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Canal + is Spain's fourth national analogue terrestrial pay-tv channel. They introduced subscription tv way before digital tv.


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Click for larger image Canal + Start-Up
1994 Here's its start-up sequence from 1994
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Click for larger image Canal + Idents
1994 Click for larger image Canal + for years has always used a strong graphic look. Using flat colours and graphic icons to identify themeselves.
 
Left clip - Ident for sports programmes
 
Right clip - Ident for a comedy tv series

Another trademark of Canal+ was to have animations for idents and stings..


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Click for larger image Break Bumper
1994 Click for larger image Different coloured break bumpers Canal + used in '94. The icon is the same as the 'Way Out' symbol used in some train stations.
 


Canal + Sports Promo
1994 A general promotion advertising different sports events and programmes on the channel.

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Break Bumper
2002 Here's another break bumper from 2002, still using the flat graphic look.
 
Apologies for the poor recording

Canal + News


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1994 Click for larger image Redaccion used behind-the-scenes shots and wip-pans to suggest the urgency of news for their titles in 1994
 
Right clip - The closing news sequence

Click for larger image Noticias CNN+
2002 Click for larger image Noticias from CNN+. In 1999 Canal + collaborated with CNN to produce new Spanish news channel CNN+

Official Website
www.plus.es

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