[backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-12 Thread Christopher Woods
I've noticed that BBC One's online stream has a BBC One DOG on it, the same going for BBC Two. Isn't this one of the most impractical applications of a channel graphic ever? (and a waste of bits) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.b

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
2009/1/13 Christopher Woods > I've noticed that BBC One's online stream has a BBC One DOG on it, the same > going for BBC Two. Isn't this one of the most impractical applications of a > channel graphic ever? (and a waste of bits) It is certainly treating the public as if they were stupid. I th

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Robert (Jamie) Munro
Christopher Woods wrote: > I've noticed that BBC One's online stream has a BBC One DOG on it, the same > going for BBC Two. Isn't this one of the most impractical applications of a > channel graphic ever? (and a waste of bits) I've just got Freesat HD, and it's amazing to see the best picture qual

RE: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Andrew Bowden
> I've just got Freesat HD, and it's amazing to see the best > picture quality that the BBC broadcast. But then they go and > spoil it with a DOG in the corner. It's almost worth > reverting to watching the program on BBC 1. > If they must have a logo, do it with MHEG and enable the exit > butt

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Robert (Jamie) Munro
Andrew Bowden wrote: >> I've just got Freesat HD, and it's amazing to see the best >> picture quality that the BBC broadcast. But then they go and >> spoil it with a DOG in the corner. It's almost worth >> reverting to watching the program on BBC 1. >> If they must have a logo, do it with MHEG a

RE: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Christopher Woods
> > I've just got Freesat HD, and it's amazing to see the best picture > > quality that the BBC broadcast. But then they go and spoil > it with a > > DOG in the corner. It's almost worth reverting to watching > the program > > on BBC 1. > > If they must have a logo, do it with MHEG and enable

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
It wouldn't be so bad if the DOG was at the corner of the 16:9 frame as you can't do a centre-cut-out with the player. 2009/1/13 Christopher Woods > I've noticed that BBC One's online stream has a BBC One DOG on it, the same > going for BBC Two. Isn't this one of the most impractical application

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread backstage
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:22:30AM -, Christopher Woods wrote: > I've noticed that BBC One's online stream has a BBC One DOG on it, the same > going for BBC Two. Isn't this one of the most impractical applications of a > channel graphic ever? (and a waste of bits) Just so you know, it's taken

RE: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-13 Thread Christopher Woods
_ From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 13 January 2009 17:45 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams? It wouldn't be so bad if the DOG was at the corn

RE: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Andrew Bowden
> Oh yeah, and that leads me to another gripe - the BBC Three, > BBC Four, BBC Parliament, CBeebies etc... DOGs on TV. Why are they > in the 4:3 safe zone?! Don't know if you've been watching anything on T4 but they have a delightful one for their showings of The Simpsons. Previously they

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Jim Tonge
I've grown to love the BBC logo we've burned into our plasma. jim - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Helen Watson
There is an easy solution to the screen burn problem Don't watch as much TV. :-) H. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Jim Tonge wrote: > I've grown to love the BBC logo we've burned into our plasma. > > jim > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Richard Lockwood
That's a pretty extreme form of tattooing - where'd you get it done? Cheers, Rich. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Jim Tonge wrote: > I've grown to love the BBC logo we've burned into our plasma. > > jim > > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread ryan
If you ever find yourself watching BBC Channel Island news at 6.30pm or 10.25 (I think Sky 988) you'll see the old BBC Spotlight Channel Islands logo burned pretty deep into the studio plasma screen behind the presenter. Not sure what I think about DOGs though - never really notice them to be hon

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
I guess it would cost the viewers about £1 each to get BBC CI a new plasma... On 14 Jan 2009, 11:39 AM, wrote: If you ever find yourself watching BBC Channel Island news at 6.30pm or 10.25 (I think Sky 988) you'll see the old BBC Spotlight Channel Islands logo burned pretty deep into the studio

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread ryan
lol yeah something like that There are no official viewing figures for Channel Islands but the last survey the BBC did showed that 50% watched the BBC’s Spotlight Channel Islands at 6.30pm compared to 40% who watched ITV’s Channel report at 6.00pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Gavin Johnson
This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big data centre and route all the analogue through. That's great when you want to make an enter

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson > This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal > network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. > The centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big data centre > and route all the analogue through. > "rout

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-19 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 14/01/2009 18:53, "Brian Butterworth" wrote: > 2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson >> This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal >> network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The >> centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big da

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
2009/1/19 Gavin Johnson > > > > On 14/01/2009 18:53, "Brian Butterworth" wrote: > > > 2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson > >> This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal > >> network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast > sources. The > >> centralist view is

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-20 Thread Robert (Jamie) Munro
Andrew Bowden wrote: >> I've just got Freesat HD, and it's amazing to see the best >> picture quality that the BBC broadcast. But then they go and >> spoil it with a DOG in the corner. It's almost worth >> reverting to watching the program on BBC 1. >> If they must have a logo, do it with MHEG a

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-20 Thread Martin Deutsch
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote: > > Congratulations on not putting a DOG on BBC HD during the presidential > inauguration, even though there was one (saying LIVE Washington) on BBC > One! An unusual but welcome reversal. > > It was a bit strange that at the end, when t