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European TV Videos: Idents

France from afar: France 3

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In whats becoming little more then an excuse for me to mention the fact I went to Paris for six days in January; I present another installment of France from afar.

As previously mentioned I captured next to nothing during my time in France, but thanks to the generosity of one of my French readers I’ve been able to feature for you the sights and sounds of French television, and have for you today France Trois.

For more of the French check out my posts on ARTE, France 5 and TF1.

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BBC Two Videos: Idents

TV on the television: The BBC2 sunroof.

Download all the new BBC2 idents in one swoop here (36.3mb *.zip).

sunroof - Twango

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Another addition to the new look BBC Two collection, check out the rest of them in the original post here. Anymore out there I’m missing?

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Foxtel Videos: Idents

Thanks Tactic, for showing us your wang.

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Thanks to Nathan from Tactic for sending me their latest creation… scribblings of various penis euphemisms, created for The Comedy Channel (which I recently got sent some other stuff from too).

And while I do spend most of my work day drawing willies, I’m not getting explicitly paid for it like the guys at Tactic, I guess its a good thing no one at work knows I have a blog.. and conversely no one who reads this blog knows where I work.

To sum up, they’re short, funny and pretty cool (the exact opposite of me), I look forward to seeing these while I watch my day old Colbert’s over lunch.

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Channel Five Videos: Idents

Five is Ten: 3,500 days of soft porn and Hitler.

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Five is ten! You’ll have to forgive me for the title of this post, it refers to a Dead Ringers bit (video after the jump). The graphics and execution on these special anniversary idents are fantastic, and I love the route they’ve taken of the network literally being ten years old like a child.

Above Kirsty Young, Matthew Wright, Naomi Wilkinson reflect on their time at Channel Five, which for a network I know nothing about is certainly growing on me. And below some cross promotion with Five Life and that Dead Ringers bit, so keep reading…

Continue reading “Five is Ten: 3,500 days of soft porn and Hitler.”
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Channel Five Videos: Idents

If you wanna be my Five.

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Channel Five celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday, the above is the start of the channel, and the Spice Girls guaranteeing it will be the new sensation (how did that pan out?.. i’m not being facetious I really don’t know what people think of it).

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Channel 4 Videos: Idents

Four to the Floor: The Dubai skyline

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Big thanks to Graham and Craig, who within minutes of each other both sent me the latest (and perhaps coolest) Channel 4 ident. And who am I to deny you seeing both?

I definitely prefer these semi-plausible ones over some of the others, but until something better comes along, the whole series is still some of the best stuff happening on TV. Watch the other 14 idents in the series here.

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ABC1 Videos: Idents

The ABC goes cross platform: Arts.

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Another of the cross-platformers, this time promoting ABC online, radio and television for you lovers of art. Crikey has picked up on the ABC’s high level of self promotion these days;

There’s nothing new here, even if it does make listening/watching/surfing the ABC feel like you’re in an Escher drawing

I don’t see a problem with it though, its certainly better then advertising. Check out the rest of the cross platformers (news, kids and science) here.

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ITV Videos: Idents

ITV2 really Schruted it.

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You’ve probably all seen the conceptually challenged ITV1 idents by now, and while these ITV2 idents stick to a theme at least, they don’t have much depth, but from a channel that describes itself as being personified by Cameron Diaz maybe thats what they were going for.

But none of that really matters, because ITV2 is the UK broadcaster of The American Office, a show which makes TV worth watching, and work worth going to.

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Foxtel Videos: Idents

Thanks Sixty40, the new Comedy Channel idents.

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Thanks to Libbie from Sixty40 for sending me their latest creation, the new look, new location Comedy Channel idents.

While the relocation of a channels headquarters usually isn’t that newsworthy, this series of on-air identities has taken Comedy’s move from Sydney to Melbourne to heart. They show the network mascot (the c’fer?) exploring its new home, surrounded by the omnipresent plug for some pretty funny shows (anyone else as engulfed in Arrested Development as me?).

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Ten Network Videos: Idents

Thanks Motion Foundry, the new Ten idents.

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Thanks to Alex from Motion Foundry for sending me their latest creation, the new look, celebrity filled Channel Ten identity.

According to the press release the talent in these idents were shot in L.A., New York, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Using the stars of a networks shows in promos can be a risky thing, you don’t want it to look like a contractual chore, and I just can’t help wondering if shooting them “in character” was the best idea.

Channel 4 shot a brilliant series with talent stretching over heaps of their shows. But, instead of getting them to say the network slogan, or play in character, they just had them answer simple questions about life (favourite swear word, happiest moment) and the final product is a stunning and refreshing take on the use of celebrities in network promos.

I’ve always had a love/hate thing with Channel Ten, but as long as they keep feeding me Simpsons and Letterman I’ll be happy.