Channel 5 Transmission Discussion/Updates

[CaptainHulk]

On 13/09/2022 at 10:09, James Martin said:

Shocking communication though.  I'm pretty sure My5 is still only SD outside of Sky & Virgin though.  I assume they'll handle the episode on Monday in the same way.  They clearly want the audience to use 5 Star.  Get it in HD then you flamin' galahs.

Although it's a good time to try and lose something you want shot of.  The BBC are throwing EastEnders out at all sorts of times this week.  Last night a key episode was originally 19:30 BBC One, then 20:30 BBC One, then 21:00 BBC Two.  If you want people not to watch a show, that's the way to go about it!

They're dropping boxset bombs this week in fairness,so people can fly in first hand instead of waiting.

[James Martin]

Can someone explain what a Boxset Bomb is in The King's English?

As a Pom that one's lost on me!

[Red Ranger 1]

There was a period, round about the time of the Commonwealth Games, that the BBC was putting a week's worth of EastEnders episodes on iPlayer at the beginning of every week, so people could just watch them there, possibly all in one go (a "boxset"), rather than trying to track them down in changeable schedules. My understanding is that they're not doing that anymore but they have been putting this week's episodes up at 7.30pm on the day they'd normally be broadcast so people can watch on there at the normal time.

[James Martin]

MONDAY - Channel 5 are not broadcasting the funeral, and are instead providing an alternative diet of programmes for younger viewers.

There is no Home and Away on C5, only the 5* first look at 18:30.

7855 - Normal screenings

7856 - Friday 18:30 5* (NO BROADCAST ON CHANNEL 5.)

7857 - Monday 18:30 5*, tuesday normal screenings.

This means those without 5* or My5 will sadly lose out again

Unsure how Australian transmission will be affected as the procession will start around 7pm Sydney time.

[Dan F]

4 hours ago, James Martin said:

MONDAY - Channel 5 are not broadcasting the funeral, and are instead providing an alternative diet of programmes for younger viewers.

There is no Home and Away on C5, only the 5* first look at 18:30.

7855 - Normal screenings

7856 - Friday 18:30 5* (NO BROADCAST ON CHANNEL 5.)

7857 - Monday 18:30 5*, tuesday normal screenings.

This means those without 5* or My5 will sadly lose out again

Unsure how Australian transmission will be affected as the procession will start around 7pm Sydney time.

There's also the 10:10am repeat tomorrow on 5STAR for 7856.

Seven have taken it off completely on Monday.

[James Martin]

1 hour ago, Dan F said:

There's also the 10:10am repeat tomorrow on 5STAR for 7856.

Seven have taken it off completely on Monday.

Thought that might be the case for Seven - when I've dipped in to their broadcasts they've been using ITV News' feed quite regularly.

[James Martin]

Monday's episode has dropped on My5 if you missed it on Friday night, although I have to say the picture quality is so bad I'm just gonna miss it.  Not sure if it's this PC, my broadband or what but I didn't realise in 2022 you could make video look like VHS from the 80's.

Why do I get the impression Ben Frow is using recent events as a way to kill H&A off?

[Foellfan]

21 hours ago, James Martin said:

Monday's episode has dropped on My5 if you missed it on Friday night, although I have to say the picture quality is so bad I'm just gonna miss it.  Not sure if it's this PC, my broadband or what but I didn't realise in 2022 you could make video look like VHS from the 80's.

Why do I get the impression Ben Frow is using recent events as a way to kill H&A off?

Everyone's only just noticing? Frow has had it in for all Aussie soaps since the beginning! 

[CaptainHulk]

17 hours ago, Foellfan said:

Everyone's only just noticing? Frow has had it in for all Aussie soaps since the beginning! 

Not even a lie but Him and C5 aren't my on radar these days. Walked away in July, don't regret it.

 

[James Martin]

So I've just had a play around and hooked my laptop up to the telly hotel I'm staying in this week - turns out if you launch 5 Star via My5, it's HD!

This is a revelation!  I've been living in a cave!