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(February 2003)

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SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Katherine posted:
Why didn't ITV break their programming to show this? I kept flicking over to see which other terrestrials channels were showing these potentially historic scenes and BBC1 were the only ones that bothered!!

Because unfortunately, ITV don't have a secondary analogue service to which shunt their childrens programming on to. They had already devoted much of their days schedule to the war anyway, and as it is a constantly evolving situation it is impossible to predict when such a significant event may occur and whether to stick with rolling news or return to a normal schedule.

Surely you have to admit, that as a terrestrial commercial channel that ITV have devoted significant amounts of the ITV1 schedule to the war overall.
SM
smw
They could could have done a news special till 4 and then started CITV.
AN
Andrew Founding member
smw posted:
They could could have done a news special till 4 and then started CITV.


We'd get people complaining then that they missed CITV as it was on a digital only channel, and particularly so if Crossroads was moved to ITV2 as well
KA
Katherine Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:
Why didn't ITV break their programming to show this? I kept flicking over to see which other terrestrials channels were showing these potentially historic scenes and BBC1 were the only ones that bothered!!

Because unfortunately, ITV don't have a secondary analogue service to which shunt their childrens programming on to......

Surely you have to admit, that as a terrestrial commercial channel that ITV have devoted significant amounts of the ITV1 schedule to the war overall.

And surely you must realise that ITV DO have more constraints than the BBC. From what I have read on this forum, they could still have shown more overnight footage rather than revert back to their usual fare...
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Katherine posted:

And surely you must realise that ITV DO have more constraints than the BBC.

Oh at last, you've proved my point then, so we agree, it is more difficult for ITV to opt out of normal programming than the BBC.

Case proved.
KA
Katherine Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:

And surely you must realise that ITV DO have more constraints than the BBC.

Oh at last, you've proved my point then, so we agree, it is more difficult for ITV to opt out of normal programming than the BBC.

Which gives the BBC more room for manoeuvre than ITV, and therefore more comprehensive coverage.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Katherine posted:
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:

And surely you must realise that ITV DO have more constraints than the BBC.

Oh at last, you've proved my point then, so we agree, it is more difficult for ITV to opt out of normal programming than the BBC.

Which gives the BBC more room for manoeuvre than ITV, and therefore more comprehensive coverage.

*BANGS HEAD ON TABLE*
KA
Katherine Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:

And surely you must realise that ITV DO have more constraints than the BBC.

Oh at last, you've proved my point then, so we agree, it is more difficult for ITV to opt out of normal programming than the BBC.

Which gives the BBC more room for manoeuvre than ITV, and therefore more comprehensive coverage.

*BANGS HEAD ON TABLE*

Let me help you bang your head against the table some more.....
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Katherine posted:

Let me help you bang your head against the table some more.....

Yes please, anything to numb the pain from another of your inane ramblings.
KA
Katherine Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Katherine posted:

Let me help you bang your head against the table some more.....

Yes please, anything to numb the pain from another of your inane ramblings.

Anything to put you in a daze so you're incapable of spouting more of the aforementioned 'ramblings' yourself!
HA
harshy Founding member
I've just seen the pictures for myself, truely breaktaking stuff from Bagdad it has to say, but of course the hunt is still on for the real Sad dam Hussain.
RI
richardhall99
I know that I dont have any power on this site what so ever but what I do have is an opinion. Square Eyes and Katherine have now taken over two threads with their petty arguement. Whatever it is about I dont really want to hear about it. So please stop this and let those who want to make use of this website for what its original form of disscusing tv presentation etc.
thanks

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