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TVS is in the skip!

(November 2007)

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IS
Inspector Sands
623058 posted:

also there was one thing that could have made an ITV company money old MTM stuff!


I doubt it, it was MTM which destroyed TVS! If they couldn't make any money out of them I doubt anyone else could
NI
Nicky
Inspector Sands posted:
623058 posted:
On the Paul Ogrady show we have found out that someone is putting alot of TVS programmes in the skip!


I didn't realise that Paul O' Grady is keeping track of TV archives... what did he actually say? Are you sure this wasn't just a throw away comment?


Paul just said something like "Bert, where did you get this tape [No. 73] from?" 'Bert' replied with, "a skip". It most probably was, as you say, a random comment. I'm sure TVS programmes aren't actually in a skip somewhere.
JO
Johnny83
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
623058 posted:
On the Paul Ogrady show we have found out that someone is putting alot of TVS programmes in the skip!


I didn't realise that Paul O' Grady is keeping track of TV archives... what did he actually say? Are you sure this wasn't just a throw away comment?


Paul just said something like "Bert, where did you get this tape [No. 73] from?" 'Bert' replied with, "a skip". It most probably was, as you say, a random comment. I'm sure TVS programmes aren't actually in a skip somewhere.


Ah that clears up everything, that O'Grady's a kidder isn't he Very Happy
JO
Joe
All this fuss over nothing - 623058, you have to learn not to take things so literally!
BE
Ben Founding member
No he wasn't over-reacting, just watching the show on 4OD, Paul says that a researcher saved the tape from going up in smoke (quite seriously) and 'Burt' says it was found in a skip. Had a credit to Nic Ayling on the programme though (as well as Disney) so wouldn't be surprised if Nic had been the one to save it.
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A former member
It still does not help, the one thing that still missing are the TVS catchphrase tapes!
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A former member
Inspector Sands posted:
623058 posted:

also there was one thing that could have made an ITV company money old MTM stuff!


I doubt it, it was MTM which destroyed TVS! If they couldn't make any money out of them I doubt anyone else could


So why on earth has Family channel buy them? then fox and then Disney
JO
Johnny83
623058 posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
623058 posted:

also there was one thing that could have made an ITV company money old MTM stuff!


I doubt it, it was MTM which destroyed TVS! If they couldn't make any money out of them I doubt anyone else could


So why on earth has Family channel buy them? then fox and then Disney


The Family Channel most likely bought them at a low price when TVS Television was on it's last legs and, presuming TFC were an American owned company, successive merges in America have resulted in the current status. All parties involved probably saw the MTM name rather than TVS Television, which is why they've ended up in the ownership mess they are at present

TBH, as much as I like Catchphrase, it is a select interest & wouldn't generate as much interest as say The Ruth Rendall Mysteries or the like which is why they're kind of forgotten about.

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