Kamchatka Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 So im thinking of finally beginning to redesign some of the Cverse TV channel logos and was wondering if people could help with input on which channels have direct / indirect real life counterparts (if we ignore the current logos). With the US stuff my rough notes: CBA = CBS? ACE = ABC/NBC? CANN = ?? Arcadia = Nickelodeon? Pop Network = Cartoon Network? America Sports 1 = USA Network? GNN Sports = ?? USA Sports 1 = ESPN? Public Access Select = ? NCTV = SyFy Netstream = Netflix/AmazonPrime Reverie = AmazonPrime/Netflix Any and all help with any thoughts on channels/media companies etc globally would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 So im thinking of finally beginning to redesign some of the Cverse TV channel logos and was wondering if people could help with input on which channels have direct / indirect real life counterparts (if we ignore the current logos). With the US stuff my rough notes: CBA = CBS? ACE = ABC/NBC? CANN = ?? Arcadia = Nickelodeon? Pop Network = Cartoon Network? America Sports 1 = USA Network? GNN Sports = ?? USA Sports 1 = ESPN? Public Access Select = ? NCTV = SyFy Netstream = Netflix/AmazonPrime Reverie = AmazonPrime/Netflix Any and all help with any thoughts on channels/media companies etc globally would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzak Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 For the UK: UK Broadcasting Prime - BBC 1 UK Broadcasting Secondary - BBC 2 UK Broadcasting Digital - BBC 3 GBTV - ITV GBTV Sport - One of ITV 2, ITV 3 or ITV 4, whichever shows sports (AFAIK none are a dedicated sports broadcaster) Channel Six - Channel 5 That's all I can remember as I'm not actually at my computer at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 god id never realised UKB digital was BBC Three and not the BBC iPlayer and GBTV = ITV. Guess its easier to tell things apart now theres the free-to-air/commercial information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzak Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 To be fair for a long while BBC 3 and the iPlayer were one and the same, its only recently been broadcasting on TV again (in fact I don't even know if it has resumed on TV yet, I just remember hearing the announcement). You are right about it being easier to tell now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Editor6 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 -Pop! felt like an even younger-skewing Spike TV (now Paramount Network), but that wouldn't really fit it now. Maybe the CW or Freeform? -America Sports 1: Either TBS or TNT -USA Sports 1 is likely ESPN, yes. -Maple Leaf Sports is TSN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzak Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I might be wrong with these, but I think that Euro Cable Sports 1 and 4 are possibly Eurosport 1 & 2? Also this one is a real shot in the dark, but European Sports Network looks similar to the FreeSports logo, but FreeSports only airs in the UK and not Europe so I might be mistaken. Not that similar logo wise but I see CommPlanet as akin to (Amazon) Prime Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 I might be wrong with these, but I think that Euro Cable Sports 1 and 4 are possibly Eurosport 1 & 2? Also this one is a real shot in the dark, but European Sports Network looks similar to the FreeSports logo, but FreeSports only airs in the UK and not Europe so I might be mistaken. Not that similar logo wise but I see CommPlanet as akin to (Amazon) Prime Video. To clarify i did those logos a loong while back which is why i say dont try to figure it out from the design - however yeah, Euro Cable Sports is def Eurosport. ESN's design was based on Setanta Sports (dont think FreeSports existed then) but that was very much a wild shot in the dark at the time, didnt realy fit then, and they're now defunct globally anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluge Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Before their biography update in 2020, I always thought of The Pop! Network as Spike TV since they were high on pro wrestling and their risk levels but now that they're basically Nickelodeon I kind of want a Viacom knock-off media group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzak Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 To clarify i did those logos a loong while back which is why i say dont try to figure it out from the design - however yeah, Euro Cable Sports is def Eurosport. ESN's design was based on Setanta Sports (dont think FreeSports existed then) but that was very much a wild shot in the dark at the time, didnt realy fit then, and they're now defunct globally anyway. Oh wow yeah it's definitely closer to Setanta Sports - I had to search for sports broadcasters because I recognised the similarity but couldn't remember the company. When I saw the FreeSports logo I presumed it was them. As for the not comparing the logos, I'm so sorry I completely missed that part first time round, my bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveen Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 To clarify i did those logos a loong while back which is why i say dont try to figure it out from the design - however yeah, Euro Cable Sports is def Eurosport. ESN's design was based on Setanta Sports (dont think FreeSports existed then) but that was very much a wild shot in the dark at the time, didnt realy fit then, and they're now defunct globally anyway. As for the replacement to Setanta logo, I would suggest Premier Sports or FreeSports since they were launched by the same part owner as Setanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 As for the replacement to Setanta logo, I would suggest Premier Sports or FreeSports since they were launched by the same part owner as Setanta. Ah sorry miscommunication, Setanta was never a good fit for ESN since they're meant to be a Big european network primarily and only Small UK secondarily. Dont think Premier Sports of Freesports run in Europe in that way? The closest i can figure is Eleven Sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveen Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Ah sorry miscommunication, Setanta was never a good fit for ESN since they're meant to be a Big european network primarily and only Small UK secondarily. Dont think Premier Sports of Freesports run in Europe in that way? The closest i can figure is Eleven Sports? Eleven Sports could be a feasible choice, although honestly I have no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDAred Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I had always assumed Pop! was supposed to be MTV, because "PoPTV" was what the MTV parody was called in Megas XLR. I dunno why I assumed TEW had a Megas XLR reference in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12345 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 My thoughts on comps are: GNN Total Sports = ESPN Sports America = Fox Sports or Bally Sports USA Sports 1 = Fox Sports CBA = ABC or NBC or Fox ACE = ABC or NBC or Fox CANN = USA Network Canal Uno = Telemundo pop! = nickelodeon or cartoon network or disney arcadia = nickelodeon or cartoon network or disney UKB = BBC European Sports = beIN Sports Euro Cable Sports = beIN Sports Continental Sports X1 = Canal+ Sport J-Network = NHK General or TV Asahi J-Network East 2 = NHK Educational or TV Asahi Japanese Sports = NHK Sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 How much reach does beIN have in Europe do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12345 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 From a game perspective it would be Southern Mediterranean, Iberia, and Western EU. IRL they are in Spain, France, Turkey, Saudi, North Africa, south Asia and the middle east. To be honest I don't know of any network that truly covers all of Europe. I think maybe Canal+ is the closest as you can get them in Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France (home country), and the UK through Sky. EU broadcasters should really be broken down by game region/country and there really shouldn't be a single broadcaster that serves countries as different as Russia, France, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, etc as that's a bit unrealistic imo. I get from a simplicity standpoint why it's set up this way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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