Never Underestimate The Power Of Hot Dogs

I'm honored to represent your choice for Master Control Takes Control on Friday, October 26 at 8pm.  How It's Made is a great show, but I'd like to believe my passionate pitch, coupled with the imagery of, what I like to call, the Hot Dog Meat Fire Hose-Waterfall, struck a cord with you, the viewing public.

I was up against some of the biggest names in entertainment, armed with only animal parts, salt, and casings.  In the end, this truth became apparent; Idiots get smacked and Wormholes collapse when placed next to the universe's most powerful force; Hot Dogs!

Treat yourself and bask in the glory of the #hotdogmeatfirehosewaterfall one more time!

 

Master Control: The Last Line of Defense

It all comes down to me. My eyes and my ears. I don't just watch and listen — I monitor. My name is David Matias and I am a Master Control Operator.

Every day I stay focused on maintaining and ensuring quality control and accuracy of the all of the scheduled programming that originates from our facility and is transmitted to tens of millions of televisions across America.  It's the last chance to spot any mistakes before the viewers at home tune in to enjoy their favorite shows. If it sounds like a lot is on the line — it is.  Millions of dollars and hundreds of peoples hard work and the reputation of a global media leader are at stake.

Enter the Master Control Core Where We Can Control All Networks!

 Here we are in my home -- the Master Control Core!  My name is Scotty Ham, and I’m one of the supervisors here at the Discovery Broadcast Center.  And yes, I'm a Brony.

 

So, here’s one of our Supe Stations that I work at daily.  I have the same abilities that each pod has and I can take control of any of our 13 networks in a matter of seconds if needed.  My main function out here is to troubleshoot the issues that operators find and come up with solutions and answers.  If we have content that is in question, whether it is a commercial with an incorrect phone number or a promo that advertises an incorrect time, I’ll pass that on to people like Darren in Encode who will correct it on their end and coordinate with us back here.  We also execute changes out here for content daily -- whether they are commercial or even program changes.  Our operators are the best in the business and make my job look easy.

An inSCIder Look at Master Control

 Have you ever wondered how your favorite Science show makes its way into your living room? Of course you haven't.  That's because Master Control's doing its job; making the television viewing experience seamless for you, the loyal SCIENCE viewer.

Sounds simple enough, but there are dozens of broadcast technicians and millions of dollars of equipment behind each show you see.  Over the next few weeks, you'll be getting an inSCIder look at what we do in Master Control, and on Friday, October 12, you'll get to know me and a few of my Master Control friends a whole lot better!