TI
Some sloppy pre-recorded announcements going out on UTV recently.
Gillians just told us "The latest news is coming up at 9 tonight...." over the 9pm ident!!!
Yesterday we had "The Metro a rail life back next week at 7:30" when it's not even on next week! (the NTA's awards are on).
Oh and Julian the other day announced "A Saturday afternoon edition of the Chase now".......on Sunday afternoon!
Are they under some time pressure or something to get all these recordings 'in the can', that the quality control is now well...out of control!?!?
Gillians just told us "The latest news is coming up at 9 tonight...." over the 9pm ident!!!
Yesterday we had "The Metro a rail life back next week at 7:30" when it's not even on next week! (the NTA's awards are on).
Oh and Julian the other day announced "A Saturday afternoon edition of the Chase now".......on Sunday afternoon!
Are they under some time pressure or something to get all these recordings 'in the can', that the quality control is now well...out of control!?!?
Last edited by This Is Granada on 22 January 2020 9:41pm
KE
Talking of which, there was a voiceover over the end credits of a programme the other day where the voiceover was too long, and continued over the breakbumper into the adverts.
Given that the voiceovers are pre-recorded, there's no reason why they can't get things like this right. They should have either made the voiceover shorter, or started it sooner once the end credits started.
Sounds pretty much like the UTV continuity of old to be honest.
Talking of which, there was a voiceover over the end credits of a programme the other day where the voiceover was too long, and continued over the breakbumper into the adverts.
Given that the voiceovers are pre-recorded, there's no reason why they can't get things like this right. They should have either made the voiceover shorter, or started it sooner once the end credits started.
TI
More sloppy and contradictory announcements from UTV going out of Emmerdale.
Julian advising us 'Vera' is on at 8 o'clock right after an hour long episode of Coronation St coming up next.
7:30-8:00 must be the shortest hour long Corrie ever!
Why so many errors, so often, when its all pre-recorded??
Julian advising us 'Vera' is on at 8 o'clock right after an hour long episode of Coronation St coming up next.
7:30-8:00 must be the shortest hour long Corrie ever!
Why so many errors, so often, when its all pre-recorded??
TI
I personally hold UTV to account to higher broadcasting standards...maybe I should just lower my expectations given all these recent silly mistakes?
BR
If anything pre-recording probably invites more mistakes as they're just reading a series of links rather than concious of how the day is actually scheduled due to having to know when you're live links are.
Surprised though they're still clinging on to Julian though and haven't found someone better to do the links.
Surprised though they're still clinging on to Julian though and haven't found someone better to do the links.
DB
Even if it is pre-recorded, a person who is in charge of continuity/media planning should be watching over this. I don't get how these mistakes keep happening.
If anything pre-recording probably invites more mistakes as they're just reading a series of links rather than concious of how the day is actually scheduled due to having to know when you're live links are.
Surprised though they're still clinging on to Julian though and haven't found someone better to do the links.
Surprised though they're still clinging on to Julian though and haven't found someone better to do the links.
Even if it is pre-recorded, a person who is in charge of continuity/media planning should be watching over this. I don't get how these mistakes keep happening.
DB
Don't blame automation, there's always a human that plans/instructs it what to do.
That's the downfall of automation.
Don't blame automation, there's always a human that plans/instructs it what to do.