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That's from RadioTimes.com
"likely to be waived through" is an interesting choice of language from a BBC Executive. Also it does start to make the whole process a farce if the budget has got to be increased for "BBC Three Online"; together with the launch of BBC One+1 and a licence fee freeze, I'm not sure where the money is going to come from.
However it is a point I raised during the consultation - going online has its merits, but without the budget of Netflix for content and the marketing clout of Sky promoting its online catch up and box sets service, as well as its internet service Now TV and the power of other internet content providers, BBC Three online could easily fall off the radar.
Incidentally, research has shown the 11-15 age group as the most likely to be streaming content, so why is the BBC planning to extend CBBC for the benefit of the oldest part of its age group? Using the same reasoning as is used for BBC Three, it shouldn't be ...
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A senior BBC executive told RadioTimes.com that the decision is likely to be waived through by the Trust but that the regulator may insist that the channel’s slated online budget is increased. According to the executive, a number of BBC programme-makers hope that the the Trust will only give the proposed move online the go-ahead if the programming budget is increased from the BBC's current proposed figure of £30m a year to a figure approaching its current spend, which currently stands at £55m.
That's from RadioTimes.com
"likely to be waived through" is an interesting choice of language from a BBC Executive. Also it does start to make the whole process a farce if the budget has got to be increased for "BBC Three Online"; together with the launch of BBC One+1 and a licence fee freeze, I'm not sure where the money is going to come from.
However it is a point I raised during the consultation - going online has its merits, but without the budget of Netflix for content and the marketing clout of Sky promoting its online catch up and box sets service, as well as its internet service Now TV and the power of other internet content providers, BBC Three online could easily fall off the radar.
Incidentally, research has shown the 11-15 age group as the most likely to be streaming content, so why is the BBC planning to extend CBBC for the benefit of the oldest part of its age group? Using the same reasoning as is used for BBC Three, it shouldn't be ...