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Tyne Tees used a 2" analogue cart system, the exact model of which I don't know but it was installed in the very early 1980s, possibly 1981. For a while they'd run the first half of the break from videotape, and the second from telecine.
This system was only capable of mono sound, and was quite 'noisy'. TTTV retained the same system right up until the end of 1992. I think it may be the case that they only had a single automation unit, and dubbed C4 ads to a continuous tape, which was run automated from transmission.
No promos or idents were ever run from this system. Transmission had, IIRC, four VTR machines, all analogue; one dedicated to C4, one rolling part-time for Bilsdale opts, the other being run for promos and, later, idents. These machines (apart from the C4 one) were not automated, and right up until the end of 1992 all promos were played out manually (and not scheduled -- TTTV would decide on the fly between the controller and announcer where promos would be played and fill the gaps with all-live material).
No upgrade to digital was ever carried out, and right up to March 1996 TTTV were still playing idents, occasional promos and the top/tail of "Lookaround" out live from one of these VTRs, now under the direct control of the announcer.
I think the VTRs were newer than the ad playout system, because they were stereo capable -- all ads up to 1993 were in mono in the TTTV region.
This system was only capable of mono sound, and was quite 'noisy'. TTTV retained the same system right up until the end of 1992. I think it may be the case that they only had a single automation unit, and dubbed C4 ads to a continuous tape, which was run automated from transmission.
No promos or idents were ever run from this system. Transmission had, IIRC, four VTR machines, all analogue; one dedicated to C4, one rolling part-time for Bilsdale opts, the other being run for promos and, later, idents. These machines (apart from the C4 one) were not automated, and right up until the end of 1992 all promos were played out manually (and not scheduled -- TTTV would decide on the fly between the controller and announcer where promos would be played and fill the gaps with all-live material).
No upgrade to digital was ever carried out, and right up to March 1996 TTTV were still playing idents, occasional promos and the top/tail of "Lookaround" out live from one of these VTRs, now under the direct control of the announcer.
I think the VTRs were newer than the ad playout system, because they were stereo capable -- all ads up to 1993 were in mono in the TTTV region.
(Which were always the 'cash cow' for Sony for over 20 years anyway)
), but having had a look at the Bosch devices available at the time the Bosch BCN-100 seems to ring a few bells (i.e. it looks vaguely familiar). I do not know where I got the 2" business from -- I was just an interested kid at the time and it may be that something else was 2", I'm not sure.