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CTV meltdown

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azumanga

It looks like it was CTV's turn to have an electronic meltdown, as it happened last night (Sunday 8/26):

http://forums.canadian-tv.com/showthread.php?t=27223

It seems like there was massive technical problems at CTV headquarters in Toronto, as many of its stations from Winnipeg to Montreal was down, as were many of its specialty channels. It also affected CTV's national newscast, which was rife with technical problems taht night.
 
That stinks...

As a person who works in television, I love technical meltdowns. It shows how violable when it comes to technology. We (not just us in the television industry) rely to much on it, and when it goes kaboom, we get burned.

I support the old way, of getting rid of automation, and going back to the old switching by hand and airing by tape. Less chance of technology biting you in your butt.
 
I support the old way, of getting rid of automation, and going back to the old switching by hand and airing by tape. Less chance of technology biting you in your butt.
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I used to agree with you. And there are still times when I miss the old days of running manually with tapes...and yes, film and slides. Yep, I'm old and been doing this a long time. But I have to say that since going to full automation, our station's switching is cleaner and more consistent. Before, you could tell who was on the switcher by how tight and clean (or not) everything ran. Now, it's tight and clean 99.8% of the time. We have triple redundancy, so for a problem to become an on-air problem it takes something really bad to happen. That's when I wish for the old days. The part I hate is that it did eliminate some VTR operators...and that's where I have the problem. I don't like seeing people replaced by machines.
 
I know this is a very old topic, but I have to ask, why can't any Canadian network figure out how to simulcast an NFL game? God knows they've had 25 years to perfect the practice.

I have never seen a single NFL game on any Canadian channel that didn't miss the first few words of a sentence, or a replay at least once coming back from commercial.
 
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