NW
I remember seeing in about 95/96 Channel 4 actually promoting 'http://www.channel4.com' on some promos, but channel4.co.uk works anyway.
God I remember when it was still itv.co.uk, by that was a poor site, although it worked well with the Hearts theme of the time.
Ant posted:
With the exception of the BBC, I think .com makes the company seem more professional. ITV used to be .co.uk back in the day, for example. Wasn't Channel 4 the same too?
I remember seeing in about 95/96 Channel 4 actually promoting 'http://www.channel4.com' on some promos, but channel4.co.uk works anyway.
God I remember when it was still itv.co.uk, by that was a poor site, although it worked well with the Hearts theme of the time.
DO
What's your source for that?
And why would OfCom care?
So, archiveTV, you don't have a source, or a reason? Therefore you must be talking twaddle.
I would think that archiveTV IS the reliable source, rather than needing a source.
And anyway, I certainly wouldn't give you a reply if you talked to me in that manner. Just who do you think you are?
Hmmm... Me - I'm someone who doesn't blindly believe everything they're told without evidence. Without being given a reason why OfCom have banned the use of bbc.com from being uttered on BBC channels in the UK I refuse to believe it. OfCom may have a ban on the BBC publishing the website addresses of it's commercial ventures on it's non-commercial ventures, but as many others have said, going to the .com will redirect you to the non-commercially funded .co.uk if accessed in the UK, therefore they wouldn't care.
If archiveTV (or anyone else) can come back with a valid source or explanation for the ruling (me saying something doesn't make it true) I will happily retract the "twaddle". If archiveTV is the source, then please explain why OfCom have declared this.
JAH posted:
dosxuk posted:
dosxuk posted:
archiveTV posted:
the BBC is not allowed to promote bbc.com domestically
What's your source for that?
And why would OfCom care?
So, archiveTV, you don't have a source, or a reason? Therefore you must be talking twaddle.
I would think that archiveTV IS the reliable source, rather than needing a source.
And anyway, I certainly wouldn't give you a reply if you talked to me in that manner. Just who do you think you are?
Hmmm... Me - I'm someone who doesn't blindly believe everything they're told without evidence. Without being given a reason why OfCom have banned the use of bbc.com from being uttered on BBC channels in the UK I refuse to believe it. OfCom may have a ban on the BBC publishing the website addresses of it's commercial ventures on it's non-commercial ventures, but as many others have said, going to the .com will redirect you to the non-commercially funded .co.uk if accessed in the UK, therefore they wouldn't care.
If archiveTV (or anyone else) can come back with a valid source or explanation for the ruling (me saying something doesn't make it true) I will happily retract the "twaddle". If archiveTV is the source, then please explain why OfCom have declared this.
BH
I'm not aware of any regulatory ban on the mentioning of the bbc.com (or bbcnews.com) URLs on licence fee funded services, however other internal guidelines exist which cover how URLs are to be presented.
What might be causing some confusion is that 'bbc.com' is a collective name used internally for the advertising funded versions of the BBC sites that you will see if you access them abroad (whether or not you use bbc.com or bbc.co.uk). And there are regulatory issues surrounding the 'broadcast' of advertising funded content into the UK market.
What might be causing some confusion is that 'bbc.com' is a collective name used internally for the advertising funded versions of the BBC sites that you will see if you access them abroad (whether or not you use bbc.com or bbc.co.uk). And there are regulatory issues surrounding the 'broadcast' of advertising funded content into the UK market.
GR
And now I reveal my trump card. How about this?
Or any of these: Google Search
SN2005 posted:
Moz posted:
...everyone else puts their country on the end. I've never seen a website with .us on the end!
And now I reveal my trump card. How about this?
Or any of these: Google Search
CW
And now I reveal my trump card. How about this?
Or any of these: Google Search
I must admit I had thought the .us domain was relatively new and only added a few years ago. However glancing at wikipedia it was apparently introduced in 1985 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us though it wasn't until April 2002, second-level domains became available for registration.
Still, trying to steer back on topic I guess it's just a case of selecting the wrong slide, something which can easily happen with rolling news.
Charlie Wells
Moderator
grattz posted:
SN2005 posted:
Moz posted:
...everyone else puts their country on the end. I've never seen a website with .us on the end!
And now I reveal my trump card. How about this?
Or any of these: Google Search
I must admit I had thought the .us domain was relatively new and only added a few years ago. However glancing at wikipedia it was apparently introduced in 1985 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us though it wasn't until April 2002, second-level domains became available for registration.
Still, trying to steer back on topic I guess it's just a case of selecting the wrong slide, something which can easily happen with rolling news.
BA
returning to the Weather issue...
is this another example? or just forgot to turn it over to Matt?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l_SVpIZOEkQ
is this another example? or just forgot to turn it over to Matt?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l_SVpIZOEkQ
BR
I remember seeing in about 95/96 Channel 4 actually promoting 'http://www.channel4.com' on some promos, but channel4.co.uk works anyway.
God I remember when it was still itv.co.uk, by that was a poor site, although it worked well with the Hearts theme of the time.
Always thought how strange and wrong "ITV.com" sounded when they rebranded it - but now ITV.co.uk just sounds so clumsy.
C4 has always been .com I think, though some programmes, notably Richard and Judy, seem to use a channel4.co.uk e-mail address.
nwtv2003 posted:
Ant posted:
With the exception of the BBC, I think .com makes the company seem more professional. ITV used to be .co.uk back in the day, for example. Wasn't Channel 4 the same too?
I remember seeing in about 95/96 Channel 4 actually promoting 'http://www.channel4.com' on some promos, but channel4.co.uk works anyway.
God I remember when it was still itv.co.uk, by that was a poor site, although it worked well with the Hearts theme of the time.
Always thought how strange and wrong "ITV.com" sounded when they rebranded it - but now ITV.co.uk just sounds so clumsy.
C4 has always been .com I think, though some programmes, notably Richard and Judy, seem to use a channel4.co.uk e-mail address.