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BBC regional news

(May 2020)

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TI
timbouk
Just watching Points West and it appears to be full of you tube videos and national stories with a very weak local link?. Currently they are having a Q & A with a local travel agent about how to get a refund on your overseas summer holiday.
TE
Technologist
Look further South West and see what Daisy Griffith is up to
She did part of an excellent webcast for RTS Devon and Cornwall..
It will be in their YouTube soon
But here is a report
https://rts.org.uk/article/new-ways-working-television-journalists-and-technical-staff

But by using zoom / Skype and getting the local reports in ...
And taking and active part in the communities ...
And not having to drive from Plymouth to Penzance to capture the story for Spotlight
TI
timbouk
When I meant you tube I meant the content seems to be all bout people making you tube videos during the lockdown not the way reports are compiled from home.
LL
London Lite Founding member
BBC London did a story about a TikTok dancer who performs as 80s pop stars for his neighbours as the final story in the running order earlier this week. No issue with them having some stories which are lighter during a pandemic.
WL
W1LL
Inside Out and the regional political programmes under threat now apparently,
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/may/29/bbc-set-to-cut-regional-news-despite-high-audience-figures

It would be a great shame if this was to happen and remove the last regional programmes, bar the main local news programmes, that exist on BBC One. It’s extremely unfair the English regions could end up with no regional programming at all (outside news) whilst the nations, for the same license fee, get a huge range of programmes and Scotland even gets its own completely unnecessary channel.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Ever since Inside Out received cuts by axing the location links for CSO or studio introductions to the reports, I did wonder if the programme would be under threat.

Considering the savings the BBC has to make, preserving the 6.30 main bulletin is a must, so if Inside Out and the regional political programmes have to go, then it's an easy hit compared to more high profile programmes.
AS
AlexS
London Lite posted:
Ever since Inside Out received cuts by axing the location links for CSO or studio introductions to the reports, I did wonder if the programme would be under threat.

Considering the savings the BBC has to make, preserving the 6.30 main bulletin is a must, so if Inside Out and the regional political programmes have to go, then it's an easy hit compared to more high profile programmes.

I somehow can't imagine that Inside Out or the regional politics programmes cost even a fraction of the BBC Scotland budget. Clearly it is unsustainable for BBC Scotland to remain on air unless Nicola wants to fund it directly or through increasing the licence fee in Scotland only.
JL
JamesLaverty1925
Haven't watched it for years, but I hope it doesn't go. Does the BBC have a remit for how many hours per year is dedicated to local programming, or is that not an issue?

Why do I get the feeling it will be folded into The One Show?
BR
Brekkie
Why do I get the feeling everything will be folded into The One Show eventually?
VM
VMPhil
Brekkie posted:
Why do I get the feeling everything will be folded into The One Show eventually?

'Imagine if there was only one show, and it was The One Show.


You'd have to throw your telly away.'

-Cassetteboy
DV
dvboy
Politics England to continue until at least September



I get the impression that Birmingham want to do their own show but powers that be are preventing them. I don't see why regions can't do their own if possible and have Politics England to fall back on if they can't.
GJ
GeekyJames
It's the same with BBC South, they want to be back on screen but are being prevented - see tweet from Peter Henly



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