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GMTV Summer has really impressed me, Kate, Ben and Andrew have all done a superb job and now Lorraine, Eamonn and Fiona are back it's gonna be really crap because Eamonn makes random comments and is too large for the sofa, Fiona Philips is disgusting, boring, and makes ridiculous comments all the time, and LK Today itself is bad. Kate and Andrew should become the main presenters four days a week 10 months a year, while Ben and Carla should fill in, and present on Fridays and in the Summer.
CW
Sorry to be pedantic (but I'm just in the mood to be), but GMTV isn't *on* ITV1.
GMTV is the national breakfast franchise holder which has a licence to operate on Channel 3 between 06:00:00 and 09:24:59. ITV1 is the operating name used by most of the regional ITV network franchise holders, who hold licences to operate on Channel 3 between 09:25:00 and 05:59:59.
They are in effect two separate channels.
Anyway, why would it go widescreen? There's no real case for it to do so.
You want to discuss it, you start the discussion
GMTV still show Power Rangers? My understanding was that GMTV stopped showing it after Zeo (and they'd clearly lost interest in it long before that) when ITV took it on in their own time. I thought they then dropped it partway through Lost Galaxy and it hasn't been seen on terrestrial TV since?
cwathen
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Anybody know if GMTV has plans to go widescreen? Aside from ITN and regional programming, there's not much else left on ITV1 still made in 4:3.
Sorry to be pedantic (but I'm just in the mood to be), but GMTV isn't *on* ITV1.
GMTV is the national breakfast franchise holder which has a licence to operate on Channel 3 between 06:00:00 and 09:24:59. ITV1 is the operating name used by most of the regional ITV network franchise holders, who hold licences to operate on Channel 3 between 09:25:00 and 05:59:59.
They are in effect two separate channels.
Anyway, why would it go widescreen? There's no real case for it to do so.
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Also, GMTV2 - a waste of time? Discuss...
You want to discuss it, you start the discussion
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Power Rangers (Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, and Wild Force), never finished. I wonder why? Power Rangers, after all, is Fox Kids UK's highest rating show!
GMTV still show Power Rangers? My understanding was that GMTV stopped showing it after Zeo (and they'd clearly lost interest in it long before that) when ITV took it on in their own time. I thought they then dropped it partway through Lost Galaxy and it hasn't been seen on terrestrial TV since?
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CW
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
I do wish that 'ITV' could come to an agreement with GMTV about carrying the ITVNC on DTT during GMTV's operating time. GMTV are never going to use that space, they might aswell just let the news channel go 24 hours.
cwathen
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What does GMTV2 actually show?
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
I do wish that 'ITV' could come to an agreement with GMTV about carrying the ITVNC on DTT during GMTV's operating time. GMTV are never going to use that space, they might aswell just let the news channel go 24 hours.
NW
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
When GMTV2 started in 1999 it was supposed to be an alternative to GMTV, with their weekday schedule being...
6.00 The News Hour (In sign language)
7.00 Childrens Programmes (mainly for pre-schoolers)
8.50 Lifestyle programmes (Mainly re-runs of reports they did before, but an alternative from LK)
When they had something like Get Up and Give, they would have sign language on until 9.25, which is saying something. But you can tell that GMTV couldn't care about GMTV2 anymore, they are honestly better off renaming it GMTV Kids.
cwathen posted:
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What does GMTV2 actually show?
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
When GMTV2 started in 1999 it was supposed to be an alternative to GMTV, with their weekday schedule being...
6.00 The News Hour (In sign language)
7.00 Childrens Programmes (mainly for pre-schoolers)
8.50 Lifestyle programmes (Mainly re-runs of reports they did before, but an alternative from LK)
When they had something like Get Up and Give, they would have sign language on until 9.25, which is saying something. But you can tell that GMTV couldn't care about GMTV2 anymore, they are honestly better off renaming it GMTV Kids.
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
The simulcasting of The News Hour is pointless then. I could understand it if it was signed or something.
BE
Perhaps its something that GMTV 2 has to carry, I can't see any other reason they would continue to show it, surely showing more kids programmes would make more sense otherwise.
Ben
Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
The simulcasting of The News Hour is pointless then. I could understand it if it was signed or something.
Perhaps its something that GMTV 2 has to carry, I can't see any other reason they would continue to show it, surely showing more kids programmes would make more sense otherwise.
AN
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
When GMTV2 started in 1999 it was supposed to be an alternative to GMTV, with their weekday schedule being...
6.00 The News Hour (In sign language)
7.00 Childrens Programmes (mainly for pre-schoolers)
8.50 Lifestyle programmes (Mainly re-runs of reports they did before, but an alternative from LK)
When they had something like Get Up and Give, they would have sign language on until 9.25, which is saying something. But you can tell that GMTV couldn't care about GMTV2 anymore, they are honestly better off renaming it GMTV Kids.
Well they might as well show cheap kids stuff as nobody will watch GMTV2 whatever they did with it, there's enough competition at breakfast time as it is.
So does GMTV2 actually have a proper schedule all it says in Digiguide is "GMTV2 Including news, children's programmes and lifestyle features", is it just a random mix of kids stuff that nobody know's what is coming up next!
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I had a look at GMTV at 6am this morning and the news is crying out for some opening titles, maybe a short version of the News Hour titles. As it stands Claudia Zermbaisis just pops up immediately after the 6am opening ident, and then directly introduces Boobah at the end
Andrew
Founding member
nwtv2003 posted:
cwathen posted:
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What does GMTV2 actually show?
last time I checked, they simulcast The News Hour (a pointless activity if ever there was one) and then show children's programmes until 9:25. Not that much in other words, but they probably feel the need to fill out their space.
When GMTV2 started in 1999 it was supposed to be an alternative to GMTV, with their weekday schedule being...
6.00 The News Hour (In sign language)
7.00 Childrens Programmes (mainly for pre-schoolers)
8.50 Lifestyle programmes (Mainly re-runs of reports they did before, but an alternative from LK)
When they had something like Get Up and Give, they would have sign language on until 9.25, which is saying something. But you can tell that GMTV couldn't care about GMTV2 anymore, they are honestly better off renaming it GMTV Kids.
Well they might as well show cheap kids stuff as nobody will watch GMTV2 whatever they did with it, there's enough competition at breakfast time as it is.
So does GMTV2 actually have a proper schedule all it says in Digiguide is "GMTV2 Including news, children's programmes and lifestyle features", is it just a random mix of kids stuff that nobody know's what is coming up next!
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I had a look at GMTV at 6am this morning and the news is crying out for some opening titles, maybe a short version of the News Hour titles. As it stands Claudia Zermbaisis just pops up immediately after the 6am opening ident, and then directly introduces Boobah at the end
OH
GMTV has a licence to operate on Channel 3 between 06:00:00 and 09:24:59.
ITV1 has licences to operate on Channel 3 between 09:25:00 and 05:59:59.
RIght so who owns the other two gaps in the 24 hours clock:-
05:59:59 - 06:00:00 and
09:24:59 - 09:25:00
Surely YOU have just made these figures up to make it look like you know what you are stating?
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Why does GMTV transmit on ITV2?
ITV only has the franchise for 09:25:00-06:00:00 on ITV1, whereas ITV2 was created as a totally digital channel -24 hours a day- and as such GMTV doesnt come into the equation.
Therefore does GMTV pay ITV(2) to transmit on their channel?
ohwhatanight
Founding member
cwathen posted:
GMTV has a licence to operate on Channel 3 between 06:00:00 and 09:24:59.
ITV1 has licences to operate on Channel 3 between 09:25:00 and 05:59:59.
RIght so who owns the other two gaps in the 24 hours clock:-
05:59:59 - 06:00:00 and
09:24:59 - 09:25:00
Surely YOU have just made these figures up to make it look like you know what you are stating?
ALSO
Why does GMTV transmit on ITV2?
ITV only has the franchise for 09:25:00-06:00:00 on ITV1, whereas ITV2 was created as a totally digital channel -24 hours a day- and as such GMTV doesnt come into the equation.
Therefore does GMTV pay ITV(2) to transmit on their channel?