Fishcam
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Fishcam refers to a broadcast consisting of a video camera pointed at a fish tank.
Fishcam refers to a broadcast consisting of a video camera pointed at a fish tank.
Canada
When St. John's television station NTV first commenced 24-hour broadcasting in the early 1970s, one of its overnight programmes was a continuous shot of a fish tank. Bell and cable provider Rogers both have Aquarium channels
Denmark
DR TV used an aquarium as an interlude between 1981 and 1985, during long breaks between programming, with a camera recording the TV-Byen aquarium. The interlude was known as .
Germany
In 1992 when Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB) launched, ORB Aquarium was among the original programmes, consisting of a 30-minute loop of Fish. Music was provided by Radio Brandenburg (now rbb radioeins). In September 1992, the show recurved 10,000 viewers and a 37.5% market share, the highest value in the history of ORB. That led to similar programmes such as Space Night, first shown on Bayerischer Rundfunk in 1994, which is currently shown on ARD-alpha & Germany's Most Beautiful Railways aired on ARD between 1995 & 2013. ORB Aquarium was discontinued in 2004.
Hong Kong
The ATV Network in Hong Kong also aired a Fishcam programme, in lieu of test card after the station signs off the air. The programme's name was Telefishion ( ). It became an unexpected hit for the station, with the programme performing as well as, if not better than, the station's normal primetime programmes. The title of the show entered into popular vocabulary as one being incredibly bored.
Norway
The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK first aired a Fishcam-style programme called pausefiskene (pause-fishes) in black-and-white in 1965, converting to colour in the 1970s.
Turkey
Turkish broadcaster Digiturk broadcasts live fish tanks on their music channels under the name "Aquavision".
Turkmenistan
The state run youth channel Yaşlyk broadcasts a digital fish tank with the same piece of classical music playing on a loop after ending their daily transmissions until 6:55 am.
Similar events
Yule Log, which broadcast on WPIX on Christmas night Orchestra (unofficial name), which broadcast on TV11 Thailand during downtime
See also
Yule Log (TV program) Lavarand
References
External links
Fishycam.com. Two fish tanks streaming live, with a "time machine" feature to watch recordings if it's night time. The Amazing Fishcam! by its original creator, Lou Montulli Interactive FishCam FishCam Trap - Webcams + Interactive Trap = Catch Fish! Interactive Office FishCam Interactive 29 Gallon Aquarium - FishCamLive.com
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