NJ
Well it would be. Moving channel numbers doesn't free up enough bandwidth to send it full-screen. As I'm sure you're aware but other members may not be...
Neil Jones
Founding member
DJGM posted:
And it's still a quarter screen feed in an MHEG with BBCi links.
Well it would be. Moving channel numbers doesn't free up enough bandwidth to send it full-screen. As I'm sure you're aware but other members may not be...
LO
(I know this has been mentioned in Requests, but thought I'd put it here too.)
Email just received from BBC Parliament:
1966 General Election
08.20-12 midnight BBC PARLIAMENT
bbc.co.uk/parliament
Marking forty years since the 1966 General Election, BBC Parliament gives viewers a chance to experience the event through this archive broadcast of the BBC’s original live election results coverage from Thursday 31st March 1966.
Cliff Michelmore hosts the BBC’s 1966 General Election programme, with analysis of the results by election experts David Butler and Robert McKenzie, political commentary from the BBC’s parliamentary correspondent Ian Trethowan, and interviews by Robin Day.
The election battle is between Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Labour Party, which was attempting to improve on the parliamentary majority of just one seat it held at the time the election was called, and the Conservatives under the eight-month-old leadership of Edward Heath, with hopes of overturning Labour’s narrow majority.
Live coverage of declarations and reaction to the results come from across the country, including reports from Frank Bough in Wolverhampton, Magnus Magnusson in Glasgow, Raymond Baxter in Billericay, Michael Parkinson in Birmingham and Alan Wicker with the crowds watching the BBC’s coverage on a big screen in Trafalgar Square.
In addition, Michael Aspel presents regular news summaries, Robert Robinson provides a review of the newspapers, and among the studio guests giving their response to the election campaign and results are the editor of the Spectator magazine Nigel Lawson, and the US political commentator Theodore H White.
Email just received from BBC Parliament:
1966 General Election
08.20-12 midnight BBC PARLIAMENT
bbc.co.uk/parliament
Marking forty years since the 1966 General Election, BBC Parliament gives viewers a chance to experience the event through this archive broadcast of the BBC’s original live election results coverage from Thursday 31st March 1966.
Cliff Michelmore hosts the BBC’s 1966 General Election programme, with analysis of the results by election experts David Butler and Robert McKenzie, political commentary from the BBC’s parliamentary correspondent Ian Trethowan, and interviews by Robin Day.
The election battle is between Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Labour Party, which was attempting to improve on the parliamentary majority of just one seat it held at the time the election was called, and the Conservatives under the eight-month-old leadership of Edward Heath, with hopes of overturning Labour’s narrow majority.
Live coverage of declarations and reaction to the results come from across the country, including reports from Frank Bough in Wolverhampton, Magnus Magnusson in Glasgow, Raymond Baxter in Billericay, Michael Parkinson in Birmingham and Alan Wicker with the crowds watching the BBC’s coverage on a big screen in Trafalgar Square.
In addition, Michael Aspel presents regular news summaries, Robert Robinson provides a review of the newspapers, and among the studio guests giving their response to the election campaign and results are the editor of the Spectator magazine Nigel Lawson, and the US political commentator Theodore H White.
IN
It seems the only election night they have not shown yet is 1992; surely one of the best when everyone's expectations were defied, exit polls were wrong etc. Is there something wrong with the 1992 election which means they cannot show it i.e. obscure rights issue, incomplete recordings?
IS
All the important information, but not the TX date! Is this on Saturday?
Londoner posted:
(I know this has been mentioned in Requests, but thought I'd put it here too.)
Email just received from BBC Parliament:
1966 General Election
08.20-12 midnight BBC PARLIAMENT
bbc.co.uk/parliament
Email just received from BBC Parliament:
1966 General Election
08.20-12 midnight BBC PARLIAMENT
bbc.co.uk/parliament
All the important information, but not the TX date! Is this on Saturday?
BR
I haven't had a moan about BBC Parliament in ages - but what a waste of space it is!
Live coverage of parliament is fine (though why should the public be interested when only a handful of MPs are usually present for debates) - but these election repeats offer nothing except to people REALLY interested in politics and REALLY interested in presentation. (Would have been good on 1 Apr though to repeat one - but with a different result!).
So how does BBC Parliament do in the ratings - I really can't see it being that popular!
I've said it before but IMO coverage of parliament should be presented via a live feed on BBCi, which can then be used for other services when parliament is not sitting.
Live coverage of parliament is fine (though why should the public be interested when only a handful of MPs are usually present for debates) - but these election repeats offer nothing except to people REALLY interested in politics and REALLY interested in presentation. (Would have been good on 1 Apr though to repeat one - but with a different result!).
So how does BBC Parliament do in the ratings - I really can't see it being that popular!
I've said it before but IMO coverage of parliament should be presented via a live feed on BBCi, which can then be used for other services when parliament is not sitting.
TV
i know it seems a bit of a novelty these days, but there is such a thing as public service broadcasting. the bbc are quite rightly duty bound to provide bbc parliament. hiding parliamentary coverage away on bbci would do nothing for the ratings would it. given that people are more accustomed to punching in a channel number, as opposed to navigating interactive.
whats wrong with repeating old elections if all they are displacing are static captions? ok i wouldnt set up a channel to broadcast them, but they really do no harm.
tvmercia
Founding member
Brekkie Boy posted:
I haven't had a moan about BBC Parliament in ages - but what a waste of space it is!
Live coverage of parliament is fine (though why should the public be interested when only a handful of MPs are usually present for debates) - but these election repeats offer nothing except to people REALLY interested in politics and REALLY interested in presentation. (Would have been good on 1 Apr though to repeat one - but with a different result!).
So how does BBC Parliament do in the ratings - I really can't see it being that popular!
I've said it before but IMO coverage of parliament should be presented via a live feed on BBCi, which can then be used for other services when parliament is not sitting.
Live coverage of parliament is fine (though why should the public be interested when only a handful of MPs are usually present for debates) - but these election repeats offer nothing except to people REALLY interested in politics and REALLY interested in presentation. (Would have been good on 1 Apr though to repeat one - but with a different result!).
So how does BBC Parliament do in the ratings - I really can't see it being that popular!
I've said it before but IMO coverage of parliament should be presented via a live feed on BBCi, which can then be used for other services when parliament is not sitting.
i know it seems a bit of a novelty these days, but there is such a thing as public service broadcasting. the bbc are quite rightly duty bound to provide bbc parliament. hiding parliamentary coverage away on bbci would do nothing for the ratings would it. given that people are more accustomed to punching in a channel number, as opposed to navigating interactive.
whats wrong with repeating old elections if all they are displacing are static captions? ok i wouldnt set up a channel to broadcast them, but they really do no harm.
BR
It's not about ratings - it's more about space, though admittedly it being a 1/4 screen service means there isn't alot that could use it's space when it's not broadcasting.
There are some situations though when BBC Sport are broadcasting multiscreen services that a 1/4 screen service could be used.
One example is for the video highlights feed during events like the Olympics - while the other is for Score - with the studio picture using the 1/4 screen service then an actual interactive results application built around it.
When more space does come available I don't think the majority of viewers would put full screen BBC Parliament as their most desired service. More would want to see the full multiscreen services on Freeview (rather than the limited two) - or more streams from News Multiscreen.
One thing I would suggest though is if BBC Parliament went full screen it shared it's space with the Community Channel and Teachers TV, with Community broadcasting from 6-9am, BBC Parliament from 9am-midnight and Teachers TV overnight. When parliament isn't in session it would close and the space become an extra stream for BBCi.
There are some situations though when BBC Sport are broadcasting multiscreen services that a 1/4 screen service could be used.
One example is for the video highlights feed during events like the Olympics - while the other is for Score - with the studio picture using the 1/4 screen service then an actual interactive results application built around it.
When more space does come available I don't think the majority of viewers would put full screen BBC Parliament as their most desired service. More would want to see the full multiscreen services on Freeview (rather than the limited two) - or more streams from News Multiscreen.
One thing I would suggest though is if BBC Parliament went full screen it shared it's space with the Community Channel and Teachers TV, with Community broadcasting from 6-9am, BBC Parliament from 9am-midnight and Teachers TV overnight. When parliament isn't in session it would close and the space become an extra stream for BBCi.
LO
BBC Parliament shows a lot more than just the sittings in the chambers of the Commons and Lords - there's Westminster Hall debates, select committees, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and much more. Sure, the schedule is a bit thin during the recesses, but the BBC Parliament team are good at filling it creatively with the election repeats and suchlike.
Brekkie Boy posted:
When parliament isn't in session it would close and the space become an extra stream for BBCi.
BBC Parliament shows a lot more than just the sittings in the chambers of the Commons and Lords - there's Westminster Hall debates, select committees, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and much more. Sure, the schedule is a bit thin during the recesses, but the BBC Parliament team are good at filling it creatively with the election repeats and suchlike.