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Taking a View on TV Whirl

Getting away from the recent batch of Nighttime updates (though I'm hoping to be able to add some more to the Nighttime pages again soon, as I'm working on... strategies for recovering some late 90s clips; watch this space!), this weekend there's a new event page on the site.

The end of 2009 saw the almost total closure of the Teletext service (only a few money-spinners were left, which Ofcom are currently giving a lipservice licence revocation over). This ended up being somewhat ahead of everyone's original expectations, as the owners found the service too unprofitable in the modern-day, internet focussed era. As the remnants of the service vanish, and Ceefax gradually follows over the next few years, the original WST style service looks to be at an end for the UK. In celebration of this end of an era, TV Whirl takes a look back at a few invision appearances of text over the years...

Teletext In View

March, and the 9th Birthday of TV Whirl, is fast approaching now, so expect lots more from us as the site reaches this milestone in it's history!

~ Terence



Special Coverage Pages

From time to time, TV Whirl covers what are lovingly called 'events'. Not necessarily the latest channel rebrand, they're just small points in history or groups of related content that folks might like to see, however as they're not linked in well elsewhere in the site's current navigation, they're all listed here!

Teletext In View
Comeback Ads 2009
Christmas Box 2009
Digital Switchover (NW/Granada)
ITV News Rebrand 2009
Dave Lister 2009
Christmas Box 2008
BBC2 2007
C4 @ 25 2007

Odds n' Sods

And finally, some random other clips only around for a short while, which have no page to keep them warm.

TTTV (Short Ident) - 1998
Who Wants to be a Millionaire (1st Promo) - 1998
The Bill - 1998
C3NE + In Bed with Medinner - 1997
BBC One (Doctor Who Continuity) - 1/1/2010
More4 News (Last) - 18/12/2009



~ Site awards ~
TellyWeb Awards 2003 Image

Awarded the 'Best Specialist Site' and 'Best Site for Children's TV' awards in the TellyWeb Awards 2003. I didn't do as well in 2004/2005 mind, and I think he's given up for 2006! =;)

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~ Worst Ad Award ~
On hold Post 2006.
October 2005 - Cillat Bang
November 2005 - Sheila's Wheels
December 2005 - Sheila's Wheels
Jan/Feb 2006 - Sheila's Wheels

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