Northern England and Southern Scotland Thread

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I know Last Night there was a PEB at 6.25 (UKIP ?!?!?!) but the promised 15-18 mins of opt outs where not carried through!!! I know somenights they have struggled and switched as soon as it hits 6.15 but tonight when the holding graphic came up my sky EPG had 6.13!!

Minor but its not keeping to the promise!

...and you're surprised?

I dont think they are actually required by Ofcom to provide the split service. As it was more a measure to appease viewers in the border region.

Yes they are!


http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/psb2_phase2/shortterm/

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I don't know if there is an exception as it was on to 6.25 only?

As everyone found with the CITV quotas, Ofcom generally does their timing quotas as an average of the whole year and doesn't care on a day to day basis. So if they're even bothering to track it (not all that likely realistically), ITV would only need to run some longer bulletins towards the end of the year to balance it back out. Most likely they're hoping a couple of big news events will pop up in the regions over the course of the year, allowing this redress to be achieved easily from having a full 30 minute programme in the region on that day (whilst simultaneously scoring brownie points).

I see they've wheeled out that pompous Tim whatever his name is for this afternoons bulletin. I've never seen Fiona front a bulletin yet.

Oi Tim Backshall is a Border stalwart and you wont seem Fiona presenting bulletins as she doesn't 'do' bulletins.

I've enjoyed Tim Backshall presenting this weekend - they must simply rotate between the likes of tim, helen ford, kate fisher etc every weekend

You can have your stalwart back! He's simply horrendous. It seems Fiona doesn't do anything. Not seen much of her at all since the merge, which is a blessing I guess from what I did manage to see of her before the merge.

[quote:0896509920="Three Rivers Fantasy" pid="617228"][quote:0896509920="South Today" pid="617206"][quote:0896509920="Three Rivers Fantasy" pid="617202"]I see they've wheeled out that pompous Tim whatever his name is for this afternoons bulletin. I've never seen Fiona front a bulletin yet.[/quote:0896509920]

Oi Tim Backshall is a Border stalwart and you wont seem Fiona presenting bulletins as she doesn't 'do' bulletins.[/quote:0896509920]

You can have your stalwart back! He's simply horrendous. It seems Fiona doesn't do anything. Not seen much of her at all since the merge, which is a blessing I guess from what I did manage to see of her before the merge. [/quote:0896509920]

Fiona and Tim were much better than Pam and Ian!