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Alex Watson

@alexwatson.co.bsky.social

πŸ“» creates techy things for broadcasters at Aiir | πŸŽ™οΈoccasional radio voice | πŸ“Ί ITV News alumni

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This has been a great little project to work on, which hopefully should benefit Aiir users and our support team. 🩡

26.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is sitting on a couch and saying such fun . ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch and saying such fun .

Peak #OverheardInJersey moment out for lunch just now, as a lady at the next table turns to her dining companions and loudly says:

β€œI hope you don’t mind if we don’t have any bread. I don’t eat it as it makes you fat.”

*pauses and looks at her husband*

β€œNeither should you.”

01.06.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NAB has been like broadcast tech nerdvana. So cool to have been able to show off @aiir.com’s products alongside so many big names.

09.04.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm really excited for @aiir.com's new browser-based music scheduler and upcoming version of PlayoutONE to be among the latest broadcast tech shown off at #NABShow in Las Vegas over the coming days. aiir.com/nab

06.04.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First of a few airports this week as I head to Las Vegas with the @aiir.com team to the world’s biggest broadcast tech event, NAB in Las Vegas, to show off what we’ve been working on recently!

02.04.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

watching the #Tesla share price like Big Jet TV on a very windy day

10.03.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

<Tom Bradby voice>
What on *earth* is going on in the House of Congress?

11.02.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
OTAGO DAILY TIMES

A Dunedin man's efforts to not hit a bird with his car failed spectacularly, when he crashed into a wall and ran over a duck.

OTAGO DAILY TIMES A Dunedin man's efforts to not hit a bird with his car failed spectacularly, when he crashed into a wall and ran over a duck.

Meanwhile in New Zealand

03.02.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country's security for a century, decades after the release of the 1989 Belgian techno-anthem Pump Up The Jam.

16.01.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jersey’s Millennium Town Park was agreed by a single vote after a government minister put his ring binder down on his desk and pressed the wrong voting button. πŸ˜‚

It eventually opened… in 2011. www.bbc.com/news/world-e...

11.01.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fact of the day right here

07.01.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there anything preventing GB News from pre-recording Nigel Farage’s show on days he might want to be in Parliament for?

06.01.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four hours is a long time in politics...

05.01.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Subtitles reading β€œHelp! I’m trapped in the edit suite.”

Subtitles reading β€œHelp! I’m trapped in the edit suite.”

Subtitles reading β€œAll I have access to is the Avid’s title tool”

Subtitles reading β€œAll I have access to is the Avid’s title tool”

Philomena Cunk’s hard-hitting documentaries are always a joy to watch, but this particular β€˜Pump Up The Jam’ gag made me laugh especially hard.

03.01.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never mind mandatory A-Level Maths, I'd start with Year 4 Geography.

02.01.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess this is where we part ways, BA horse lamp.

31.12.2024 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the packaging of M&S Cheesy Mushroom Arancini

Photo of the packaging of M&S Cheesy Mushroom Arancini

🎢 She wore an
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…

27.12.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1385    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 12
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In 'last Friday before Christmas' news, BBC News is simulcasting the Radio 1 chart show with some excellent TOTP-worthy captions.

20.12.2024 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Aiir is hiring a VILT Stack Developer Aiir is looking for a VILT Stack Developer to join our remote team in the United States.

We’re hiring a VILT Stack developer, come join us: aiir.com/careers/vilt...

20.12.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This post just screams β€œnewsroom disagreement on maximising engagement vs not reflecting badly on the BBC”

08.12.2024 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

gonna have an entire chorus for a new version of "we didn't start the fire" by the end of this month

07.12.2024 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9239    πŸ” 797    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 37

I have so many questions 😬

07.12.2024 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Has Channel 5 offered to put Gregg Wallace on a desert island yet?

01.12.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know the missing β€˜G’ is really going to be what upsets him.

28.11.2024 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hats off to Sky News for getting in on the TV Burp renaissance.

27.11.2024 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For anyone questioning the impact and longevity of local radio, a Jersey Facebook group is currently discussing the lyrics to an (absolute banger of an) advert that ran in like 2008 πŸ˜‚

27.11.2024 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BENESTS OF MILLBROOK πŸ“’
and fineprice, st clement’s coast road

(Morrisons and M&S, how dare you stand where they once stood?!)

26.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking out my Jersey SIM and putting it into my old phone (which I’d had the foresight to bring with me) worked! Will need to pop into iQ when I get back πŸ™

26.11.2024 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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