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JA
japitts
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.

You expect them to move the final to BBC Two?


I wonder what scheduling decisions the BBC will make this evening, no doubt whatever they do will be very strange and cause maximum disruption
DV
dvboy
It's the final. It's not moving.

BBC Two still has the women's doubles final to come, that's going to ruin their schedule anyway.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
BBC One, BBC Two & C4 schedules messed up tonight.
MA
Markymark
BBC One, BBC Two & C4 schedules messed up tonight.


We’ve been having a two screen sports overload here, Tennis on the phone, cricket on C4. What an amazing evening of nail biting sport !
JA
japitts
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.

You expect them to move the final to BBC Two?


If that's the schedule, yes! I know that's probably not popular and it'll never catch on, but everyone who has BBC1 has BBC2 as well.. this is what I have never, and will never, understand.

I wonder what scheduling decisions the BBC will make this evening, no doubt whatever they do will be very strange and cause maximum disruption


Well absolutely. Thinking of how they can compromise.. ok the news isn't the end of the world - there's the news channel and regional is repeated at 10pm, so arguably you can get around that. 7-8pm is already messed up, but you have "flagship" programs at 8pm on BBC1 & BBC2.....
MA
Markymark
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.


As long as none of the non sports programming doesn’t move channel, only time, PVR recordings should be OK
AN
Andrew Founding member
I’m guessing BBC One will run until 7:35 and then they will run an hour late and drop Antiques Roadshow, back on track at 9pm. That would be the sensible choice so it’ll be the one they won’t go with.
JO
Josh
My EPG states there is absolutely nothing on BBC Two right now
SI
sigma421
I’m guessing BBC One will run until 7:35 and then they will run an hour late and drop Antiques Roadshow, back on track at 9pm. That would be the sensible choice so it’ll be the one they won’t go with.

That’s exactly what the online schedule is suggesting they’ll do.
BR
Brekkie
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.

Not for the final - no way, and PVR wise better to keep it on BBC1 so the recording is extended.

dvboy posted:
It's the final. It's not moving.

BBC Two still has the women's doubles final to come, that's going to ruin their schedule anyway.

Wouldn't be surprised if that is bumped to BBC4 come 8pm - Top Gear seems to be an unmoveable object.

Presumably BBC2 have been showing Coast.
JA
japitts
Wimbledon already scheduled for BBC2, yet somehow tennis fans are unable to follow a schedule and press "102" on their remotes - and everyone who has PVR recordings set is now messed around, potentially all night. Sorry, but no.


As long as none of the non sports programming doesn’t move channel, only time, PVR recordings should be OK


Within reason....

I'm on Virgin - I've got no issue with the lack of dynamic EPG, I get why and understand that late changes like this cause an issue. You can mitigate with padding etc, but ultimately I go back to why the need to rip the schedule up. I'm yet to find any TV platform which carries BBC1 but not BBC2, and you can't tell me the BBC didn't have contingencies... put a filler on after the end of the sports slot etc etc....

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