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The BBC One Regions

How did they come about?

70s?! Even in to the mid-90s quite a few (most?) regions were using in-vision + stills presentation for the 1'00" / 1'15" regional opts after the daytime news summaries! (Hourly in the morning on...

By Neil Jones

8 replies

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NG 12 Nov 2016 12:43pmnoggin

Blaze - new Freeview channel from A+E Networks

Launches Tuesday 20th September

Yup they're probably linking to this playlist file

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By VMPhil

60 replies

13,748 views

RE 12 Nov 2016 12:36amremlap

American broadcast rights

I didn't mean to bump a thread but the preliminary schedule for NBC Boston shows us how much time a local station has to fill through out the day. Programming that the station creates or syndicates...

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By fanoftv

20 replies

1,447 views

RK 10 Nov 2016 1:35pmRkolsen

Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young dies aged 95

Yes, indeed !!

By Maaixuew

4 replies

409 views

MA 8 Nov 2016 8:55amMarkymark

Peter Kay

Generation Game

And Mr T never got an afternoon show.

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By UlsterMan123

12 replies

929 views

BR 5 Nov 2016 2:10pmBrekkie

Are niche teen block and channels a dying breed?

They are declining as a result of a combination of several factors. IMO they relied heavily on American programming, therefore putting themselves at the mercy of the US TV industry.

By ab25170

6 replies

791 views

RI 5 Nov 2016 12:11pmRiaz

Catchphrase and CD:UK opening titles

Both looking similar

Shouldn't you be outside watching your Dad letting off fireworks? Actually, I see the Catchphrase opening titles, and think it owes more in it's concept to this.... 17seconds in..

By ab25170

4 replies

643 views

HC 4 Nov 2016 9:00pmHatton Cross

Happy 80th Birthday, Television !

Every time I saw the TV22 I shuddered. Why didn't The Fools on the Hill get another airing or even the period BBC documentary featured on last nights show.

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By Markymark

12 replies

1,274 views

RE 3 Nov 2016 11:44amremlap

30 years of BBC daytime

Split from BBC One 2016

Was it the bit about giving them eight shows instead of six and if they don't then they will be snapped up bu ITV? If so I always assumed they were talking about Les Dennis.

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By Inspector Sands

55 replies

3,285 views

KM 31 Oct 2016 4:23pmKeith Musselwhite

'Brexit' to cost 120 ITV employees their job

Yes, though of course I would have thought British advertising space would be paid for by a British-based part of the company. Though even if advertising does work out cheaper to a foreign based company,...

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By Brekkie

20 replies

1,202 views

IS 30 Oct 2016 1:45pmInspector Sands

Bobby Bragg dies

Voiceover on Dale's Supermarket Sweep and Warm Up for Bullseye

I quite enjoyed his warm up when I went to see TV Burp. He didn't get the audience standing up and making fools of themselves (like a certain somebody) He kept us entertained with his own style in...

By RDJ

4 replies

932 views

JB 28 Oct 2016 1:20pmJasonB

Channel 4 drops programme half way through

Replaces 'Your Face Says It All' with Travel Man

They were pre-prepared. There have been instances in which subtitles show things that were cut before broadcast so that's why I wanted to check if the subtitles for the narration were there, but they...

By VMPhil

10 replies

1,612 views

VM 26 Oct 2016 12:47amVMPhil

ITV Programming Thread

The latest Matthew Hall series

Your right we would have ended up with single ITV by 2002, but TVAM had plans to rent out space to CPT TV ( frost little project, who woudl have used the newsroom aswell) TVS would have merged with...

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By bilky asko

1,752 replies

316k views

:-( 25 Oct 2016 7:30pmA former member

BBC Presenation for Rio 2016

Idents, stings and menus......

Almost nine and a half hours of BBC Rio highlights are now on offer on iTunes here …….. ITUNES.APPLE.COM 24-Oct-2016 @ 20:07

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By A former member

86 replies

9,540 views

DV 24 Oct 2016 8:07pmDVB Cornwall

Jimmy Perry dies

You're right ! Doh !

By A former member

3 replies

368 views

MA 24 Oct 2016 3:19pmMarkymark

BBC Three Closure

Ooops, I mean "Goes Online"

Class launched today, but there's no subtitles due to a technical fault. From Gallifrey Base: I work for iPlayer and it's a temporary tech fault. Sorry! They'll be available by Monday lunchtime,

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By Stuart

380 replies

39k views

JA 22 Oct 2016 10:09pmJAS84

Film Fear

Film4 for Hallowe'en

One to look out for on Tuesday — Film4 becomes Film Fear.

By A former member

0 replies

286 views

:-( 22 Oct 2016 8:11pmA former member

Huge US Media Link Up - ATT to acquire Time Warner

more consolidation ahead.

A combined AT&T-Time Warner would boast a market cap north of $305 billion, making it a more valuable company than Comcast and Disney, combined. Time Warner has agreed to be acquired by AT&T in a...

By DVB Cornwall

0 replies

152 views

DV 22 Oct 2016 7:52pmDVB Cornwall

Children's BBC 1994-1997 idents

Pretty sure that lasted right up to September 2001 too! Radio Times also listed the block as "Children's BBC" until early 2001. It wasn't a firm switch to CBBC at all in 1997, it was verbally called...

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By ab25170

22 replies

1,624 views

BU 21 Oct 2016 10:54pmbuster

Strictly 2016

No posts?

AxG is correct, if you're looking for very general discussion on Strictly then DigitalSpy is probably the most well-known site.

By Sarahs

4 replies

178 views

AS 19 Oct 2016 6:22pmAsa