TiVo : Sky Sports 2HD

[OLDGOLD]

What's this number that keeps appearing in the bottom left hand corner of the screen on the Norwich v West Ham game? It's really, really annoying.

And the commentary keeps going all distorted and dropping out... STILL!

[BenMcr]

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...1456254#M62150

As part of our Domestic Broadcast Security arrangements, a nine digit number may appear in the bottom left hand corner of screen for up to five minutes during live football broadcasts or sporting events. This is not related to your individual subscription and is generated automatically as part of the broadcast. It will not affect your viewing experience in any way

Same happens on Sky as well

[kop32]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...1456254#M62150



Same happens on Sky as well

Not on my Sky+ HD box Ben?

[OLDGOLD]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...1456254#M62150



Same happens on Sky as well

Thanks for the reply, Ben. However, I take umbrage to VM comments that "it will not affect your viewing experience in any way". How can they tell people what will and won't spoil their viewing experience. Everybody is different and can either tolerate or not tolerate things do varying degrees.

It wouldn't be so bad if it occurred just once, but it keeps happening regularly.

And it is not happening on Sky as my brother is watching the same game directly through Sky and he is seeing no such number and never has in the 4+ years he has been a sky customer.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by kop32

Not on my Sky+ HD box Ben?

Not seen it on mine yet either.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by OLDGOLD

And it is not happening on Sky as my brother is watching the same game directly through Sky and he is seeing no such number and never has in the 4+ years he has been a sky customer.

Never said it would be happening at the same time, but it has happened in the past

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Pict...reen/td-p/5559

While watching the England v Australia rugby match on Sky Sports 1 this afternoon, I noticed that a 9-digit number (3 sets of 3 digits) kept appearing just above the Sky Sports logo in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

and Skys reply was exactly the same:

Hi PMordecai, As part of our Domestic Broadcast Security arrangements, a nine digit number may appear in the right hand corner of screen for up to five minutes during live football broadcasts or sporting events.
This is not related to your individual subscription and is generated automatically as part of the broadcast. It will not affect your viewing experience in any way.

[OLDGOLD]

If this is happening on Sky, and they put it in the top right hand corner, it probably wouldn't be so obtrusive because it would just look like part of the channel identity.

Why do VM have to put it in a big bold box in the bottom corner where it is covering a portion of the pitch and so is right in the line of sight?

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by OLDGOLD

If this is happening on Sky, and they put it in the top right hand corner, it probably wouldn't be so obtrusive because it would just look like part of the channel identity.

Why do VM have to put it in a big bold box in the bottom corner where it is covering a portion of the pitch and so is right in the line of sight?

I'd suppose they put it in a different place to show it's on a different service

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Not seen it on mine yet either.

It was on my box but to be perfectly honest it did not upset my viewing.

[greyposter]

Passed me by,what is it's purpose ?

[Lew]

It’s for preventing pubs etc from using residential subscriptions instead of commercial subscriptions (the ones that have the pint glass icon).

[squealy]

So what's the purpose of the pint glass icon then?

[ozsat]

Originally Posted by squealy

So what's the purpose of the pint glass icon then?

If you go into a pub and the 'pint glass' icon is on the screen on Sky Sports - then the pub is using a card which is for commercial use (like a pub).

If a Sky rep finds a pub showing Sky Sports with the 'pink glass' icon - then that know that a private (non-commercial) card is being used.

I suspect the numbers can help them narrow the search down to find out whose card is being used.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by ozsat

If a Sky rep finds a pub showing Sky Sports with the 'pink glass' icon

They Know they have hit the correct bar

[squealy]

Thanks, that's what I was getting at. The pint glass clearly indicates the distinction between commercial or non-commercial, so the number must have another purpose. Identifying the actual card being used makes a lot of sense.