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Virgin Media Television (Flexitech) channels go widescreen

(June 2008)

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VMPhil
Has anyone noticed that the presentation on most of the channels have changed? All the DOGs are now on the left, and they don't look like they're in the safe area to me, which is actually better looking IMO in widescreen. The subtle change in Virgin 1's DOG is just that Virgin is in white now instead of transparent.
NW
nwtv2003
Living2 and Bravo2 still have their DOG's on the right, everyother VM channel has theirs on the left.

Overall it looks alot better, much neater as well, Challenge is a huge imrpovement too.
OV
Orry Verducci
It would appear they are now following the 14:9 safe area rather than the 4:3 safe area, which is move in the right direction in my opinion.
MA
mark Founding member
nok32uk posted:
Bravo used to have one of the grandest opening idents on cable. The one with the transmitter when it branded itself "Timewarp Television". Ah back in the day.


That'll be this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3ys1a2Azc

Great stuff. I'm really surprised they've actually kept the Bravo name for so long, as the channel's long-since ditched the format that the name evokes.

It's got to be one of the longest-standing channels, when you consider things like The Children's Channel and The Family Channel that disappeared ages ago.
NW
nwtv2003
mark posted:
It's got to be one of the longest-standing channels, when you consider things like The Children's Channel and The Family Channel that disappeared ages ago.


I think only Bravo and MTV are still around from that era, but both channels aren't the same they were.

Technically so are Sky One, Sky News, Sky Movies and Eurosport as they were all from the 1980s.

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