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CBC ENGLISH TV SHOULD SIGN-OFF AFTER 2 A.M.!
- Thread starter blackgold
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Believe it or not, CBC television is actually selling air time on the overnight.
It's not like their programming is running ad free.
It's not like their programming is running ad free.
azumanga said:
I have not seen infomercials. (Yet?) Just repeats of programming from earlier in the day.
A nice alternative to all that infomercial programming out there, and there are Commercials,
so it's not our taxes alone keeping the lights on. (IF it's taxes picking up any of the tab for the overnight...)
Given that Sochi, Russia is eight hours ahead of Eastern time, I could see CBC-TV remaining on all night with (mostly) live Olympic coverage (with edited rebroadcasts of the overnight action later in the day or evening).
Traditionally, alpine skiing takes place around Noontime, so CBC may air it live around 4 A.M. EST (by contrast, NBC will probably hold it until prime-time the next night, meaning a 16-to-18 hour delay).
I also would expect that men's hockey games of both Canada and the U.S. to begin around 8:05 A.M. local, or 12:05 A.M. Eastern, to make them more appealing to CBC (and NBC in the 'States). On the West Coast, games would begin at 9:05 P.M. PST.
Traditionally, alpine skiing takes place around Noontime, so CBC may air it live around 4 A.M. EST (by contrast, NBC will probably hold it until prime-time the next night, meaning a 16-to-18 hour delay).
I also would expect that men's hockey games of both Canada and the U.S. to begin around 8:05 A.M. local, or 12:05 A.M. Eastern, to make them more appealing to CBC (and NBC in the 'States). On the West Coast, games would begin at 9:05 P.M. PST.
Remember Canada is a HUGE country.....
...a 2am signoff in Vancouver is time for 6:30 signon in St. John's. There's got to be someone at the Broadcasting Centre in Toronto all night anyway -- because its' still the regular broadcast day *somewhere* in Canada -- so leaving the network on the air overnight doesn't create any additional personnel costs.
Most of the transmitters have been shut off, so the ongoing costs for electricity & maintenance for 24/7 operation are greatly reduced. Transmitters are most likely to break down when first turned on (they draw a surge of current) so maintenance costs are actually reduced if you never turn it off. They've got to leave the satellite uplink on all the time anyway (again, because by the time Vancouver signs off, it's time for St. John's to sign on) so they're not going to save anything there.
It looks as if they're running reruns overnight - I'm sure they've got enough of their own programming "in the can" to keep the stuff running without any significant programming expense.
So all told, I don't think CBC would save anything by signing off; they're better off leaving the network operating 24/7.
...a 2am signoff in Vancouver is time for 6:30 signon in St. John's. There's got to be someone at the Broadcasting Centre in Toronto all night anyway -- because its' still the regular broadcast day *somewhere* in Canada -- so leaving the network on the air overnight doesn't create any additional personnel costs.
Most of the transmitters have been shut off, so the ongoing costs for electricity & maintenance for 24/7 operation are greatly reduced. Transmitters are most likely to break down when first turned on (they draw a surge of current) so maintenance costs are actually reduced if you never turn it off. They've got to leave the satellite uplink on all the time anyway (again, because by the time Vancouver signs off, it's time for St. John's to sign on) so they're not going to save anything there.
It looks as if they're running reruns overnight - I'm sure they've got enough of their own programming "in the can" to keep the stuff running without any significant programming expense.
So all told, I don't think CBC would save anything by signing off; they're better off leaving the network operating 24/7.
My theory of the real reason this guy wants to see the CBC sign off overnight: he wants to stare that "ghost logo" next to the white bar on the last Test Pattern the CBC used. (CLICK HERE for an example) Cool it was, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
Even if a good number of the ads running overnight are part of "scatter" deals, I'll take a good CBC program over a crappy infomercial anytime - and you know infomercials won't appear on the CBC until pigs fly.
Per the official site, Alpine events will start at 11 AM Local time (2 AM in New York & Toronto) each event day, weather and such permitting. Perfect timing for Vancouver, though. Depending on how CBC schedules things, it could be preceded by "The National."
Even if a good number of the ads running overnight are part of "scatter" deals, I'll take a good CBC program over a crappy infomercial anytime - and you know infomercials won't appear on the CBC until pigs fly.
Joseph_Gallant said:
Per the official site, Alpine events will start at 11 AM Local time (2 AM in New York & Toronto) each event day, weather and such permitting. Perfect timing for Vancouver, though. Depending on how CBC schedules things, it could be preceded by "The National."
Joe_Capitano said:
Careful with that "When pigs fly" comment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r4Z1K_LDc
OK, did you seriously just say that?
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