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[[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of | [[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2000-date]] | ||
The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. | The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. | ||
YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident). | YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident). | ||
The original design featured various elements such as the cube logo of the time and stills from [[Bona Dicta]] and [[Cooking With]]. The same design was used on the website at the time (finally dropped in early 2003), in publicity posters for 1999-2000, and in [[Nony nony nah]]. | |||
This design of the clock lasted until Autumn 2000 when the YSTV logo was changed, and the current look was adopted. This version has even appeared in a number of shows itself (as opposed to introducing them) including [[Solipsism]] (in some sort of in-joke or spoof), [[Small Screen]] (in a behind-the-scenes segment) and [[Good Morning Campus]] (as an on-screen time-piece). | |||
[[ | On occasions when [[Grapevine]] is down for maintenance the clock has been used as the on-air sustainer. There is also a brief glimpse of it when playing out programmes, originally to hide the Sky info bar when changing channels but this still happens today long after the death of the digibox. This useage has on occasions given rise to YSTV being named "clock soc", implying that it is all we ever show. It also had a reputation for a while for being inaccurate by a few minutes. | ||
Now S4C, BBC One, C4 and all ITV regions have dropped their on-screen clocks, YSTV may be the | [[Image:Oldclock.jpg|thumb|right|The original YSTV clock, 1999-2000]] | ||
Now S4C, BBC One, C4 and all ITV regions have dropped their on-screen clocks, YSTV may be the only UK broadcaster left to use one. | |||
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{{YSTV Productions}} | {{YSTV Productions}} | ||
[[Category:Productions]] | [[Category:Productions]] | ||