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30 June 2001 Power Failure (June 2001)

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BB
BBC Choice
n24 have just covered the story
MI
Mich Founding member
BBC Choice posted:
Anything on Sky News? I would've thought they would have started to rub it in that they can do things right but the beeb can't!!

Doubt sky would, they aren't really like that, ITV may try to report it while having a smirk on the newsreaders face. I've been checking BBC 2 after I love 1975, and they appologised for Major power failures, and unsuprisingly, didn't give a date for God The Devil and Bob which was cut, to be shown, which they usually do, but I think this qualifies fort exceptional circumstances!
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itsrobert Founding member
What was said?
SZ
Sub Zero
PANTS! What did they say?
I so wish i saw it
CA
cat
www.ananova.com is the PA's website.
Or pa.press.net for the PA NewsCentre
IT
itsrobert Founding member
BBC NEWS will probably cover it tomorrow, and overnight (which I'm taping!)
BB
Big Brother Founding member
Damn.

I was too busy watching Big Brother when all this happened. But Your right something is strange. The N24 News Bulliten on the Web is just a black screen which makes me think they didn't know about it and however they encode the Real media it must be automatic.
BB
BBC Choice
N24 just had a short 30 second clip of someone filming a 16:9 TV with the BBC One apology broadcasting. It was simply narrated by the newsreader. I have it on my capturing tape, and will upload it later after all this has finished!!
BB
Big Brother Founding member
I just sat throught th 15mins webcast of the N24 bulliten and the black screen dissapeared at 22:12. Is this right,
WI
william Founding member
Big Brother posted:
Damn.
I was too busy watching Big Brother when all this happened. But Your right something is strange. The N24 News Bulliten on the Web is just a black screen which makes me think they didn't know about it and however they encode the Real media it must be automatic.


Just speculation (as usual) but is a lot of the BBC Online 'scheduled' audio/video content done from a bank of servers at Kingswood Warren?

I assume the live stuff where they have to intervene (e.g. when they cover feeds of breaking stories) is done from TVC..
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Martin Founding member
stabgely enough the BBC 159 service hasnt been covering it

some service!
SZ
Sub Zero
hehehehe! BBC NEWS 24 have just put on
BBC NEWS 24 24hrs A DAY Advert.

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