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channel4squares1
WMD posted:
No 22:30 South Today Oxford bulletin, pan-regional from Southampton instead. First regional casualty of coronavirus?

ITV News Central was showing ITV News Calendar tonight, apparently due to technical problems
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Andrew Founding member
channel4squares1 posted:
WMD posted:
No 22:30 South Today Oxford bulletin, pan-regional from Southampton instead. First regional casualty of coronavirus?

ITV News Central was showing ITV News Calendar tonight, apparently due to technical problems

Which version did you get, North (nondescript city view that is actually Leeds) or South (Humber Bridge)?
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Macalolo
WMD posted:
No 22:30 South Today Oxford bulletin, pan-regional from Southampton instead. First regional casualty of coronavirus?

Meridian has been one programme since Monday - no opts
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dvboy
radiolistener posted:
Brekkie posted:
BBC News at Ten going well past it's scheduled 10.30 finish.


I think the Six went a few minutes over and Lord Levy finished a few minutes past 7.

Still meant another dire feature for the None Show got dropped.

Yes the 6 did go over 7pm, I missed the start of the 7pm bulletin on BBC News because I was watching the Midlands Today weather forecast.
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Worzel
Matthew_Fieldhouse, Brekkie and msim gave kudos
DH
DH33
Worzel posted:


Lol, the comment at the end.
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Andrew Founding member
channel4squares1 posted:
WMD posted:
No 22:30 South Today Oxford bulletin, pan-regional from Southampton instead. First regional casualty of coronavirus?

ITV News Central was showing ITV News Calendar tonight, apparently due to technical problems

Regarding this, I’ve just watched on +1

They obviously had good notice, as they used the generic background, Duncan apologised at length to Central viewers on three separate occasions within the bulletin, and they even included a bit about Bob Warman self-isolating. I think Duncan thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity.
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Newsroom
I guess we’re all wrong as to the stealth these studios are capable of.

Overnight coming from Studio C.

If I’m correct, the only break it’s had was when Victoria Derbyshire simulcast at 10am gmt this morning.

Kasia now simulcasting from C.
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JAS84
Andrew posted:
channel4squares1 posted:
WMD posted:
No 22:30 South Today Oxford bulletin, pan-regional from Southampton instead. First regional casualty of coronavirus?

ITV News Central was showing ITV News Calendar tonight, apparently due to technical problems

Regarding this, I’ve just watched on +1

They obviously had good notice, as they used the generic background, Duncan apologised at length to Central viewers on three separate occasions within the bulletin, and they even included a bit about Bob Warman self-isolating. I think Duncan thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity.
To be fair, the Warman story was actually relevant to both regions - he was the presenter on Calendar's experimental breakfast programme before TV-am launched.
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trevormon
BBC South East breakfast bulletins will also be covering the London patch from Friday to free up staff..
Last edited by trevormon on 19 March 2020 3:17am
IN
Independent
Mouseboy33 posted:
CBC - CANADA has suspended local newscasts across Canada (few exceptions)

These tweets offer some insight.








RK
Rkolsen
Independent posted:
Mouseboy33 posted:
CBC - CANADA has suspended local newscasts across Canada (few exceptions)

These tweets offer some insight.










One thing I don’t understand is that all the local CBC stations receive their own microwave signals, CNG and downlink satellites. The only thing the CBC Toronto Broadcasting Centre is used for is master control, encoding the stream to transmitters / headends and inserting ads. Normally it shouldn’t be a problem unless there operators cannot handle daily unscheduled program changes.

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