Month: June 2008

Unafraid. Unelected. The Hollowmen.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 29, 2008
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The Hollowmen is a new political comedy/drama coming to ABC1 from July 9th. With this being the first on-air promo for the new show. The use of photographs in the video is a possible allusion to a 2004 election campaign commercial that adopted a similar style, or perhaps I’m just reading too much into it.

Produced by the Working Dog, the team behind Frontline and The Castle, the show is about “the workings of an internal think tank, set up by the Prime Minister, whose responsibility is long-term policy vision”.

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Foxtel Videos: Idents

Fox Sports and ESPN go HD.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 29, 2008
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Foxtel’s expansion into the HD world will no doubt be of particular interest to the sports fans out there, with ESPN and Fox Sports both launching high def channels.

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BBC iPlayer 2.0

Sneak a peek at BBC iPlayer 2.0.

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iTunes Australia now offering TV downloads.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 24, 2008
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iTunes Australia now selling TV.

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BBC (Other) Foxtel Videos: Idents

BBC HD launches in Australia.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 22, 2008
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Foxtel officially launches its high definition service today, and although content wise there isn’t much on the new HD platform yet, with only five HD channels available at launch, BBC HD is one of them, and almost makes it worth it.

It would seem Australia is the first market outside of the UK to recieve the BBC HD brand, but won’t be the last, with plans for expansion into Poland, and the US later this year. The two videos are taken from the newly launched BBC HD Australia and show an ident for the network, and an extended promo.

For more from BBC HD check out this cimematic promo for the UK version.

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European TV Videos: Idents

Public broadcasting en EspaÃ±a.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 17, 2008
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CorporaciÃ³n RadiotelevisiÃ³n EspaÃ±ola, or RTVE, is the state owned public broadcaster of Spain, operating eight television networks (including one just for classical music broadcasts), and six radio stations. Unlike the ABC or the BBC however, RTVE is financed with a combination of government funding and advertising.

Last week RTVE revealed its new branding, bringing together its aging brand into a “unified and common graphic language”. And although the new look isn’t expected to launch on-air until later in the year, the above video gives a thourough overview of the new look broadcaster, from its logos to stationary.

For a comparison of the new and old logos check out Brand New’s coverage.. and as for the song in the video, its ‘Take A Chance’ by The Magic Numbers.

– Thanks to RocÃo from Summa for the video.

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