https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/25/bbc-two-first-full-rebrand-25-years
To me, these are the classic iconic BBC2 idents:
https://youtu.be/qROKVz7nu1U
Here are the new ones:
https://youtu.be/HUn2wMGzYyk
They probably paid someone hundreds of thousands to make this
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1755/5b2e7338-7288-44f2-94c2-ca82b944ff9a/image.png
Those new ones are beautiful!
Man, I kinda wish there was a way to watch internationals channels, because those Idents look amazing
Why are there 2 versions of BBC though
Thread Theme Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1w85qMqIjs
To keep on topic, I'm glad they found a new use for floppy drives.
BBC has multiple channels, in the UK atleast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/whatwedo/television
Imagine how long the designer took to finish this
The BBC client probably be like, that curve is 1 pixel too much to the right, can you make it slightly angled to the left?
Very pleasing to the eyes.
>BBC Three "is our youngest channel"
>There is BBC Four
Okay...
Looking at the lineups though, these shows look pretty interesting and cool, I wish BBC America could import some of them
BBC 4 started in 2002, BBC 3 started 2003.
"BBC Four had to launch before BBC Three as a result of the government delaying approval plans."
fuckin-a this is some elegant world class design right here, especially loving the leitmotif as well.
Even more confusingly, they shut down BBC Three a few years ago and it's now just an online Netflix-style service. A newcomer to British TV would flick through the channels, find BBC1 BBC2 and BBC4 and wonder where the christ BBC3 is
"Channel also working with Black Mirror writer Charlie Brooker to develop new shows"
Fuck yeah!
If that's the case, why did the article said they are changing BBC Two to combat Netflix?
BBC Two is being completely rebranded for the first time in more than 25 years as the channel looks to reinvent itself in the face of threats from streaming services such as Netflix.
Just put the new shows to the streaming service / BBC Three then?
This is confusing, we don't have 4 versions of ABC lol
Why do ya need so many channels
It's take a lot of effort to pull off stuff like this, son
Channel 4 be so leftwing that one of their current idents literally depicts a giant robot ferrying migrants across the English Channel and bringing them into the country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ei_XdwSghQ
they show different sorts of programming and you only have so much air time per channel
they should bring back:
Yeah, I understand iterative design processes, shortlisting etc
For the result though, which I'm not upset by in any way really, makes me think
Government funded broadcasting corporations often have multiple channels (usually labeled 1, 2, 3 etc) that cater to different demographics in society or each serve a different part of the task that the government has given the broadcaster, like news, sports, youth programming etc.
I just want Paxo on University Challenge back so he can be a dick to 18 year old students.
We do have 4 major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) though that often have their own subsidiary channels.
not to mention cable networks that have their own subsidiaries (A&E, Discovery, etc...).
PBS also has versions for different states. WGBH in MA for example, or CPTV in Connecticut.
PBS is sort of a weird one. We do have 3 PBS channels through SDPB, but there is also a few for Pioneer in Minnesota. Its sort of janky since they sometimes have the same shows through PBS, but they also have their own original programming.
It's a crime they're only available to watch in 720p.
Channel 4's have always been my favourite.
They have some of my favourite original programs too, like Skins (season 1&2), Utopia and Humans.
It's not that confusing really. Each BBC channel focuses on different things and age groups. Though they are all general purpose channels that show a little bit of everything.
BBC 1 is their general purpose "everything goes here" channel. It has the news, their dramas, some of their comedy, popular game shows, politics and any religion based broadcasts (last I checked songs of praise still runs on it).
BBC 2 targets a adult age group, but usually only broadcasts the lesser popular things. More niche game shows and panel shows, documentaries, etc.
BBC 3 targets young adults, with a relatively heavy focus on comedy and imported shows (they had broadcast rights for Family Guy for an extended period of time for example). But some of their original content has been pretty good. Hence why this one moved to an online service, as the target demographic are more active there.
BBC 4 targets a much older audience. Documentaries, classic TV show repeats and repeats of older BBC documentaries mostly.
BBC 2 being rebranded to try and survive in the Netflix era isn't quite the same thing as BBC 3 being moved off the broadcasts entirely. 2 hasn't have an image update for quite a while now, and an injection of new content from renowned creators like Booker should help quite a bit.
"IF THE BBC IS SO GOOD, WHY ISN'T THERE A BBC 2?!"
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