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Sky News - 74 (and counting) hours without adverti

Sky News is the only UK channel that hasn't run advertising since first breaking the news of the terror attacks (before any other station in the UK). That was at 2pm on Tuesday, now over 74 hours since the carnage, Sky are still without advertising.

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By SkyNews

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CA 18 Sep 2001 1:45amcat

3 minutes of silence

Where were TV Home Forum members during the 3 minutes silence yesterday? I was at work, I stood by our stationery cupboard, and once the 3 minutes were up I did the cross on myself ( where you touch yourself and say 'Father, son, holy spirit, amen' ).

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By ryan

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SU 18 Sep 2001 1:31amSpiringUnhacked

SKY NEWS UPDATE

I've been logging on to TvForum for the last three weeks to find out more about sky news Re-Launch There must be some where we can get reliable information like the relaunch was on September 14th then 24th then 28th then 30th, There is a l...

By Ross D Lemass

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SU 18 Sep 2001 1:28amSpiringUnhacked

Programme changes

Is there really a need to take all of these programmes off,because of these events?I can see why they dont show films which involve similar subjects,But is it needed that The Big Breakfast does not get shown?Or MTV Select?SM-TV and L&K Probably wont get shown either on Saturday.

By Stoo

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HA 18 Sep 2001 12:02amharshy

Fiona Bruce

Just seen the weekend news with Fiona, who is now looking quite pregnant. Does anyone know when she goes on maternity leave, and whos gonna take her place? I'm hopin to see Sian Williams make a return to weekend primtimes, rather than the weekend breakfast grave yard slot.

By Mr Me

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KA 17 Sep 2001 12:03pmKatherine

Untitled

Those logos you have included at the begining of your post, are all made by me, the top one, is in fact confirmed as the new Sky News logo. The date as it stands is the 30th, put back from the 24th due to the America Attacks.

By Ross D Lemass

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RD 17 Sep 2001 11:21amRoss D Lemass

What did shopping Channels do for the 3 minutes of

Out of interest how did the shopping channel's like 'QVC' and 'Shop!' announce the News from the USA and how did they do the 3 minutes of silence?

By robert148

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AJ 17 Sep 2001 10:28amAaron J Tibbett

Sky News

They seem to be taking direct Fox News coverage... Could it be they are moving studios and a relaunch is iminant

By mdta

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JL 17 Sep 2001 10:28amjlgmax

BBC news interactive

I thought the interactive news service from the BBC was launching on september 7th, the same time as the button bar and the new news updates on BBC one? Anyone know anything, all I have heard is september mensioned, were getting through september ...

By newsjunkie

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GC 17 Sep 2001 9:38amThe great Cornholio

What's your favourite soap?

Where did the last poll go? Here's the TV Forum soap battle, round 1. Voting on round one will be open fpr one week before the least popular soap is eliminated.

By James Martin

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KA 17 Sep 2001 8:37amKatherine

Help! I need somebody with ITV2!

Is there anybody out there with ITV2 who could possible tape Sunday's Crossroads omnibus as I have no idea what is going on as ITV haven't shown Tuesday's episode, despite it kind of being the obvious thing to do.

By James Martin

7 replies

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RO 17 Sep 2001 8:37amRoxof

Sky News Re-Launch 14 days to go

Re-Launch now any luck on those sketches, you can email them to me, if you cant put them online. Anyone wanna try deign their own looks, now we know what the new logo is, you can all make attempts.

By mdta

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MD 17 Sep 2001 6:15ammdta

The Great North Run

Carol Malia and Wendy Gibson from 'Look North' are roving reporters covering The Great North Run this morning Obviously not the good Look North, and I wonder if viewers in Yorkshire will be confused, 'I've never seen them presenters on Look North before.

By Andrew

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KA 17 Sep 2001 6:07amKatherine

Top headline today

The most important story on today's news on ALPHA (a privately owned national broadcaster in Greece) -- it scored 52.6% of the viewing share with last night's 1930 news broadcast -- its highest ever.

By A former member

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MA 17 Sep 2001 5:56ammark

DigiGuide

Digiguide is useless at the mo, it has no updates for disrupted shedualing at all.

By Pete

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PE 17 Sep 2001 5:54amPete

BBC World and News 24

At 1700 BST today BBC World and BBC News 24 were together. If your going to ask y its coz the presenter said BBC NEws, and it was the overnight ident. Is it because there is problems with BBC World, Or problemsa with news 24, or is it because they...

By bbcworld2001

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DD 17 Sep 2001 5:45amDolby Digital

BBC ONE Weekend News & Weather 1996

Here are several images I got recently and just found again of BBC News and Weather in 1996!! Sorry there are so many!! (Edited by itsrobert at 5:14 pm on Sep.

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By itsrobert

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LE 17 Sep 2001 1:44amLester

BBC News 24 titles played out on BBC WORLD!

At 5.oopm BST today, instead of playing the generic titles, they played out BBC News 24! This must be a first!

By harshy

11 replies

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BB 16 Sep 2001 10:50pmBBCPrime

ITV Digital

Hello Everyone:) I have ITV Digital and my friend said that there were going to be more channels added soon. As you guys here know what your talking about I thought I'd ask you.

By Andy

5 replies

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TV 16 Sep 2001 2:20pmTVArchive

BBC Should be ashamed to call themselves British

I have just watched the edition of Question Time that I taped on Thursday evening, and I am shocked and VERY angry at the BBC for even allowing it to be broadcast.

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By Jamez

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JE 16 Sep 2001 11:55amJenny