BBC Three - Trust's final decision published

Precisely.

Well if you two say so, case closed. There we go...contrary to all undeniable evidence Netflix is just a little watched fad. Because Brekkie and Noggin say so. Global Warming is a myth too.

I just can't see television losing out to the internet. I really can't imagine a family huddling around a laptop to watch The Great British Bake Off. And I still don't see how people can compare live television to VOD services like Netflix. They're offering different content. I don't think it poses any more of a threat to live television than what VHS/DVD did.

No, global warming is very much real.


Actually seems Netflix have announced a bit of data in the last couple of hours yet avoid anything comparable to ratings, but reveal 42.5billion hours of content watched by 70million subscribers, equating to 13 hours each a week.

This article though sums up the problems of a much talked about series airing on Netflix and how the televisiual model of the audience being invited to watch the content all at the same time can work much better.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2016/01/06/the-major-problem-with-netflixs-binge-watching-hit-series-making-a-murderer/


Has any information been released about whether BBC3 programming will be released week by week or as a series? Also how long will it be available - thanks to repeats resetting the 30 day window currently most BBC3 series get quite a bit of exposure, but as I can't see BBC3 shows being repeated beyond their initial airing on BBC1/2 except for the breakout hits will viewers only have 30 days to watch them?

Why would they need to huddle around a laptop when the iPlayer can be viewed on so many TV connected devices?

Indeed, I've never watched i-player etc on any device other than my TV, (except that is my phone
when on flights, I found the airlines reluctant to let me aboard with a 40 inch telly )

Newsflash:
Laptops (and other types of personal computing device) can easily be connected to most (non-CRT) TV's these days, in many case directly via HDMI, and many modern TV's can even be connected to the internet itself.

In other news, the Pope is Catholic, and grizzly bears s*** in the woods!

For those of us like me who are lucky enough to have fast enough internet, I subscribe to NOW TV, Netflix, Amazon Video and Zattoo Switzerland, the latter while not officially available in the UK has the best recording and recall of 24 hours of programming (some in 1080p HD) of any VoD/IPTV service I've used which include UK channels.

Linear television still has it's place, especially for those not net savvy or in rural areas with poor broadband, but like in radio, television is multi-platform.

Exactly. Netflix is more akin to the video rental stores of the 90s. VOD services will no more finish off television than television finished off cinema, and cinema finished off theatre.

And one of those platforms is broadcast television.

Didn't say it was a fad. No more than iPlayer is a fad. It just isn't a replacement for linear TV. It's an addition.

The real issue for BBC Three is a huge cut in commissioning budget, and a much smaller audience reach on line. It isn't 'moving online'.

IPTV Is definitely a strong future delivery method for both on-demand AND linear curated broadcast channels.

http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_bbc_three.php

Haven't seen this posted yet - a Brand New brief look at the logo. I tend to agree with what's said in this article. The concept isn't terrible, but the execution could be a little better.