New Year Sponsored by Rolex.

So there I was at 7pm on BBC 4 on new years day, and the concert started
from Austria. I was shocked to hear, many times that it was sponsored by
Rolex. This is the BBC man! You cannot advertise on there!
I found out on there that the Vienna Boys Choir now accepts girls, which
seems a little odd considering the name, but I have to say the engineering
was very good. a realistic dynamic range and stereo image and possibly a bit
of a lack of reverbl but that might be only because there were a lot of
people in the place and to hear them all coughing and talking during the
quiet parts would be very distracting indeed.

So 9 out of 10 for Eurovision. A most enjoyable concert, with humour and
possibly predictable content, but at least this type of music gives the
triangle player a lot more to do it seems like.
What a pity the UK cannot do something similar. most of the recent attempts
I've heard via TV, seem to be flat and lacking in dynamic range.
Brian



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It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 08:56:49 -0000, "Brian-Gaff"
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So there I was at 7pm on BBC 4 on new years day, and the concert started
from Austria. I was shocked to hear, many times that it was sponsored by
Rolex. This is the BBC man! You cannot advertise on there!
I found out on there that the Vienna Boys Choir now accepts girls, which
seems a little odd considering the name, but I have to say the engineering
was very good. a realistic dynamic range and stereo image and possibly a bit
of a lack of reverbl but that might be only because there were a lot of
people in the place and to hear them all coughing and talking during the
quiet parts would be very distracting indeed.

So 9 out of 10 for Eurovision. A most enjoyable concert, with humour and
possibly predictable content, but at least this type of music gives the
triangle player a lot more to do it seems like.
What a pity the UK cannot do something similar. most of the recent attempts
I've heard via TV, seem to be flat and lacking in dynamic range.
Brian

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Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:43:45 +0000, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

A similar thing happens when the beeb cover the week-long RHS Chelsea
flower show. In the past it seemed that every time the presenter
(usually Alan Titchmarsh in those days) opened his mouth he was
contractually obliged to mention the sponsor. It was really
irritating, and obviously Titchmarsh thought so too but couldn't avoid
doing it, and it gave the sponsor negative publicity IMO. Serves them
right! I long gave up watching it, so don't know if it still happens.

It happens, in vision only, for just about every sporting event. Large
trackside or pitch side banners, decals on racing cars, players' dress,
etc. We also have things like "The Booker Prize" - yes I know someone else
is sponsoring it now, but the Booker name is stuck in my mind (yes, I shop
there, too). And, I think we had the Visa Olympic Games in London.
Regrettably, this is the 21st century and that's the way things work.

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On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the opposite
desired effect !



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In article ,
Mark Carver wrote:
On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the opposite
desired effect !

wasn't it "sticky backed plastic"?

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On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:08:02 +0000 (GMT), charles
wrote:

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:43:45 +0000, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

A similar thing happens when the beeb cover the week-long RHS Chelsea
flower show. In the past it seemed that every time the presenter
(usually Alan Titchmarsh in those days) opened his mouth he was
contractually obliged to mention the sponsor. It was really
irritating, and obviously Titchmarsh thought so too but couldn't avoid
doing it, and it gave the sponsor negative publicity IMO. Serves them
right! I long gave up watching it, so don't know if it still happens.

It happens, in vision only, for just about every sporting event.

Then there are the names of some of the sporting venues. For example
some football grounds a Emirates Stadium, Ricoh Arena, Macron Stadium
(formerly the Reebok Stadium), DW Stadium, John Smith's Stadium,
Madejski Stadium, etc; all of which are named after their current
sponsors. When the BBC or anyone else refers to them they will normally
use those names.

What used to be the Millennium Dome is now The O2. There are many other
arenas whose names include their sponsor's name.

Large
trackside or pitch side banners, decals on racing cars, players' dress,
etc. We also have things like "The Booker Prize" - yes I know someone else
is sponsoring it now, but the Booker name is stuck in my mind (yes, I shop
there, too). And, I think we had the Visa Olympic Games in London.
Regrettably, this is the 21st century and that's the way things work.


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On 04/01/2016 11:51, charles wrote:
In article ,
Mark Carver wrote:
On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the opposite
desired effect !

wasn't it "sticky backed plastic"?

Yes, when they used Fablon, but 'sticky tape' when they used Sellotape ?


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The thing is though, as it had the Eurovision banner on it at start and end,
who was the presenter working for, or was the stream clean and the bbc put
their own commentary on it?
I don't even know if it was live. I suspected perhaps not as timings were
too well kept.
Brian

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On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the opposite
desired effect !



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What used to make me laugh was the obvious bit of black tape over the fairy
name and logo on the washing up liquid bottles.
Brian

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On 04/01/2016 11:51, charles wrote:
In article ,
Mark Carver wrote:
On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the opposite
desired effect !

wasn't it "sticky backed plastic"?

Yes, when they used Fablon, but 'sticky tape' when they used Sellotape ?


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The live transmission started at 10.15GMT. What you heard in the evening
was a recording. The BBC commentator was in Vienna.


In article , Brian Gaff
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The thing is though, as it had the Eurovision banner on it at start and
end, who was the presenter working for, or was the stream clean and the
bbc put their own commentary on it? I don't even know if it was live. I
suspected perhaps not as timings were too well kept. Brian

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On 04/01/2016 10:43, Peter Duncanson wrote:
It is possible that the BBC was contractually obliged to mention the
name of the sponsor, Rolex.

I'm not sure, they usually rather hamfistedly remove any sponsors'
logos on EBU broadcasts (notably The Eurovision Song Contest)

Rather like Blue Peter in 70s and all that mention of 'sticky-tape', it
often serves to draw attention to brand names, rather than the
opposite desired effect !



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