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Decriminalising Licence Fee delayed until 2022

Telegraph reports.

So you only listen to 3 x 24 hour radio networks (two of which are almost 100% speech based) and watch some of the most expensive television productions the BBC make, yet you don’t feel well served?

By TIGHazard

11 replies

834 views

DE 21 Dec - 23 Decdeejay

The Queen to deliver alternative Xmas message - or is she?

Christmas Day C4 3.25pm

I think this sort of 'edgy' message would work better if well the rest of Channel 4's content was a bit more risk-taking itself. Coming from the network responsible for such hard-hitting shows...

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By Brekkie

14 replies

912 views

BF 23 Dec - 24 DecBFGArmy

Christmas Greetings

I've missed the Christmas wishes, so instead I'll echo the hopes for 2021 being a better year for all, but we will all have a mountain to climb one way or another. I don't think I (or my colleageus)...

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By VMPhil

41 replies

1,389 views

CO 24 Dec - 26 Deccommseng

Discovery Closing Shed And Home And Health

Do we know who made home and health's idents or not?

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By RSTV

48 replies

3,983 views

RS 26 Dec - 2 Feb 2021RSTV

Future of Sky?

Without straying too off topic I think other than not having more than a Now/Next TV guide, not that linear TV is the selling point of Now TV, the interface isn't too much of a problem - though I...

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By zeebre12

18 replies

1,518 views

BR 26 Dec - 28 DecBrekkie

The future of TV broadcasting formats

Wide-screen, HD, 3D, 4K, but what's the next big broadcaster/manufacturer format push?

The first Baird system was, the one in competition with the EMI system was 240 lines.

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By johnnyboy

22 replies

1,022 views

UK 27 Dec - 21 Jan 2021UKnews

Martin Lambie-Nairn has died

Same here. Back in 2002 or 2003 I had the opportunity to watch World at our neighbour's house as we were looking after it while she was out of the country visiting relatives. She had a 1m dish pointing...

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By rob

192 replies

15,377 views

IN 28 Dec - 28 Mar 2021intracube

Carlton 1996 Branding Talk

wacky new guy say controversial thing

I was going to reply to this in my usual fashion but now I've decided there's no point. No point at all. Since you'll just ignore what I write and post more mundane drivel because you think you're...

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By MatthewPrower

42 replies

2,606 views

NJ 28 Dec - 4 Jan 2021Neil Jones

Celebrity Versions of TV Shows

When did this trend start?

A very brief and rudimentary search through Genome comes up with the FA Cup Final day versions of It's a Knockout in the 70s as the earliest examples of a 'civilian' game show being done by celebs,...

By DeMarkay

5 replies

315 views

BC 29 DecBlake Connolly

Like Nowhere Else

BBC iPlayer Campaign

No issues whatsoever with iPlayer but whoever authorised that promo needs eyes testing. Its just shockingly awful, looks like something a child would make and is akin to some of those horrific campaigns...

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By Jonny

16 replies

1,266 views

MS 30 Dec - 31 Decmsim

Tenable

Hosting duties to be shared.

Yeah that's what I thought, it seemed like recorded soundbites much different to his normal, natural flow.. well whatever it was - I hope he's okay.

By JonathanE19

3 replies

667 views

JE 31 DecJonathanE19

Doctor Who - Revolution Of The Daleks

New Years Day - 6:45pm - BBC One ... 8pm (US) - BBC America

The year before's, you mean, and this was a direct sequel to that one - last year didn't have a special at all, it was the first regular episode of series 12 which introduced the new Master, Spyfall,...

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By DJGM

72 replies

2,909 views

JA 31 Dec - 5 Jan 2021JAS84

Y93

the day thames (sorta) died

I feel this thread's link to TV presentation is tenuous at best, and therefore it's being closed.

By MatthewPrower

5 replies

431 views

CW 31 DecCharlie Wells

New Year Greetings

Happy New Year. Lets hope things will get back to normal during 2021.

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By Put The Telly On

26 replies

652 views

JE 31 Dec - 1 Jan 2021Jez