TV Home Forum

TV Breakdown Appreciation Thread

We'll return as soon as possible. (April 2018)

This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive
SI
simpfeld
I didn't catch it but forum chat seems to be that BBC SPOTY lost its feed after the show overran (not booked long enough?).
IS
Inspector Sands
I didn't catch it but forum chat seems to be that BBC SPOTY lost its feed after the show overran (not booked long enough?).

I've not heard anything about it happening this year, but something like that did happen a few years ago
SI
simpfeld
One issue referred to at the other place I have found is a fairly simple monitor feed outage. Might have been all. About 12:40 on iPlayer. Monitor displays HDMI2.
BL
bluecortina
I didn't catch it but forum chat seems to be that BBC SPOTY lost its feed after the show overran (not booked long enough?).

I've not heard anything about it happening this year, but something like that did happen a few years ago


I'm wondering if this is a reference to when the BBC 'lost' it's feed of Mo Farah in 2017 just as Mo was about to make his acceptance speech as the winner. I don't think they got it back before the programme ended?
HU
hugoalabaster
"Stand up... if you can't see the darts".
Power cut at the Alexandra Palace has pulled the darts off air on Sky Sports.A clock came up plus five minutes of a fault slide and they're now showing old match highlights.




*
*
RK
Rkolsen
26 minute compilation of TV channel breakdowns, mostly American but some Australian and British, including some I've not seen before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgfaYaGEOi8


I can provide one or two insights (wish I remembered the time codes) but the NBC animating peacock towards the end with the chimes are there for the local station to insert commercials. It’s not a breakdown of sorts but a reminder if a master control operator hears it they should playout local ads.

As for the sunspots on the CW I’m surprised they don’t have a diverse satellite uplink (or schedule one). I know it’s sometimes considered a netlet but it is conjoined with CBS and I would have thought they would have transponder service on multiple satellites. But since it only occurs twice a year for a few minutes I see it’s not a big deal.
FG
FraserGJ
BoXmas appears to have (partially) reverted back to Box Upfront graphics. The Upfront DOG is onscreen and the programme title is displaying twice - in the Upfront style and BoXmas style, overlapping. The remaining graphics/branding is still in BoXmas mode.

It doesn't appear to be a case of them being burnt into the show either as both disappear and reappear between videos...
PA
PATV Scunthorpe
BoXmas appears to have (partially) reverted back to Box Upfront graphics. The Upfront DOG is onscreen and the programme title is displaying twice - in the Upfront style and BoXmas style, overlapping. The remaining graphics/branding is still in BoXmas mode.

It doesn't appear to be a case of them being burnt into the show either as both disappear and reappear between videos...

No, Box Plus almost never burn in graphics, expect for a few select shows such as Hotmix and some Hangouts.

Technically, the wrong graphics package is being used at the moment anyway, it should be using the icy blue package for this particular show.
FG
FraserGJ
BoXmas appears to have (partially) reverted back to Box Upfront graphics. The Upfront DOG is onscreen and the programme title is displaying twice - in the Upfront style and BoXmas style, overlapping. The remaining graphics/branding is still in BoXmas mode.

It doesn't appear to be a case of them being burnt into the show either as both disappear and reappear between videos...

No, Box Plus almost never burn in graphics, expect for a few select shows such as Hotmix and some Hangouts.

Technically, the wrong graphics package is being used at the moment anyway, it should be using the icy blue package for this particular show.


Yeah guessed that was the case - I tuned in later and it was fixed so it probably was just this show.

Interestingly while channel surfing this morning Box Hits seems to be using the BoXmas DOG now... It's using the icy blue package for the rest though.
BB
Boomer_B0i
The CBBC one hasn't been used for a while
BB
Boomer_B0i
The CBBC one hasn't been used for a while
Cbeebies being naughty and waking up in the middle of the night to interrupt The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II on BBC Four earlier - complete with birdsong soundtrack:

*

Oh my god
LN
LondonNewsBites
The CBBC one hasn't been used for a while

It has actually, in 2016/17 to be exact

Newer posts