Year: 2008

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.

Tags bbd hd, Foxtel, hd

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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Top Gear USA

Top Gear USA details revealed.

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A&E gets a new logo.

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The Cleveland Show.

Funny promo for upcoming Family Guy spin-off “The Cleveland Show”.

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Taiwan says hello to HiHD.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date June 10, 2008
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Taiwan’s first high definition station recently launched, and these abstract and dark idents for HiHD are meant to represent the “Lifeless, chaotic SD world” and its transformation into the “new era where a HD generation arrives.”

– Thanks to Johnason from JL Design for the videos.