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Breakdown at start of ITV 1 world cup rugby programme


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Some ITV 1 regions experienced a technical breakdown at the start of the 7.15pm Rugby World Cup coverage.

The breakdown seems to have been restricted to viewers served by ITV’s Southern Transmission Centre.

In these ITV 1 regions, instead of the start of the programme, there was 30 seconds of black and silence, followed by some test cards, and then over a minute of a static ITV 1 logo and silence.

The STC regions then crashed into the programme.

It looks as though the Northern Transmission Centre regions experienced only a brief period of black and silence at the start.

The presenter apologised to viewers a few minutes into the programme.

VIDEO: the start of the world cup rugby programme, as seen in Northern Transmission Centre ITV 1 regions. This clip is an edited version of the first few minutes of the programme and jumps forward to the presenter’s apology. TX DATE: 15th October 2023. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.
VIDEO: the start of the world cup rugby programme, as seen in Southern Transmission Centre ITV 1 regions. TX DATE: 15th October 2023. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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PICTURED: ITV 1 logo shown during a breakdown. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.