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FX announcers problems

(July 2011)

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A former member 31 July 2011 9:33pm

you mean something along these lines?

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfT7WfSnCas&

jjne 31 July 2011 9:38pm

623058 posted:

you mean something along these lines?

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfT7WfSnCas&

Yup, exactly like that.

TTTV were still doing this right up to the end of 1992, although by that time they'd typically flash up a still of the ident as the opening credits were starting and crossfade it a couple of seconds in.

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A former member 31 July 2011 9:39pm

jjne posted:

623058 posted:

you mean something along these lines?

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfT7WfSnCas&

Yup, exactly like that.

oh good

I cant seem to found any other clips of this type of thing, I sure there is...

jjne 31 July 2011 9:42pm

TTTVV example from August 1990 (straight into H&A).

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A former member 31 July 2011 9:50pm

jjne posted:

TTTVV example from August 1990 (straight into H&A).

Im sure Scottish did that aswell, straight into H&W, straight up till 1998,

Inspector Sands 1 August 2011 12:08am

Steve in Pudsey posted:

I think it's a hangover from the days when ITV stations had to go to something coming from a camera - whether a studio camera or one built into a slide scanner - before going to a network programme.

Yes, there's a fuller explanation here: http://www.mausoleumclubforum.org.uk/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=17097