ORF1

Infobox TV channel
name= ORF1
logosize= 200px
logofile=ORF1logo.png launch= 1955
picture format= 576i (SDTV)
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owner= ORF
country= flagcountry|Austria
former names= FS1 until 1992
web= [http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1 tv.orf.at/program/orf1]
sister names= ORF2
terr serv 1= Digital
terr chan 1= "PAL, Normally tuned to 1 in Austria"
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"ORF1" (known as FS1 until 1992) is an Austrian television channel. It was the first television station in Austria, beginning in 1955.

ORF1 is one of the three public TV channels in Austria. ORF1 broadcasts TV series and feature films, while ORF2 focuses on cultural programming and information. ORF Sport Plus is the new sports channel, but ORF1 continues to broadcast the most important sports events as well. Since it has to compete with a wide range of German private TV channels over cable or satellite, ORF programming focuses on a mainstream audience.

Programming

During prime time, ORF1 and ORF2 broadcast movies. Because there are no commercials during the movies, ORF is liked and watched in Germany as well-- both legally, via DVB-T, and illegally via satellite television. Unlike the German TV stations, ORF1 and ORF2 are encrypted over satellite.

ORF 1 shows mostly films and television series. In the morning there is a children's program called "Confetti TiVi". Popular sports like skiing, Formula One racing, and soccer are also usually shown on ORF 1. ORF broadcasts its news program "Zeit im Bild" (The Times in Pictures) and the "Magazine" on ORF 2. Until April 9, 2007, "Zeit im Bild" was shown on both ORF 1 and ORF2 at the same time, 7:30 p.m.. ORF 1 then began to show the daily soap opera during the eight o'clock hour, but on July 1, 2007, this was replaced by "Malcolm in the Middle" due to low ratings. Aside from this, there are news programs several minutes long at various times during the day, under the name of "ZiB Flash". After 8 p.m. a new news program called "ZiB 20" is now broadcast; it resembles the old "Newsflash".

In comparison with the German channel ARD (broadcaster)
ARD, ORF on one hand competes with the second channel of its own broadcast service; there is no third regional channel. ORF is closed to the large German market because its programs are encrypted over satellite. On the other hand, the big German private channels compete with ORF within Austria, because of their broadcast over cable television and unencrypted satellite. ORF is therefore positioned as a mainstream media only in Austria, and seldom experiments with new programming.

creen Design

In a redesign in 2000, ORF 1 got a new logo: a moving, gelatinous square with the number 1 inside. The logo has been lovingly nicknamed "Jelli."

In 2005, there was another update to ORF's on-screen design. To avoid burning the logo into plasma screens, the logo is no longer green, but an all-over gray. The so-called "brick" (Ziegel), the current ORF logo designed by Neville Brody at the beginning of the 1990s, is highlighted in the center.

Theme Music

The theme music of ORF 1 was composed by Hannes Bertolini in 2000.

Parental guidance

ORF abridges some movies due to child-protection rules, but less often than German stations. ORF identifies its programs with initials: X (not for children), O (adults only), or with no initial. The sign K+ (recommended for children) is shown only as teletext.

External links

* [http://tv.orf.at/main Official Site]