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E4's Ruddy Big Rebrand

(December 2007)

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DB
dbl
jay posted:


It is him, and he's carrying on the style started by the original E4 voiceover man, whose name escapes me at the moment, but he sadly passed away.

Patrick Allen?
JO
Johnny83
dbl posted:
jay posted:


It is him, and he's carrying on the style started by the original E4 voiceover man, whose name escapes me at the moment, but he sadly passed away.

Patrick Allen?


Correct (as per Jugalug's original post on Page 4)

I'd imagine E4 asked him if he could do an impression & obviously he can do a ruddy great one as well Laughing

I did look on his website, and indeed it is him, I didn't think it was before because the last time we saw "voiceover man" on an E4 advert was for E4 Music when they had the ad in an Victoria theatre claiming they invented Music Telly in the 1800's, I imagine that was Patrick Allen who appeared in those adverts.
GR
gregmc
Johnny83 posted:
dbl posted:
jay posted:


It is him, and he's carrying on the style started by the original E4 voiceover man, whose name escapes me at the moment, but he sadly passed away.

Patrick Allen?


Correct (as per Jugalug's original post on Page 4)

I'd imagine E4 asked him if he could do an impression & obviously he can do a ruddy great one as well Laughing

I did look on his website, and indeed it is him, I didn't think it was before because the last time we saw "voiceover man" on an E4 advert was for E4 Music when they had the ad in an Victoria theatre claiming they invented Music Telly in the 1800's, I imagine that was Patrick Allen who appeared in those adverts.


Peter Dickinson has appeared in most of the E4 adverts since he took over, for example E4 Loans and the like.
BE
besty
Johnny83 posted:
I did look on his website, and indeed it is him, I didn't think it was before because the last time we saw "voiceover man" on an E4 advert was for E4 Music


He was actually in an E4 advert less than 2 months ago -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwnIkuSrtcQ
DB
dbl
BTW Johnny83, I'll try and capture the latest advert featuring Peter Dickinson. Wink
BR
Brekkie
One of those unimportant things that annoys me everytime they crop up, but considering the big push for e4.com that came with this rebrand, it's strange that the E-Stings are still promoted as "channel4.com/EStings". Surely that would be an ideal opportunity to give e4.com a plug.
JA
jay Founding member
Brekkie posted:
One of those unimportant things that annoys me everytime they crop up, but considering the big push for e4.com that came with this rebrand, it's strange that the E-Stings are still promoted as "channel4.com/EStings". Surely that would be an ideal opportunity to give e4.com a plug.

Another annoying thing; it's Peter DICKSON .
JO
Johnny83
dbl posted:
BTW Johnny83, I'll try and capture the latest advert featuring Peter Dickinson. Wink


Cheers Very Happy
DB
dbl
Brekkie posted:
One of those unimportant things that annoys me everytime they crop up, but considering the big push for e4.com that came with this rebrand, it's strange that the E-Stings are still promoted as "channel4.com/EStings". Surely that would be an ideal opportunity to give e4.com a plug.

Aired a few minutes ago..
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8595/e4stingmv4.jpg
BR
Brekkie
Ooooh, what else can we get E4 to do? Wink


More programme wise now, but apart from Shameless (and Hollyoaks I suppose) they seem to have ditched "First Look" episodes - instead premiering new episodes a few days or so before C4, with Dirty Sexy Money on Tuesday (Fri C4) and Desperate Housewives on Sunday (Wed C4).


Seems a strange move IMO - the "First Look" idea has worked pretty well for E4 over the years and has often bought up to a million viewers to the channel at 11pm at night.
JO
Joe
Have they ever tested e4.com in Firefox?
BR
Brekkie
Jugalug posted:
Have they ever tested e4.com in Firefox?



Be fair Jugalug - they can barely go a day without the telebox going tits up - so as for the interweb, no ruddy chance! Smile

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