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Soham Verdict - how the Networks have reacted

(December 2003)

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cdd
Lee Stanley posted:
Who knows - $ky may have asked the BBC for use of the footage - or asked the police if they could use it (where the only immediately available source would be the DOGged BBC broadcast of it). And of course it's not in $ky's interest to show a BBC logo on-screen. If they've asked the relevant copyright holder for permission to use the footage, they are within their rights to blur out the DOG.


I believe my case still stands: the BBC's broadcast is immediately available, so they copy them, so as not to be behind the BBC (the BBC got there first after all) - tehy should have obtained it from the police, albeit not immediately, like the BBC did. And then blurring it out, not giving the due credit to the BBC for their footage - seems like the tactics of an unscrupulous television company to me.
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SteveL
I have to agree with Christopher here - if the BBC showed it, what right to Sky have to blur out their logo? It's just good manners to leave it on.

What would Sky have done if the BBC had placed a rather large transclucent logo over the middle of the footage? Overlaid another hideous aston?
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noggin Founding member
Neil Green posted:
noggin posted:
I think that Mux B is deemed a BBC mux now - so BBC Four and BBCi services don't need to be ITC compliant- though you are right that when the BBC rented a slot for BBC Knowledge on SDN's Mux A they did.
I think that the reason the Beeb don't use BBCi 701 or 702 on DTT for signing because there are times when 701 and 702 would be used for services like Wimbledon, Olympics...

I must admit to having lost track slightly, but is there not some spare capacity on mux B, even when 701/2 are running? Is there not enough space to run a signing service?
Mind you, I guess the argument would then be about which BBC channels/programmes get signed.


No Mux B is pretty much full.

BBC Four/CBeebies full screen
701 BBCi full screen
702 BBCi full screen
703/BBC Parliament 3 quarter screen services = full screen with one quarter screen slot
BBC Digital radio services (There isn't space for Radio1-4 - these are carried by SDN on Mux A)

Not sure if CBeebies/BBC Four or 701/702 now carries The Community Channel.

Not much space left for any other services though...
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A former member
[quote="william"]This doesn't merit a new thread so I'll ask it here if others permit.. but does anyone know what happened to tonight's 'Judge John Deed' on BBC1?

Pulled apparently at the last minute - given it is still being trailed on the BBC1 website, although the EPGs across all platforms have just been updated.

I assume it was dropped because of the need to fit in the postponed Crimewatch at 9pm (each episode of JJD is 90 mins), rather than necessarily any suggestion it would be insensitive to run it soon after the Soham verdict - however given next Thursday is Christmas Day and the following Thursday New Year's Day I can't see when they are going to show what was presumably the last episode of series 2./quote]


Crimewatch was taken off last night and replaced with ' Real Story - Soham' and then tonight Judge John Deed was replaced with Crimewatch.

According to the announcer on BBC1, JJD will 'be back in the New Year'
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A former member
Katherine posted:
CHRISTY THE ALMIGHTY posted:
CPFC, I know it's only 1 troublemaker stirring the pot. But as a disabled person myself, I take this seriously. So that's why, ASAP, I'm going PM our glorious leader (whatever good that does-still waiting for a response from Sunday!) and have, to use diplomatic language "a frank exchange of views"!

From one disabled person to another, I offer my solidarity and respect to you! Let us unite to fight ignorance about disability wherever it is found.


As a recent addition to the ranks, I'll add my voice as well Smile
AN
Andrew Founding member
[quote="Larry Scutta"]
william posted:
This doesn't merit a new thread so I'll ask it here if others permit.. but does anyone know what happened to tonight's 'Judge John Deed' on BBC1?

Pulled apparently at the last minute - given it is still being trailed on the BBC1 website, although the EPGs across all platforms have just been updated.

I assume it was dropped because of the need to fit in the postponed Crimewatch at 9pm (each episode of JJD is 90 mins), rather than necessarily any suggestion it would be insensitive to run it soon after the Soham verdict - however given next Thursday is Christmas Day and the following Thursday New Year's Day I can't see when they are going to show what was presumably the last episode of series 2./quote]


Crimewatch was taken off last night and replaced with ' Real Story - Soham' and then tonight Judge John Deed was replaced with Crimewatch.

According to the announcer on BBC1, JJD will 'be back in the New Year'

I don't think it was that last minute it was on Ceefax I think last night.

The BBC have got into a bit of a pickle with this one, what did seem like a good idea at the time has now annoyed quite a few viewers having to wait 3 or 4 weeks for the last in a current series. Over at the POV website they're in a right state. A better idea in my opinion would have been to show the Soham special at 10.35 or 11.05 on Wednesday night instead of the dropable late film
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Katherine Founding member
Mick posted:
Katherine posted:
CHRISTY THE ALMIGHTY posted:
CPFC, I know it's only 1 troublemaker stirring the pot. But as a disabled person myself, I take this seriously. So that's why, ASAP, I'm going PM our glorious leader (whatever good that does-still waiting for a response from Sunday!) and have, to use diplomatic language "a frank exchange of views"!

From one disabled person to another, I offer my solidarity and respect to you! Let us unite to fight ignorance about disability wherever it is found.


As a recent addition to the ranks, I'll add my voice as well Smile

Recent addition, as in recently acquired disability? PM me with details if you wish not to divulge details publicly.....

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