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Sydney news room out of action, live shows off air

To make matters worse, Peter Hitchener in Melbourne was pulled off air mid-bulletin tonight after suffering a Migrane attack, looked to be something much more sinister watching it live, and was distressing...

By Brekkie

3 replies

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ME 29 Mar 2021 9:48ammelpax

TV Breakdown Appreciation Thread

We'll return as soon as possible.

I’ve created a successor here: on TV Live Fourm. Hope to see you all there. (Granted that I understood what I was speaking to Rob about on the Livestream!)

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By FanOfTV99

2,125 replies

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LS 29 Mar 2021 8:26amLewisS

Fictional Breakdown Slides/Test Cards

Something slightly different...

That's a good point, the film appearing to break or burn up was definitely a trope in the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, often used as a device to prevent some perilous situation for Bugs...

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By Neil Jones

43 replies

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SP 20 Feb 2021 1:58amSteve in Pudsey

East Midlands Today off air

Currently showing Midlands Today

I think they drive for making the 22.30 bulletin different comes from the central managers of BBC England. All the regions diverted resources away from the lunch bulletin under instruction to make...

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By Rolling News

29 replies

3,687 views

TR 26 Jan 2021 12:06pmtrevormon

Cbeebies into BBC Four breakdown

Cbeebies breakdown slide appears just before Four startup.

This is normal. CBeebies and BBC Four share a video stream, so just before 7pm the video going to the encoder is switched from CBeebies output to BBC Four's output. At the same time the ID on the...

By LWTfan1968

1 reply

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OV 9 Dec 2020 7:32pmOrry Verducci

BBC One Breakdown

Major Technical fault before Panorama - Video on page 11

I believe both is the answer. As I understand it programmes are made available immediately after transmission by using the video segments encoded for the live stream, as also used by the live rewind...

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By RDJ

237 replies

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OV 20 Nov 2020 11:19pmOrry Verducci

BBC breakdowns from 2002-2006 (mainly BBC1)

Not too many breakdowns from the Dancers' era online

Ah, I wasn't requesting the music, I was requesting footage of the breakdowns from that era. I was saying that if any breakdowns contained any library music, I understand completely. Anyways,...

By itvblocks

2 replies

825 views

IT 18 Apr 2020 3:02pmitvblocks

GMB Technical Difficulties

Just wanted to make a mock breakdown / technical issues video for GMB

You don't have to be a chef to know your food's undercooked.

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By Owen A

23 replies

1,495 views

LL 8 Dec 2019 8:24pmLarry the Loafer

Channel 4 Next/Breakdown Music

Does anyone have/know the name of the background song used in this?

By PatP

0 replies

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PP 15 Nov 2019 11:19amPatP

5Spike running programmes 5-10 minutes late

Technical problem?

No, the EPG was right. If programmes weren't on time, something was amiss.

By Worzel

2 replies

477 views

JA 4 Oct 2019 12:51pmJAS84

S4C Breakdown 7th September 2019

Having attended their match against Ayr this weekend, I am quite excited about Wrexham going far in this competition without ever going to Scotland at all. Bring on St Mirren B!

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By Curto21

21 replies

1,740 views

SW 10 Sep 2019 2:36pmSteve Williams

Now 90s Off Air

Channel description says it "will be back"

Isn't that a really short carriage period, six months or so? I don't know much about things like that, but six months seems really short.

By Jacq

4 replies

1,495 views

JA 8 Sep 2019 4:59pmJacq

AnsweredBid TV Breakdown Music

When they first launched they were very popular over here on DS and the other place.

By LewisS

11 replies

549 views

JB 29 Aug 2019 12:25pmJasonB

STV Breakdown during Nightscreen

They should have done that, the fault graph gets boring after a while.

By PatP

4 replies

603 views

PP 2 Aug 2019 10:32amPatP

AnsweredMusic from ITV Breakdown 2001

Does anyone know what song is being used in this breakdown?

Thank you very much.

By AlexEdohHD13

4 replies

694 views

AE 9 Jul 2019 12:37pmAlexEdohHD13

BBC1 breakdown - Christmas 2002 (full version)

I asked this on the fourm about a year ago, something did materialize on that topic before it eventually stopped, so I thought I would request the full version of this breakdown again, only this time...

By itvblocks

0 replies

227 views

IT 25 Jun 2019 4:02pmitvblocks

BBC West - Breakfast opt hijacked

Yes, they're all followers rather than leaders.

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By mulder

16 replies

1,659 views

BR 29 May 2019 7:29pmBrekkie

Stv off air again is Itv also?

Black could mean all number of failures. A logo gives confidence the circuit is still up, and the 60 second clock shows it's not on a freeze (or at least gives the transmission controller 60 seconds...

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By A former member

17 replies

1,627 views

TV 16 Mar 2019 8:08amTVEngineer

That's scotland breakdown

"Viewers" is plural, implying they have more than one.

By Curto21

5 replies

498 views

JA 27 Jan 2019 10:52pmjames-2001

7.0 Earthquake Hit Anchorage Alaska

TV Stations knocked off air, uing social media

STill hard at work, in the busted news room, wearing hard hats to do their jobs. The clean-up and repairs continue at KTVA Alaska after the Earthquake. They had an empty studio. The anchor desk...

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By Mouseboy33

20 replies

1,534 views

MO 7 Dec 2018 1:25amMouseboy33