Televisión de Galicia

Credits

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Cattotld

Background

Televisión de Galicia (abbreviated as TVG), commonly known as A Galega, is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisión de Galicia S.A., the television subsidiary of Galician regional-owned public broadcaster Corporación Radio e Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG). It is the corporation's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, including Telexornal news bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment in the Galician language.

It was launched on 25 July 1985 as the first Galician language television service. Its broadcast covers the whole Galician territory and it is financed by its autonomous government.

TVG went on air for the first time on 25 July 1985, with the short film Mamasunción by Chano Piñeiro. After a test period, which lasted until 29 September 1985, the station began broadcasting regularly with 39 weekly hours of programmes. The station now broadcasts a full 168 hours per week, with almost 70 per cent of its own productions. On 31 December 1996, its international channel started broadcasting in America through satellite, and on 17 May 1997, started offering its complete service via the Internet. Soon afterwards, the international channel started broadcasting in Europe. In 2019, TVG started HD broadcasting in free-to-air TV in Galicia, and in 2020 the European international channel ceased its SD broadcast through satellite. TVG is also offered in other parts of Spain as well as in Portugal by a number of cable television providers. All broadcasts are open and "free to air" (restrictions may sometimes apply to sporting events).

1st ID (1985)

Visuals: On a white background with a sea surface below, a blue bird is shown flying towards the center. It soon morphs into a letter "V" shape in a futuristic format. The letters "tg" flip in from the left and right respectively, having a circular form, and a blue segmented semicircle fades in below, followed by the blue text "Televisión de Galicia" fading in below.

Technique: Traditional and computer animation.

Audio: An upbeat groovy piano tune, followed by it ascending and descending at the end.

2nd ID (1995-1997)

Visuals: Over a blue gradient background, a cyan steel bar is shown behind a yellow circle leaving circular waves. The footage changes to the camera zooming in through a modified version of the logo leaving light rays with the copies of the station's name in white wrapped into a ring spinning in the background. The footage changes to the camera panning around a cyan word "televisión" and the text "de Galicia" (with the "e" part being inverted in the "Galicia" text). The footage changes once again to the camera zooming out from a ring drawing in to complete the logo, as well as the text.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An upbeat synth pad & violin theme, ending with 3 orchestral hits.