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MR
mr_vivian
So are Channel 4 now showing their christmas idents? Just tuned in and I don't see any Christmas break bumpers.

I'm sure they said on the 4viewers account they went live yesterday.
Last edited by mr_vivian on 6 December 2018 5:46pm
MR
mr_vivian
Well now I can see the sprouts are back - shown after a trailer.
FA
fanoftv
So are Channel 4 now showing their christmas idents? Just tuned in and I don't see any Christmas break bumpers.

I'm sure they said on the 4viewers account they went live yesterday.


I was about to say the same. The Ident before kirstie’s handmade Christmas was the foghorn one.
MR
mr_vivian
So are Channel 4 now showing their christmas idents? Just tuned in and I don't see any Christmas break bumpers.

I'm sure they said on the 4viewers account they went live yesterday.


I was about to say the same. The Ident before kirstie’s handmade Christmas was the foghorn one.


... and just a Simpsons ident before the Simpsons.... do'h
FA
fanoftv
Looking at the tweet again...




Could it mean that there are no Christmas idents this year?
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A former member
There xmas ident only before xmas programmes. Just like last year.
MR
mr_vivian
There xmas ident only before xmas programmes. Just like last year.


I'm pretty sure the Christmas idents were shown before all programmes last year it was just closer to Christmas Day. I don't recall seeing Channel 4 man at any point over the Christmas period.
TE
tesandco Founding member
People are doing a lot of reading into that one tweet. Just because something was posted by the social media account of a broadcaster in response to people pestering them for pres launch details, it doesn't guarantee it'll be correct. They can make mistakes or be given wrong info internally too, and an interest like ours is probably considered a lower priority for viewer enquiries than making sure details around the programmes are correct.

They're using festive endboards around some trailers at the moment, but from all the junctions I've recorded I've spotted no idents go out yet - not even before Christmas shows.
BR
Brekkie
Yes, generally over the last couple of years C4 have played their idents around the Christmas shows, then regularly closer to the time, which IMO is the best compromise between getting them out early and holding them back. C4 seem to now get most their Christmas specials out in early-December anyway.
FA
fanoftv
...Fitting in with what was said in the I’m a Celeb thread about utilising early December where advertisers are around.

However like I mentioned Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas this afternoon had 4man preceding it.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Channel 4+1 DOG has been updated. Now a regular Channel 4 logo with a tiny +1 next to it. Not quite as big I don't think as what it's replaced.

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