CiTV & Ministry of Mayhem thread

Seems to me like the presenters have been axed !!! Are we going back to animations linking the programmes.

Liked the ident thing and the breakbumper.

I thought that to the bit where it says "fairy liquid" strange they way we both thought it.

The DOG is an improvement on the last one... too big but I like it - transparent. I think live links are a bit of a must though - it's not the same without a presenter.

I think it's very slick how they are linking the programmes, but why didn't they mention the axing of the presenters? And what's this "they're here" promo all about?

EDIT: and the presenters feature on the website next to the new logo. It's very confusing, but at least it means full credits!

Any screengrabs?

Well the presenters certainly seem to have gone, which I consider to be a fatal mistake.

But look at the website:

http://ads.granadamedia.com/ads/newmichael_sep03.jpg

That "paint smear" CiTV logo was dreadful. Also ages ago here somebody posted a link to the website of a student who had made some CiTV mocks and that was exactly what they did! Perhaps CiTV have hired said student.

I think the tweaked logo is better but I think they should drop 3D and live-action logos and just have a cartoony logo formup fading out to the studio with presenters.

Perhaps they are revamping the studio and hence no presenters today.

EDIT: Having seen another promo with the new style endboard and another logo formup I'm beginning to think this new look is dreadful.

I know !!! But where are they. Maybe Michael is still there because he is presenting the Jungle Run thing.

Maybe the new studio's not ready yet?

The image alternates between Michael and Leah.

IMO, what's just as bad as CBBC cropping 4:3 stuff to 14:9 so it will fit into a 16:9 frame, is the fact that CITV have a
number of programs made in 16:9, but they're transmitting them in 14:9 on both analog and digital. Viewing CITV via
digital TV on my w/s TV means either using "strechyvision" mode, which in most cases, looks cr*p, or by looking
at a small 14:9 picture, with black pillars at either side of the picture, and thinner black borders at the top and
bottom of the picture, which (IMHO at least) is totally unacceptable.

They may think their target audience (children under 16) won't notice this, or probably won't be bothered about it,
but that's beside the point. Essentially, If CITV have some of their programming made in 16:9 widescreen format,
then for digital viewers at least, it should be displayed exactly as it was made . . . in full 16:9 widescreen!