Southern Cross Videos | History
2003- Sept 2003 - A total revamp for Southern Cross with this new look ID from Channel 7, the first widescreen one for SC. The IDs feature instrumental music from Channel 7's new set of IDs, as the original music has 'My Lucky Number 7' sung throughout it.
20 sec
2000-2003 The One To Watch Feb 2003 - Along with Seven, Southern Cross introduced these new IDs featuring the song "Point of View" by DB Boulevard.
Great Time
Playground
Summer
July 2002 - A new look for Seven; a new ID for Southern Cross. These IDs from the parallelogram style of Seven feature Seven Network stars playing in a studio with water on the floor, 5 different coloured mood lights and video of moving parallelograms in the background.
Feels Good
Jun 2002 - This ID showed behind-the-scenes footage from Channel Seven's Australian produced programmes. Southern Cross made some new little animations to cover up the 7 logos throughout the ID.
"All I Want Is You"
Oct 2001 - Another ID from Seven; this one focusing on the 5 coloured men. Southern Cross integrated their end animation into the end of this ident, rather than just cutting to it.
Coloured Men
March 2001 - A newer version of the programme promo IDs used in late 2000. This was the first ID produced in widescreen to be shown on Southern Cross, and in this video you can see how the 16:9 source is just squashed to fit on the screen. Letterboxing was introduced later.
30 sec
Feb 2001 - A new original ident for Southern Cross, but based on the first idents of 2000. It has a binocular shape around the video as if looking for the Tasmanian Tiger. The end tiger animation is used but more originally than in the past few idents. This ident was used alongside all the 2000 and 2001 idents below.
Binoculars
Jan 2001 - This ident is a version of Channel Seven's. It features olympian Cathy Freeman trying her best to play other sports Seven cover. Southern Cross put their logo on some of the scene's, kind of like Channel Ten did on their idents. Southern Cross once again put their tiger animation at the end of the ident. When this ident was brought in, all the previous idents from 2000 below were brought back as well.
Cathy Id
Oct 2000 - This ident is a version of Channel Seven's. It features actors/presenters from Channel Seven shows doing 'entertaining' things. In some cases, the sound is 'distorted' with the picture (you can hear an elephant's roar, but no elephant!). This ident was used from September/October 2000. Once again the only part produced by Southern Cross is the end animation. As Seven brought out new versions, Southern Cross adopted to them.
October
November
April 2000 - This ident was introduced in mid 2000, and was a version of Channel Seven's. It features Seven Network shows shown on Southern Cross. The end animation is the only part produced by Southern Cross.
All Colours
Feb 2000 - An Olympic ident was used leading to the Sydney Olympics. It is a version of Channel Seven's.
Olympic
Jan 2000 - This package featured the first all new logo for Southern Cross since 1989. It did get a new original ident, but it kept the Channel 7 slogan 'the one to watch', the 5 colours, and music from Channel 7 is heard in parts of the ident. There were a series of idents made, featuring different locations.
Road (& Lineup)
Beach
Bush
Museum
1999 The One To Watch This ident is a version of Channel Seven's. The christmas ident was used for Christmas 1999, and is a version of Channel Seven's.
Long
Christmas
Signpost
1998-1999 Everyone's Home This ident is a version of Channel Seven's, with only the scene's a bit different. A very nice ident for Southern Cross.
Everyone's Home
1997 Every One's Home This ident was Southern Cross' first version of Channel Seven's. It used the Seven slogan 'Everyone's Home'. The video featured here is a longer promo from Seven, adopted quite well to suit Southern Cross (a version of the song was even sung with the words Southern Cross!).
Welcome Home
c. 1994-1997 A nice original Southern Cross ID, only ever used in Tasmania.
Generic
1993-1994 This ident used a fly over shot of local scenes like the Tamar River and Tasman Bridge then panned across to a twilight sky where the Southern Cross logo appeared.
1989-c.1993 This ident was used around 1989 to 1993. It is the same ident as what was used by Southern Cross in Victoria (both networks owned by the same company).
Generic
1982-1988 This ident was used when TNT9 and TVT6 Hobart merged.
1975-1982 The TNT9 logo of this time is a version of GTV9 Melbourne, although a little different.
Relay Stations
1962-1970's This ident is from the very begining of TNT9 Launceston. The logo is a version of GTV9 Melbourne's logo, although a little different.
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