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Adrian Auer-Hudson, MIMIS

Martin Underwood wrote:
Richard Inglis wrote in
:

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:23:56 +0100, "Roger R"
wrote:

Applies to most BBC4 programmes.
I understand this is spoiler partly to protect copyright

Roger

That's interesting. I've often wondered why they talk over the
credits. I'm afraid I'm one of those people who believes that the
credits and title music (where appropriate) are part of the programme
and to intefere with them in any way is tantamount to defacing a work
of art.

The same is true of movies where people start leaving just as the
credits are beginning. Clever filmmakers now put in additional
material after the end titles have rolled so that the early leavers
never see the complete work!

AOL

Me too!

/AOL

Everything from the start of the first scene or opening credits (whichever
is earlier) until the end of the last scene or closing credits (whichever is
later) is part of the programme and there should be strictly-enforced rules
which prohibit any broadcaster interrupting them, overlaying graphics or
"coming next" trailers (especially if this involves shrinking the credits at
all or talking over the end-credits music). The time for trailers,
self-adverts, coming-next announcements etc is *after* the programme has
finished, not during the programme.

Sadly we have a broadcasting watchdog which is not prepared to prohibit
this, and consequently broadcasters seem to think that it is acceptible to
do these things.

So this sort of thing is happening in the UK also is it? One finds it
impossible to enjoy a television program here in the US with the
intrusion of "coming soon" messages on the screen. And that is besides
the permanent presence of the broadcaster's corporate logo.

We can be thankful for VHS and DVD.

Adrian.