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Why are the channels an hour behind called +1

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    #32
    LordSutch
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    It's a shame the BBC don't do a BBC1+1 or BBC2 +1, although I'm told the the reason for this is that there are so many BBC regions, which for example would mean making ten or twelve BBC1 + 1 channels.

    Would love to get the BBC iPlayer here, but we can't.


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    #33
    leggo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    If you bring a plus one to a wedding, should it be a plus one because there's one extra person there or a minus one because there's minus one meal out of your wallet?

    OP might be onto something. Let's blow this thing wide open guys...


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    #34
    GerryDerpy
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    You really couldn't figure this out yourself?


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    #35
    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    This is the most stupid thread ever.


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    #36
    Cool Mo D
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    Is this going to be boards.ie's version of the all time classic 'how many day's in a week' thread here?


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    #37
    McMurphy
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    eeguy wrote: »
    Because something scheduled at 8pm plus 1 is 9pm? :confused:

    If it was minus one it'd be an hour ahead.

    Be handy for the euro millions.


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    #38
    K.Flyer
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    Jake1 wrote: »
    'PLUS you get ONE more chance to watch, is surely what it means?

    This is actually the correct answer.
    I think Channel 4 started it off long before we had smart boxes to record programmes
    The idea behind it was to give people without a recording device of some sort a second chance to watch a particular program.
    It's almost a redundant concept now with so many homes having sky or cable tv boxes.


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    #39
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Bloody hell. ITV1-4, C4, More4, Film4, and even bloody Channel 5 have done this for years before RTE started doing it, and it has worked for them. They even do theirs near 24/7 compared to RTE, who just air their +1 for just 5 hours each day.


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    #40
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    Dave's hour behind channel is called Dave Ja Vu, which I thought was funny.


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    #41
    frozenfrozen
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    'Should people who can't understand +1 channels be allowed to vote?'


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    #42
    Big Bag of Chips
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    prinzeugen wrote: »
    For example, a RTE +1 should show the 18.01 news at 17.01 as it is +1.

    How can 18.01 + 1 be 17.01?

    Write it out, on a maths copy, using the squares so as not to get confused.

    18.01
    +1 _


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    #43
    Tzardine
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    Cool Mo D wrote: »
    Is this going to be boards.ie's version of the all time classic 'how many day's in a week' thread here?

    Thats hilarious.


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    #44
    Bobeagleburger
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    Yesterday +1 must be a completely head **** OP.


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    #45
    Lumen
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    In the spirit of the moron on that bodybuilding thread, I'm with the -1 idea.

    I interpret RTE+1 as "RTE as it would be broadcast in the +1 timezone". Like in France.

    If I want to watch the 9 o'clock news* in France, I want a channel for my +1 timezone. I sit down at 9pm French time, turn on my RTE+1 TV channel and...oh wait, it's only 8pm in Ireland. I'm two hours early!

    So what I really want is for the Irish people who were late home to be watching RTE - 1, and I want my RTE+1 channel to be showing the 9pm news at 8pm Irish time. That's OK right, you have a time machine?

    * To be honest I don't know whether RTE has news at 9pm because I don't watch TV; it interferes with my hobby of arguing with people on the internet.


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    #46
    MadDog76
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    Cool Mo D wrote: »
    Is this going to be boards.ie's version of the all time classic 'how many day's in a week' thread here?

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D


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    #47
    Capt'n Midnight
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    eeguy wrote: »
    Its not.

    Its 1am in Germany. Are they an hour ahead or behind?
    It couldn't be clearer.

    Here we'd say Half One , and in Germany Halb Eins.


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    #48
    HeidiHeidi
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    It couldn't be clearer.

    Here we'd say Half One , and in Germany Halb Eins.

    In Germany, "half one" is actually "halb zwei".

    So there.

    :D


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    #49
    Hector Bellend
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    Fanny **** wrote: »
    Far too much reading there

    In any case I think I'll just start calling it RTE 1 -1

    Not unless you plan on putting the six o'clock news on at 5 o'clock


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    #50
    Hector Bellend
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    It couldn't be clearer.

    Here we'd say Half One , and in Germany Halb Eins.

    we should really be saying half past one


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    #51
    Mint Sauce
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    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    'Should people who can't understand +1 channels be allowed to vote?'

    But what if they got 500+ Points on their Leaving Cert?


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    #52
    Harry Palmr
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    LordSutch wrote: »
    It's a shame the BBC don't do a BBC1+1 or BBC2 +1, although I'm told the the reason for this is that there are so many BBC regions, which for example would mean making ten or twelve BBC1 + 1 channels.

    Would love to get the BBC iPlayer here, but we can't.

    That and the fact there is no commercial impetus as +1 channels carry adds to pay for them. Obviously the BBC doesn't have that option (thankfully!)


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    #53
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    so just to be clear

    you watch a channel called + 1 to watch a programme that was on - 1 hour before, because that programme is being broadcast + 1 hour later...not complicated at all


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