Category: Videos: Promos

Radio 3 is to ABC Classic FM as Radio 2 is to…?

Post author By John Beohm
Post date September 28, 2006
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BBC Radio 2 is apparently the UK’s most popular radio station. If anyone knows about the original footage of this promo or how it was put together I’d be interested to hear, because the concept for it could have been such a failure if it wasn’t executed properly, but it seems to work pretty well.

Also, whats the British or American equivalent of Triple J? Radio 6? KCRW?

For more BBC radio check out the Zane Lowe and Chris Moyle television spots.bbc

ABC1 Videos: Promos

Basically, just get digital already.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date September 12, 2006
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So its not the best promo I’ve ever seen, but it is simple, makes the point and hopefully will be succinct enough to appeal to people who might otherwise have no idea about digital television.

That’s Australia, but as for the UK check out the BBC’s Freeview push and Digit Al.

Nine Network Seven Network Videos: Promos Videos: TV

Electronically program this!

Post author By John Beohm
Post date September 10, 2006
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Like I’ve said before Canberra only gets the SBS EPG, but on my recent night in Sydney I managed to capture Nine’s new guide, and Seven’s as well. Ten’s remains embarrassingly out of date so I didn’t bother with it.

BBC Two Videos: Promos

Oh Maggie I couldn’t have tried anymore.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date September 3, 2006
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I love the character Maggie from Extras, and I love Ricky Gervias. In fact his name has become a sort of metonym personally for success and integrity.

The first one of these promos for season two of Extras is my favourite, with very appropriate use of Rod Stewart’s ‘Maggie May’.

SBS Videos: Promos Videos: Top Gear

Speaking of that Top Gear lust

Post author By John Beohm
Post date August 19, 2006
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I’m a relative new comer to Top Gear, I’ve only been watching it for about a year, but it has blown my mind, and my love for it has nothing to do with cars…

There are three major reasons I watch the show, and for each of the reasons I have a catalyst point. The first reason is the phenomenal style and production that the segments are shot in, my first introduction to this was when Clarkson drove a Land Rover Discovery up a mountain in Scotland. My second reason for watching the show is the drama of the races, the first one of these I saw in full, and probably the reason I started to religiously watch the show is airing next week on SBS, and its the race to Oslo, with Clarkson in a Mercedes, and May and Hammond in a boat, so don’t miss it.

(And the third reason? I’ll get to that soon.)

BBC Two Videos: Promos

Kath and Kim on BBC Two.

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Its always exciting to see an Australian show on primetime in a different country (how often does it even happen outside of oceania?), and these Kath and Kim promos running on BBC Two at the moment are very cool.

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Seven Network Videos: Promos

On the ground in Beirut. Seven News.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date August 6, 2006
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Seven/Prime’s recent promo for the nightly news using some footage of Chris Reason “on the ground in Beirut.”

ABC1 Videos: Promos

The muppets are coming to the White House.

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Post date August 6, 2006
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Planet Earth, In Search of Mozart, The West Wing, Wire in the Blood and Parkinson. It’s ABC’s big week.

BBC One Channel 4 Videos: Promos

Now on ABC1, ABC2 and jtv.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date August 3, 2006
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Ok, so maybe its a bit much to suggest jtv is being groomed for its own digital television station, but it would be cool, and like these BBC and Channel 4 signposts show there is an exciting world of multichanneling to be had, once people start buying set top boxes, and decent content arrives.

ABC1 Videos: Promos

First run West Wings start Thursday.

Post author By John Beohm
Post date July 31, 2006
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The ABC has gotten through its backlog of West Wings and premiere episodes are starting. This is the one minute extended promo for this weeks episode.