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Pigmy Elephant October 23rd 10 10:36 PM

New five DOG
 
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:35:15 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.


There should be an option to remove all logos with Sky, Freesat,
Freeview, Cable etc. With Sky you can press the backup button to
remove annoying red dots and other interactive branding from the
screen but its only a temporary solution and after the next
advertising break they usually re-appear. You also can't remove the
main channel branding. There should be a button that permanently
removes it all so you at least have the option, and it should remember
your preference too.

Does anyone know whatever happened to the Campaign for Logo Free TV?
Their URL seems to be some sort of Japanese site now.

It now seems to be all channels doing it not just the ones you have
through a Sky box. Some of the logos are ridiculous too they take up
large tracts of the screen. There is one channel I know of that had a
logo in the top left, top right and bottom left too and even bigger
ones that popped up while you were watching a film to advertise what
was on that channel next. When they popped up it also made a loud
sound clip that was considerably louder than the programme you were
watching. I complained about it to a few different places and they
said there was nothing they could do about it because it wasn't a
regular advertisement it was part of the channels own promotion or
something along those lines. So the only option I had was complain
directly to the channel who were not going to listen anyway so I just
stopped watching that channel.



Jumbo Jack October 23rd 10 10:58 PM

New five DOG
 

"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:06:48 +0100, "Jumbo Jack"
wrote:

a pain in the arse more like....like you, I watch the prog not the dog.
These complaining posters are just little old women with nowt to do put
post
silly things.


I'm not a little old woman but a big old man who hates DOGs. I find
DOGs distract me from program watching because my eyes always drift up
to the DOG.

Steve


try watching something other than corry or east enders then...



J G Miller[_4_] October 23rd 10 11:10 PM

New five DOG
 
On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:36:19 +0100, Pigmy Elephant wrote:

With Sky you can press the backup button to remove
annoying red dots and other interactive branding from the screen


With FTA satellite receivers, the red dots never appear thankfully.

You also can't remove the main channel branding.


It is all part of a cunning plan that if you want to watch a show
in its pristine format, you have to buy the DVD/Blu-Ray release
after the season has completed.

Some of the logos are ridiculous too they take up
large tracts of the screen.


Agreed, ever watched OTV? Complete with animated DOG and
constant tickertape and swirling background studio set?

Surely the ultimate in distracting over the top graphics.

http://www.otv.com.RO/

No Name October 24th 10 12:27 AM

New five DOG
 
On 23 Oct,
Pigmy Elephant wrote:

It now seems to be all channels doing it not just the ones you have
through a Sky box. Some of the logos are ridiculous too they take up
large tracts of the screen. There is one channel I know of that had a
logo in the top left, top right and bottom left too and even bigger
ones that popped up while you were watching a film to advertise what
was on that channel next. When they popped up it also made a loud
sound clip that was considerably louder than the programme you were
watching. I complained about it to a few different places and they
said there was nothing they could do about it because it wasn't a
regular advertisement it was part of the channels own promotion or
something along those lines. So the only option I had was complain
directly to the channel who were not going to listen anyway so I just
stopped watching that channel.


I've nearly stopped watching BBC News24 due to half the screen being taken up
by non-transparent captions, completely eradicating a lot of the original
picture(including original captions). This often means the coverage is
broken.

--
BD
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Light of Aria[_3_] October 24th 10 08:56 PM

New five DOG
 

"J G Miller" wrote in message
...
If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.



I don't watch channels with DOG ****.



Light of Aria[_3_] October 24th 10 09:00 PM

New five DOG
 

"Pete Zahut" wrote in message
...
Adrian wrote:
J G Miller wrote:
If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.


I already avoid five due to the DOG so changing it won't make any
difference.


I find people like you a bit strange to be honest. I watch "programmes"
not "channels". If there's a programme that I want to watch, I watch it,
DOG or not. I hate DOGs but they are here to stay so I'm not going to cut
off my nose to spite my face.



I watch TV programmes NOT DOG ****. If DOG **** comes with the programme I
either source the programme without DOG **** or don't watch it.

No worthy programme is ever only available with DOG ****.



Stephen Wolstenholme October 25th 10 11:53 AM

New five DOG
 
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:56:56 +0100, "Light of Aria"
wrote:


"J G Miller" wrote in message
...
If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.



I don't watch channels with DOG ****.


I'm just the same. The problem is that we are down to only watching
BBC 1 & 2. Most of the time that's all I want!

Steve

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Adrian[_3_] October 25th 10 01:13 PM

New five DOG
 
Martin wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:00:54 +0100, "Light of Aria"
wrote:

"Pete Zahut" wrote in message
...
Adrian wrote:
J G Miller wrote:
If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.
I already avoid five due to the DOG so changing it won't make any
difference.
I find people like you a bit strange to be honest. I watch "programmes"
not "channels". If there's a programme that I want to watch, I watch it,
DOG or not. I hate DOGs but they are here to stay so I'm not going to cut
off my nose to spite my face.


I watch TV programmes NOT DOG ****. If DOG **** comes with the programme I
either source the programme without DOG **** or don't watch it.

No worthy programme is ever only available with DOG ****.


How could you know?


Like everyone else presumably, he can read the listings.
--
Adrian

Light of Aria[_3_] October 25th 10 01:53 PM

New five DOG
 

"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:56:56 +0100, "Light of Aria"
wrote:


"J G Miller" wrote in message
...
If you get annoyed by the current five DOG, you are going to like
the one that is coming to your screens soon even less.

http://www.flickr.COM/photos/onshore/5100860850/

Photo courtesy of djonshore.



I don't watch channels with DOG ****.


I'm just the same. The problem is that we are down to only watching
BBC 1 & 2. Most of the time that's all I want!

Steve

--
EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com
SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com
JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com

Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/npsl1




Exactly!





Light of Aria[_3_] October 25th 10 02:01 PM

New five DOG
 

How could you know?


Like everyone else presumably, he can read the listings.
--
Adrian




No one of any genius or significant importance would confine their media
career to only appearing on a DOG **** flawed minority audience channel with
an audience the size of a cricket arena.

Anyone of any importance to the world with any idea of any significance
would appear on a DOG ****-less channel and more importantly in the books,
newspapers, t'interweb feeds, and blogosphere that many members of public
including I widely survey.

DOG **** is the signifier of unimportance, irrelevance, and insignificance.

Many of us out here know what it means.





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