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During the Fall hiatus, technical difficulties plagued the BEEFYTV studios. These were not resolved until January 3rd, preventing most college bowl games from being aired. | During the Fall hiatus, technical difficulties plagued the BEEFYTV studios. These were not resolved until January 3rd, preventing most college bowl games from being aired. | ||
Coming off the Fall hiatus, BEEFYTV underwent a few changes, mostly involved WEIRD WEDNESDAYS. Specifically, the block would be changed from strictly Art Bell archives to instead being a weekly 2 hour block of horror, | Coming off the Fall hiatus, BEEFYTV underwent a few changes, mostly involved WEIRD WEDNESDAYS. Specifically, the block would be changed from strictly Art Bell archives to instead being a weekly 2 hour block of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy programming, including retro shows and contemporary movies from those genres. Monthly Art Bell Archives would also be added to rotation, albeit less often. | ||
=== January 26th Server Failure === | === January 26th Server Failure === | ||
In the early hours of the 26th, a power failure hit the BEEFYTV studios. As systems were brought back online, it was found that the primary broadcast server for BEEFYTV, ROBIN, would no longer POST. An emergency unit was put in place within 8 hours, resuming the broadcast, albeit at significantly reduced capacity. | In the early hours of the 26th, a power failure hit the BEEFYTV studios. As systems were brought back online, it was found that the primary broadcast server for BEEFYTV, ROBIN-SERVER, would no longer POST. An emergency unit was put in place within 8 hours, resuming the broadcast, albeit at significantly reduced capacity. | ||
As a result of this extended outage, several contingency plans were put in place to prevent future incidents. | As a result of this extended outage, several contingency plans were put in place to prevent future incidents. | ||
=== BEEFYTV 2.0 === | |||
Phase 1 of a technical overhaul of BEEFYTV began on February 11th with both a dedicated URL for the channel, as well as a movement to a new streaming service. Further proposed changes for 2021 involved increased stream quality made possible by the new server, ROBIN-SERVER II, and increased internet speeds at the BEEFYTV Studios. | |||
= Programming = | = Programming = | ||