MadmanLA 156 Posted October 3, 2019 The New England Sports Network, the cable TV home of the Boston Red Sox and Bruins since 1984, is debuting a new logo starting with the just-underway NHL season. The old one (in use pretty much since day one): The new: 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 27,430 Posted October 3, 2019 Doesn't look like a sports channel at all. Looks like a telecommunications company. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neo_prankster 3,349 Posted October 3, 2019 When you think about it, 35 years is a pretty impressive run for NESN without having been taken over by Fox, Comcast, Root, AT&T or Sinclair. That said, it's pretty said to see the old logo be retired after so long. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digby 5,687 Posted October 4, 2019 That's terrible. Don't fix what ain't broke and happens to be one of the more enduring brands in all New England. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanMcD29 741 Posted October 4, 2019 Not only is the new logo terrible, but their BottomLine is a direct ripoff of ESPN's 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueYankee26 965 Posted October 4, 2019 Old on the top new on the bottom. EDIT: Whoops, did not see this thread: 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueYankee26 965 Posted October 4, 2019 Looks more like a technology company.. Meanwhile the old one screams Go Sox/Bruins we are wicked good this yeah Boston Strong. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dont care 5,738 Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, RyanMcD29 said: Not only is the new logo terrible, but their BottomLine is a direct ripoff of ESPN's What? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
axiom20xx 97 Posted October 4, 2019 big time bummer. my father just passed and he's from Massachusetts, have very fond memories of that logo from going back there and watching Sox games with him over the past couple years. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scraw28 375 Posted October 4, 2019 Major downgrade 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dynasty 2,350 Posted October 4, 2019 Need to see how it's used on TV. Was the old one suppose to be a ticket? That's what it always looked like to me. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dont care 5,738 Posted October 4, 2019 Yes the old one was a ticket 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattMill 582 Posted October 4, 2019 So I'm browsing their website and they have the new N logo with NESN next to it everywhere Isn't that overkill? Doesn't that read off as NNESN Terrible move. One of the more iconic logos lost. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EddieJ1984 1,581 Posted October 4, 2019 Why must the N's have stupid notches? All the comments on their site is calling it stupid and not neccesary. "it sucks. great for a pharmaceutical company, though." 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pharos04 1,153 Posted October 4, 2019 Wow that is a huge downgrade. Yeah the original was meant to emulate a ticket as NESN was originally marketed as “your ticket to New England sports”. The wavy N is probably meant to invoke a strip of tickets or something but it just looks like a conjoined mess. Sad to see an iconic logo go 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kroywen 2,279 Posted October 4, 2019 If they wanted to change the logo, a simple modernization would've sufficed. The ticket logo was recognizable and a really good, basic design. Guess we may be moving away from the era of flat logos (to my dismay), because they replaced a very longstanding flat logo with something in chrome. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lights Out 4,475 Posted October 4, 2019 The previous logo is very late-'80s/early-'90s, so I could totally understand them wanting to modernize it, but this is a downgrade. The new logo looks more appropriate for a hotel or a resort instead of a sports network. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimball 5,022 Posted October 4, 2019 It feels like they gave themselves the Dolphin treatment. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand Cesarano 4,525 Posted October 4, 2019 The stylised N is very nice. The shadows and the faux-3D are terrible. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmccarthy27 281 Posted October 4, 2019 I feel a network goes with a logo like this when channel drift happens. Wonder if Sinclair has bigger plans for these RSNs 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
