NEW BBC2 DOG

The BBC have placed a HUGE GIGANTIC DOG on BBC2 saying "BBC SWITCH" filling
up 1/4 of the screen!

Complain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...
The BBC have placed a HUGE GIGANTIC DOG on BBC2 saying "BBC SWITCH"
filling up 1/4 of the screen!

Complain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/


I wish to complain about the gigantic DOG (digital on-screen graphic) which
has been placed on BBC2 today during Falcon Beach which reads "BBC SWITCH"
in HUGE GIGANTIC lettering filling up 1/4 of the screen and making it
impossible to watch this programme. Unless this DOG is removed immediately I
will NOT be watching BBC2 ever again and I will institute legal action
against the BBC for damaging the phosphor on my TV screen by causing burn
in, and demand my licence fee be refunded. This practice of defacing
television programmes is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

But should you be watching this program?

QUOTE

BBC Switch is the new brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers and pre-
teens, from ages 12-16.

UNQUOTE

Complaining about branding on a program which is not being marketed at
you or your peers is going to be rather futile.

Have you done any market research amongst the target audience of this
program to ascertain if they object to this identification?

No doubt the "meeja types" at the BBC have used lots of licence payers
money to do such research and will use it in their justification of
the practice.

And remember most 12-16 years will not care enough to complain themselves.

"J G Miller" wrote in message
...
But should you be watching this program?

QUOTE

BBC Switch is the new brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers and pre-
teens, from ages 12-16.

UNQUOTE

Complaining about branding on a program which is not being marketed at
you or your peers is going to be rather futile.

Have you done any market research amongst the target audience of this
program to ascertain if they object to this identification?

Yes. I used to be a teenager once and if they did this in my time I would
have not watched the channel in question.


No doubt the "meeja types" at the BBC have used lots of licence payers
money to do such research and will use it in their justification of
the practice.

They have done no research at all otherwise they would know that people
prefer to watch programmes without DOGs and do not want their screens
damaged by them. The BBC are just copying ITV and ITV are just copying the
US. Why is it that there are no DOGs during commercials if this is about
branding? How come they don't put the Coca-Cola logo on the screen if its
the image of a brand that gets people to watch. Don't these scumbags realise
that people associate DOGs with downmarket programming and therefore won't
watch a channel carrying a DOG.


And remember most 12-16 years will not care enough to complain themselves.

More like they are no longer taught how to write letters at school and the
******* running the BBC would just ignore them anyway because of their age.

LOL they will laugh their cocks off if you send them crap like that and who
can blame them.


"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...
The BBC have placed a HUGE GIGANTIC DOG on BBC2 saying "BBC SWITCH"
filling up 1/4 of the screen!

Complain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/


I wish to complain about the gigantic DOG (digital on-screen graphic)
which has been placed on BBC2 today during Falcon Beach which reads "BBC
SWITCH" in HUGE GIGANTIC lettering filling up 1/4 of the screen and making
it impossible to watch this programme. Unless this DOG is removed
immediately I will NOT be watching BBC2 ever again and I will institute
legal action against the BBC for damaging the phosphor on my TV screen by
causing burn in, and demand my licence fee be refunded. This practice of
defacing television programmes is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:12:20 +0000, Agamemnon wrote:

Yes. I used to be a teenager once and if they did this in my time

But this is considered to be "hip and trendy" now, just like large
pink DOGs on BBC-3.

Aunty in new clothes, and Aunty knows best, or so *they* say. (Well
*they* would say that, would they not?)

They have done no research at all

I refer you to the article in the rabidly liberal-humanist The Grauniad

http://www.guardian.co.UK/media/2007/
sep/24mondaymediasection.television2

QUOTE

Monday, September 24, 2007 -- Teenage kicks

The BBC is pulling out all the stops to win over the 12 to 16-year-old
audience with a much anticipated teens strategy which goes live next
month.

[...]

Parfitt claims the new strategy is underpinned by the *** most in-depth
study *** yet of British teenagers. Conducted for the BBC by research
consultancy Sparkler, the research explored the interests and attitudes
of 200 teenagers from across the UK through one-to-one interviews, focus
groups, and video and written diaries.

UNQUOTE

Notice that used of that most lauded of all "meja types" vehicles -- the
focus group!

The BBC are just copying ITV

Very true -- the BBC-1 of today is the ITV-1 of 15-20 years ago.

and ITV are just copying the US.

Copying it rather badly I would suggest. The major networks ABC, CBS, NBC
last time I saw any output from them all used gray transparent watermark
DOGs in the lower right hand portion of the screen.

More like they are no longer taught how to write letters at school

Of course they do not write letters; they make their thoughts known about
the BBC in a semi-illiterate text speak manner at BBC content sponsored
sites such as

http://www.bebo.COM/bbc

the ******* running the BBC would just ignore them anyway because of
their age.

It is all part of a strategy to get people to become accustomed to DOGs
at an early age, so that they will not complain about them when they are
licence paying adults.

"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:12:20 +0000, Agamemnon wrote:

Yes. I used to be a teenager once and if they did this in my time

But this is considered to be "hip and trendy" now, just like large
pink DOGs on BBC-3.

Aunty in new clothes, and Aunty knows best, or so *they* say. (Well
*they* would say that, would they not?)

They have done no research at all

I refer you to the article in the rabidly liberal-humanist The Grauniad

http://www.guardian.co.UK/media/2007/
sep/24mondaymediasection.television2

QUOTE

Monday, September 24, 2007 -- Teenage kicks

The BBC is pulling out all the stops to win over the 12 to 16-year-old
audience with a much anticipated teens strategy which goes live next
month.

Well it's not going to get any watching when the plaster the programs with
huge DOGs which fill up 1/4 of the screen.


[...]

Parfitt claims the new strategy is underpinned by the *** most in-depth
study *** yet of British teenagers. Conducted for the BBC by research
consultancy Sparkler, the research explored the interests and attitudes
of 200 teenagers from across the UK through one-to-one interviews, focus
groups, and video and written diaries.

They can go and shove their focus groups up their arses.


UNQUOTE

Notice that used of that most lauded of all "meja types" vehicles -- the
focus group!

The BBC are just copying ITV

Very true -- the BBC-1 of today is the ITV-1 of 15-20 years ago.

and ITV are just copying the US.

Copying it rather badly I would suggest. The major networks ABC, CBS, NBC
last time I saw any output from them all used gray transparent watermark
DOGs in the lower right hand portion of the screen.

More like they are no longer taught how to write letters at school

Of course they do not write letters; they make their thoughts known about
the BBC in a semi-illiterate text speak manner at BBC content sponsored
sites such as

http://www.bebo.COM/bbc

the ******* running the BBC would just ignore them anyway because of
their age.

It is all part of a strategy to get people to become accustomed to DOGs
at an early age, so that they will not complain about them when they are
licence paying adults.

In which case the BBC will have no viewers = no licence fee payers left,
since their intention is to drive everybody away. Soon these ******s will be
running adverts during the programmes themselves with the programmes shrunk
down into a tiny window and the sound muted.

Agamemnon wrote:
"J G Miller" wrote in message
...
But should you be watching this program?

QUOTE

BBC Switch is the new brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers and pre-
teens, from ages 12-16.

UNQUOTE

Complaining about branding on a program which is not being marketed at
you or your peers is going to be rather futile.

Yes. I used to be a teenager once and if they did this in my time I would
have not watched the channel in question.

I used to be a baby, but it's been a long time since I last crapped in my pants.


--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

Mark Carver wrote:

BBC Switch is the new brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers and pre-
teens, from ages 12-16.

UNQUOTE

Complaining about branding on a program which is not being marketed at
you or your peers is going to be rather futile.

Yes. I used to be a teenager once and if they did this in my time I would have not watched the channel in question.

I used to be a baby, but it's been a long time since I last crapped in my pants.



Can you substantiate this claim ?

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:18:19 -0000, "Agamemnon"
wrote:


"Agamemnon" wrote in message
.uk...
The BBC have placed a HUGE GIGANTIC DOG on BBC2 saying "BBC SWITCH"
filling up 1/4 of the screen!

Complain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/


I wish to complain about the gigantic DOG (digital on-screen graphic) which
has been placed on BBC2 today during Falcon Beach which reads "BBC SWITCH"
in HUGE GIGANTIC lettering filling up 1/4 of the screen and making it
impossible to watch this programme. Unless this DOG is removed immediately I
will NOT be watching BBC2 ever again and I will institute legal action
against the BBC for damaging the phosphor on my TV screen by causing burn
in, and demand my licence fee be refunded. This practice of defacing
television programmes is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

Do you really phrase your complaints like this? I suspect that this
would be conterproductive.

M.