Effect of time zone on broadcasting

[Kunst]

Good luck with that at the moment.

Well, media in particular..

I would suggest you do some research on Ireland, The Irish Media and Irish History relating to time zones before you make any more comments on that issue.

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We're in 2021, times have a lot changed and the two countries are more united than ever these days, media-wise I mean.

Do you really think these related countries are going back to different time zones? A bit delusional

[Chinamug]

Well, media in particular..

I would suggest you do some research on Ireland, The Irish Media and Irish History relating to time zones before you make any more comments on that issue.

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We're in 2021, times have a lot changed and the two countries are more united than ever these days, media-wise I mean.

Do you really think these related countries are going back to different time zones? A bit delusional

Where did I say anything like that? I just pointed out you need to do your research before making comments, You made several about Ireland that were incorrect. So if you're wrong about your statements about Ireland it puts into question other statements you make.

Even your last statement about the two countries being more united than ever media-wise is wrong. They're still close but they were much much closer before brexit.

[Kunst]

Hey, in this thread I've always referred to current times, not before national time zones etc. were a thing!

I've never stated these two countries are the same, but they often share the same channels, at least on cable and satellite, even post-Brexit, and that's a fact

Let's see how easy it'd be for providers like Sky to handle two different time zones, especially when these are not strictly needed..

[Kunst]

Don't get me absolutely wrong, I love Ireland, but what's wrong with the acceptation that the Irish TV landscape, has been and is to a much extent influenced by British TV trends?

This doesn't of course mean Ireland has no industry of its own

[dbl]

One thing that I've always wondered about in this sort of situation, does Canada have a concept similar to the UK watershed

They do indeed:
https://www.cbsc.ca/faqs/

[Kunst]

Speaking of time zones, it looks like that "great" decision about EU abolishing aligned time zones, will soon be creating a mess, when DST is concerned

[Roger Darthwell]

Speaking of time zones, it looks like that "great" decision about EU abolishing aligned time zones, will soon be creating a mess, when DST is concerned

What do you mean?

[Matrix]

Speaking of time zones, it looks like that "great" decision about EU abolishing aligned time zones, will soon be creating a mess, when DST is concerned

What do you mean?

I suspect they're referring to a non-binding vote, from the EU Parliament, on 'abolishing DST'. A little excitement but like much when it comes to reporting on the EU, it was completely mis-informed and there's never been a plan progressed, across the block, to end daylight savings.

[garethni]

Although Ireland and the UK are de facto in the same time zone, legally Irish Standard Time is actually UTC+0100. In the winter it puts the clocks back one hour to UTC, and in the the summer reverts to standard time. This might have the same effect but the legal basis is different.

[tedjrr]

The only British broadcast offsets due to time-zones must be the +4 (delay) offsets of BBC1, BBC2, ITV etc used by BFBS for distribution to the Falkland Islands. The +4 versions were available to the general civil population, at least in Stanley. The undelayed versions and sports channels were only available to the forces at Mount Pleasant.

So, in the event of a major event, what happened? For instance, when Prince Phillip died, were the live versions substituted for the +4 delayed versions?