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2019 General Christmas election.

12th December: NO drama just presentation. (October 2019)

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JK
JKDerry
Andrew posted:
JKDerry posted:
Jonwo posted:
It’s interesting that they’ve put most of the debates and QT specials on a Friday. I assume it’ll be airing at 19:30 or 20:30

Of course, because there is no way the BBC will move Graham Norton Show for this debate.

Why on earth would they want to air the debat at 10:35 on a Friday night anyway?

10.35 is usually the Question Time slot on a Thursday, a typical political slot. Sorry if I am not clued up on scheduling arrangements
BR
Brekkie
Looks like the Ten o'clock News is back to half an hour and local news to 15 minutes from Monday.
AS
Asa Admin
Makes sense, they've been apologising for "running later than billed" at 10.40/45 most nights for the last couple of weeks. So much for BBC Three's prime spot then, always was an odd decision and ended up lasting less than 8 months.
TI
TIGHazard
Noticed that on the 26th Nov, the Andrew Neil Interviews is replacing The One Show

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6n/2019/11/26

And on the 29th, The One Show, Question of Sport and WILTY have been dropped for the Election debate, pushing EastEnders, Still Open All Hours and HIGNFY back and keeping Graham Norton in it's place.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6n/2019/11/29
MA
mapperuo
Markymark posted:
Steve in Pudsey posted:
The BBC has a satellite farm elsewhere in the vicinity of London. It's possible the satellite contributions are downlinked there and fibred to Elstree?


It doesn't matter where geographically the signals are down linked, it's all digits and fibre now to get to the studio


Is there not a capacity limit to the fibre though when your downlinking so many feeds? I would have thought having the satellites on the building your GEing would help.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Andrew Marr extended to 80 minutes tomorrow from 9-10.20am.
BR
Brekkie
Asa posted:
Makes sense, they've been apologising for "running later than billed" at 10.40/45 most nights for the last couple of weeks. So much for BBC Three's prime spot then, always was an odd decision and ended up lasting less than 8 months.

The timing never made sense considering the news agenda of the last year.

Suspect it'll be cut back again in the New Year, presuming of course this election solves everything.
MA
Markymark
mapperuo posted:
Markymark posted:
Steve in Pudsey posted:
The BBC has a satellite farm elsewhere in the vicinity of London. It's possible the satellite contributions are downlinked there and fibred to Elstree?


It doesn't matter where geographically the signals are down linked, it's all digits and fibre now to get to the studio


Is there not a capacity limit to the fibre though when your downlinking so many feeds? I would have thought having the satellites on the building your GEing would help.


Fibre carries gigs, HD news feeds are megs, you could transport 4 or 5 of them over some domestic Internet connections
NE
News96
London Lite posted:
Andrew Marr extended to 80 minutes tomorrow from 9-10.20am.


I have a feeling this is more to do with the Cenotaph coverage starting immediately afterwards rather than anything election related.
bkman1990 and m_in_m gave kudos
JA
james-2001
Neil Jones posted:
That article seems to imply they struggle to fill BBC Parliament with material. Anyway its not unique to air "imported" programming, they simulcast the Washington Journal from C-Span for a start, which it looks like they've been doing since January 2007.

And I dare say it probably would have happened, just maybe not live.


They've been simulcasting it for a lot longer than that, since the early 00s at least!
BR
Brekkie
News96 posted:
London Lite posted:
Andrew Marr extended to 80 minutes tomorrow from 9-10.20am.


I have a feeling this is more to do with the Cenotaph coverage starting immediately afterwards rather than anything election related.

I'm hoping they'll be a respectful pause in campaigning over the next couple of days but I doubt it.
SW
Steve Williams
News96 posted:
I have a feeling this is more to do with the Cenotaph coverage starting immediately afterwards rather than anything election related.


That is indeed why they've done that, they do it every year.

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