Would’ve been funnier if it was called PornHub. 
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This thing that @Radiohead posted on the Nine News Content and Appearance thread back in January had me thinking, do the Australian broadcasters have some sort of playout rundown system distributed to the local stations that shows what is currently playing, and what to expect next?
Here in the states, local stations get this type of information from the networks directly, one way is via internal messaging via the network satellite feed. This example from CBS’s BAS (Broadcast Alert System) shows timings for upcoming late night programming, albeit the date this was taken is unknown. This very same system also delivers urgent programming announcements, and information on upcoming special reports when needed. ABC uses a similar system called NAS. NBC uses an extranet site for program timings, but I won’t get into too much details on that.
In the UK, the BBC used a teletext based system called Presfax. Using the same technology as Ceefax, the network running order would be displayed to local regions.
They have since switched to a web based system, that of which is shown here.
TV4 in Sweden used to (up until three years ago apparently) send the rundown meant for the regions on a normal teletext page (192) which anyone could read. This is the last time this page was seen on the “text-tv” service.
This was taken direct from the webpage for this service, which is still online for some remarkable reason: http://texttv.tv4.se/?page=192
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Yep, they do.
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No specifics? I only ask because I know nothing about the services used to by the Australian broadcasters. 
I’m gonna assume it’s too long to post here or it’s best suited for a different thread.
Fox will use slates mostly for ANYTHING!! (Fox recently discontinued the usage of slates during local breaks in sports programming, opting to fill with promos instead.)
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Presentation (what you guys call master control) is centralised for all the networks here - so no local presentation at station level anymore. Seven have a facility called BCM out of Melbourne, Nine has theirs called NPC in Sydney. and Ten I believed is out of Sydney? (Soon enough, Nine and Seven will combine presentation but that’s a different story) ABC, our public broadcaster, is out of a facility called MediaHub - which is shared with regional affiliate broadcasters WIN and Prime7.
The only need for presentation scheduling at local level now in Australia, would be for live local newscasts and their pre-recorded scheduled updates. Outside of these times, centralised presentation and scheduling handles everything.
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There is still the need for pres stacks between metro and regional affiliates.
Ten pres is at Pyrmont centralised for the metro networks, they use an extranet site to generate the stack for Mediahub in Ingleburn.
Most stations have now adopted the use of GPI pulses originating from the main pres to trigger local breaks at the affiliate end.
Australia doesn’t have a break structure like the US… the “local stations” book all of their own breaks (with network clients requesting spots to run in each market.)
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Similar to how some network o&o’s here in the states are centralized in certain locations. Encompass handles NBC and ABC from its Atlanta facility.
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Unless things changed with NPC, the three networks worked 3 different systems, 7’s as you see above is a teletext type based system, and they only give you the break lengths as a whole, 9’s is (or was) a system encoded into the TV signal that needed a PC to decode, it was a repeater of their automation, so you see all spots listed, transition types, the works. 10’s is internet based and doesn’t tick over as time passes, you have to manually refresh each time you want it updated, but 10 allows you to scroll right through to the end of the day, not just a few breaks in advance.
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There was a time there when Prime transmitted Seven’s stack with the on air signal, and you could call it up on your teletext TV at home, though it would stop working during the commercial breaks. I think the reason they did this was because they on fed programs to the various Pres centres they had going like Wagga, Tamworth and Gold Coast.
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Southern Cross also had the same. I finally got my first TV that was capable of decoding Teletext and then a year or so later it got canned but I did see that channel on there and could tell everyone when the ad breaks were coming as though I had some sort of magic abilities.
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That’s where my screenshot is from – pages 700 and 701 of the teletext service on Prime Wollongong, taken way back in 2004.
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TVC Auckland
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Isn’t TVU Networks some rubbish pirate TV software? I remember there was some crazy report on Today Tonight where they basically said it was 100% legal (it wasn’t) and gave free airtime to a hustler who was selling this free software which wasn’t even any good for $50.
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TVU is a brand of live “over-the-internet” link units. They’re a competitor to Dejero.
@mubd Basically, same name, different approach.
Anyway, FOX presents: Another round of satellite signals vs. the sun 
Finally, A random CBS slate…
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Just some starting soon graphics, don’t know if they would belong here but here they go anyway! You don’t always see them.
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