Relive the passion.

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SBS have been running this 60 second look back at their coverage of the World Cup, they’re rightfully proud of the whole thing, and I’m not sure if it would work as well as it does on any other network.

Channel 4 Videos: Idents

Four to the Floor: The (first) missing piece

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Post date July 19, 2006
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Last month I assembled what I thought was the complete collection of the current Channel 4 idents, apparently I was missing this one however.

I’ve since added it to the original post, so short of a new one being made in the last few week see the entire collection here.

ABC1 Videos: Promos

This is where your heart is singing.

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Post date July 18, 2006
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The ABC has certainly got alot of mileage out of Al Harding’s tune Light My Way. I’m glad that they’ve restrained its use to just these This is where it is promos though.

“The World Awakes” in this particular promo to The Next Mega Quake, Life and Times of El Nino, In Search of Myths and Heroes and Killer Ice.

ABC1 Videos: TV

The lissajous gets a smaller aitch-dee

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Post date July 16, 2006
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Last week I mentioned how the ABC was starting to watermark HD programs. Well, in the space of a week they’ve decided to change the watermark a bit. I’m starting to think maybe the ABC should come up with a HD brand, like the way the BBC have.