International Presentation

I think the character of Dougal in the original French Magic Roundabout had an English accent. Apparently it was at one point a very funny thing to do. Nowadays it's the equivalent of us having an over the top German accent to promote a season of programmes aout the war.

RTCG, Montenegro's PSB, has a new logo:

http://rtcg.me/templates/tema/images/logo.png
Sorce: rtcg.me

As does Telemundo, the US's second largest Spanish-language network:

http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/telemundo_logo.png
Source: underconsideration.com

I preferred the simplicity of the old logo, but here's Brand New 's take:

http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/telenovela-red_is_the_new_fire-engine-red.php

DR, the Danish national broadcaster, has announced that it will reshuffle its TV channels somewhat, closing down DR HD and the news channel DR Update and replacing them with DR3 for 15-39 year olds and a channel called "Lille Ramasjang" for preschoolers. The compensate for the loss of DR Update, DR will invest in more current affairs on DR2 and allow it to broadcast round-the-clock.

From 2013 the lineup will be as follows:
*DR1 - the broad channel (in near-HD)
*DR2 - the talented channel with "wit and bite"
*DR3 - provocative and entertaining for 15-35 year olds (in HD)
*DRK - the passionate cultural channel
*Ramasjang - public service content for older children
*"Lille Ramasjang" - public service content for the youngest

This means that, aside from the closed down news channel, DR's TV channel offering will very much mirror that of the BBC.

Some more info (all in Danish)
http://www.dr.dk/DRPresse/Artikler/2012/06/04/090645.htm
http://www.dr.dk/NR/rdonlyres/003b2e75/eeothrfkghbhkrcadufgtdcfovnzuann/bilag.pdf
A news article with 429 comments of ill-informed rage:
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/Baggrund/2012/06/04/104756.htm

Today RTP the Portuguese national broadcaster is airing special RTP1 idents for Portugal Day.

Why don't they just go the whole hog and rebrand DRK DR4? Does this mean DR3 will only be available in HD?

There is already a private channel called DK4, which could cause confusion. Although they are perhaps not ruling out a name change as a possibility.

DR3 will probably replace DR HD on all platforms. This isn't an issue on terrestrial as all channels are broadcast on DVB-T with MPEG-4 compression. On most cable and satellite platforms however, DR HD is only available in HD, although there are some platforms that have started offering an SD simulcast. DR will most likely push for more operators to take the SD simulcast ahead of the DR3 launch, perhaps even introducing it as an analogue cable channel.

B92 (Serbia), current graphics launched on March 2012:


also, Portugal's RTP1 launched a set of idents for Summer (using the same template as the Portugal Day graphics):
long idents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFOwcxozdcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a5A_vShJ1g

short idents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmzMnrb5p8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFbRvdCnZVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_znMYN_Z8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi7_D7gU_NQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfH6JR8z6w

breakbumpers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5TmYVRevng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfCl-OY0fOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79neAurTRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jys8CQgkFs

clock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SBxiuM8gNk

Doubt it. Like NRK and SVT I suspect they will simulcast SD and HD variants of the channels on platforms (mainly satellite and cable) that don't have HD-compliance (even for SD displays) as standard.

This is what happened in Sweden - there was initially an SVT HD channel - which often simulcast SVT1 HD content - but wasn't a straight simulcast (it often displayed a rotating listings page when SVT1 was showing SD content) However they then launched SVT1HD and SVT2HD simulcast channels - and closed SVT HD. (Effectively SVT2 HD launched as a new service and SVT1HD replaced SVTHD.)

Interesting that they are following the CBBC/CBeebies model quite closely. The Nordic PSBs are probably the closest international broadcasters to the BBC in lots of ways - and kids TV is a very strong area for public service broadcasters - so it makes sense.

(In Norway all DVB-T set top boxes sold as compliant with their platform have to be capable of receiving HD as well as SD broadcasts - so NRK1-3 are now only broadcast in HD on their terrestrial service - without wasting bandwidth simulcasting in SD. However the two dominant satellite platforms - Viasat and Canal Digital - launched in SD MPEG2 and then added HD MPEG4 - like Sky - so there are lots of SD-only receivers out there and thus on the satellite platforms they simulcast SD and HD variants. Suspect Denmark may be similar - though not sure if their terrestrial platform mandated HD compatibility. Sweden launched DTT a long time ago, initially MPEG2 SD, then they added some MPEG4 SD pay-TV stuff, then added MPEG4 HD on DVB-T as a trial, and now run MPEG4 HD using DVB-T2 like the UK)

I'm pretty sure Denmark recently had a sort of second digital switchover which saw all DTT broadcasts switch to MPEG4. As an aside TV2 went subscription-only to coincide with that switchover and I believe that means that DR and the unencrypted TV2 regional news are now the only Danish channels of any kind that can be viewed without a subscription (aside from the license fee of course).

Yes, all DTT boxes in Denmark are now expected to be able to receive HD DVB-T MPEG-4. To DTT viewers, DR1 is only available in HD. In addition to the DR channels, viewers can also get a regional TV2 public service channel (also in HD), a public access channel and a channel from the Danish parliament.

TV2 went subscription because the channel had started making losses. I would say it was partly caused by the government's insistence on not allowing commercial breaks, which has made it impossible to sustain private free-to-air channels in the country. It has also increased the price of pay TV, as the commercial broadcasters usually demand a monthly fee of around 1£ per channel for operators to include them in their packages.

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In a related story, the Swedish Broadcasting Authority recently gave five new terrestrial licenses to private channels that will broadcast in SD on DVB-T2. I believe that makes Sweden the third country to launch regular SD services on DVB-T2 (after Italy and Finland).

http://radioochtv.se/Om-oss/Press/Pressmeddelanden/2012/Sex-nya-tillstand-for-marksand-tv/

Goodness. Sweden has had almost every combination then :

DVB-T SD MPEG2 FTA
DVB-T SD MPEG2 Pay
DVB-T SD MPEG4 Pay (some channels switched from MPEG2 to MPEG4 to allow more to broadcast)
DVB-T SD MPEG4 FTA (I think BBC World was when I last visited - though it may have been MPEG2 - and I suspect was temporarily FTA)
DVB-T HD MPEG4 FTA (SVT HD trials - now ceased)
DVB-T2 HD MPEG4 FTA (current SVT1HD and SVT2HD)
DVB-T2 HD MPEG4 Pay TV (current other HD channels like TV4HD)
and now
DVB-T2 SD MPEG4 Pay TV (and possibly FTA for the local channel?)

The FTA BBC World must have been temporary. Boxer (the pay TV operator) has occasional free weekends or free weeks to promote the service when most channels are FTA, and they also occasionally lift the encryption on a single channel for a longer period.

There are some other countries with many standard combinations in use, like Italy, Finland and Denmark. (In fact, to correct my earlier post, Denmark are also using DVB-T2 to broadcast SD channels).

The many available combinations available are a bit confusing, especially for costumers who will hear that they need an "HD box" to watch channels that aren't in HD. But it helps advance the technology as it pushes people who want the new channels to upgrade their equipment.

It is certainly better than the recent French development where the broadcasting authority suddenly decided to give licenses to six new channels that will broadcast in HD across two DVB-T multiplexes. An utter waste of precious space.