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Old 04-01-2017, 12:51
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Cant remember what the BBC did when they came back on air but I'm sure BBC1 had an extended news programme that evening.
If I remember local radio went back to near normal programmes in the evening.


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There's a summary of some of the coverage here:

http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/continuity/diana.html

Channel 4 and 5 resumed normal programmes at around 11am, whilst the BBC and ITV continued their blanket coverage for the rest of the day.
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Old 04-01-2017, 15:03
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TV will go into overdrive and the internet might crash. I have the internet, games and loads of DVDs to keep me occupied. Here in Ireland it might not have a massive impact on TV and I guess business and education will go on as normal (it did for the Royal Wedding - I had an exam the morning the wedding was on and my university's SU bar showed it for people who didn't have an exam on that morning), but it will be a big news story and people will talk about it and some might watch the funeral. It'll be in our newspapers too. People will be shocked and I guess sad that it's the end of an era as the Queen has been a constant in most of our lives, but at the end of the day life has to go on.
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Old 04-01-2017, 15:58
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No one has asked the BIG question yet - will DS go offline out of respect?
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Old 04-01-2017, 15:59
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What if the news broke during a penalty shootout and especially if it was the FA or League Cup final?
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:02
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What if the news broke during a penalty shootout and especially if it was the FA or League Cup final?
It wouldn't break then, because I'm sure Buck House would delay the announcement.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:03
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What if the news broke during a penalty shootout and especially if it was the FA or League Cup final?
It's irrelevant, BBC is legally obligated to pull everything for 12 days after.


Funnily enough it could change TV here forever, because I'd guess the terrestrials may not get the people they lose to streaming back during that period.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:06
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It wouldn't break then, because I'm sure Buck House would delay the announcement.
That would be fantastic for any sporting fan and prevent complaints about unbalanced coverage as could always start the breaking news on BBC2 and switch once winning penalty goes in and quickly get the pundits to sum match up in one word before rushing off.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:19
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That would be fantastic for any sporting fan and prevent complaints about unbalanced coverage as could always start the breaking news on BBC2 and switch once winning penalty goes in and quickly get the pundits to sum match up in one word before rushing off.
Yeah, i'm sure that the breaking news that the Queen has died will be on BBC2
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:24
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It's irrelevant, BBC is legally obligated to pull everything for 12 days after.


Funnily enough it could change TV here forever, because I'd guess the terrestrials may not get the people they lose to streaming back during that period.
Certainly would be massive because BBC got caught out after the 2012 Olympics when struggled to rebuild their audiences once normal programming resumed..
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:27
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As long as no sport is cancelled i don't care. I rarely watch the bbc or itv or channel 4 so i'll easily avoid all the guff
The sport will be cancelled. When King George died the cinemas all closed. I never did see the film I was going to on that day!
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:30
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With her present illness, I have read many times that the programmes on all channels especially the BBC would be suspended when the Queen dies. I've also heard that the BBC now have has black ties on standby after the time when Peter Sissons wore a pruple one when the Queen Mother died but I don't hear is that are particluar newsreaders on any of the networks on call for the annoucement of her passing if outside peak slots or would whoever is doing the shift at the time have the honour of breaking the news?
It would depend how she dies and where. If they could get away with an embargo to get wider family members told they would (and broadcasters like BBC or ITV would likely agree as it would give them time to get their rehearsed plans and people in place) but the news on this one would be so big and also if it leaked out to social media, press contacts or international media so difficult to contain now that you'd probably find someone breaking the embargo.

The BBC completely messed up the QM's death coverage from start to finish (despite having more notice than ever expected) and Prince Charles wouldn't speak to them for ages.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:52
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With her present illness, I have read many times that the programmes on all channels especially the BBC would be suspended when the Queen dies.
Thank God for Netflix then, unless they decide to shut down during the very important news!

Mind you despite all these predictions of her dying this year I'm certain she's got another 15 years in the bag, she'll definitely outlive her mother imo. Phillip's probably got another 2 years left in him.
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:17
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She's not dying until after Prince Charles does - she's already told him that.
Anyone that says otherwise will be treated to a chauffeur driven trip to Paris.
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Old 04-01-2017, 18:19
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With her present illness, I have read many times that the programmes on all channels especially the BBC would be suspended when the Queen dies.
I couldn't imagine that happening in this day and age. Would all obscure satellite channels be forced to suspend programming? And what about stuff like the Asian, God squad and soft porn channels? I can't even imagine all of the international news channels closing down or suspending programming, but I guess some would be reporting on the news. CNBC and Bloomberg would probably continue on as normal for the rest of Europe but would be talking about the economic implications of the Queen's death.
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Old 04-01-2017, 18:34
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That would be fantastic for any sporting fan and prevent complaints about unbalanced coverage as could always start the breaking news on BBC2 and switch once winning penalty goes in and quickly get the pundits to sum match up in one word before rushing off.
Even for DS this post is utterly ridiculous.

Imagine it, "now from one sudden death situation to another".
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Old 04-01-2017, 19:17
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I think it may be like when Dianna died.
I woke up that morning to the radio playing sad music. I had at first though the radio station had been changed but then every few mins the radio would say about the death.
BBC1 and ITV went off air for an hour or two that morning and put up a notice about the death. ITV went to a news programme when it came back on air. Cant remember what the BBC did when they came back on air but I'm sure BBC1 had an extended news programme that evening.
If I remember local radio went back to near normal programmes in the evening.
Anyway the queen may live for another 5 to 10 years yet.

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Thankfully we now have Netflix.
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Old 04-01-2017, 19:22
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It'll be just another day for me, maybe a few days off work (I'll celebrate that for myself). Whilst I don't dislike the royal family, I don't exactly like them either; their lives, deaths etc mean little to me. Just another celebrity who's time is up, and life goes on.
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Old 04-01-2017, 19:27
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No one has asked the BIG question yet - will DS go offline out of respect?
No but several members will go off line permanently when a Royalist Mod won't allow anything but suck up posts and tales of never ending sadness.
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Old 04-01-2017, 19:34
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Wasn't some King's imminent death, 'speeded up' so that the announcement coincided with inclusion in the 'quality' newspapers?
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Old 04-01-2017, 20:12
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It's irrelevant, BBC is legally obligated to pull everything for 12 days after..
I've not heard that before - what's the law?
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Old 04-01-2017, 20:45
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Thankfully we now have Netflix.
I agree we don't have to watch news coverage of it all day anymore.
I also have Netflix I can use as well as a few extra channels via BT TV.
Not many people had the internet back then when Dianna died and there was not really any on demand services for us to watch as an alternative.
Just shows you how times have changed.

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Old 04-01-2017, 20:59
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It's irrelevant, BBC is legally obligated to pull everything for 12 days after.
I've not heard that before - what's the law?
There'll be no such law, just speculation that the funeral would probably happen 12 days after the death, so the BBC would be unlikely to go back to normal programming in the interim. Can't see them pulling everything though, there are limits to how much you can stretch "Queen still dead".
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Old 04-01-2017, 21:00
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TV will go into overdrive and the internet might crash. I have the internet, games and loads of DVDs to keep me occupied. Here in Ireland it might not have a massive impact on TV and I guess business and education will go on as normal (it did for the Royal Wedding - I had an exam the morning the wedding was on and my university's SU bar showed it for people who didn't have an exam on that morning), but it will be a big news story and people will talk about it and some might watch the funeral. It'll be in our newspapers too. People will be shocked and I guess sad that it's the end of an era as the Queen has been a constant in most of our lives, but at the end of the day life has to go on.
I think it would be a huge news story in Ireland and they would extend all their news bulletins for days afterwards and have special editions of Prime Time etc.

The TV ratings for the Royal Wedding in 2011 on RTE were very high, showing that interest in the royals is keen, even though we are a Republic.
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Old 04-01-2017, 21:00
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The sport will be cancelled. When King George died the cinemas all closed. I never did see the film I was going to on that day!
you'll see how many people don't give a toss about her when it hits their pockets travelling to events that get called off because some german on hand outs died!
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Old 04-01-2017, 21:04
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you'll see how many people don't give a toss about her when it hits their pockets travelling to events that get called off because some german on hand outs died!
Has anyone told her after B'day she'll be chucked out of the country? Can't even go to Russia the poor dear. Might have to make do with being exiled in Canada if she can get a waiver. She's good at waiving though....
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