DB
IIRC when I was working there the other week and had a look through the studio feeds on the TV CBBC was in HQ5 and CBeebies was in HQ6.
Ah I see, thanks. I see that technically HQ5 is slightly bigger than TC9.
Still hate the office set up, however, its more spacious and feels and looks like a proper studio than a converted room. Out of interest, does anyone know what studio CBBC/Newsround are using at MediaCityUK?
IIRC when I was working there the other week and had a look through the studio feeds on the TV CBBC was in HQ5 and CBeebies was in HQ6.
Ah I see, thanks. I see that technically HQ5 is slightly bigger than TC9.
FA
Not related to the studio as such, but through the last part of Sam & Marks Big Friday Wind Up, BBC Three continuity announcements were heard, also with the announcer speaking to someone and completing a count. At one point this even decreased the sound on Sam & Mark's show. Now that they are at Salford quays, I was under the impression that playout of programmes would also be from there, sending the channel feed to
Red bee.
Also tonight's big Friday wind up featured the 'you've been smarked' pranked on 3 boys having a BBC tour, including the old office set and also the old Blue Peter garden.
Red bee.
Also tonight's big Friday wind up featured the 'you've been smarked' pranked on 3 boys having a BBC tour, including the old office set and also the old Blue Peter garden.
AN
Andrew
Founding member
CBBC on One seems to struggle to fill all the time available meaningfully these days
I keep catching the last 15 mins before Pointless and the running order seems to be, end of one show, about 4 or 5 back to back trailers, ident, dumbed down Newsround, then 4 or 5 trailers, often some being the same ones as seen 10 mins earlier, a short in-vision link and then a best of montage & closing ident. Often there is a random animated short thrown into this mix as well.
It's sad to see CBBC One so obviously thrown together with little care thesedays.
I keep catching the last 15 mins before Pointless and the running order seems to be, end of one show, about 4 or 5 back to back trailers, ident, dumbed down Newsround, then 4 or 5 trailers, often some being the same ones as seen 10 mins earlier, a short in-vision link and then a best of montage & closing ident. Often there is a random animated short thrown into this mix as well.
It's sad to see CBBC One so obviously thrown together with little care thesedays.
:-(
A former member
CBBC on One seems to struggle to fill all the time available meaningfully these days
I keep catching the last 15 mins before Pointless and the running order seems to be, end of one show, about 4 or 5 back to back trailers, ident, dumbed down Newsround, then 4 or 5 trailers, often some being the same ones as seen 10 mins earlier, a short in-vision link and then a best of montage & closing ident. Often there is a random animated short thrown into this mix as well.
It's sad to see CBBC One so obviously thrown together with little care thesedays.
I keep catching the last 15 mins before Pointless and the running order seems to be, end of one show, about 4 or 5 back to back trailers, ident, dumbed down Newsround, then 4 or 5 trailers, often some being the same ones as seen 10 mins earlier, a short in-vision link and then a best of montage & closing ident. Often there is a random animated short thrown into this mix as well.
It's sad to see CBBC One so obviously thrown together with little care thesedays.
I have noticed this aswell, you would think extra 5mins filler could be found for 4.58 - 5.05 even Batfink... with Newsround 5.06 - 5.12. then just given the BBC one the extra filler time,
DE
Time was when technical limitations meant running more than three trailers per junction was seen as 'dangerous' to transmission. Up to about 1999, trails were run from tape in a jukebox-type automated machine. These 'MARC' machines held hundreds of cassettes, all barcoded, with a robotic arm that selected the appropriate tape and loaded it into one of up to 5 VTRs. Unfortunately, there were only three outputs from the MARC so it switched the outputs of VTRs 1-5 to outputs A, B and C. Network Directors hated the idea of not being able to preview more than three trails ahead so they put a limit in to three trails per junction max, though generally it was only two.
Nowadays of course almost all items are transmitted from server and there isn't a limit. So marketing are putting in more and more trails and programme slots are getting shorter and shorter.
Nowadays of course almost all items are transmitted from server and there isn't a limit. So marketing are putting in more and more trails and programme slots are getting shorter and shorter.
BR
Have to agree the five minutes or so before Pointless is pretty unbearable to watch, especially as it's the same every single day. Can't they find a 15-minute filler earlier in the schedule and cut the 4pm hour down to the 50 minutes it should be from 4.15pm, then Newsround at 5.05pm. Indeed that's the only hour of CBBC they really need nowadays on BBC1 or BBC2 - although of course we know it's all going to the CBBC channel soon enough. When that happens though it would be good if the CBBC channel put some effort into the 4-7pm slot in terms of how it's presented and ensuring flagship shows are in the flagship slots.
FA
They already do a longer Channel Newsround at 18:50, which I presume will be focussed as the main bulletin when they move to media city and it will no longer be the chromakey studio. You'd hope that Blue Peter would get the later slots on the channel when programmes end on BBC One.
Have to agree the five minutes or so before Pointless is pretty unbearable to watch, especially as it's the same every single day. Can't they find a 15-minute filler earlier in the schedule and cut the 4pm hour down to the 50 minutes it should be from 4.15pm, then Newsround at 5.05pm. Indeed that's the only hour of CBBC they really need nowadays on BBC1 or BBC2 - although of course we know it's all going to the CBBC channel soon enough. When that happens though it would be good if the CBBC channel put some effort into the 4-7pm slot in terms of how it's presented and ensuring flagship shows are in the flagship slots.
They already do a longer Channel Newsround at 18:50, which I presume will be focussed as the main bulletin when they move to media city and it will no longer be the chromakey studio. You'd hope that Blue Peter would get the later slots on the channel when programmes end on BBC One.
AP
aprilj
I think they should cut some of CBBC on BBC One, because I agree - they struggle to find fillers.
Looking at Tuesday's schedule I would change it to...
3:05 BBC One programmes (25 min + 45 min)
4:15 Junior Bake Off
4:40 Blue Peter
5:05 Newsround
5:15 Pointless
With Blue Peter and Newsround the only programmes that debut on BBC One they don't need loads of time now!
Looking at Tuesday's schedule I would change it to...
3:05 BBC One programmes (25 min + 45 min)
4:15 Junior Bake Off
4:40 Blue Peter
5:05 Newsround
5:15 Pointless
With Blue Peter and Newsround the only programmes that debut on BBC One they don't need loads of time now!
:-(
A former member
Maybe there should just move it to BBC two for the next year. Thus allowing for the USA Drama at 3pm, and then one 30mins and one 60mins show from 3.45 - 5.15, then pointless.
BU
I guess they're commissioned for certain lengths and don't run particularly over that - if BP for example has been comissioned for a run of 25 minute shows then running to 30 minutes most days just because the schedule can take it will really stretch their budget over the course of the series.
Attention for the after-school slot was essentially switched to the CBBC channel in September 2007 anyway when live presentation moved to the channel - since then the amount of shows debuting on BBC1 has dwindled away so it's just Blue Peter and Newsround that go out there first.
In a similar way, I don't understand why they commission live programmes such as Blue Peter & Newsround to not fully fill available time. Blue Peter for example could be extended to use the full half an hour instead of ending at 16:55 followed by Shaun the Sheep.
I guess they're commissioned for certain lengths and don't run particularly over that - if BP for example has been comissioned for a run of 25 minute shows then running to 30 minutes most days just because the schedule can take it will really stretch their budget over the course of the series.
Attention for the after-school slot was essentially switched to the CBBC channel in September 2007 anyway when live presentation moved to the channel - since then the amount of shows debuting on BBC1 has dwindled away so it's just Blue Peter and Newsround that go out there first.