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Satellite News · 17-09-09, 09:30 AM

UKTV has been under the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) microscope after it aired adverts that were too loud!The ASA monitoring team found that three adverts aired during the drama “The Round Tower” by Catherine Cookson were alarmingly loud when compared to the sound of the actual drama itself, and to other ads shown at the [...]

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lincsat · 18-09-09, 03:49 AM

I find most adverts on TV in the UK, not just UKTV are way too loud. Sky being one of the worst offenders.

Caravan72 · 18-09-09, 09:56 AM

Yes its too loud! the wife is always acccuisng me of having the TV too loud when the adverts come on.

madrat · 18-09-09, 02:03 PM

I find DAVE and GOLD to be the worst at this and FX

MorriSoft · 18-09-09, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lincsat

I find most adverts on TV in the UK, not just UKTV are way too loud. Sky being one of the worst offenders.

Agreed - Sky 1, 2 and 3 are terrible for sound level differences between the programme and ads.

Mind you, the HD channels seem to be really quiet on program or adverts, comparably to thier SD syblings, anyone else notice this, or is just the Eurovox EX7000?

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Satellite News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	UKTV adverts were too loud UKTV has been under the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) microscope after it aired adverts that were too loud!The ASA monitoring team found that three adverts aired during the drama “The Round Tower” by Catherine Cookson were alarmingly loud when compared to the sound of the actual drama itself, and to other ads shown at the [...] More: UKTV adverts were too loud

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lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,580 Times in 667 Posts	Re: UKTV adverts were too loud I find most adverts on TV in the UK, not just UKTV are way too loud. Sky being one of the worst offenders. __________________ Blade7000 & DM800Pro/SE in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25, SkyboxF3 under £60. Kryptview £123.50 & SV6 under £72 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union

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Caravan72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 280 Thanks: 26 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: UKTV adverts were too loud Yes its too loud! the wife is always acccuisng me of having the TV too loud when the adverts come on.

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