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  • Permanent cue dot on Channel 5 programmes tonight

    From NY@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 1 00:09:26 2021
    I noticed a cue dot (square in top right hand corner, top-left white, bottom-right black) throughout tonight's episode of All Creatures Great
    and Small. I checked the fragments of the programme before and after in
    my recording and it was on that too. It seemed to be displayed only
    during the programme itself, not the adverts or trailers.

    https://i.postimg.cc/1zMN4CZF/All-Creatures-Great-and-Small-20210930-2100-005-Channel-5.png

    Is it an symptom of Channel 5 having to use its backup playout centre
    after the fire-prevention system knackered the master playout servers?

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  • From williamwright@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 1 03:36:21 2021
    On 01/10/2021 00:09, NY wrote:


    Is it an symptom of Channel 5 having to use its backup playout centre
    after the fire-prevention system knackered the master playout servers?

    Yes. It signifies that they are broadcasting from the back bedroom of a terraced house in Luton.

    Bill

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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to williamwright on Fri Oct 1 08:43:45 2021
    Maybe its being supplied from a Sky Q system patched into the terrestrial system and Sky want to make sure they get the credit?
    Brian

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    "williamwright" <wrightsaerials@f2s.com> wrote in message news:irnah5FhiivU3@mid.individual.net...
    On 01/10/2021 00:09, NY wrote:


    Is it an symptom of Channel 5 having to use its backup playout centre
    after the fire-prevention system knackered the master playout servers?

    Yes. It signifies that they are broadcasting from the back bedroom of a terraced house in Luton.

    Bill

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  • From Mike@21:1/5 to wrightsaerials@f2s.com on Fri Oct 1 13:12:50 2021
    In article <irnah5FhiivU3@mid.individual.net>,
    williamwright <wrightsaerials@f2s.com> wrote:
    On 01/10/2021 00:09, NY wrote:


    Is it an symptom of Channel 5 having to use its backup playout centre
    after the fire-prevention system knackered the master playout servers?

    Yes. It signifies that they are broadcasting from the back bedroom of a >terraced house in Luton.

    Shush, that's the secret backup playout bunker!!

    It's been on Freeview Channel 5, 5-and-a-bit, 5 USA and 5 Star since
    the incident.

    The "only during progammes" observation seems to be because it goes in and
    out of vision along with the channel logo/DOG in the top left, which they
    don't show over the ads/trailers/sponsorships.

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Mike on Fri Oct 1 15:35:03 2021
    On 01/10/2021 13:12, Mike wrote:
    Shush, that's the secret backup playout bunker!!

    I read something once about the BBC reserve news site in London and
    looked it up on Google Streeview. Just a very ordinary street of semi
    and detached houses

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 1 15:37:46 2021
    On 01/10/2021 15:35, MB wrote:
    I read something once about the BBC reserve news site in London and
    looked it up on Google Streeview. Just a very ordinary street of semi
    and detached house

    That refers to WWII!

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  • From tony sayer@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 3 21:53:10 2021
    In article <sj7690$u4u$1@dont-email.me>, MB <MB@nospam.net> scribeth
    thus
    On 01/10/2021 13:12, Mike wrote:
    Shush, that's the secret backup playout bunker!!

    I read something once about the BBC reserve news site in London and
    looked it up on Google Streeview. Just a very ordinary street of semi
    and detached houses

    Theres quite a bit of Radio coming from spare rooms and bedrooms
    nowadays...

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    Tony Sayer


    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

    Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.

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