Channel 4

I've also notice the Channel 4 has started spawning a DOG on their SD channel.

This one:

Yeah you're about four hours late my friend

Posted by VMPhil today at 5:20pm:
https://tvforum.uk/forums/post1068612#post-1068612

They've also moved the +1 HD DOG a bit closer the center. (14:9 Safe)

Apparently yesterday afternoon at around 4pm on Rowridge (probably other transmitters too) C4SD and C4+1 SD
transposed positions on Freeview. Possibly some cock-up routing them via DOG inserters at Ericsson ? It's too much of a co-incidence !

Did the EPG data change too or was it just the video appearing on the wrong channel?

Good question, too late to find out now. Here's the post made on Usenet

Anyone else experience the Ch4 and 4+1 confusion on Freeview SD this afternoon from Rowridge?

I turned on the TV to watch the last 20 minutes of Countdown on Channel 4, only to find "Posh Pawnbrokers" showing on Channel 4+1. On channel 13, Countdown was showing. On 104 HD, Countdown was showing normally. Just in case some channel updates had taken place I retuned the TV, but Ch4 and 4+1 were still on the wrong channels.

I checked on my Freeview PVR in case the TV was playing up, but it confirmed the wrong channels were showing on 4 and 13.

All ok this evening. Very strange.

I'm a couple of days late but 4seven has just reached its 5th birthday. For a service that some thought would fail, it's still going strong and has even warranted an HD simulcast. Channel 5 even copied the concept with its own catch-up channel, My5.

I think the whole idea of the schedules being dictated by social media was a bit of a flash in the pan. Now, it just seems like "Channel 4 2" and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Yes, the marketing of it on that angle was poor but overall it does its job, though I do think widening it's remit to include some original content from E4 and More4 would strengthen it further.

I believe Channel 4 is doing well with the second phase of the branding, because it makes MORE sense for the Channel 4 logo to appear, rather than being missing. Having a DOG on the main channel is something Channel 4 has not done in forever, considering that Channel 5, ITV, etc. have been doing it for a while now.

The DOG doesn't bother me as I always watch in HD so it's been there for years. I do think the inclusion of the 4 does look a little clumsy in some of the stills but not so bad as it airs with it being so brief, but IMO it's not the element that needed changing. The idents desperately need replacing.