I've just found out there's a Spanish football player who plays for Malaga called Juankar.
So how the hell do I pronounce Juankar?
Hwan-car - close but no cigar.
I did meet a bloke called Hank Wank at a conference in the US once. Like Trump he was oblivious to his surname's real meaning.
I met a German delegate at a Trade show in London called Herman Wank. My fave though still remains a Chinese Techincian I met in Singapore called Hoo Suk Bum.
I guess some of our names might have similar issues for them?
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
I just got very lucky when I bought in 2013. Ended up buying a share of freehold which is pretty rare for flats in the area. We also invested in building out the attic which was undeveloped when I bought it which added significant value. The area also got a huge amount of uplift over the last three years.
Essentially it was just luck. I think I'm selling at the very top of the market for the area and I'm selling this share of freehold, rather than a lease which means it's in higher demand.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
I just got very lucky when I bought in 2013. Ended up buying a share of freehold which is pretty rare for flats in the area. We also invested in building out the attic which was undeveloped when I bought it which added significant value. The area also got a huge amount of uplift over the last three years.
Essentially it was just luck. I think I'm selling at the very top of the market for the area and I'm selling this share of freehold, rather than a lease which means it's in higher demand.
I got lucky too. Back in 2000, I had just finished university, accepted a job in London, I was about to rent, then my Mother said I shouldn't rent, I should buy a house, my Father took out my mortgage for me, and I sent him my 'rent money'
When I moved up north and sold the place in 2006 I timed it right.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
I just got very lucky when I bought in 2013. Ended up buying a share of freehold which is pretty rare for flats in the area. We also invested in building out the attic which was undeveloped when I bought it which added significant value. The area also got a huge amount of uplift over the last three years.
Essentially it was just luck. I think I'm selling at the very top of the market for the area and I'm selling this share of freehold, rather than a lease which means it's in higher demand.
Well that's some mighty good luck then! I think my place in southern England has gone up about 20% in the same time.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
It is terrific.
Saving it for my new 4K TV. Delivery in 5 weeks!
Wow. You really are in the money right now!
I'm about to order a new Jaguar.
I just completed the sale of my Shepherds Bush flat, I ended up with 2.5x my purchase price from 2013. Plus I'm getting a truly massive pay rise in January when I start my new job. I'm feeling a bit SeanT like, just without the impulse to sleep with women half my age (especially given it would be illegal).
Did you paint the walls of your flat with gold leaf or something? That's just bonkers inflation!
I just got very lucky when I bought in 2013. Ended up buying a share of freehold which is pretty rare for flats in the area. We also invested in building out the attic which was undeveloped when I bought it which added significant value. The area also got a huge amount of uplift over the last three years.
Essentially it was just luck. I think I'm selling at the very top of the market for the area and I'm selling this share of freehold, rather than a lease which means it's in higher demand.
I got lucky too. Back in 2000, I had just finished university, accepted a job in London, I was about to rent, then my Mother said I shouldn't rent, I should buy a house, my Father took out my mortgage for me, and I sent him my 'rent money'
When I moved up north and sold the place in 2006 I timed it right.
I got pretty much the same advice when my gf and I decided to move in together, my mum said don't waste money on renting and paying off someone else's mortgage. I basically spent every last pound I had, overstretched myself, lied to the bank a bit and got a huge mortgage at a barely affordable rate. But in the end it has worked out for me better than I could have ever imagined. I think Asians all have an aversion to renting, for good reason.
I agree old Top Gear was felling tired too often. There were too many episodes that felt forced and phoned in. But then we got new Top Gear and it was f##king horrendous, even the worst episodes of old Top Gear was stellar in comparison.
Perhaps Clarkson lamping the producer was the best for him and the audiences. By all accounts his life was a mess and the shows weren't up to the high standards.
The BBC probably best to pack Top Gear (as is) in, it just looks like a piss poor imitation now. The two blokes on the spin off show was decent doing the more motoring focused stuff though.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
as far as I can tell, the 'ebola drome' is on the Science Museum site at Wroughton.
what did you think of -
a) "The American"
b) some of the US vs UK comedic lines seeming a bit labored, mainly the 'stick', bonnet and RAF
The dead celebrities fell flat.
Literally.
But otherwise, just like they'd never been away.
TG was getting tired before Clarkson hit someone.
It will be interesting to see if they can do something fresh here.
I suspect not.
The first thing I noticed about the Grand Tour you can tell it had a lot more budget than Top Gear.
I think that will allow them to keep on doing something fresh
Chucking money at will get them somewhere, but at what cost? Part of the charm of Top Gear was their low budget ingenuity. Keeping that will be tough, but not impossible.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Nah. Iplayer scaled. The new players piggy back on the technical and legal work the corporation did with the ISPs.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Nah. Iplayer scaled. The new players piggy back on the technical and legal work the corporation did with the ISPs.
No, iPlayer doesn't buffer at all. It's complete shit.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Nah. Iplayer scaled. The new players piggy back on the technical and legal work the corporation did with the ISPs.
You tell yourself that, but it isn't true on lots of aspects not just no full HD.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Nah. Iplayer scaled. The new players piggy back on the technical and legal work the corporation did with the ISPs.
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
There is no DVB-T standard for 4K yet, 4k Blu-ray uses HEVC at 100Mbps, terrestrial 4k would need at least 30-40Mbps for live TV, 25-30Mbps for pre-recorded content.
Can I just say The Grand Tour is the dog's dangly bits
In Ultra-HD, it is just wow.
I want a drive around the Ebola-dome
But what about its being too filimic, with too much hubris? ;-)
I saw that review, I was like, have you not heard of Smart TVs.
Just because iPlayer doesn't even do proper HD....and us weebles are all forced to watch these streaming services exclusively on our tiny smartphones.
I read somewhere the BBC have no plans for 4K, big mistake.
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
They are being very stupid if they aren't gearing up for 4k. My TV, my laptop, my monitors, all 4k. BT Sport have introduced 4k, as have Sky. Its not like 3D where it is a weird optional extra that some people might go for and turned out to be a flop. Its here, its used in the film industry, Netflix are making their best programming in 4k, as are Amazon Prime, etc etc etc, its not going away.
They've filmed Earth II in 4k, but that's for international audiences.
As I have said repeatedly, despite lots of people lauding iPlayer, it is a bag of shit....not the programming, the actual technology.
It's just complacency. It was good for its time and the BBC thought they'd 'done' digital.
It wasn't even good for the time. The pirates had better tech, I kid you not.
Nah. Iplayer scaled. The new players piggy back on the technical and legal work the corporation did with the ISPs.
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Like the £100 million digital media project that they had to abandon after trying to reinvent the wheel when they could have just brought a solution of the shelf?
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
I don't think that is true. Sky offered had HD channels for a year before BBC.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
I don't think that is true. Sky had had HD channels for a while.
The BBC HD channel started in 2006, same year as Sky actually!
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
I don't think that is true. Sky had had HD channels for a while.
The BBC HD channel started in 2006.
As a test. Didn't launch properly until end of 2007. Sky had rolled HD during 2006 and were doing all their major sports in it.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
I don't think that is true. Sky had had HD channels for a while.
BBC Hd came out at the same time in 2006
I got Sky HD the day it came out. I remember watching the 2006 World Cup matches on it
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
Tory government cuts licence fee.
That has become the defence for everything now. The BBC could just sack the whole bloody diversity division and invest in technology. Though I think their biggest problem is that there is no DVB-T standard for 4K. They should begin broadcasting 4K on Sky, iPlayer and Freesat as soon as possible. Even just a BBC 4K channel which only turns on for 4K simulcasts where possible (Planet Earth 2, The Crown when it comes to the BBC in a couple of years).
That has become the defence for everything now. The BBC could just sack the whole bloody diversity division and invest in technology. Though I think their biggest problem is that there is no DVB-T standard for 4K. They should begin broadcasting 4K on Sky, iPlayer and Freesat as soon as possible. Even just a BBC 4K channel which only turns on for 4K simulcasts where possible (Planet Earth 2, The Crown when it comes to the BBC in a couple of years).
The problem is not just the cost of the bloat, it is like turning the titanic. It took them 2 years to decide to get rid of BBC3, then not get rid really and spend money on a new logo.
£100 million wasted on a digital media system, they kept pumping money into it despite it being a disaster and being told they could just buy this tech off the shelf far far cheaper.
The relocation to Salford, the running multiple news teams that do the same job, the same for sports reporting (although I have noticed they are getting better at that, making presenters do stuff across multiple channels / stations).
The likes of Sky will cut a channel in a heartbeat if it isn't working. If you do the presenting on Sky Sports say the cricket, you have to do the promo, the intro, the review show, the Sky Sports News bits, messing with the tech...
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
Tory government cuts licence fee.
That has become the defence for everything now. The BBC could just sack the whole bloody diversity division and invest in technology. Though I think their biggest problem is that there is no DVB-T standard for 4K. They should begin broadcasting 4K on Sky, iPlayer and Freesat as soon as possible. Even just a BBC 4K channel which only turns on for 4K simulcasts where possible (Planet Earth 2, The Crown when it comes to the BBC in a couple of years).
The problem is not just the cost of the bloat, it is like turning the titanic. It took them 2 years to decide to get rid of BBC3, then not get rid really and spend money on a new logo.
£100 million wasted on a digital media system, they kept pumping money into it despite it being a disaster and being told they could just buy this tech off the shelf far far cheaper.
The likes of Sky will cut a channel in a heartbeat if it isn't working.
Look at how they rebranded and refocused Sky 3. Absolutely ruthless.
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
When HD launched in the U.K. the BBC were at the forefront of that.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
Tory government cuts licence fee.
Always us nasty Tories, eh?
Crying Wolf doesn't work any more....
It is the annual NHS crisis that I feel for this year. Knocked off the front pages by other issues.
Did you see my post from this earlier on this morning about how I met a Spurs legend last night?
did he give you a smack?
I got a glare.
Why would Jamie Redknapp glare at me when I complimented his wife's dance last night by saying to him 'I thought your wife was literally on fire on the dance floor tonight'
Irritating and all too common misuse of the word 'literally'?
Did you see my post from this earlier on this morning about how I met a Spurs legend last night?
did he give you a smack?
I got a glare.
Why would Jamie Redknapp glare at me when I complimented his wife's dance last night by saying to him 'I thought your wife was literally on fire on the dance floor tonight'
Irritating and all too common misuse of the word 'literally'?
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Like the £100 million digital media project that they had to abandon after trying to reinvent the wheel when they could have just brought a solution of the shelf?
I didn't say they were perfect.
Didn't ?Siemens? (or ?Fujitsu?) also have trouble with the same project? It'd be interesting to read up on exactly went wrong - I'm presuming mismanagement rather than hard technical issues.
But seriously: the BBC tech bods I've worked with have been excellent.
Did you see my post from this earlier on this morning about how I met a Spurs legend last night?
did he give you a smack?
I got a glare.
Why would Jamie Redknapp glare at me when I complimented his wife's dance last night by saying to him 'I thought your wife was literally on fire on the dance floor tonight'
Irritating and all too common misuse of the word 'literally'?
Did you see my post from this earlier on this morning about how I met a Spurs legend last night?
did he give you a smack?
I got a glare.
Why would Jamie Redknapp glare at me when I complimented his wife's dance last night by saying to him 'I thought your wife was literally on fire on the dance floor tonight'
Irritating and all too common misuse of the word 'literally'?
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Like the £100 million digital media project that they had to abandon after trying to reinvent the wheel when they could have just brought a solution of the shelf?
I didn't say they were perfect.
Didn't ?Siemens? (or ?Fujitsu?) also have trouble with the same project? It'd be interesting to read up on exactly went wrong - I'm presuming mismanagement rather than hard technical issues.
But seriously: the BBC tech bods I've worked with have been excellent.
The problem isn't and has never been the tech teams or even the production teams. It's the dead hand of management that chokes everything creative at the BBC. How does HBO produce world class TV on less than half the annual budget? How does Netflix commission the best global shows? How does Amazon TV end up being able to fund tentpoles like TGT?
They all run a massively tight ship. The BBC could dump all of their daytime shit and just show repeats of older shows instead and invest the savings in top end drama and documentaries like Netflix.
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Like the £100 million digital media project that they had to abandon after trying to reinvent the wheel when they could have just brought a solution of the shelf?
I didn't say they were perfect.
Didn't ?Siemens? (or ?Fujitsu?) also have trouble with the same project? It'd be interesting to read up on exactly went wrong - I'm presuming mismanagement rather than hard technical issues.
But seriously: the BBC tech bods I've worked with have been excellent.
My wife did better on the horses than me at Ascot yesterday, by a country mile. Picked three straight winners in a row, awing some serious punters next to her equipped with the racing post in the process, and won a very tidy chunk that payed for a delicious 3-course Sunday lunch with wine at a gastro pub today.
I've worked with some BBC technical bods in the past on projects. They're excellent, and have developed great tech. If they get the managerial backing they can do amazing stuff (or if they skunkworks it).
Like the £100 million digital media project that they had to abandon after trying to reinvent the wheel when they could have just brought a solution of the shelf?
I didn't say they were perfect.
Didn't ?Siemens? (or ?Fujitsu?) also have trouble with the same project? It'd be interesting to read up on exactly went wrong - I'm presuming mismanagement rather than hard technical issues.
But seriously: the BBC tech bods I've worked with have been excellent.
The problem isn't and has never been the tech teams or even the production teams. It's the dead hand of management that chokes everything creative at the BBC. How does HBO produce world class TV on less than half the annual budget? How does Netflix commission the best global shows? How does Amazon TV end up being able to fund tentpoles like TGT?
They all run a massively tight ship. The BBC could dump all of their daytime shit and just show repeats of older shows instead and invest the savings in top end drama and documentaries like Netflix.
The scope of Netflix, HBO and Amazon video is just different to the BBC. Netflix doesn't run a local radio station in the Western Isles or a Burmese language News operation.
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I guess some of our names might have similar issues for them?
At least, that's the impression John Lewis gave me.
Here's one for £399.
http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue40ku6020-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-smart-tv-40-with-freeview-hd-playstation-now-purcolour/p3078184
Edit - bloody hell, he looks more knackered than a teacher after an OFSTED inspection.
But as the first episode of a new show it was very good. The chemistry is as good as ever and when they settle in they'll be fine.
I seem to be in the minority in not being too impressed with the new track.
Good luck to you. You've done well.
Right, off to catch Planet Earth.
https://twitter.com/LePoint/status/800427495849947136
Buying big fuck off TVs, as my friend put it, is one of my indulgences.
I'd rather wait a few days to watch it on my TV than watch it straight away.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-italy-referendum-idUKKBN13F0UM?il=0
Does it represent different wings of the party?
Essentially it was just luck. I think I'm selling at the very top of the market for the area and I'm selling this share of freehold, rather than a lease which means it's in higher demand.
Rebase your x-axis to 28 days and look again, unless you're reporting history rather than news.
Literally.
But otherwise, just like they'd never been away.
When I moved up north and sold the place in 2006 I timed it right.
It will be interesting to see if they can do something fresh here.
I suspect not.
Another polling failure. What does that say about the polling for the big one?
I think that will allow them to keep on doing something fresh
Wimbledon champion
Olympic gold
ATP Finals champion
World No. 1.
Three of them in Britain.
Name me someone else who's got that kind of record.
Currently at 1/2 and I think those odds are generous. 2nd favourite Alistair Brownlee at 5-1.
Perhaps Clarkson lamping the producer was the best for him and the audiences. By all accounts his life was a mess and the shows weren't up to the high standards.
The BBC probably best to pack Top Gear (as is) in, it just looks like a piss poor imitation now. The two blokes on the spin off show was decent doing the more motoring focused stuff though.
The GT is a bit like Elvis in Vegas.
Seen them....
Edit: Ooh - jaguars!
Seen them too....
https://twitter.com/europeelects/status/800432976685400070
http://advanced-television.com/2016/06/27/bbc-readies-for-uhdhdr-transmissions/
Though I imagine that bandwidth for 4k on terrestrial transmission would suck up the data available on the multiplexes. I'm also unsure if there have been broadcast standards defined for it yet (though I've been out of that part of the industry for yonks, and I've not been following it).
No reason they couldn't deliver on iPlayer via cable, though.
Now when 4K came to the U.K. they are well behind Sky, Netflix, Amazon, and BT.
I got Sky HD the day it came out. I remember watching the 2006 World Cup matches on it
4K? Huh. That's nothing. My ZX81 had 16K.
£100 million wasted on a digital media system, they kept pumping money into it despite it being a disaster and being told they could just buy this tech off the shelf far far cheaper.
The relocation to Salford, the running multiple news teams that do the same job, the same for sports reporting (although I have noticed they are getting better at that, making presenters do stuff across multiple channels / stations).
The likes of Sky will cut a channel in a heartbeat if it isn't working. If you do the presenting on Sky Sports say the cricket, you have to do the promo, the intro, the review show, the Sky Sports News bits, messing with the tech...
2012: Sarkozy finishes politics
2016: Politics finishes Sarkozy
Crying Wolf doesn't work any more....
It is the annual NHS crisis that I feel for this year. Knocked off the front pages by other issues.
But funnily I had a bet on Fillon, placed yesterday, so I have a smile on my face.
Thats to in a row I've won. First trump, now Fillon. Who's next?
Didn't ?Siemens? (or ?Fujitsu?) also have trouble with the same project? It'd be interesting to read up on exactly went wrong - I'm presuming mismanagement rather than hard technical issues.
But seriously: the BBC tech bods I've worked with have been excellent.
https://twitter.com/BFMTV/status/800441373476339712
Actually Fillon is the only one of the top 3 who hasn't been investigated or convicted of fraud.
They all run a massively tight ship. The BBC could dump all of their daytime shit and just show repeats of older shows instead and invest the savings in top end drama and documentaries like Netflix.
But it's entirely logical that between a convicted fraudster and a proven failure the French went for the 3rd option.
My wife did better on the horses than me at Ascot yesterday, by a country mile. Picked three straight winners in a row, awing some serious punters next to her equipped with the racing post in the process, and won a very tidy chunk that payed for a delicious 3-course Sunday lunch with wine at a gastro pub today.
https://twitter.com/superzappeur/status/800446669955403776