Category: SBS

Categories
SBS Videos: Promos

The SBS of Top Gear

emc2.jpg

> RealPlayer Stream (776kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (3.1mb)

itslonely.jpg

> RealPlayer Stream (235kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (1mb)

Along with the new idents, SBS has started to stray away from the subway theme when it comes to their promotions. I really like the addition of the mosquito, and the general layout and design of them is excellent.

I was hoping to upload a promo for Top Gear, which starts on SBS next Monday at 7.30pm but haven’t seen one with the mosquito so far. If you haven’t watched Top Gear before please don’t be turned off just because you’re not that into cars, its so much more then that. It’s a gloriously shot, eloquently produced, witty and engaging show with some of the best filming I’ve seen on TV. The hosts (Jeremy, Richard and James) have an really good dynamic and the elaborate races and set ups they do are amazing. And I don’t just mean races around the track, I mean a Renault Clio vs. a mountain bike through Lisbon, a Mercedes SLK vs. a boat to Oslo and an Ashton Martin vs. the bullet train to Monaco and a plane vs. a Ferrari to Switzerland.

Oh, and please whatever you do, don’t watch Drive TV on Ten, it’s a horrible attempt to copy Top Gear, instead of the Stig, they have the Chip, instead the magnetic leader board on Top Gear, they have the Shell Optimax Hot Lap, and instead of witty intelligent hosts they have some Fairfax hacks.

I like Top Gear for the same reasons I like idents, I hope you get a chance to appreciate the show too, and I hope any of that made sense.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

Highest ratings ever

sbs1

> RealPlayer Stream (868kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (2.5mb)

sbs2

> RealPlayer Stream (864kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (2.5mb)

sbs3

> RealPlayer Stream (916kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (2.6mb)

SBS just celebrated their highest ratings ever with a total of 4.5 million tuning in to watch Australia beat Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying match. So what better time to show off their new idents, although I’m probably still too in love with their old ones to give a balanced opinion on these.

They kind of remind me of the iPod ads (especially the new one), but apart from that they are once again better then anything else on Australian TV (next to maybe ABC2), and at least SBS change them before you get a chance to get sick of them.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

Drop SBS

sbs drop

> RealPlayer Stream (421kb)

I haven’t seen a new one of these in ages, I love the SBS water idents, and as far as a series of Australian idents go these are absolutely my favourite.

Categories
SBS Videos: Broadcast News

The new SBS weather..

sbsweather

> RealPlayer Stream (600kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (4.2mb)

The new weather shares the same colour scheme as the rest of the broadcast, the maps and animation are cool and seamless, I’m just not sure about the colours.

Categories
SBS Videos: Broadcast News Videos: Openings

The new SBS…

sbsnew

> RealPlayer Stream (1.5mb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (9.4mb)

SBS has relaunched its news broadcast with new graphics and a new set… I think the video speaks for itself.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

Distressing and Offensive

sbs1oil

> RealPlayer Stream (503kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (3.1mb)

I promise that I will post something that isn’t an SBS ident next time, but I saw this the other day, and like all the other “water” idents I love it. At the end of this ident is a ‘Viewer Advice’ because the program that the ident was prefacing was “distressing and offensive” (it was a documentary about prision rape).

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

SBS keeps getting wetter.

sbswaterside

> RealPlayer Stream (370kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (1.7mb)

I love the SBS water idents, and while this one remains my favourite the one i’m posting today is just as cool. So once again Australia’s smallest tv network has managed to make the countries most elegant and well designed idents.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

O Captain, my speedboat captain.

sbswhats

> RealPlayer Stream (568kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (3.4mb)

This is one of the “coming next” menus that SBS use, they have a few different background, but its all the same idea. SBS do this sort of thing the best I think, they have always had very good program idents. Goes for about 20 seconds.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

Strong Sex Scenes

sbs1subway

> RealPlayer Stream (592kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (3.6mb)

This is the third of the “water” themed idents from SBS. I haven’t seen any others but there could be more. I also kept recording after the ident to show the subway inspired ‘Viewer Discretion’ that SBS use.

Categories
SBS Videos: Idents

Under the stone theres a stonefish

sbsepg

> RealPlayer Stream (632kb)
> Quicktime MPEG4 Download (3.8mb)

SBS in Australia has two additional digital channels, one is SBS World News and the other is SBS Electronic Program Guide. This ident is from the EPG channel. The songs played on the channel change constantly, but the video I’ve posted has End of May by Keren playing in the background.

This was recorded in March but the format is exactly the same.