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- From: gdb15@grebe.cl.cam.ac.uk (Guy Barry)
- Subject: Re: Ariston music for TV Advert
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- In article <C19oBw.Iur@cck.coventry.ac.uk> mei172@cch.coventry.ac.uk (guru) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan17.151846.27111@csd.uwe.ac.uk> d_smith@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Dylan Smith) writes:
- >>>
- >>>[These ads were on London-area C4, I don't know whether the ads are regional
- >>>or networked].
- >>
- >>They were on in the HTV area in the same order, so I think they are
- >>national.
- >
- >guru sez:
- > they will be, since C4 doesn't do any regional stuff except for S4C
- > (it seems the Welsh are too thick to watch normal C4 porgrammes, so
- > they get their very own), unlike BBC2, which does have regional opts
- > (Tuesdays at 7:30, if memory serves).
-
- Well, guru should check his facts next time he sez anything:
-
- Advertising on C4 was by region until the end of last year (each ITV
- company sold airtime in its own region). The fact that there are no
- regional *programmes* on C4 is irrelevant. However, C4 now sells its
- own airtime, and the current argument is about whether it does so
- nationally or regionally. (By the way, what about Classic FM?)
-
- The primary purpose of S4C (which isn't part of C4) is to broadcast
- programmes in the Welsh language, which take up most of peak viewing
- time. A selection of C4 programmes are shown in the off-peak slots;
- their scheduling is often different to C4 scheduling, but they're (a
- subset of) the same programmes.
-
- Oh, and the regional slot on BBC2 is 7.30 on Thursdays, not Tuesdays.
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