8PM/7c or 8/7c

French translation: 20h (19h heure du Centre)

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English term or phrase:8PM/7c or 8/7c
French translation:20h (19h heure du Centre)
Entered by: Ballais Valery

11:53 Nov 26, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: 8PM/7c or 8/7c
Hello all

Can someone tell me what C stands for. Is it central time? And why some TV channels have ET/PT (Eastern time/Pacific time) in their schedule and others have a "c"?

Another (silly) question, if a program is broadcasted live in NY then a guy living there can tell how the program ends to a guy living in San Franciso before he can see it as they both live in different tome zones? Does it make any sense??

links: http://www.cops.com/ or http://www.fox.com/schedule/schedule_fall.htm

Many thx
Valéry
Ballais Valery
France
Local time: 20:40
20h (19h heure du Centre)
Explanation:
The information provided depends on which viewers you are addressing. The market can be national, in which case Eastern and Pacific times are provided; or the market can be divided in two large areas, Eastern and Central, Mountain and Pacific.

So yes, if a show is broadcast earlier on the east coast (something networks try to avoid as much as is possible, including for sports events), someone there can give away the plot or the result to someone awaiting the same broacast on the west coast.

référence de la traduction: Harper Collins Robert

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-11-26 12:14:14 GMT)
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Pardon pour la réponse en anglais, j'ai suivi la langue de la question sans regarder votre nom.

La deuxième question n'est pas du tout 'silly'. L'importance des fuseaux horaires pour le sentiment d'expérience partagée, comme téléspectateur ou en général comme citoyen américain, a toujours piqué ma curiosité quand je vivais en plein… Central Time.
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Local time: 20:40
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merci Franck
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8pm/7c or 8/7c
20h (19h heure du Centre)


Explanation:
The information provided depends on which viewers you are addressing. The market can be national, in which case Eastern and Pacific times are provided; or the market can be divided in two large areas, Eastern and Central, Mountain and Pacific.

So yes, if a show is broadcast earlier on the east coast (something networks try to avoid as much as is possible, including for sports events), someone there can give away the plot or the result to someone awaiting the same broacast on the west coast.

référence de la traduction: Harper Collins Robert

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-11-26 12:14:14 GMT)
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Pardon pour la réponse en anglais, j'ai suivi la langue de la question sans regarder votre nom.

La deuxième question n'est pas du tout 'silly'. L'importance des fuseaux horaires pour le sentiment d'expérience partagée, comme téléspectateur ou en général comme citoyen américain, a toujours piqué ma curiosité quand je vivais en plein… Central Time.

Franck Le Gac (X)
Local time: 20:40
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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merci Franck

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ivan kux: ET = Estern Time PT - Pacific Time
2 hrs

agree  Nina Khmielnitzky: Par comparaison à PT (heure normale du Pacifique). Au Canada, nous avons quatre fuseaux horaires, alors nous voyons souvent ces lettres dans l'horaire télé.
3 hrs

agree  Jacques Desnoyers: Tout à fait. Mais Nina, c'est 5 fuseaux horaires que nous avons.
4 hrs

agree  Raynald Adam (X): Les émissions diffusées en direct dans l'Est sont généralement diffusées en enregistrement dans l'Ouest, sinon Saturday Night Live serait diffusé à 20 h 30 le samedi.
6 hrs
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