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I recorded and added the last TCC closedown onto YouTube, and it was as broadcast. As that was a school day I pretty much only saw and taped the last junction. From memory I think no TCC trailers were ran that day. Certainly TCC’s closure was mentioned within some listings magazines and the likes of Wotsat at the time. Originally Wotsat reported that TCC would move to Bravo to air between 7am and 12pm. Where as Trouble extended its hours from 7am, I believe the only TCC show that moved over was Earthworm Jim. Everything else disappeared or ended up on other channels.
Cable & Wireless had a funny relationship with Flextech TV at this point. The inserted version of TCC was on air within about 10 days of the closure of the main one. We didn’t get Trouble from 7am, only 12pm. No TV Travel Shop either, it took until July 1999 for that to be added to CWC. By September 1998 they removed TCC outright, they also removed Trouble and Bravo. CWC told viewers they’d have to wait until Digital to get these channels back.
Anyway, going to return to topic and CWC, here another abnormality...
The TCC thing was bizarre though, wasn't it? Didn't they just shut down one day without warning, even running a "see you tomorrow" trailer on the handover on the last day? And their website was still online for the best part of a decade.
And speaking of Cable & Wireless, I remember they used to cut into ad breaks on certain channels to run promotions for their own services, which I always found bizarre.
And speaking of Cable & Wireless, I remember they used to cut into ad breaks on certain channels to run promotions for their own services, which I always found bizarre.
I recorded and added the last TCC closedown onto YouTube, and it was as broadcast. As that was a school day I pretty much only saw and taped the last junction. From memory I think no TCC trailers were ran that day. Certainly TCC’s closure was mentioned within some listings magazines and the likes of Wotsat at the time. Originally Wotsat reported that TCC would move to Bravo to air between 7am and 12pm. Where as Trouble extended its hours from 7am, I believe the only TCC show that moved over was Earthworm Jim. Everything else disappeared or ended up on other channels.
Cable & Wireless had a funny relationship with Flextech TV at this point. The inserted version of TCC was on air within about 10 days of the closure of the main one. We didn’t get Trouble from 7am, only 12pm. No TV Travel Shop either, it took until July 1999 for that to be added to CWC. By September 1998 they removed TCC outright, they also removed Trouble and Bravo. CWC told viewers they’d have to wait until Digital to get these channels back.
Anyway, going to return to topic and CWC, here another abnormality...
