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Sky News Active "Full Screen"

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  • 08-07-2003 3:50pm
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    ghostds9
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Source http://skydigital.mediabullet.co.uk/

    08/07/03 Sky News Active to become "Full-screen Active"
    Sky News have exclusively informed SDO about new changes taking place on Sky News Active from tomorrow. The Sky News Active menu which can be accessed via the red button on the news channel will allow viewers' to watch full screen videos on demand from the already eight screens available. Full-screen Active is the latest innovation from the BAFTA award-winning news channel. Currently, the eight screens only expand to a quarter of the new size. Steve Bennedik, Head of Sky News Interactive, said: "Going full screen is a natural progression for Sky News Active, one that will enhance the viewing experience. Our interactive services continue to lead the field and we are committed to finding new ways for those that wish to self-select their news." Sky News "Full-screen Active" will allow the same output including the latest headlines, business, sport and showbiz news. The new change takes place tomorrow. Pictures to follow


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    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


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    #3
    Richard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    And rather good it looks too. The "behind the scenes" screen doesn't have the full-screen option however!


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    Damomanye
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭Damomanye


    ya, no Sky Centre Full Screen. I was lookin forward to seeing the gallery in full screen , ah well. Still Great
    well done Sky!!
    News Rocks!


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    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    it's looking well but it is a bit grainy every now and again. no more almost blind people asking me what the weather forecast looks like, now they can look at it themselves :)


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    parasite
    Registered Users Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    i appreciate how you can remove the ticker ... mmm .... but how do you get it back, should you want ?


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    sceptre
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    Originally posted by parasite
    i appreciate how you can remove the ticker ... mmm .... but how do you get it back, should you want ?
    As far as I can see you have to drop out of sky active and go back in again.


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    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    Pressing the red button brings up a menu. You can scroll down and select "Ticker On".


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    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,873 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    I never noticed that the Sky Gallery screen had audio as well - it's kind of intresting to hear the presenters & the guys in the gallery chatting.

    The audio cuts out though when they go to a commercial break.


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    Richard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Originally posted by jdempsey
    I never noticed that the Sky Gallery screen had audio as well - it's kind of intresting to hear the presenters & the guys in the gallery chatting.

    The audio cuts out though when they go to a commercial break.


    This must be new/a mistake. Before now they had the sound from Sky News proper.

    Also note that during a break, Sky News via News Active now has the appropriate ads (i.e. Irish ads for an Irish card), unless you are using the thumbnail mode. They are obviously just using the normal channel feed for this.


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    Damomanye
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭Damomanye


    just to clear it up

    They only broadcast live sound from the gallery from
    11pm to 11.30pm. a measly half hour in qauter screen!
    And some nights it's not even on.Whenever they feel.

    id start a campaign to get the skycentre screen "full screen"....
    but i couldn't be bothered , lol


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