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In Memoriam of CITV
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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today on this hallowed ground (listening platform of your choice), to celebrate the life of the UK's second favourite children's television channel.
The Thots are here to eulogise the channel which has recently died a slow, painful, tragic death.
From the daring, new Watch It! era of the 1980s, to the dizzying heights of possible Nicholodeon mergers in the 2000s, and finally the slow, painful drawn-out death by underfunding, we're going to explain the entire history of children's programming on ITV.
Along the way, we're discussing UK advertisement restrictions pertaining to children's TV, the method by which we gather audience viewing data, and the pernicious monopoly that online streaming has become.
Oh, and Meg talks about her boobs.
RIP CITV. Forever in our hearts, never on our tellies.
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The Thots are here to eulogise the channel which has recently died a slow, painful, tragic death.
From the daring, new Watch It! era of the 1980s, to the dizzying heights of possible Nicholodeon mergers in the 2000s, and finally the slow, painful drawn-out death by underfunding, we're going to explain the entire history of children's programming on ITV.
Along the way, we're discussing UK advertisement restrictions pertaining to children's TV, the method by which we gather audience viewing data, and the pernicious monopoly that online streaming has become.
Oh, and Meg talks about her boobs.
RIP CITV. Forever in our hearts, never on our tellies.
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