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nwtv2003
marksi posted:
I'm not sure if all MTV's channels are in-house or not... my confusion is not helped by a press release sent out a couple of weeks ago by the company they've just appointed to supply their new playout systems. It suggested that not all playout was in-house before, but it could just have been clumsily written. Anyhoo, I think we can safely assume that they think in-house playout is A Good Thing given the amount of new investment in their own TX area.

Here it is...
http://uk.sys-con.com/read/111890.htm


AFAIK all of the MTV Channels, TMF and Paramount Comedy 1 & 2 are broadcast in-house from what was the old TV-am studios, I'm pretty certain that all of the Nickelodeon channels are broadcast from somewhere else.
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tvmercia Founding member
jason posted:
I totally agree with you marksi -- it pains me as a person of Northern Irish descent that people can't tell the difference between Northern and Southern accents. They're very distinct -- Northern Irish can sound almost as close to Scottish sometimes as it does to Southern Irish -- possibly due to the history of the province.

but then alot of people are ignorant to the differences between accents. when most people think of a stereotypical "brummie" accent, they are infact thinking of a yam yam (black country) accent which is quite different and fare more thick. whilst people also think that the big brother voiceover bloke is a geordie, where as he isnt - hes from sunderland or cleveland isnt he?
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tvarksouthwest
marksi posted:
tvarksouthwest posted:
James Vertigan posted:
It was Fire, and it was a female announcer (might've been Stephanie Sabine? - sounded a bit Scottish)

It was Nicola Phoenix - definately Irish!


That's not very politically correct Simon. Nicola's Northern Irish.

I don't do PC, marksi. But if you want to be pedantic, at least I got it half right...
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A former member
tvmercia posted:
jason posted:
I totally agree with you marksi -- it pains me as a person of Northern Irish descent that people can't tell the difference between Northern and Southern accents. They're very distinct -- Northern Irish can sound almost as close to Scottish sometimes as it does to Southern Irish -- possibly due to the history of the province.

but then alot of people are ignorant to the differences between accents. when most people think of a stereotypical "brummie" accent, they are infact thinking of a yam yam (black country) accent which is quite different and fare more thick. whilst people also think that the big brother voiceover bloke is a geordie, where as he isnt - hes from sunderland or cleveland isnt he?


I have no idea, as I've never watched BB Very Happy

I get your point, but I think NI vs SI is a lot more different that Brum vs Black Country or Geordie vs Mackem. NI/SI is more like getting Geordie and Yorkshire mixed up.
SP
Spencer
Inspector Sands posted:
If, after 10 years all the overheads (wages, power, equipment, property cost etc) would have cost the BBC more than £350 million if they'd stayed in-house.... then it is a saving


Surely what will happen now is that the new company will pay these overheads, and then pass the cost back onto the BBC, plus a little bit extra to cover its profit margin... so in the end the Beeb ends up paying more, not less.
IS
Inspector Sands
Spencer For Hire posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
If, after 10 years all the overheads (wages, power, equipment, property cost etc) would have cost the BBC more than £350 million if they'd stayed in-house.... then it is a saving


Surely what will happen now is that the new company will pay these overheads, and then pass the cost back onto the BBC, plus a little bit extra to cover its profit margin... so in the end the Beeb ends up paying more, not less.


Probably.... that is the problem with selling things off like this.

The 'success' of the new company will depend on how cheaply it can do the job - i.e. how many costs (including people) it can get rid of and how many functions it can merge with those that already exsist
IS
Inspector Sands
tvarksouthwest posted:
marksi posted:
That's not very politically correct Simon. Nicola's Northern Irish.

I don't do PC, marksi. But if you want to be pedantic, at least I got it half right...


I wonder if that excuse worked if you were about to get knee-capped? Shocked
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daanton
MrStrawsonsSheep posted:
noggin posted:
Yes - very sad.

The BBC now no-longer own their transmitters (neither do ITV or C4), nor their channel broadcast (and promotions) departments (unlike ITV, C4 etc.)

How long before the BBC is just three letters? (Oh - and some magazines...)


A policy of nationalisation................now if only we had a Labour govornment.

I thought you already have one. What is it not doing about it??
SD
sda|
jason posted:
tvmercia posted:
jason posted:
I totally agree with you marksi -- it pains me as a person of Northern Irish descent that people can't tell the difference between Northern and Southern accents. They're very distinct -- Northern Irish can sound almost as close to Scottish sometimes as it does to Southern Irish -- possibly due to the history of the province.

but then alot of people are ignorant to the differences between accents. when most people think of a stereotypical "brummie" accent, they are infact thinking of a yam yam (black country) accent which is quite different and fare more thick. whilst people also think that the big brother voiceover bloke is a geordie, where as he isnt - hes from sunderland or cleveland isnt he?


I have no idea, as I've never watched BB Very Happy

I get your point, but I think NI vs SI is a lot more different that Brum vs Black Country or Geordie vs Mackem. NI/SI is more like getting Geordie and Yorkshire mixed up.


yam yam and brummie are totally different, brummie accents are far easier on the ear than yam yam

and the lincolnshire accent is vile

(says someone with a yam yam and brummie mix of an accent)
AB
ABC Australia
Don't worry i'm sure BBC Broadcast will be fine in Australian hands.
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Ruski
ABC Australia posted:
Don't worry i'm sure BBC Broadcast will be fine in Australian hands.


Can't get much worse than it already is.
DA
DAS Founding member
Ruski posted:
ABC Australia posted:
Don't worry i'm sure BBC Broadcast will be fine in Australian hands.


Can't get much worse than it already is.


Fancy justifying that statement?

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