Chasing Midnight New Years Eve 2010

[Big Ed]

Hello Andy29. Yes, the speech from Mr Medvedev was carried on Rossija 24 as well as Russia Today. (Vesti, as was, and is still - according to the service ID!)

 

[mattsnapper]

Now it gets tough...

2200h - Greece / Turkey / Romania / Latvia / Lithuania and I think Estonia where they enter into Europe in 2011 so possibly will look for something in Tallin...

 

[hexah]

So, I tried to do a some kind of record this year, and watch Russia's new year celebrations and anthem at so many channels as I can...
I got 22. All from 36E, here are the screens! :-googly

Impressive! Well done!

:-sugar

Does Mr Medvedev get shown anywhere other than RT? For the last couple of years I've expected RTR or 1TV to show it, but obviously they don't!

The other channels probably think it is too boring.

:-sball

I couldn't understand it but I am certain it was utterly boring.

:-gnome

 

[andy29]

Hello Andy29. Yes, the speech from Mr Medvedev was carried on Rossija 24 as well as Russia Today. (Vesti, as was, and is still - according to the service ID!)

Thanks... I'll know for next year then. It's always the one you haven't tried isn't it. The 1TV schedule did say he was meant to be on there at 23:55 though - apparently the channel on 13e is a Europe version so maybe it's different.

:-thumbup

The other channels probably think it is too boring.

Ha!

 

[Analoguesat]

Now it gets tough...

2200h - Greece / Turkey / Romania / Latvia / Lithuania and I think Estonia where they enter into Europe in 2011 so possibly will look for something in Tallin...

Plus Albania / Ukraine / Turkey / all of the remaining Middle East countries etc etc.

Estonia joins the Euro at midnight.

 

[Big Ed]

Yup, the European version of 1TV on Hot Bird is different to the 'Russian' version on Express AM22 at 53E (I checked this earlier.) Hexah - RT translated Mr Medvedev's speech and your intuition is correct... thrilling it wasn't!

 

[Analoguesat]

TV Romania has Johnny Logan on - Eurovision winner in 1980

The Romanians really know how to live dangerously

 

[hexah]

Hexah - RT translated Mr Medvedev's speech and your intuition is correct... thrilling it wasn't!

More rubbish on Rubbish Today.

Makes sense.

 

[Big Ed]

Is it my alcohol-fuelled imagination Analoguesat, or did Johnny Logan look suspiciously like Ken Barlow out of 'Coronation Street' in that performance? Hic!

 

[Analoguesat]

Umm Ken Barlow singing Whats Another Year.

What a horrible idea!!

 

[hexah]

TVR must be suffering cuts, they went outside last time. TVR 1 has cut to the national lottery!

 

[Analoguesat]

Elton John on 1TV Russia. It looks like he has a dead bird on his head - his wig is somewhat unconvincing!

 

[hexah]

Bleurrrg!



Thank goodness for ZDF!

 

[hexah]

SWMBO thought Elton had died earlier this year.



Wishful thinking.


:-cry1

 

[Analoguesat]

PMSL The Rubettes on RBB Berlin

 

[Analoguesat]

And for the second time tonight ladles and jellyspoons I present bloody Johnny Logan (RFO Germany)

 

[hexah]

:-per


Its a choice of Brandenburg, Hamburger Hafen (NDR), Kölner Dom (WDR), or Bayern.

Who will have the most acceptable music?!?

 

[Analoguesat]

Brandenburg Gate on Das Erste for the top of the hour here then a quick hop around to see what I can find.

 

[Analoguesat]

WDR has a weird version of DF1 on........

Dinner vor Wan (ne)

 

[mattsnapper]

colour Dinner For One on WDR then a mad channel dash to see if the Germans go all regional or stay with Berlin