But how do you know this supposed £1m relates only to graphics? What about system support, and staffing costs? Spread it over the 6 years and you're not talking about as many licence fees as you might think.
They're costing 'several million'??? Some more great use of the licence fee...
Even if it cost £10 million, that really isn't a lot of money these days.
B*ll*cks. As a license payer, that's a lot of money to me, just to have some flashier weather graphics.
Hang on, the original post said 'several million' ... that suggests two million to me, which is just over £600,000. Even if it's three, it'll be just under a million. Perhaps before we debate the price -- which clearly is for the computer system rather than just a set of graphics -- we should find out how much this is exactly.
And when you remember they'll use this kit for many a year, this won't work out that much ...
Would you complain if this were spent on new idents?? I doubt many of you would (with a few exceptions!)
They're costing 'several million'??? Some more great use of the licence fee...
Even if it cost £10 million, that really isn't a lot of money these days.
B*ll*cks. As a license payer, that's a lot of money to me, just to have some flashier weather graphics.
Hang on, the original post said 'several million' ... that suggests two million to me, which is just over £600,000. Even if it's three, it'll be just under a million. Perhaps before we debate the price -- which clearly is for the computer system rather than just a set of graphics -- we should find out how much this is exactly.
And when you remember they'll use this kit for many a year, this won't work out that much ...
Would you complain if this were spent on new idents?? I doubt many of you would (with a few exceptions!)
In the big corporate world that we live in today, like it or not, a few miliion quid is like a tenner to most people. If a local authority can spend a million quid digging up roads only to have them dug up again a couple of years later, for the BBC to spend a couple of million on new weather graphics that are intended to improve the way weather forecasts are presented and would probably last twenty years, then that is good value for money. Also, I would have thought that the cost included the use of staff etc. I can't see the BBC forking out even more money. After all, who wouldn't want a BBC contract?
I have to say I imagine the graphics will be a good investment. And on some strange level, I "trust" BBC Weather not to go all gimmicky and flashy just for the sake of it.
However, given the choice I'd rather they'd spend millions of pounds bringing Daniel Corbett back to the UK to do the weather again - he is/was by far and away the best BBC weather presenter!
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Corin posted:
When are the BBC going to do the right thing and show the position of the Jet Stream on the weather maps?
It's rare, but they have done in the past - usually when it's strange and extreme weather in the States.
But how do you know this supposed £1m relates only to graphics? What about system support, and staffing costs? Spread it over the 6 years and you're not talking about as many licence fees as you might think.
And of course it relates to about 15 systems - one for each region.
The weather just came on N24 there and they did a little flyover Britain which looked rather more impressive than I've seen it before. It just had that feel of something grand. Have they got the systems already or am I imagining it. (For the first time I'm watching the TV on the TV and not my PC so it could well be that - the quality varies on the two... of course.)
It's rare, but they have done in the past - usually when it's strange and extreme weather in the States.
The position of the Jetstream is nearly always shown on US weather forecasts since it is has a profound affect on the weather pattern. Since this is no different for Europe, then it should also be shown on the UK weather forecast. The last feeble excuse I heard on the BBC as to why it is not used is "because it would confuse viewers" (in the documentary about the Jetstream on BBC4). This yet another example of how the BBC treats its viewers with the contempt they deserve.
PS If you scroll back up the page to the image which I posted, you will see that it is in fact a "live" image, regularly updated, and that the position of the Jetstream over the UK does indeed change, accompanied by changes in temperature and weather conditions.