Gazwag
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its SUNDAY not everyone works on sundays
if my company had made a massive cock up like that there would be staff working on a Sunday to put it right or try to satisfy customers that were effected
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if my company had made a massive cock up like that there would be staff working on a Sunday to put it right or try to satisfy customers that were effected
Gazwag
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- Jun 6, 2009
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Ha! this happened down at the concorde 2! alot of unhappy people in there, we all thought it was some kind of joke!... stupid itv! x
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,641
England always play shit when ITV cover the game, FACT.
Pray that if we get through the group, the BBC get the knockout games. And don't use Mick McCarthy as a summariser.
Pray that if we get through the group, the BBC get the knockout games. And don't use Mick McCarthy as a summariser.
Colossal Squid
Returning video tapes
It's absolutely right, I know it sounds stupid but it actually is TRUE.
Did you know that the late Brian Moore, ITV commentator of yore, never ONCE commentated on a knockout game that England won.
And since he's gone ITV haven't had any more luck.
People need to stop them
I'm praying!
pasty
A different kind of pasty
I believe that England games in the knock out phase are being shown by BBC and ITV. I sincerely hope so, because then maybe, just maybe ITV will see the viewing figures and take notice.
Hockley Blues
New member
Maybe, just maybe, if enough of us complain, ofcom might do something about it -
Complain about a specific programme | Ofcom
Complain about a specific programme | Ofcom
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
As the BBC are only showing one group stage game involving England then they have the pick of the last 16 and quarter final matches over ITV.
So, assuming we proceed, the BBC can cover all the England games after the next one on ITV.
Semi final and Final are able to be covered by both BBC and ITV.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Ofcom is one of the quangos that Dodgy Dave and Nasty Nick might abolish to save some cash.
Hockley Blues
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True dat. But while they're around, at least they have the power to fine ITV hundreds of thousands of pounds...here's hoping
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,878
Well I tried to explain on the other thread, but I'll have another go 
The transmission itself isn't done by ITV it's done by another company who also transmit other broadcasters channels as well.
There are far more channels these days than the actual companies who transmit them. Literally a handful of "transmitters" compared to many hundred channels.
Makes sense doesn't it ? Bit like the internet in way. If another company already has all the equipment and does it for hundreds of other channels, why buy all the equipment yourself. Get them to do it.
The internet is an important comparision to make. Especially as the way TV is distrubuted is going to become more and more like that in the future.
If you are trying to access this website and your internet connection fails (or perhaps more akin to TV, the ISP that is hosting NSC fails), you don't necessarily think to blame Bozza.
But that's actually what's happening here.
If the internet a decade ago was like TV when it handled it's own transmission, Bozza would be responsible for all the cables and routers that bring NSC to your desktop. Bit it isn't and most people are aware of that. What they are not generally aware of is the fact that TV distribution has become more like the internet, in that a few companies deal with the distribution of hundreds of other companies who make the content.
They don't simply take the signal and pass it on. They play the juke box, all the TV company passes over is a list of things to play.
As TV begins to get distrubuted over IP networks(i.e. more like computer networks) there is the potential for more problems like the one last night to appear.
However, people will be a bit more wised up to the fact that there are a number of companies between you and the TV channel.
Just like there are now.
The transmission itself isn't done by ITV it's done by another company who also transmit other broadcasters channels as well.
There are far more channels these days than the actual companies who transmit them. Literally a handful of "transmitters" compared to many hundred channels.
Makes sense doesn't it ? Bit like the internet in way. If another company already has all the equipment and does it for hundreds of other channels, why buy all the equipment yourself. Get them to do it.
The internet is an important comparision to make. Especially as the way TV is distrubuted is going to become more and more like that in the future.
If you are trying to access this website and your internet connection fails (or perhaps more akin to TV, the ISP that is hosting NSC fails), you don't necessarily think to blame Bozza.
But that's actually what's happening here.
If the internet a decade ago was like TV when it handled it's own transmission, Bozza would be responsible for all the cables and routers that bring NSC to your desktop. Bit it isn't and most people are aware of that. What they are not generally aware of is the fact that TV distribution has become more like the internet, in that a few companies deal with the distribution of hundreds of other companies who make the content.
They don't simply take the signal and pass it on. They play the juke box, all the TV company passes over is a list of things to play.
As TV begins to get distrubuted over IP networks(i.e. more like computer networks) there is the potential for more problems like the one last night to appear.
However, people will be a bit more wised up to the fact that there are a number of companies between you and the TV channel.
Just like there are now.
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seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
It was the worst coverage of any game I’ve seen in recent memory. Not only catastrophic loss of coverage at one of the key moments, but also the incessant action replays for everything, even close ups of player’s faces in slow motion, therefore missing play which had moved on. I lost count of the number of occasions that after a reply, we were brought into play having missed the build up. ITV are absolute rubbish, they should stick to Corrie, Emmerdale and other such bilge rather than trying to do proper television.
Nothing to do with ITV , they were reliant on what SABC decided to broadcast. Mind you the ad break just made it seem worse.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,641
I still wince at the memory of "Quickly Kevin [Keegan], do you back David Batty to score this penalty, yes or no?"
(unequivocally) "YES!"
Well I tried to explain on the other thread, but I'll have another go
The transmission itself isn't done by ITV it's done by another company who also transmit other broadcasters channels as well.
There are far more channels these days than the actual companies who transmit them. Literally a handful of "transmitters" compared to many hundred channels.
Makes sense doesn't it ? Bit like the internet in way. If another company already has all the equipment and does it for hundreds of other channels, why buy all the equipment yourself. Get them to do it.
The internet is an important comparision to make. Especially as the way TV is distrubuted is going to become more and more like that in the future.
If you are trying to access this website and your internet connection fails (or perhaps more akin to TV, the ISP that is hosting NSC fails), you don't necessarily think to blame Bozza.
But that's actually what's happening here.
If the internet a decade ago was like TV when it handled it's own transmission, Bozza would be responsible for all the cables and routers that bring NSC to your desktop. Bit it isn't and most people are aware of that. What they are not generally aware of is the fact that TV distribution has become more like the internet, in that a few companies deal with the distribution of hundreds of other companies who make the content.
They don't simply take the signal and pass it on. They play the juke box, all the TV company passes over is a list of things to play.
As TV begins to get distrubuted over IP networks(i.e. more like computer networks) there is the potential for more problems like the one last night to appear.
However, people will be a bit more wised up to the fact that there are a number of companies between you and the TV channel.
Just like there are now.
To be honest Clapham, I think you are fighting a lsoing battle here.
You evidently are the subject matter expert on this one, and have far better technical knowledge than anybody else on this, but people's emotional response is ITV broadcast the game, so any errors are down to them, regardless of who they sub out the backroom bits and bobs to.
If I buy a brand new car from Ford, and the brakes fail, I'll get pissed off with Ford, even though they haven't made the brakes they fit on their cars for about 40 years.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Apart from the fact that instead of being able to spontaneously celebrate an England goal in the World Cup, we were instead all sitting there going "what the f*** ?".
But yes, it was good of them to show a replay. That more than made up for it.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
I'm so fed up with ITV, did everyone else realise that the HD picture went aswell?
Colossal Squid
Returning video tapes
Indeed. Apparently when they came back from the unscheduled break it was in Standard Definition for the rest of the game
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