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Free TV licence for over 75s has only been around since 2000. At least the BBC are offering free licences for those on those on pension credit - which is very fair. Not sure why a millionaire 76 year old shouldn’t have to contribute.
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There’s definitely a balance to strike between mass appeal shows and content that the free market are not providing. I can’t see any justification in cutting back on regional tv & radio, whilst paying hundreds of millions for sports rights for example. No reason one of the kids services couldn’t fill BBC Two daytime hours etc. Original kids programming is a hallmark of PSBs across the world and often mixed in on a general ent channel. Even in news - do we need a part time domestic news channel in a world of news apps or could more be done with BBC World? Cutting local tv & radio when the market has failed is just the worst proposal, in my opinion.
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The BBC is one of the most generously funded PSBs in the world. How they prioritise spending their budget as a PSB is debatable right now, given the proposed cuts.
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Don’t get me wrong, I know the government isn’t exactly generous with its funding. But when a public service broadcaster cannot afford to run key services then is there a point in it anymore?
The BBC is one of the most generously funded PSBs in the world. How they prioritise spending their budget as a PSB is debatable right now, given the proposed cuts.
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When did Endemol start featuring as the main brand on the end cap? Series 3?
Davina and Rylan to front Big Brother show for E4
^ Although this is the end of the Endemol brand in the UK as none of their companies here actually had it in their names any more. They were (and still are) such a power house throughout the 2000s and were probably one of the few indies that had at least some brand recognition in the UK through its eye logo and the sheer amount of press and controversies Big Brother had. Seems odd to lose that name now.
When did Endemol start featuring as the main brand on the end cap? Series 3?
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That's how I got into the habit of watching CNN. When I was travelling around in the 90's and into the 2000's it was often the only News station available in a Hotel room. For a time in the early 90's Cablelink transmitted CNN but it was Scrambled, I was told it was for Hotels in the Dublin area.
I had forgotten about that. You could tune it in and listen to the sound (as with any premium channel on the Cablelink network) but couldn’t subscribe. They wouldn’t offer it to domestic customers until NTL digital launched in or about 2001.
But Sky News - that was and still is available to nearly all multichannel homes (eir TV doesn’t carry it, but you can always download the Sky News app to your Apple TV box and watch it that way). It is far and away the most watched news channel bar perhaps RTÉ News Now (which has a wider reach but virtually no programmes of its own, consisting almost entirely of simulcasts and repeats of RTÉ One/Two programmes). The BBC News Channel is widely available on cable but absent from the Sky EPG which limits its reach (though you can always use manual tuning). I have always wondered why that is - bar the obvious exception of BBC Parliament, all the other BBC channels are on the Sky EPG and BBC Studios has no problem selling the channel to other Irish providers and there are no obvious rights issues which makes me think Sky simply views it as too close a competitor to Sky News.
Why do you think it’s the case that CNNI has a lower penetration rate in most UK hotels compared to RoI and the rest of Europe? It’s kind of ironic that CNNI is effectively headquartered in the UK and yet has poor reach even in major hotel chains.
Freeview. Simple as that. A lot of hotel systems will be built around freeview. Even the fancy customised systems with VOD offerings will take the linear channels from OTA Freeview.
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That's how I got into the habit of watching CNN. When I was travelling around in the 90's and into the 2000's it was often the only News station available in a Hotel room. For a time in the early 90's Cablelink transmitted CNN but it was Scrambled, I was told it was for Hotels in the Dublin area.
I had forgotten about that. You could tune it in and listen to the sound (as with any premium channel on the Cablelink network) but couldn’t subscribe. They wouldn’t offer it to domestic customers until NTL digital launched in or about 2001.
But Sky News - that was and still is available to nearly all multichannel homes (eir TV doesn’t carry it, but you can always download the Sky News app to your Apple TV box and watch it that way). It is far and away the most watched news channel bar perhaps RTÉ News Now (which has a wider reach but virtually no programmes of its own, consisting almost entirely of simulcasts and repeats of RTÉ One/Two programmes). The BBC News Channel is widely available on cable but absent from the Sky EPG which limits its reach (though you can always use manual tuning). I have always wondered why that is - bar the obvious exception of BBC Parliament, all the other BBC channels are on the Sky EPG and BBC Studios has no problem selling the channel to other Irish providers and there are no obvious rights issues which makes me think Sky simply views it as too close a competitor to Sky News.
Why do you think it’s the case that CNNI has a lower penetration rate in most UK hotels compared to RoI and the rest of Europe? It’s kind of ironic that CNNI is effectively headquartered in the UK and yet has poor reach even in major hotel chains.
Freeview. Simple as that. A lot of hotel systems will be built around freeview. Even the fancy customised systems with VOD offerings will take the linear channels from OTA Freeview.
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Is that the cost of the rights or the presenter or both?
Just the rights.
He’s on £1.75m I believe. So probs equiv to c10% of the 450 jobs they are cutting. 🤔
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They could save at least £70m per year by getting out of Prem League highlights game. Depends what your priorities are as a publicly funded PSB, I guess.
Is that the cost of the rights or the presenter or both?
Just the rights.
He’s on £1.75m I believe. So probs equiv to c10% of the 450 jobs they are cutting. 🤔
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They could save at least £70m per year by getting out of Prem League highlights game. Depends what your priorities are as a publicly funded PSB, I guess.
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Nah. Not buying that argument. Pre extreme circumstances around COVID-19 the Breakfast bulletins would never have been in contention for the chop. Especially as ITV provide. Local politics keeps MPs sweet, so would also continue in some form to keep the paymasters sweet.
I think it’s totally unacceptable for the BBC to be cutting back on local services when the commercial market is no longer able & failing to fulfil this role. What is the point of the licence fee if they cut services where the free market is failing and has been cutting. Local TV & local radio is the perfect argument for having a licence fee in this country. ITV regions, local radio & local press are all being/have been decimated over the years. Commercial local TV licenses; a complete failure. This is an area the BBC can stand out. Their priorities are all wrong.
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The Sunday regional political shows have been saved as well as Breakfast bulletins, so I think they made the least worst decision.
Nah. Not buying that argument. Pre extreme circumstances around COVID-19 the Breakfast bulletins would never have been in contention for the chop. Especially as ITV provide. Local politics keeps MPs sweet, so would also continue in some form to keep the paymasters sweet.
I think it’s totally unacceptable for the BBC to be cutting back on local services when the commercial market is no longer able & failing to fulfil this role. What is the point of the licence fee if they cut services where the free market is failing and has been cutting. Local TV & local radio is the perfect argument for having a licence fee in this country. ITV regions, local radio & local press are all being/have been decimated over the years. Commercial local TV licenses; a complete failure. This is an area the BBC can stand out. Their priorities are all wrong.
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It’s not unlike when TV news does a relaunch and they have a specially commissioned piece which runs all day (or week!) - even if it’s not that newsworthy. Wouldn’t necessarily read too much into it. It was big interview to grab for the launch, given that he avoids interviews, even if he didn’t say anything that interesting.
The Times’ Radio Station after “BBC News Stars”
Listening to John Pienaar this afternoon, the station is going to need tightening up.
It obviously has some very accomplished presenters, but they were still running with the Boris Johnson interview which hadn't generated anything newsworthy. An interview with Anneliese Dodds went on for far too long.
It obviously has some very accomplished presenters, but they were still running with the Boris Johnson interview which hadn't generated anything newsworthy. An interview with Anneliese Dodds went on for far too long.
It’s not unlike when TV news does a relaunch and they have a specially commissioned piece which runs all day (or week!) - even if it’s not that newsworthy. Wouldn’t necessarily read too much into it. It was big interview to grab for the launch, given that he avoids interviews, even if he didn’t say anything that interesting.
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Monday 22nd June overnights
BBC One 0600-0900 1.3m/40.1% Breakfast
BBC One 0900-1000 1.4m/29.4% BBC News
ITV 0600-0900 0.9m/27.5% Good Morning Britain
ITV 0900-1000 1.1m/23.0% Good Morning Britain with Lorraine
Breakfast had nearly 50% more audience than GMB between 0600-0900 when both were on-air?
He didn’t say they were close to beating Breakfast.
He hasn’t said anything misleading.
Not sure why people find his tweets so difficult to read.
Good Morning Britain in 2020
BBC Breakfast close to being beaten yesterday according to Piers Morgan
Monday 22nd June overnights
BBC One 0600-0900 1.3m/40.1% Breakfast
BBC One 0900-1000 1.4m/29.4% BBC News
ITV 0600-0900 0.9m/27.5% Good Morning Britain
ITV 0900-1000 1.1m/23.0% Good Morning Britain with Lorraine
Breakfast had nearly 50% more audience than GMB between 0600-0900 when both were on-air?
He didn’t say they were close to beating Breakfast.
He hasn’t said anything misleading.
Not sure why people find his tweets so difficult to read.