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"Ian" wrote in message
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In message , Max Demian
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"Ian" wrote in message
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In message , alan
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On 10/11/2012 20:10, NY wrote:

And they have this stupid idea of showing a few seconds of
opening titles and then going an advert break within literally a
minute
of starting the programme.


I think it was Dave (??) that tried the American style of advertising on
the first showing of 8 Simple Rules in the UK. Advert break before the
start of programme, 60 seconds of an opening, another advert break and
then the title sequence It's one reason that I didn't bother with the
channel again for a long time.


I was glad to see the back of Virgin1 for their obvious contempt for
programme makers and viewers.

Here's a perfect example, a video I keep on Photobucket, because it is
almost beyond belief.

http://tinyurl.com/bce5ats

Exactly whereabouts in the programme was this?

There were 3 or 4 mins to go when it appeared.

It is or was quite common for this to happen when the credits started to
roll, but to actually interrupt the climax of the programme was
exceptional.

They also used to insert an animated character on-screen during programmes
to promote new series.


Yesterday use to frequently inset a voiceover for the next program before
the previous one had finished.

Bloody annoying

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:29:53 +0100
Martin wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:13:33 +0000, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:36:15 +0000, Davey
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:19:20 +0000
Ian wrote:

In message , alan
writes
On 10/11/2012 20:10, NY wrote:

And they have this stupid idea of showing a few seconds of
opening titles and then going an advert break within literally
a minute of starting the programme.


I think it was Dave (??) that tried the American style of
advertising on the first showing of 8 Simple Rules in the UK.
Advert break before the start of programme, 60 seconds of an
opening, another advert break and then the title sequence It's
one reason that I didn't bother with the channel again for a
long time.


I was glad to see the back of Virgin1 for their obvious contempt
for programme makers and viewers.

Here's a perfect example, a video I keep on Photobucket, because
it is almost beyond belief.

http://tinyurl.com/bce5ats

Have no fear, it is only a video, honest.

It also seems to be a rule that all credits are squeezed down to a
size that makes them impossible to read, and often speeded up as
well. I see the same thing back here in the UK, but thankfully, not
as bad (yet).

An explanation I've seen is that they don't really want to show the
credits but are forced to "for legal reasons", and that credits are
of no interest to viewers. It is similar with copyright dates.
Someone once asked why these are in roman numerals rather than
ordinary digits so that people could understand them. The
"explanation" was that copyright dates are not for viewers, they are
only there for legal reasons.

Long ago there was a strike or the threat of a strike, because the
BBC didn't show credits. Credits are of interest to the viewers, as
is the date when something was made.

Hear, Hear. The Radio Times is annoying, in that it often does not give
the date of a film or other production, nor does the 'Now and Next'
info.
My wife was in the industry at one time, and she wants to read the
credits. I also think that they should be watched. I always (used to,
when I went there) in cinemas waited until the credits had finished
before leaving.
--
Davey.

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Who though would be able to get such a system to work considering the
lobby power of companies who feel the need to advertise.

Its interesting that the British public are now getting used to seeing BBC
programmes with ad breaks on Yesterday and other channels, and I just
wonder how long before the BBC can advertise.

There isn't that much difference between some BBC trailers (for BBC services
or BBC-related publications like Radio Times, rather than for programmes)
and the adverts that we are used to on all other channels.

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In article , Davey
wrote:


Hear, Hear. The Radio Times is annoying, in that it often does not give
the date of a film or other production

I find it more annoying that they often simply list the incorrect
programme!

Slainte,

Jim

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In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
Its interesting that the British public are now getting used to seeing BBC
programmes with ad breaks on Yesterday and other channels, and I just wonder
how long before the BBC can advertise.

The day after Hell freezes over I suspect. If the BBC were officially allowed
to advertise, the last vaguely credible excuse for calling it a public service
and imposing a licence fee for it would be conspicuously gone. It would then
have to depend entirely on advertising, just like all the others.

Rod.
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:16:53 -0000, Roderick Stewart
wrote:

In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
Its interesting that the British public are now getting used to seeing BBC
programmes with ad breaks on Yesterday and other channels, and I just wonder
how long before the BBC can advertise.

The day after Hell freezes over I suspect. If the BBC were officially allowed
to advertise, the last vaguely credible excuse for calling it a public service
and imposing a licence fee for it would be conspicuously gone. It would then
have to depend entirely on advertising, just like all the others.

Rod.

Perhaps.

However, the Irish Republic has a TV licence system, similar to ours,
which funds that country's main public service broadcaster, RTE. RTE
also shows adverts.

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:18:46 +0000 (GMT)
Jim Lesurf wrote:

In article , Davey
wrote:


Hear, Hear. The Radio Times is annoying, in that it often does not
give the date of a film or other production

I find it more annoying that they often simply list the incorrect
programme!

Slainte,

Jim


That too! Although the case of the delayed 'Good Cop' was not Radio
Times' fault, but others are.
--
Davey.

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"Roderick Stewart" wrote in
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In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
Its interesting that the British public are now getting used to seeing
BBC
programmes with ad breaks on Yesterday and other channels, and I just
wonder
how long before the BBC can advertise.

The day after Hell freezes over I suspect. If the BBC were officially
allowed
to advertise, the last vaguely credible excuse for calling it a public
service
and imposing a licence fee for it would be conspicuously gone. It would
then
have to depend entirely on advertising, just like all the others.



Wasn't / isn't Channel 4 partly publicly funded?

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Who though would be able to get such a system to work considering the
lobby power of companies who feel the need to advertise.

Its interesting that the British public are now getting used to seeing BBC
programmes with ad breaks on Yesterday and other channels, and I just
wonder how long before the BBC can advertise.


It's a PITA watching BBC's programs on Yesterday, Especially when they have
cut them down to fit into an hours slot with adverts

tim

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tim..... wrote:




It's a PITA watching BBC's programs on Yesterday, Especially when they
have cut them down to fit into an hours slot with adverts

A lot of BBC programmes are made to 50 minutes, to allow for them to
inflate to an hour when sold overseas.