I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good
 

Yeah true, but why should have to go to the trouble to rip my DVDs just to
skip ads.? These should be optional, not mandatory, FFS.

True but, unlike the examples being talked of in this thread, you do at
least have some option. If they started burning ads over the top of the main
programme on the DVD then that would be a different matter.

I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good
 

"Dave" wrote in message
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Really? Can you give an example of a commercial channel that has less
advertising than BBC1 in the UK?

'Five' in the early hours of the morning has no ads at all.

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I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good
 

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from "Dave" contains these words:

Although BBC America has commercials and the annoying logo ads in the
programmes ;-( Interestingly enough it seems to show lots of ITV shows
like Footballers Wive$ and Mile High. I thought American's had more
taste!

"more taste!" ? Oh, how wrong can you be! You couldn't be more wrong,
even if you were to say "Black is white."! You do realise that
'american' is an alias for the word 'moron', don't you?

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I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good
 

mike ring wrote in
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Some channels are ad free, like Showtime

And, of course, the BBC.



Well, that went well.

It was the sardonic comment of a disgusted ex-employee

I thought you folks knew me better than to think otherwise

sigh

mike

What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good)
 

Dave wrote:
For those on here who go on about logos on TV channels in the UK and
Australia I'm currently in the USA and have a 'taste of the
future' and it is not looking good.

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have disparaged?

What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good)
 

"Wolfgang Wildeblood" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
For those on here who go on about logos on TV channels in the UK and
Australia I'm currently in the USA and have a 'taste of the
future' and it is not looking good.

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have disparaged?

Logos Such as Sky One, UK Gold etc.

I think the most annoying is when they put up things under the Logo like
*Starting next week* and other graffitti :-(

( I thought you'd have guessed when I mentioned in my post the fact children
are being programmed into expecting a DOG all the time onscreen thanks to
CITV,Cbeebies and so on)

Strange these dogs only arrived as Satellite TV came about,So we know who to
blame..O-K it was originally intended to *let the viewer know which channel
they were on* but in these days of EPG's, There's certainly no need for them
anymore.
Add to that the voice-over jerk who can't wait to start talking over end
credits about what's coming on next and the fancy graphics guy doing the
split screen,All amounts to third rate TV

What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good)
 

The Wizard wrote:
"Wolfgang Wildeblood" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dave wrote:
For those on here who go on about logos on TV channels in the UK and
Australia I'm currently in the USA and have a 'taste of the
future' and it is not looking good.

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have disparaged?

Logos Such as Sky One, UK Gold etc.

I think the most annoying is when they put up things under the Logo like
*Starting next week* and other graffitti :-(

You just mean the ordinary watermark style channel logo that's on
constantly? Do you have the animated logos over there yet?

Seven network here have this great new animated monstrosity: instead of
just a glassy, see-through 7 in a circle, they have a red and white
animated cartoon TV set, showing the 7 on its screen, JUMPING UP AND
DOWN and waving its arms to get your attention. Jumps around for about
30 seconds before it changes to the usual watermark.

It comes on after ad breaks (along with a banner advertising Desperate
Housewives or Lost, that together cover the bottom quarter of the
screen) but also comes on without warning during dramatic climaxes -
right at the moment someone gets shot, usually.

Do you get that sort of nonsense on UK TV?

What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn'tgood)
 

Wolfgang Wildeblood wrote:

The Wizard wrote:
"Wolfgang Wildeblood" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dave wrote:
For those on here who go on about logos on TV channels in the UK and
Australia I'm currently in the USA and have a 'taste of the
future' and it is not looking good.

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have disparaged?

Logos Such as Sky One, UK Gold etc.

I think the most annoying is when they put up things under the Logo like
*Starting next week* and other graffitti :-(

You just mean the ordinary watermark style channel logo that's on
constantly? Do you have the animated logos over there yet?

Seven network here have this great new animated monstrosity: instead of
just a glassy, see-through 7 in a circle, they have a red and white
animated cartoon TV set, showing the 7 on its screen, JUMPING UP AND
DOWN and waving its arms to get your attention. Jumps around for about
30 seconds before it changes to the usual watermark.

It comes on after ad breaks (along with a banner advertising Desperate
Housewives or Lost, that together cover the bottom quarter of the
screen) but also comes on without warning during dramatic climaxes -
right at the moment someone gets shot, usually.

Do you get that sort of nonsense on UK TV?

heh, I was ****ed off last night because I was filming the Italian Job
on BBC3 and didn't know they're testing a new thing called 'catch up'
so half way through my pristine copy of this old gem I now have a
small but colourful icon for this catch up in the top right corner. It
looks, against a classic movie like this, incongruous and far too eye
catching.

The Dysney channel don't need theirs to jump around. You have a
transparent Mickey's head which fills the lower left quarter of the
screen and a big f*off red button with PRESS HERE!!!! or something
attached to it taking the top left up. You can miss action behind
those two! :O)

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What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good)
 

"Wolfgang Wildeblood" wrote:

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have disparaged?

Logos Such as Sky One, UK Gold etc.

You just mean the ordinary watermark style channel logo that's on
constantly? Do you have the animated logos over there yet?

Yes, and not yet. Stands for Digital Onscreen Graphic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_On-screen_Graphic

If you don't have a term for them like the UK's "DOG" or the US's "bug"
in Australia, then maybe it's time you had one that suitably captured
their essence. I suggest "Station Hallmark Insignia Token" or "Picture
Imprint Screen Symbol".

--
Dave Farrance

What's a "DOG"? (was: I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good)
 

"Dave Farrance" wrote in message
...
"Wolfgang Wildeblood" wrote:

We don't often get British newsgroups cross-posted into aus.tv so I
need to ask, what are these "DOGs" that several of you have
disparaged?

Logos Such as Sky One, UK Gold etc.

You just mean the ordinary watermark style channel logo that's on
constantly? Do you have the animated logos over there yet?

Yes, and not yet. Stands for Digital Onscreen Graphic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_On-screen_Graphic

If you don't have a term for them like the UK's "DOG" or the US's "bug"
in Australia, then maybe it's time you had one that suitably captured
their essence. I suggest "Station Hallmark Insignia Token" or "Picture
Imprint Screen Symbol".

**** and ****?? Surely that's the stuff showing UNDER the dogs? ;-)

Speaking of animated dogs, I remember the complaints over the spinning
doughnut on Sky One (something to do with the Simpletons)

Was'nt there a site that showed some of the most annoying on screen
graffitti though for the OP to check out?
LogofreeTV I think?

T.W.