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    From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 28 19:12:06 2022
    Since the Samsung firmware upgrade over Christmas, I've noticed that some freevew channels that used to say not available now load video of the web automatically. Together or some such is one of those. I also note that there are no sign of those adult channels now, well their numbers. Not that I care that much myself. Have they all gone online or has the update enacted some parental control in my set somewhere. If so its rubbish as Samsungs own channels seem to be completely unaffected by this, judging by the sound
    tracks I hear.
    I wonder what awful rot we are going to get on new years eve?
    Brian

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  • From R. Mark Clayton@21:1/5 to Brian Gaff on Thu Dec 29 04:55:11 2022
    On Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 19:12:11 UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
    Since the Samsung firmware upgrade over Christmas, I've noticed that some freevew channels that used to say not available now load video of the web automatically. Together or some such is one of those. I also note that there are no sign of those adult channels now, well their numbers. Not that I care that much myself. Have they all gone online or has the update enacted some parental control in my set somewhere. If so its rubbish as Samsungs own channels seem to be completely unaffected by this, judging by the sound tracks I hear.
    I wonder what awful rot we are going to get on new years eve?
    Brian

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    Not looked this year, but in previous years, some music channels have temporarily changed their presentation name to something "Xmas oldies" instead of "80's oldies" or similar.

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 30 09:33:44 2022
    None of the radio did but quite a few tv channels changed their names back
    in September to great Christmas movies and the like. To be honest I don't
    think I've ever seen a Christmas movie that was anything but banal or silly.
    Brian

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    "R. Mark Clayton" <notyalckram@gmail.com> wrote in message news:2c8bc63d-b923-4ce9-bb16-39d996a1b071n@googlegroups.com...
    On Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 19:12:11 UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
    Since the Samsung firmware upgrade over Christmas, I've noticed that some
    freevew channels that used to say not available now load video of the web
    automatically. Together or some such is one of those. I also note that
    there
    are no sign of those adult channels now, well their numbers. Not that I
    care
    that much myself. Have they all gone online or has the update enacted
    some
    parental control in my set somewhere. If so its rubbish as Samsungs own
    channels seem to be completely unaffected by this, judging by the sound
    tracks I hear.
    I wonder what awful rot we are going to get on new years eve?
    Brian

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    Not looked this year, but in previous years, some music channels have temporarily changed their presentation name to something "Xmas oldies" instead of "80's oldies" or similar.

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Brian Gaff on Fri Dec 30 12:28:43 2022
    On 30/12/2022 09:33, Brian Gaff wrote:
    None of the radio did but quite a few tv channels changed their names back
    in September to great Christmas movies and the like. To be honest I don't think I've ever seen a Christmas movie that was anything but banal or silly.


    There are several filmed around here (one not much more than a year
    ago), nice to see the local scenery especially from their air.

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  • From alan_m@21:1/5 to Brian Gaff on Sat Dec 31 08:16:02 2022
    On 30/12/2022 09:33, Brian Gaff wrote:
    None of the radio did but quite a few tv channels changed their names back
    in September to great Christmas movies and the like. To be honest I don't think I've ever seen a Christmas movie that was anything but banal or silly.

    Most of the films on the Xmas branded channels are made by Hallmark who
    churn them out on a production line 365 days a year with the same group
    of actors and slight variations in the scripts. The same rubbish has
    migrated to Ch5 this year.



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  • From wrightsaerials@f2s.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 5 08:06:28 2023
    On Friday, 30 December 2022 at 12:28:45 UTC, MB wrote:

    There are several filmed around here (one not much more than a year
    ago), nice to see the local scenery especially from their air.

    Are you in Scunthorpe?
    Bill

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  • From Woody@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 5 16:46:52 2023
    On Thu 05/01/2023 16:38, MB wrote:
    On 05/01/2023 16:06, wrightsaerials@aol.com wrote:
    Are you in Scunthorpe?


    Good God, NO!



    Now there's a memory. When the Interweb first got off the ground it was Sconthorpe as almost every bad language (etc) checker rejected the
    correct name (look at the 'internal' word of the correct name!)

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to wrightsaerials@aol.com on Thu Jan 5 16:38:09 2023
    On 05/01/2023 16:06, wrightsaerials@aol.com wrote:
    Are you in Scunthorpe?


    Good God, NO!

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  • From AnthonyL@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 6 12:43:49 2023
    On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 16:46:52 +0000, Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu 05/01/2023 16:38, MB wrote:
    On 05/01/2023 16:06, wrightsaerials@aol.com wrote:
    Are you in Scunthorpe?


    Good God, NO!



    Now there's a memory. When the Interweb first got off the ground it was >Sconthorpe as almost every bad language (etc) checker rejected the
    correct name (look at the 'internal' word of the correct name!)

    The footymad forums have a banned list that will, even now, convert

    It is vital that teenage fans should not travel to Scunthorpe via
    Essex

    to

    It is ***** that ****age fans should not travel to S****horpe via
    Es***

    A legal firm for whom I was doing some IT work implemented a filtering
    system (not my idea I hasten to add) that prevented them from
    contacting any of their clients in Scunthorpe.

    I never saw the results of their attempts to get to Penistone.


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