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Old 28-05-2001, 23:18
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Originally posted by Jas
Just now (11pm), when the live bb was about to start the announcer said "And now over to the house" adn then Donna In Need stared!!!, well done E4
This message should be in the big borther forum and there is already a thread started.
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Old 28-05-2001, 23:21
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Originally posted by *MikeB*
How dol I get these 4extra feeds they're not on 12.168V
You can't. They've been hidden. Only people who had 4Xtra already in their Other Channels list (for whatever reason) are able to see it.

Where's BB2 anyway? At 11pm we should have a live update and got those BT Cellnet and BB Live sting, but then a VT Clock for Donna in Need followed by the programme. Maybe there's more technical problems.

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Old 28-05-2001, 23:53
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Originally posted by Jas
Just now (11pm), when the live bb was about to start the announcer said "And now over to the house" adn then Donna In Need stared!!!, well done E4
they did this for a reson.
they had a problem with the uplink.
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Old 29-05-2001, 07:21
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No cable has no parental guidance facilities. Films are pin-protected, but because of the way its done, they couldnt do it with TV channels.
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Old 29-05-2001, 09:03
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Hey whats all this about....

I switched onto E4 this morning and although the info bar said the program had interactive features, I couldn't seem to lunch them.

If it's interactive only on cable or something why mention it one Sky???
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Old 29-05-2001, 09:11
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Originally posted by CCfilms-uk
Originally posted by Jas
Just now (11pm), when the live bb was about to start the announcer said "And now over to the house" adn then Donna In Need stared!!!, well done E4
This message should be in the big borther forum and there is already a thread started.
I was also thinking this....and thus there it goes!....

Thread Moved!...

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Old 29-05-2001, 11:23
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Originally posted by James2001
No cable has no parental guidance facilities. Films are pin-protected, but because of the way its done, they couldnt do it with TV channels.
OK, but ITV Digital has a parental access system...

Mark.
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Old 29-05-2001, 12:02
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Press I while watching Big Brother on E4 and you'll notice they have removed "Viewers with interactive facilities...."

And its like this for the rest of the week, so maybe it'll be a while before the interactive service launches?
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Old 29-05-2001, 12:15
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...so maybe it'll be a while before the interactive service launches?
looks this way, the 4extra feed is completely messed up, and its not bank holiday anymore techies! so get up and sort it!
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Old 29-05-2001, 12:47
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What about any nudity do we still see that uncensored??
If not then its back to the 56k net feed for me
if thers no nudity then its back to the 56K net feed for me to.
In fact on monday morning(around about 10) penny accidently revealed herself by opening her towel which broadcast on E4. 5 minutes later a banner appeared apologising for this scene of nudity.
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Old 29-05-2001, 13:57
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Today, Nas' was topless for about a quarter of a second and a few occurances of swearing getting missed out of the editing.

I wish E4 were employing a better style of editing the audio, just removing the offending words and not whole reams of conversation. With the ten minute delay they should be able to accurately edit it.
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Old 29-05-2001, 16:05
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The Sky info says something :
"Live, uninterupted footage from the big brother house. Viewers with interactive services can pick camera angles etc...."

Uninterupted my arse, they have adverts every so often and nearly every other sentence is blanked out as it contains a discussion about sex or a swear word.
And the second bit which has now been removed is a pile of bollocks too, interactive services.

Sky are usually quite good at technological advances I think so why can't they sort out their coverage, as it's CRAP!
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Old 29-05-2001, 16:08
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if only it was skys coverage. but in this case its Channel 4's.
If your a trainspotter then you might like the Big Brother Live show, as all you can hear most of the time are the railway sounds outside the house.
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Old 29-05-2001, 18:11
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i was watchihng at 5 pm today and narinda went into the bedroom and looked like she was going to take her top off (she put her hands behind her head, under her hair) and immediatley they cut to an outside shot of the house but the audio was still from the girls bedroom!, she came out with the same top on so it looks like E4 are really twitchy about nudity!. But i flicked over to C4 and there was a repeat of last nights omnibus thing and they still had the amma in the she shower shot!. So E4 should have the courage of thier convictions and actually show it live and uncut.
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Old 29-05-2001, 18:16
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Here's an e-mail i recieved from sky today;

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

Unfortunately, the interactive service is not available at present on
E4's coverage of Big Brother. The launch date for this service has
still to be confirmed.

Angela Hart
Viewer Relations

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Old 29-05-2001, 18:38
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According to Sky the interactive service wont start until THE END OF JUNE due to technical difficulties.
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Old 29-05-2001, 19:38
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well the 4 feeds are back up and runny, but theres still the annoying pause. grrrrr
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Old 30-05-2001, 00:25
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Just chill!

Its only a game show!!

I know the lack of the Interactive service is annoying but you had none of that last year or the live coverage.

What E4 are doing is very clever and a wonder of Modern technology. Give them a chance.

You analyse the show and its technical side. But you don;t seem to enjoy the show itself. Which is the idea.

Its a very hard job C4 and E4 have got on their hands with interactive etc. Remember this is the most:

Ambitious use of Interactive ever

The most ambitious C4 programme ever

Probably the most ambitious show in the world ever
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Old 30-05-2001, 00:47
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well said steveuk.
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Old 30-05-2001, 11:43
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I agree that it is great that they are giving us live coverage, but I was really looking forward to camera angles. It gets annoying when you are interested in a conversation that's going on in the garden and then it switches to somebody brushing their teeth!

This morning, E4 apologised for the sound gaps, but said that this was the only way that they could make sure that their coverage was suitable for daytime viewing.
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Old 30-05-2001, 12:22
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We were without sound for nearly 20 minutes this morning, and with just a view from the top of the house. Pathetic
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Old 30-05-2001, 12:39
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There are bound to be teething troubles - this is revolutionary TV. Can't you just be pleased with what you've got for the time being?
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Old 30-05-2001, 12:54
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Why does anybody want to see the view from the top of the house?!
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Old 30-05-2001, 14:50
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Mind you, even though the interactice facilities aren't available yet you have to applaud channel 4/E4 for their coverage. Sure, it's a bit irritating with the sound outs but by watching some of the live action it is only now i really appreciate how hard it must be for the show producers to choose 25mins worth of coverage out of the possible 24 hours to show on their highlights programmes, and to edit it under such time constraints must be really hard!!

Don't expect many camera angles from the interactive service. There is one main feed (the one from e4) the alternative camera angle and then the other two screens are delayed footage from 2 hours ago and 4 hours ago.

Also, you can see the big brother producers had the E4 viewers in mind when they set this latest task. The fire task ensured that there was something with substance to film 24 hours a day. i wonder what they're going to do now?
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Old 30-05-2001, 17:39
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I think i know why we havent seen any interactive bb yet, maybe its because no-one is up for eviction yet and the eviction is supposed to be a big part of the interactive service, so maybe they are waiting until then.
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