September – Peter Salmon, current Controller of BBC One is appointed the broadcaster's new Director of Sport. [120] December – Can We Fix It?, the theme tune to the CBBC series Bob the Builder, tops the UK Singles Chart, becoming this year's Christmas number one. [186] August – Sophie Long, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Weston-super-Mare is awarded the first Jill Dando bursary, it is reported. [103] After later graduating from Falmouth College of Arts, she is taken on by the BBC. [104]

CHANNEL 4 FACES BIDDING WAR FOR 'BIG BROTHER' - UK Broadcast News | 31/08/2000". www.4rfv.co.uk . Retrieved 2 November 2023. As you can probably tell from our list above, LG, Samsung, Sony and Philips tend to In action, the 48-inch C3 delivers precisely the sort of bold and brassy picture presentation we’ve come to expect from this year’s C-series models. Brilliantly bright and punchy one second, subtle and considered the next, the C3 delivers precisely what's required at all times. It's important to note, though, that almost no native 8K content is available. If you buy an 8K TV and want to show off its ridiculously high resolution, you'll have to do so using nature, scenery and space footage from YouTube. At this stage, no streaming services have even hinted at launching 8K content, and it seems unlikely that an 8K disc format will ever materialise. The LG C3 covers a lot of bases when it comes to what you look for in a TV; it has great picture quality, a host of gaming and smart TV features, and it comes a wide array of sizes that should suit whatever your needs, whether it's your new PC monitor or you want it to cover most of your wall to get that cinematic experience.Provisional viewing figures suggest BBC One's millennium coverage was watched by 12.8 million viewers as the New Year was welcomed in at midnight, more than twice the usual audience for New Year television. ITV's coverage was seen by 4.1 million. [5] TOTP2 – BBC Two England – 20 September 2000 – BBC Genome". The Radio Times (3995): 100. 14 September 2000 . Retrieved 30 October 2018. The C845K delivers outstanding sharpness and clarity with native 4K sources, and while its motion handling with 24p sources isn’t quite as refined and natural with or without processing active as the best rivals, it is fairly free from unwanted side effects and still looks natural enough to leave you immersed in what you are watching.

Testing a TV is a long and complex process because a modern TV simply does so much. Not only does it need to handle a variety of content resolutions – standard-def, 1080p, 4K and sometimes 8K – and both standard dynamic range and high dynamic range (the latter in a number of formats), all of which need to be specifically tested, it also has a sound system with various advanced settings and a full smart platform. A TV is an all-in-one device in the best sense, but that also makes it a challenging review proposition.

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We first reviewed the 65-inch version of its Omni QLED range and discovered a TV with a surprisingly sophisticated performance to go with its surprisingly comprehensive feature set. It just missed out on five stars, but knowing how much variation there can be between different-sized versions of the ‘same’ TV, we decided to take a separate look at this 50-inch model – and we're glad we did. Amanda Barrie who plays Alma Halliwell in Coronation Street announces her intention to leave the soap in Summer 2001. [172]

If you've not heard of Ambilight before, then it's a kind of lighting tech that uses rear-mounted LEDs to cast coloured light onto the wall behind the TV that can match the pictures you’re watching. During testing, we found the Ambilight to follow the action on screen perfectly. You can also set the Ambilight to follow audio if you're streaming music through the TV or a solid colour to set the mood. Either way, there are plenty of ways to utilise the fabulous Ambilight technology. May – Gary Mullen, performing as Freddie Mercury wins the eleventh series of Stars in Their Eyes. [69] [70] May – Durham University wins the 1999–2000 series of University Challenge, beating Oriel College, Oxford 325–135. You'll watch in a bright room often: This is the least bright OLED in this list, which means it's susceptible to reflections when watching during the day, or with bright lights on. A mini-LED TV for the same price would be better for daytime viewing. March – Debut of Seeing Red, an ITV drama based on the book of the same name by Coral Atkins and starring Sarah Lancashire and Richard Dillane. [44]

The Panasonic TX-55MZ2000B uses the company’s ultimate screen technology and it’s now better than ever. Using a new multi-layer heat management system, the screen is able to optimise the lighting for a brighter picture. A brighter picture gives you more vivid colour and enhanced depth. The improvements are especially noticeable during daytime viewing, when ambient light can ‘wash out’ the colour on more basic screens. While flagship sets with discrete speaker systems will sound even better, for a step-down model the A80L sounds very impressive. This should be a strong consideration for anyone with this sort of budget who is determined not to combine their new TV with a dedicated sound system. Perry, Keith (21 June 2000). "Power failure takes BBC news off air". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 June 2014. SMG acquires a 14.9% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings. [176] [177] and four months later it increases its stake to 27.7%. [178] Ringing in for a tilt at fame. – Free Online Library". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Trinity Mirror. 17 August 2000 . Retrieved 21 August 2014.

A Song for Jill – BBC One London – 30 September 2000 – BBC Genome". The Radio Times (3997): 84. 28 September 2000. As for gaming features, it doesn't have 120hz support, but the Omni QLED does have VRR, ALLM and Dolby Vision gaming, something you don't often find at this price. When we measured its input lag time, the Omni QLED yielded a result of 10.4ms, which rivals a lot of TVs that are far more premium. ITV airs Sinatra: Good Guy Bad Guy, a programme investigating Frank Sinatra's alleged links to the Mafia. The film was made without the permission of the Sinatra family and includes friends and colleagues discussing the late singer, some talking about him for the first time. [190] February – Having decided not to adopt the 1999 ITV generic look, Scottish and Grampian launch a new on-screen logo. [38] O'Carroll, Lisa; Davies, Ashley (9 May 2001). "BBC clears schedules for election coverage". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 April 2014.You have multiple cutting-edge gaming devices: Only two of the OLED808’s HDMI ports support all the latest gaming features. March – The Broadcasting Standards Commission reprimands EastEnders for episodes screened in December 1999 that featured characters attending a stag and hen weekend in Amsterdam which showed drinking, drug taking and sexual innuendo. An episode of Goodness Gracious Me aired in February is also criticised for a sketch in which mango chutney was spread on communion bread, something that several viewers felt was disrespectful to the Eucharist. [51] The picture quality on my previous GZ2000, despite being excellently calibrated when new, looked a little flat compared to this new one which has an almost 3D look to it a lot of the time. Understandable I suppose after about 3,500 hours of viewing recorded on the previous set.