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MR
mr_vivian
It's funny on Gogglebox when another Channel's logo underlaps the Channel 4 logo.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
It's funny on Gogglebox when another Channel's logo underlaps the Channel 4 logo.


How so?

I wonder if the Googleboxers watch actual broadcasts when they're made or off-airs recorded by production earlier that they just play back.

I presume its cheaper (for putting together the programme) to use off-air copies, DOGs and all as opposed to go off to production X to ask them for a clean copy? They'll still have to pay for it of course but without the copying fee?
CH
chris
Having spoken to people from the show, it’s a mixture. Often broadcasters will provide a preview copy.
GO
gottago
C4 have revealed what each of the regional hubs will be doing once they open. Particularly of note, they seem to be moving continuity announcements to Leeds so we will no doubt be hearing a lot of new voices on the channel, and presumably we won't be hearing a number of voices on the channel again.

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-composition-new-national-hq-and-creative-hubs
JA
JAS84
chris posted:
Having spoken to people from the show, it’s a mixture. Often broadcasters will provide a preview copy.
Though that's impossible if they're watching something like Strictly or X Factor, so some of them need to be either live broadcast or on demand.
BL
bluecortina
C4 have revealed what each of the regional hubs will be doing once they open. Particularly of note, they seem to be moving continuity announcements to Leeds so we will no doubt be hearing a lot of new voices on the channel, and presumably we won't be hearing a number of voices on the channel again.

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-composition-new-national-hq-and-creative-hubs


Interesting that C4 announce a number of internal departments being ‘represented’ in the new Leeds HQ. ‘Represented’ rather than ‘moving’. Hmm.
AN
Andrew Founding member
It is thought that Channel 4 will be moving into the landmark former Majestic nightclub building in City Square in Leeds

https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/broadcasting-news/2019/03/channel-4-selects-city-centre-landmark-new-leeds-hq-reports
BR
Brekkie
Guess all part of the F1 deal but C4 advertising their drama Traitors tonight with no reference to themselves at all - just "all episodes available on Sky".
MA
Markymark
C4 have revealed what each of the regional hubs will be doing once they open. Particularly of note, they seem to be moving continuity announcements to Leeds so we will no doubt be hearing a lot of new voices on the channel, and presumably we won't be hearing a number of voices on the channel again.

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-composition-new-national-hq-and-creative-hubs


Well it says, quote :-

Additionally, the National HQ will also house other creative departments including the on-air continuity department, who produce and voice the airtime between Channel 4 programmes; and the Pictures team, commissioning and creating images for All 4 and for external media.

End Quote.

I'm not sure that means the CA will be physically sat in Leeds, instead of Red Bee in W12, but rather the scripts, slides, and promos will be produced there (Perhaps at present these are done at HFR rather than at Red Bee ?)
GO
gottago
C4 have revealed what each of the regional hubs will be doing once they open. Particularly of note, they seem to be moving continuity announcements to Leeds so we will no doubt be hearing a lot of new voices on the channel, and presumably we won't be hearing a number of voices on the channel again.

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-composition-new-national-hq-and-creative-hubs


Well it says, quote :-

Additionally, the National HQ will also house other creative departments including the on-air continuity department, who produce and voice the airtime between Channel 4 programmes; and the Pictures team, commissioning and creating images for All 4 and for external media.

End Quote.

I'm not sure that means the CA will be physically sat in Leeds, instead of Red Bee in W12, but rather the scripts, slides, and promos will be produced there (Perhaps at present these are done at HFR rather than at Red Bee ?)

Well it says it will house the department that voices the airtime which certainly reads to me like they’ll have announcers in Leeds. Having a load of new regional voices on the channel would certainly be an easy way of proving that they’re taking this seriously, in the same way they’re currently tendering for a live daytime show from Leeds.
BC
Blake Connolly Founding member
Yes, the announcers are going to Leeds. Could be argued that you get a greater mix of regional accents from across the country already in London than you would there, but the decision's been made.
CL
Closedown
Could they piggy-back on the ITV playout facility in Leeds, maybe?

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