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    From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 31 07:45:16 2022
    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another rebrandingof something for no reason whatsoever?
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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Brian Gaff on Thu Mar 31 08:00:45 2022
    Brian Gaff wrote:

    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another rebranding of something for no reason whatsoever?


    Seems it is a rebranding from Watch to W, programmes they're highlighting seem to cover nurses, dating, making babies, and miscarriages ...

    How long before Dave rebrands to D?

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 31 08:28:28 2022
    On 31/03/2022 07:45, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another rebrandingof something for no reason whatsoever?

    I notice it has reappeared on BT's streaming service (sure it
    disappeared from there some time ago). But nothing of interest there -
    I am sure they used to have some interesting programmes when it was last available there.

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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Fri Apr 1 08:55:51 2022
    It does still have some interesting stuff, but I suspect what is actually
    going on is a lot of the stuff was charged on its old home, now they can put
    it out for free with loads of adverts.
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    "MB" <MB@nospam.net> wrote in message news:t23l6s$je9$1@dont-email.me...
    On 31/03/2022 07:45, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another
    rebrandingof something for no reason whatsoever?

    I notice it has reappeared on BT's streaming service (sure it disappeared from there some time ago). But nothing of interest there - I am sure they used to have some interesting programmes when it was last available there.


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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Fri Apr 1 08:54:00 2022
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel. Thy have moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.
    Hard to tell the difference between what they show and some of the others. Same sort of fly on the wall in health service, interviewing some more over
    the hill celebs etc etc. Some is not badly done but others are, well,
    bizarre or cringe making.


    So, maybe other rebrandings are on the cards then, as you say, I never did understand why a channel was called Dave. Quest to Q perhaps?


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    "Andy Burns" <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote in message news:jal1svFecrlU1@mid.individual.net...
    Brian Gaff wrote:

    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another
    rebranding of something for no reason whatsoever?


    Seems it is a rebranding from Watch to W, programmes they're highlighting seem to cover nurses, dating, making babies, and miscarriages ...

    How long before Dave rebrands to D?

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 1 08:59:54 2022
    I am sure it was W that used to show the US version of Who Do You Think
    You Are?

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  • From Sn!pe@21:1/5 to The Other John on Fri Apr 1 15:36:54 2022
    The Other John <nomail@home.org> wrote:

    On Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:54:00 +0100, Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:

    I never did understand why a channel was called Dave

    It was originally called Dave Ja Vue, a pun on daja vu meaning already
    seen, i.e. a repeat channel.

    Dave Ja Vu is timeshifted Dave +1 hour

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  • From NY@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Fri Apr 1 15:48:18 2022
    "Andy Burns" <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote in message news:jaoh9lF4dlqU2@mid.individual.net...
    The Other John wrote:

    Brian Gaff wrote:

    I never did understand why a channel was called Dave

    It was originally called Dave Ja Vue

    Wasn't that Dave+1

    Yes I thought that Dave came first and Dave Ja Vue (ie Dave+1) was a later innovation. Maybe they had the pun up their sleeves all the time and named
    Dave because it would allow a Dave Ja Vue pun later one once the network capacity became available for a +1 channel.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to The Other John on Fri Apr 1 15:41:56 2022
    The Other John wrote:

    Brian Gaff wrote:

    I never did understand why a channel was called Dave

    It was originally called Dave Ja Vue

    Wasn't that Dave+1

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  • From The Other John@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 1 14:25:38 2022
    On Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:54:00 +0100, Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:

    I never did understand why a channel was called Dave

    It was originally called Dave Ja Vue, a pun on daja vu meaning already
    seen, i.e. a repeat channel.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Fri Apr 1 17:05:07 2022
    On 31/03/2022 08:00 am, Andy Burns wrote:
    Brian Gaff wrote:

    So what is W? Does it actually mean something, or is it just another
    rebranding of something for no reason whatsoever?


    Seems it is a rebranding from Watch to W, programmes they're
    highlighting seem to cover nurses, dating, making babies, and
    miscarriages ...

    It's been called "W" for a few years now.

    The surprising thing is that it's free to air.

    How long before Dave rebrands to D?

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  • From The Other John@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 1 15:58:48 2022
    On Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:36:54 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:

    Dave Ja Vu is timeshifted Dave +1 hour

    Oh yes, my mistake. Perhaps it was originally going to be called 'Rodney'
    then ;)

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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Sat Apr 2 08:39:22 2022
    I've seen the name, but do not know if its one or the other as I fell asleep during several of the English ones.

    Brian

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    "MB" <MB@nospam.net> wrote in message news:t26bdq$7ua$2@dont-email.me...
    I am sure it was W that used to show the US version of Who Do You Think You >Are?



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  • From Brian Gregory@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 9 19:10:20 2022
    On 01/04/2022 08:54, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel. Thy have moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.

    It's been W rather than Watch since 2016.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 10 00:53:25 2022
    On 10/04/2022 12:48 am, alan_m wrote:
    On 09/04/2022 19:10, Brian Gregory wrote:
    On 01/04/2022 08:54, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel.
    Thy have
    moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.

    It's been W rather than Watch since 2016.


    So why are the current adverts for the channel stating that W and its
    logo is new?

    New to Freeview?

    It was subscription-only.

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  • From alan_m@21:1/5 to Brian Gregory on Sun Apr 10 00:48:55 2022
    On 09/04/2022 19:10, Brian Gregory wrote:
    On 01/04/2022 08:54, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel. Thy
    have
    moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.

    It's been W rather than Watch since 2016.


    So why are the current adverts for the channel stating that W and its
    logo is new?

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  • From alan_m@21:1/5 to JNugent on Sun Apr 10 08:49:33 2022
    On 10/04/2022 00:53, JNugent wrote:
    On 10/04/2022 12:48 am, alan_m wrote:
    On 09/04/2022 19:10, Brian Gregory wrote:
    On 01/04/2022 08:54, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel.
    Thy have
    moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.

    It's been W rather than Watch since 2016.


    So why are the current adverts for the channel stating that W and its
    logo is new?

    New to Freeview?

    It was subscription-only.

    New to Freeview and Freesat (and Free To Air Sky)

    The adverts seem to be about the brand new W logo and if you didn't know
    the context and that it was a TV channel the advert would make no sense
    at all.

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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to junk@admac.myzen.co.uk on Mon May 9 15:43:03 2022
    Basically just like many channels it rotates the same shows round and round
    in slightly different orders each time.
    Now we have Talk TV. So really then, its really Talk radio with pictures?

    With that bloke on one channel and the increasingly rude Andedrew Neil on another it like watching some kind of kinder Garden with grown ups.
    Brian

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    "alan_m" <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message news:jbfggdFh8n2U1@mid.individual.net...
    On 10/04/2022 00:53, JNugent wrote:
    On 10/04/2022 12:48 am, alan_m wrote:
    On 09/04/2022 19:10, Brian Gregory wrote:
    On 01/04/2022 08:54, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
    Yes well, its been W for some time but was not a freeview channel. Thy >>>>> have
    moved one channel up and shoved it in lower down.

    It's been W rather than Watch since 2016.


    So why are the current adverts for the channel stating that W and its
    logo is new?

    New to Freeview?

    It was subscription-only.

    New to Freeview and Freesat (and Free To Air Sky)

    The adverts seem to be about the brand new W logo and if you didn't know
    the context and that it was a TV channel the advert would make no sense at all.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 9 16:49:02 2022
    On 09/05/2022 03:43 pm, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:

    Basically just like many channels it rotates the same shows round and round in slightly different orders each time.

    Now we have Talk TV. So really then, its really Talk radio with pictures?

    It would seem so.

    Not having DAB radio (except in one of the cars), I've never listened to it.

    With that bloke on one channel and the increasingly rude Andedrew Neil on another it like watching some kind of kinder Garden with grown ups.

    Andrew will sort em' out.

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