Cable TV Rundown sheets at DVinfo.net

Mike Cavanaugh · March 18th, 2006, 08:36 AM

Anyone know a source, preferably web, of rundown info for the various cable networks such as H&GTV, Food, Style etc?

What I'm looking for is the schedule of commercial break times in a 30 or 60 min. time slot, show content times etc.

I've heard them called rundown sheets, but that was a few years ago, the term-of-art may have changed. A typical sheet might look like:

00:00 - Open & content segment 1
03:00 - Network commercial break
04:30 - Content segment 2
10:00 - Network commercial break
11:00 - Local commercial break
12:30 - Content segment 3 etc.

Any ideas?

Don Bloom · March 24th, 2006, 08:47 AM

It seems that most of the cable and network stations/companies pretty much run the breakout to commerical at the same time-at least it seems that way when I grab the remote and flip thru ;-)

How about contacting the local cable station(s) and asking them-at least that way you should be in the ballpark.

Don

Matt Ockenfels · March 25th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Mike,

Have a look at these for ideas...

http://comcastoriginalprogramming.co...wn-Credits.pdf

http://homepages.utoledo.edu/jeidemi...own%20Form.pdf

http://daphne.palomar.edu/phahn/rtv%...DOWN%20new.doc

Cheers!

Mike Cavanaugh · March 28th, 2006, 09:35 AM

Matt,

Thank you, those are useful blank forms. I think I'll adapt some of them for my use.

What I was looking for, but probably didn't describe very well was the station/networks requirements for segments and commercial breaks. Still looking...

Shane Ross · March 28th, 2006, 08:08 PM

Those aren't typically found online. They are handed out by the various networks to the clients that need them. And they really do vary from network to network.

March 18th, 2006, 08:36 AM	#1
Mike Cavanaugh Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Albany NY Posts: 311	Cable TV Rundown sheets Anyone know a source, preferably web, of rundown info for the various cable networks such as H&GTV, Food, Style etc? What I'm looking for is the schedule of commercial break times in a 30 or 60 min. time slot, show content times etc. I've heard them called rundown sheets, but that was a few years ago, the term-of-art may have changed. A typical sheet might look like: 00:00 - Open & content segment 1 03:00 - Network commercial break 04:30 - Content segment 2 10:00 - Network commercial break 11:00 - Local commercial break 12:30 - Content segment 3 etc. Any ideas?

March 25th, 2006, 06:36 PM	#3
Matt Ockenfels Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 62	Mike, Have a look at these for ideas... http://comcastoriginalprogramming.co...wn-Credits.pdf http://homepages.utoledo.edu/jeidemi...own%20Form.pdf http://daphne.palomar.edu/phahn/rtv%...DOWN%20new.doc Cheers! __________________ Matt Ockenfels a pixel a day keeps boredom at bay

March 24th, 2006, 08:47 AM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	It seems that most of the cable and network stations/companies pretty much run the breakout to commerical at the same time-at least it seems that way when I grab the remote and flip thru ;-) How about contacting the local cable station(s) and asking them-at least that way you should be in the ballpark. Don

March 28th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#4
Mike Cavanaugh Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Albany NY Posts: 311	Matt, Thank you, those are useful blank forms. I think I'll adapt some of them for my use. What I was looking for, but probably didn't describe very well was the station/networks requirements for segments and commercial breaks. Still looking...

March 28th, 2006, 08:08 PM	#5
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Those aren't typically found online. They are handed out by the various networks to the clients that need them. And they really do vary from network to network.