TV
We're Huntshaw Cross. The same mast which didn't get colour until 1972 or BBC Nicam until 2000.
PC
Do Channel 4 still actually have the capability to generate a clock if they so wished?
As said earlier it would have been great for the 7pm news introduction...But I wouldn't know whether the decision to omit it was linked to a creative decision or just limitations.
As said earlier it would have been great for the 7pm news introduction...But I wouldn't know whether the decision to omit it was linked to a creative decision or just limitations.
TV
If they have a PC which can handle Flash, they can run a clock (see "Most Annoying TV Moments" thread).
Have just seen a C4 ident I don't remember. Two 4 logos, back to back, on a Sumo wresting ring.
Have just seen a C4 ident I don't remember. Two 4 logos, back to back, on a Sumo wresting ring.
BC
Just saw it now, it was the one used for the Sumo.
Blake Connolly
Founding member
TVdaz posted:
Couple of interesting things after the news then:
A really cool programme menu with candles in the background in the shape of the four (right colours too). First unlit, then lit! I t did look like a blast from the past actually. Then something a little more weird - two fours (one flipped) 'standing' beside a panel with chinese writing on it (looked like a break bumper with music). I think this one has been made up (though I'm not sure). It was completely random anyway - why did they think of that?
A really cool programme menu with candles in the background in the shape of the four (right colours too). First unlit, then lit! I t did look like a blast from the past actually. Then something a little more weird - two fours (one flipped) 'standing' beside a panel with chinese writing on it (looked like a break bumper with music). I think this one has been made up (though I'm not sure). It was completely random anyway - why did they think of that?
Just saw it now, it was the one used for the Sumo.
TT
I watched the repeat of the first ever edition of Countdown this afternoon, this time on a widescreen LCD colour TV. When I saw it on launch day, I saw it on a 12 inch black and white Ferguson Courier portable. Watching the programme really brought back memories.
Was it really necessary to put the "Digital Switchover" trailers into it though?
One stark difference from the first time showing was seeing adverts during the interval between parts one and two on the first ever edition repeat. When I first saw it on 2 November 1982, there were no adverts, instead they showed a slide with:
The 4 logo (2D version) in the top right hand corner
The bits of the 4 scattered all over the place
The text "COUNTDOWN PART TWO FOLLOWS SHORTLY"
... and with Fourscore playing in the background.
N.B. The portable TV on which I watched it 2 November 1982 was receiving from Mendip (HTV West region).
Glad that they showed the "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION For Channel Four" endcap at the end. I noticed that the 25 Anniversary edition of Countdown (I saw that as well) ended with a Granada endcap.
TVdaz posted:
Countdown now - damn! It had to have that bloody digital thing didn't it!
I watched the repeat of the first ever edition of Countdown this afternoon, this time on a widescreen LCD colour TV. When I saw it on launch day, I saw it on a 12 inch black and white Ferguson Courier portable. Watching the programme really brought back memories.
Was it really necessary to put the "Digital Switchover" trailers into it though?
One stark difference from the first time showing was seeing adverts during the interval between parts one and two on the first ever edition repeat. When I first saw it on 2 November 1982, there were no adverts, instead they showed a slide with:
The 4 logo (2D version) in the top right hand corner
The bits of the 4 scattered all over the place
The text "COUNTDOWN PART TWO FOLLOWS SHORTLY"
... and with Fourscore playing in the background.
N.B. The portable TV on which I watched it 2 November 1982 was receiving from Mendip (HTV West region).
Glad that they showed the "YORKSHIRE TELEVISION PRODUCTION For Channel Four" endcap at the end. I noticed that the 25 Anniversary edition of Countdown (I saw that as well) ended with a Granada endcap.
:-(
A former member
Stupid Q:
are CH4 showing that Doc? 25 years of ch4?
are CH4 showing that Doc? 25 years of ch4?
DV
Do you mean this?
DOCUMENTARY: Channel 4 at 25
On: Channel 4 (4/104)
Date: Saturday 3rd November 2007 (starting in 1 day)
Time: 23:20 to 1:30 (2 hours and 10 minutes long)
Yesterday, Channel 4 television turned 25. Told by the people who have shaped Channel 4's identity over the years - including Jon Snow, Michael Grade, Alan Bleasdale and Jamie Oliver - Channel 4 at 25 is a witty, fast-paced and at times unorthodox two-hour journey through one of the most exciting periods of British broadcasting and contemporary history.
(Watch Online, Subtitles, 15)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=7646
Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.
623058 posted:
Stupid Q:
are CH4 showing that Doc? 25 years of ch4?
are CH4 showing that Doc? 25 years of ch4?
Do you mean this?
DOCUMENTARY: Channel 4 at 25
On: Channel 4 (4/104)
Date: Saturday 3rd November 2007 (starting in 1 day)
Time: 23:20 to 1:30 (2 hours and 10 minutes long)
Yesterday, Channel 4 television turned 25. Told by the people who have shaped Channel 4's identity over the years - including Jon Snow, Michael Grade, Alan Bleasdale and Jamie Oliver - Channel 4 at 25 is a witty, fast-paced and at times unorthodox two-hour journey through one of the most exciting periods of British broadcasting and contemporary history.
(Watch Online, Subtitles, 15)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=7646
Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.
:-(
A former member
On a bit late! shame it not on at 9pm!
:-(
A former member
I watched it on 4oD
JO
But if ITV bought advertising airtime on C4, as C4 themselves have done on ITV, that would be perfectly acceptable and no different than Sky advertising on ITV.
But they haven't.
tvarksouthwest posted:
Jugalug posted:
Yeah, that's true, but would C4, let's not forget a company trying to make money, want to promote a rival?
But if ITV bought advertising airtime on C4, as C4 themselves have done on ITV, that would be perfectly acceptable and no different than Sky advertising on ITV.
But they haven't.
KE
I saw that as well. It was shown again during the 1st adverts of The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz. The Jungle Book was actually released in 1967, and the latest release on Amazon is listed as the 40th Anniversary release, although didn't the advert say it was a 25th anniversary release?
Near the end of the advert, it said "also including Channel 4's 25th Birthday" (or something very similar to that). Does anyone know what this means?
Ben posted:
Was it me or did a Jungle Book advert just feature something about Channel 4's 25th birthday?
I saw that as well. It was shown again during the 1st adverts of The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz. The Jungle Book was actually released in 1967, and the latest release on Amazon is listed as the 40th Anniversary release, although didn't the advert say it was a 25th anniversary release?
Near the end of the advert, it said "also including Channel 4's 25th Birthday" (or something very similar to that). Does anyone know what this means?