[QuadList] Did NBC use white lines for queuing?

[John M]

I remember shows from the ITV (Britain) having a small "crosshatch"
rectangle in the upper part of the pic that was used as an indicator for
breaks...
 
John Miller
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john at jmit.com.au
 

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From: David Crosthwait [mailto:david at dcvideo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2016 09:49
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Subject: Re: [QuadList] Did NBC use white lines for queuing?


The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson may have been the initial user of
this pulse. I believe the show A.D. triggered the pulse. Maybe the T.D. at
the A.D.'s cue. Since Tonight was a 60 network 60 local avail, it was
essential to let the affiliates know the break was coming. 


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On Mar 29, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Nick Grbac via QuadList wrote:




From: <nickgtv at mindspring.com>

Date: March 29, 2016 3:50:13 PM PDT

To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com

Subject: Did NBC use white lines for queuing?

Reply-To: nickgtv at mindspring.com



Hello all:

Yes, NBC did use those lines/boxes for cueing. Up until the mid to late
'80's, NBC would use that form of alerting stations when to start quad heads
(flashing), and then roll (steady) for those shows that weren't pre-recorded
in advance and had timings distributed. Normally, MCR received TWXs of all
shows with pretty accurate timings. The exceptions were things like:
Tonight, Tomorrow, Today, etc.

(Good catch!)

Nick Grbac
KRON-TV MCR







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