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ED
edmund
For the very first time in Irish television, 3e began airing idents promoting a product. Two idents promoting the National Dairy Council now air each hour on the channel.
http://www.skyidents.com/resources/3e%20milk%20a.jpg.opt372x204o0,0s372x204.jpg
For more: http://www.skyidents.com/3e-current.php
Last edited by edmund on 26 June 2012 9:38am
RD
rdd Founding member
I've never seen the likes of it before. Idents, are of course, advertisements in themselves (for the channel), but to incorporate a commercial for a third party into the ident, I don't think I've ever seen it done in Ireland or the UK.

At this stage I think 3e could do with a refresh, their presentation is still much the same as it was when they rebranded in January 2009, and their idents in general really aren't up to much (although they were a million times better than the very basic idents Channel 6 used).
AB
ashley b Founding member
rdd posted:
I've never seen the likes of it before. Idents, are of course, advertisements in themselves (for the channel), but to incorporate a commercial for a third party into the ident, I don't think I've ever seen it done in Ireland or the UK.


Channel 5 have done it twice now:

http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/imagesfiat/five_2008_fiat_08.jpg
http://www.thisisfive.co.uk/images2011/cha5_2011_noka_06.jpg
RD
rdd Founding member
Ah, but we don't get Channel 5 on cable in Ireland! Still very unusual, I wonder if it will catch on...
IS
Inspector Sands

Channel 5 have done it twice now:

I'd be very surprised if they were allowed to have a commercial message onto an ident, presumably Channel 5 got round it by incorporating bits of their ident/logo onto a sponsorship sting?
GO
gottago

Channel 5 have done it twice now:

I'd be very surprised if they were allowed to have a commercial message onto an ident, presumably Channel 5 got round it by incorporating bits of their ident/logo onto a sponsorship sting?


Ofcom have allowed channels to be sponsored for a few years now. Those screenshots are definitely from idents.
JO
Jonny
I sympathise with that depressed 3. Tragically encased in concrete and buried, unloved in a dark grey tomb with only an ADHD e for company...

erm, yeah... 3e idents: not that good, or something?
IS
Inspector Sands
Ofcom have allowed channels to be sponsored for a few years now. Those screenshots are definitely from idents.

Channels yes, but does it count if just bits of channels are sponsored? One programme on 5 might have that before it but the rest won't. As I say, I suspect that they were counted as sponsorship stings rather than a presentation item.
BE
Ben Founding member
Ofcom have allowed channels to be sponsored for a few years now. Those screenshots are definitely from idents.

Channels yes, but does it count if just bits of channels are sponsored? One programme on 5 might have that before it but the rest won't. As I say, I suspect that they were counted as sponsorship stings rather than a presentation item.


On the first occasion it was just one evening of programmes, with the Nokia sponsorship that lasted a few days I believe and was before every programme.
AB
ashley b Founding member
Ben posted:
Ofcom have allowed channels to be sponsored for a few years now. Those screenshots are definitely from idents.

Channels yes, but does it count if just bits of channels are sponsored? One programme on 5 might have that before it but the rest won't. As I say, I suspect that they were counted as sponsorship stings rather than a presentation item.


On the first occasion it was just one evening of programmes, with the Nokia sponsorship that lasted a few days I believe and was before every programme.


Correct, and I believe the sponsored idents were then followed by separate sponsorship stings for other companies if the programme itself was individually sponsored.
IS
Inspector Sands
Correct, and I believe the sponsored idents were then followed by separate sponsorship stings for other companies if the programme itself was individually sponsored.

As I say I'm very surprised that's allowed
AM
amosc100
Also a bit like Dave where parts of the day are channel sponsored, with channel and channel sponsor idents - and then more sponsorships stings if a specific programme is sponsored.

e.g primetime Dave sponsored by Old Speckled Hen and then the programme sponsored by Fiat 500

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