[mythtv-users] [mythtv] RfC: Broadcast of new TV shows on different time-zones

[Roland Ernst]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 9:18 PM Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 7:48 PM David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
>
> > OTA channels usually (maybe always) adhere to their local, timezone.
>
> An important exception is "eventized" content.  So The Big Game
> is broadcast at the same time across the nation.  So are award
> shows (although in the pacific, they are often also rebroadcast
> later during the prime time period[0], which may be complicated
> by the fact many awards shows last longer than their allotted
> three hours (people just keep talking)).
>
>
>
> [0] Which is why, given shows like the Oscars are actually
> occurring in the pacific time zone, you see everyone walking
> the red carpet in daylight before the event starts.  The Tony's,
> on the other hand, originate in NYC, so some people on the left
> coast coast are wondering why everything looks like evening
> (some people don't understand time).
>
>
Is there any experience from Australia here ?
Please post you knowledge and observations.
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