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Read that, it might help you brush up your April Fools telling abilities
BBC News scrapped to save money.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6505837.stmRead that, it might help you brush up your April Fools telling abilities
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And us Ceefax fans know why that is, don't we?
You forgot to mention BBC2's appalling repeat levels which prop up its schedules every single day of the week. But rather than downtime at weekends, which would help address the problem, BBC2 opts to screen double bills of Star Trek and Taken, keeping it on air till the ridiculous hour of 5:05am.
Oh, and did I tell you that in January BBC2's weekday startup was brought forward from 7am to 6am, the extra hour being filled with REPEATED CBeebies material?
In a 'new'* service from the BBC, Ceefax is now available on-demand by pressing the text button on the remote control of your analogue tv. You'll never have to stay awake to the small hours again....
*new in 1974
Five is Ten (technically)
tvarksouthwest posted:
Alexia posted:
BBC2 - show cult favourites Family Guy and Star Trek in graveyard slot.
And us Ceefax fans know why that is, don't we?
You forgot to mention BBC2's appalling repeat levels which prop up its schedules every single day of the week. But rather than downtime at weekends, which would help address the problem, BBC2 opts to screen double bills of Star Trek and Taken, keeping it on air till the ridiculous hour of 5:05am.
Oh, and did I tell you that in January BBC2's weekday startup was brought forward from 7am to 6am, the extra hour being filled with REPEATED CBeebies material?
In a 'new'* service from the BBC, Ceefax is now available on-demand by pressing the text button on the remote control of your analogue tv. You'll never have to stay awake to the small hours again....
*new in 1974
HE
Really? I've not been sacked yet for not having a permit
Pictures or interviewed?
thegeek posted:
Like all other BBC buildings, you're not supposed to take photos in Television Centre without a permit.
Really? I've not been sacked yet for not having a permit
HE
Incidentally, what do you think our native tongue is? Because it certainly ain't Gaelic for the whole country. Perhaps you should do a little reserach yourself.
Completely agree with you p_c_u_k , there are 58,500 Gaelic speakers in Scotland... so that leaves over 5 million people who don't speak it.
BBC Scotland's Scheduling
p_c_u_k posted:
Incidentally, what do you think our native tongue is? Because it certainly ain't Gaelic for the whole country. Perhaps you should do a little reserach yourself.
Completely agree with you p_c_u_k , there are 58,500 Gaelic speakers in Scotland... so that leaves over 5 million people who don't speak it.
HE
Surely that's a sign of BBC One Scotland trying to please everyone by catering for both Scottish and Network programmes. I very much doubt it's done on purpose and if there was an better solution it would have been implemented.
BBC Scotland's Scheduling
623058 posted:
EH?
moving eastenders, Life on mars river city, holby and EVERY OTHER programme around every week.
half the time the programmes are not in the same time slot! that's the problem!
moving eastenders, Life on mars river city, holby and EVERY OTHER programme around every week.
half the time the programmes are not in the same time slot! that's the problem!
Surely that's a sign of BBC One Scotland trying to please everyone by catering for both Scottish and Network programmes. I very much doubt it's done on purpose and if there was an better solution it would have been implemented.
HE
I know you find Scottish scheduling annoying, but you're way off to suggest that "the [Scottish] public" are being so badly served locally that they need the Network service from London.
I'm sorry but you're creating a huge issue where there is none.
Sometimes I'd like to watch a Network programme instead of the Scottish one but on balance we are extremely well served.
Well relatively speaking no issue on TV Forum is a huge one, it's people's opinions and counteropinions. And if you read back some of what I've posted on here, I've said that part of the problem is not that we need a network feed, but BBC Scotland's erratic programme moves.
Half the problem here is that you're looking at schedules and comparing them to BBC One Network. That's not how they're meant to be viewed. BBC One Scotland is pretty much it's own channel... scheduling control rests in Scotland. If you bought a copy of the Radio Times and just followed what it says for BBC One Scotland, I think you wouldn't be so annoyed. It's a no-win situation... half the people want more Scottish programming, the other half want less.
BBC Scotland's Scheduling
AndrewDundee posted:
Gavin Scott posted:
AndrewDundee posted:
Sky is fair enough - but IMO the public shouldn't be forced into buying an extra above the TV licence just to catch the same shows as the rest of the UK. ( I do own a Freeview box before anyone tells me I'll have to buy at least something to receive television shortly! ) 
I know you find Scottish scheduling annoying, but you're way off to suggest that "the [Scottish] public" are being so badly served locally that they need the Network service from London.
I'm sorry but you're creating a huge issue where there is none.
Sometimes I'd like to watch a Network programme instead of the Scottish one but on balance we are extremely well served.
Well relatively speaking no issue on TV Forum is a huge one, it's people's opinions and counteropinions. And if you read back some of what I've posted on here, I've said that part of the problem is not that we need a network feed, but BBC Scotland's erratic programme moves.
Half the problem here is that you're looking at schedules and comparing them to BBC One Network. That's not how they're meant to be viewed. BBC One Scotland is pretty much it's own channel... scheduling control rests in Scotland. If you bought a copy of the Radio Times and just followed what it says for BBC One Scotland, I think you wouldn't be so annoyed. It's a no-win situation... half the people want more Scottish programming, the other half want less.
HE
I presume that there is a problem with the graphics because according to the inital press release they should have launched last month. Although i do believe the Virtz system is being used a little, for example its capital costs segment this week. There is also a theory that the BBC are waiting for all of the regions to be using the Virtz system later this year so they can launch new graphics at the same time across all of the regions. I am sure it won't be too long before the graphics change for the better, and Gill Sans will mostly dissappear from the regions, although it will remain in the titles.
It's VizRT
BBC London
LONDON posted:
imnogoth posted:
they have GOT to replace the logo and titles - they just don't fit! In fact, what about bringing back the 'London Live' from the trash - makes it a lot more personal and community-like. Love the new studio and I actually think in a way the desk-box-table thing works better maybe than the Breakfast desk would (and again takes away the nationals relationship) but I think it being the same block of red doesn't work - means everything is either red or white! When are they bringing the new graphics/ titles (if they are) and have they not realised that it's better to have a total relaunch of graphics and studios at once?
I presume that there is a problem with the graphics because according to the inital press release they should have launched last month. Although i do believe the Virtz system is being used a little, for example its capital costs segment this week. There is also a theory that the BBC are waiting for all of the regions to be using the Virtz system later this year so they can launch new graphics at the same time across all of the regions. I am sure it won't be too long before the graphics change for the better, and Gill Sans will mostly dissappear from the regions, although it will remain in the titles.
It's VizRT
HE
BBC Marylebone High Street is occupied mainly by BBC Training and Development with BBC London occupying the lower part of the building. It's pretty full and I haven't heard of any plans for them to move.
BBC London
brotherton sands posted:
BBC London News do seem to be big fans of "tweaking".
I'm very impressed with the latest changes. Seeing as their "studio" is a glorified corridor, they've been making a good job of making it look a lot more like a proper studio/set, over the course of the last few refreshes/revamps.
The original LDN look really did look like just a corridor.
Wasn't "BBC Marylebone" some sort of a BBC training centre or something, before LDN existed? (Which had to be converted, hence the lack of an "actual studio").
Given the fact that various stuff is being moved out of "BBC Shepherd's Bush" (i.e. TVC) and into various other BBC sites (the extended Broadcasting House; Manchester/Salford; possibly BBC White City (?); etc etc) over the coming years, does anyone know if London regional stuff will move from Marylebone to, say, Broadcasting House too?
Given the likelyhood that TVC/Shepherd's Bush may well be completely emptied and finished with, I get the impression that the BBC are striving to have as few different BBC sites in Greater London as possible, rather than the umpteen they have currently. Hence, my suspicions that "BBC Marylebone" may also be phased out.
I'm very impressed with the latest changes. Seeing as their "studio" is a glorified corridor, they've been making a good job of making it look a lot more like a proper studio/set, over the course of the last few refreshes/revamps.
The original LDN look really did look like just a corridor.
Wasn't "BBC Marylebone" some sort of a BBC training centre or something, before LDN existed? (Which had to be converted, hence the lack of an "actual studio").
Given the fact that various stuff is being moved out of "BBC Shepherd's Bush" (i.e. TVC) and into various other BBC sites (the extended Broadcasting House; Manchester/Salford; possibly BBC White City (?); etc etc) over the coming years, does anyone know if London regional stuff will move from Marylebone to, say, Broadcasting House too?
Given the likelyhood that TVC/Shepherd's Bush may well be completely emptied and finished with, I get the impression that the BBC are striving to have as few different BBC sites in Greater London as possible, rather than the umpteen they have currently. Hence, my suspicions that "BBC Marylebone" may also be phased out.
BBC Marylebone High Street is occupied mainly by BBC Training and Development with BBC London occupying the lower part of the building. It's pretty full and I haven't heard of any plans for them to move.
HE
As far as I am aware, BBC One Scotland is always in circuit apart from overnights when they go to News 24. Network BBC One is an outside source.
BBC Scotland's Scheduling
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Yeah, but pres being on-air doesn't equate to pres suite being in circuit. I was under the impression that they opted in and out for each junction, or at least certainly used to.
As far as I am aware, BBC One Scotland is always in circuit apart from overnights when they go to News 24. Network BBC One is an outside source.
HE
AFAIK, BBC Scotland pres are in for most of prime time anyway. I would imagine that The Apprentice will be played up the line earlier in the day to save any timing headaches between the two networks.
BBC One Scotland pres is on air 0600-closedown weekdays.
BBC Scotland's Scheduling
thegeek posted:
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Wonder what sort of headaches shifting the BBC1 output to BBC2 causes for BBC Scotland pres, presumably the pres area will have to stay in circuit all night rather than oping in and out for each junction.
BBC One Scotland pres is on air 0600-closedown weekdays.