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BR
Brekkie

It's nice but meaningless - doesn't say "All 4" at all. The 4oD logo is much better - doesn't need any added explanation and it is as familar as the iPlayer logo.

I can see this being as successful as "4Now"
PA
pad
4oD is such a distinctive brand.

Madness. The new logo is just Channel 4 on its side.

As said 4Player would have been better.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Just when Smart TV's are becoming mainstream and 4oD becomes a recognised brand for C4's catch-up tv, they pull this one out of the bag.

I only hope that when they relaunch that they resolve certain issues with some smart tv's and the NOW TV box.
MI
mightynine
4Player, I think, would've been a little too close to iPlayer for comfort.

Maybe they could've shortened it a bit? 4Play, anyone?

...anyone?
MI
Michael
You have to take me to dinner first. Embarassed
BA
bilky asko
Maybe they could've shortened it a bit? 4Play, anyone?

...anyone?


They've already used that pun.

see here ……..

PROGRAMMES on CHANNEL4.COM
12-Sep-2014 @ 09:03
PF
PFML84
4oD is certainly the more memorable of the possible names, apart from 4Play of course, but not sure if they'd want to use that for obvious reasons.

All 4 sounds strange, like there should be something after it, and there is a brand of universal remote controls called 'All 4 One'

4 All is a slightly better way of phrasing it, but again, is not as memorable or distinctive as 4o~D, which has been around for years and something everyone associates instantly with the Channel 4 brand.

Also, that logo for All 4 is huge. How are they gonna scale that down for smart phone app icons and the likes? 4oD was simple, this looks too complicated.
DE
declan
This truly is horrid.

4OD is so well established and recognisable. Like someone already said you won't say "I missed it but I'll catch it on all4" like you would with 4OD.

The name is rubbish and would have sounded better switched to 4All.

The logo is quite frankly rubbish.
DO
dosxuk
Like someone already said you won't say "I missed it but I'll catch it on all4" like you would with 4OD.


Why wouldn't you?
RD
RDJ
This truly is horrid.

4OD is so well established and recognisable. Like someone already said you won't say "I missed it but I'll catch it on all4" like you would with 4OD.

The name is rubbish and would have sounded better switched to 4All.

The logo is quite frankly rubbish.


Nice and positive there.

I think the name is quite clever myself, inspired by the Three Musketeers. I think it's a much needed improvement to 4OD which hasn't changed much at all since its launch.

The boring and uninspired decision would be to just call it 4Player which for obvious reasons Channel 4 can't really use.

And logo has brought the Channel 4 logo up to date, it's nice modern and you'd think people would be glad to see a return to multi coloured blocks!
JO
Jon
RDJ posted:
This truly is horrid.

4OD is so well established and recognisable. Like someone already said you won't say "I missed it but I'll catch it on all4" like you would with 4OD.

The name is rubbish and would have sounded better switched to 4All.

The logo is quite frankly rubbish.


Nice and positive there.

I think the name is quite clever myself, inspired by the Three Musketeers. I think it's a much needed improvement to 4OD which hasn't changed much at all since its launch.

The boring and uninspired decision would be to just call it 4Player which for obvious reasons Channel 4 can't really use.

And logo has brought the Channel 4 logo up to date, it's nice modern and you'd think people would be glad to see a return to multi coloured blocks!

It simply doesn't pass the 'would people say it in casual conversation' test though, therefore this new name is not fit for purpose.


The logo might look nice, but it's not going to be obvious to your average viewer what it represents.
DO
dosxuk
Jon posted:
It simply doesn't pass the 'would people say it in casual conversation' test though, therefore this new name is not fit for purpose.


Neither does "oh we'll just watch it on 4OD instead", unless you know what 4OD means and are used to hearing it - it can't pass the casual conversation test until it's been in casual use for a notable amount of time. 20 years ago Google wouldn't be a name fit for purpose under your test.

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