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Obscure Fox News Question

The today studio isnt that far from Fox News either. But we cant see Today in the UK so probably why they want to send their friend to Fox..
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Premium rate phone-in saga: ITV Play Channel Axed

Neil Jones posted:

The range 0808 1570xxx is set aside for fictitious uses in TV and radio, in much the same way 01632 is used in TV programmes.
I like that we have a whole range of numbers set aside for fictional use..
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Premium rate phone-in saga: ITV Play Channel Axed

Does anyone else use 0500 apart from Five Live? I dont remember seeing it used for anything else.
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Blue Peter scandal

It seems a bit odd that one of the parents said on news 24 "all the kids in the studio were very dissapointed" when they realised the compertition was fixed. Yet if they were so dissapointed why has it taken so long for this to come out?

It seems the person who made the decision to 'fake' the result couldnt win either way- they would have been under pressure to fill the alloted space on the running order.
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Sky News

I wasn't aware Ofcom had guidelines on DOGs.

I can only find this mention of them on there website-

Ofcom posted:
"DOGs tended to comprise a channel identification logo rather than a web address and Ofcom had no concerns about such logos appearing permanently on screen. ...Ofcom considered that the question of where to place graphics on screen was one for the broadcaster’s discretion."
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Sky News

Snu posted:
Well hold on…you could have some fairly fancy graphics, which to be fair, Sky News have had before, but it doesn’t necessarily make the news very accessible. These graphics are clearly aimed at pub crowds and those who are flicking through the channels. It’s not pretty, it’s practical! They may not be as pretty as the last graphics, but they’re certainly easier to read.


I do agree they stand out- I was working last night and didnt know the graphics were changing, but noticed out of the corner of my eye something was diffrent on screen. But then News 24's graphics are quite good when flicking channels and reading from the other side of a room whilst looking a lot nicer.

Snu posted:
Those who compare them to Fox News are just plain wrong. Fox News graphics are so far the other way with hideous animations etc.


Well the logo is almost identical and they both spin round and hideous animations- a logo that spins for no reason?
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Sky News

cat posted:


Ha, you have to love John Ryley's quotes in there.

Basically what he is saying amounts to "Sky News is a big draw and people will pay for it". B-llocks they will. Sky News has never, ever, been a major draw to Sky Digital so god knows why they think it would be a draw to DTT viewers who have always overwhelmingly favoured News 24.

I really don't like the sound of "allowing us to concentrate on core viewers" or whatever phrase he used - i.e. viewers with Sky Digital. Presumably this means suffering a return of the nauseating Sky News Active promos every five minutes.


I like this quote from Ryley last week on the introduction of the train station screens he calls it-

"part of a strategy to make Sky News available through a wide range of digital media."

I wonder is removing the channel from Freeview part of the same strategy?
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Sky News

Bail posted:
Interesting stacked logo... It seems News 24 is going Sky, and Sky is going N24..


They seem to be using both versions of the logo on the screens- the current one and the stacked one.
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Sky News

josh205 posted:
Well, from the small picture on the Sky News Website, the ticker is black with the Sky News logo in between stories.


I thought it looked dark blue in real life..but not sure now..
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Sky News

skynewsfreak posted:
Just found this on the Press Office site:

Sky Press Office posted:
Sky News is to provide the rolling news ticker to LG Electronics new giant LED screen in London’s Piccadilly Circus. Launching tonight (30th January 2007), the partnership will see Sky News providing a 24 hour, 7-day-a-week breaking news feed to accompany and compliment the pioneering computer generated imagery and high definition content developed by consumer electronics leader LG.

The site, which overlooks Piccadilly from the top of Haymarket, will be seen by more than 1.1 million people who pass through Piccadilly Circus each week.

The partnership with LG represents a further evolution of Sky News’ strategy to further extend the reach and accessibility of the channel. In addition to presence on digital television, the web and mobile phones, Sky News is increasing developing additional distribution platforms to offers consumers even more access to its award-winning breaking news content.

The ticker, which will run across the bottom of the screen, will stream through an IP connection a continuously updating feed offering the very latest in international and domestic news, sports, entertainment and weather.

The screen itself boasts the highest resolution in Piccadilly with an enhanced pixel count providing a clear, sharp picture.


More here


The screen has been showing a Sky News ticker since the weekend- but you couldnt really see it.

Nice to see an Keith Graves on now- reporting from Atlantic City about the gabmeling.
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Sky News

Another quote from Paul Bromley's blog about Wikipedia...

Quote:
If you want to know what's really happening at Sky News, read my blog or the official press releases.
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Celebrity Big Brother

nok32uk posted:
Is it me or is Flash from QM in the Big Mouth audience?


haha yes was him....