BC
Wonder how they could do that?
Now, there's a question...
Surely the BBC would not axe live continuity on the whim of whatever company owned Broadcast?
BlackCat
Founding member
Dan posted:
BlackCat posted:
Surely an outside company like BT wouldn't really care to make changes, except to cut costs..?
Wonder how they could do that?
Now, there's a question...
Surely the BBC would not axe live continuity on the whim of whatever company owned Broadcast?
TV
This really does sound like bad news. I can see it now - announcers being axed, more recorded continuity, a less personal service and even trashy satellite-style pres. Transmission of BBC1 and BBC2 should be left where it is (and it's about time there were live overnight CAs).
IN
BBC Broadcast, the company that transmits the BBC's television channels (and employs the BBC tv announcers) will be sold this year to an outside company (e.g. BT). This is part of Mark Thompson's review of the way the BBC operates.
That is by no means certain. The BBC cannot privatise any part of the corporation without approval from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and in one of the newspapers a few weeks ago, it was suggested that the Government thinks Thompson has gone a bit too far with his cost-cutting, and that privatising a critical operation like BBC Broadcast is unacceptable, because it puts at risk transmission of BBC services (the BBC would have to arrange a contract with the new owners of Broadcast for all their services, and if something goes wrong with this, what would happen to all the BBC services?)
Before the DCMS gets involved, the Board of Governors have to approve the any such deal, which also is not totally certain.
Dan posted:
Steviewizzywick posted:
What do you mean?
BBC Broadcast, the company that transmits the BBC's television channels (and employs the BBC tv announcers) will be sold this year to an outside company (e.g. BT). This is part of Mark Thompson's review of the way the BBC operates.
That is by no means certain. The BBC cannot privatise any part of the corporation without approval from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and in one of the newspapers a few weeks ago, it was suggested that the Government thinks Thompson has gone a bit too far with his cost-cutting, and that privatising a critical operation like BBC Broadcast is unacceptable, because it puts at risk transmission of BBC services (the BBC would have to arrange a contract with the new owners of Broadcast for all their services, and if something goes wrong with this, what would happen to all the BBC services?)
Before the DCMS gets involved, the Board of Governors have to approve the any such deal, which also is not totally certain.
MA
BBC Broadcast, the company that transmits the BBC's television channels (and employs the BBC tv announcers) will be sold this year to an outside company (e.g. BT). This is part of Mark Thompson's review of the way the BBC operates.
That is by no means certain. The BBC cannot privatise any part of the corporation without approval from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and in one of the newspapers a few weeks ago, it was suggested that the Government thinks Thompson has gone a bit too far with his cost-cutting, and that privatising a critical operation like BBC Broadcast is unacceptable, because it puts at risk transmission of BBC services (the BBC would have to arrange a contract with the new owners of Broadcast for all their services, and if something goes wrong with this, what would happen to all the BBC services?)
Before the DCMS gets involved, the Board of Governors have to approve the any such deal, which also is not totally certain.
True, though I will be very surprised if BBC Broadcast is not sold off. I will, however, be very happy if I am proved wrong on this one.
intheknow posted:
Dan posted:
Steviewizzywick posted:
What do you mean?
BBC Broadcast, the company that transmits the BBC's television channels (and employs the BBC tv announcers) will be sold this year to an outside company (e.g. BT). This is part of Mark Thompson's review of the way the BBC operates.
That is by no means certain. The BBC cannot privatise any part of the corporation without approval from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and in one of the newspapers a few weeks ago, it was suggested that the Government thinks Thompson has gone a bit too far with his cost-cutting, and that privatising a critical operation like BBC Broadcast is unacceptable, because it puts at risk transmission of BBC services (the BBC would have to arrange a contract with the new owners of Broadcast for all their services, and if something goes wrong with this, what would happen to all the BBC services?)
Before the DCMS gets involved, the Board of Governors have to approve the any such deal, which also is not totally certain.
True, though I will be very surprised if BBC Broadcast is not sold off. I will, however, be very happy if I am proved wrong on this one.
TV
So will everyone. If only we still had the ACTT, broadcasters perhaps wouldn't get away with so much.
IS
Typical, doesn't matter what happens as long as the announcers stay live!
BBC Broadcast do whatever their customers want it to. If the BBC wants live announcers they will pay for and get live announcers it's no diffrent to now.
There are only 10 or so announcers. There are hundreds of other staff members who are more at risk - their customers don't specify that they must have 20 librarians or 30 VT operators, if they can get rid of some backroom staff without affecting output they will. (Although when BBC Technology was sold off in September the staff got a 12 month no redundancy agreement)
They've moved twice in the last decade and they're about to move again..... and very few viewers notice anything diffrence because essentially there is virtually no diffrence on screen
tvarksouthwest posted:
This really does sound like bad news. I can see it now - announcers being axed, more recorded continuity, a less personal service and even trashy satellite-style pres. Transmission of BBC1 and BBC2 should be left where it is (and it's about time there were live overnight CAs).
Typical, doesn't matter what happens as long as the announcers stay live!
BBC Broadcast do whatever their customers want it to. If the BBC wants live announcers they will pay for and get live announcers it's no diffrent to now.
There are only 10 or so announcers. There are hundreds of other staff members who are more at risk - their customers don't specify that they must have 20 librarians or 30 VT operators, if they can get rid of some backroom staff without affecting output they will. (Although when BBC Technology was sold off in September the staff got a 12 month no redundancy agreement)
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Transmission of BBC1 and BBC2 should be left where it is
They've moved twice in the last decade and they're about to move again..... and very few viewers notice anything diffrence because essentially there is virtually no diffrence on screen
IS
If staffing levels for TV stations were what they were maintained at in the days of the ACTT the worl of TV would be very diffrent - there certainly wouldn't be the varity of TV channels there is now
tvarksouthwest posted:
So will everyone. If only we still had the ACTT, broadcasters perhaps wouldn't get away with so much.
If staffing levels for TV stations were what they were maintained at in the days of the ACTT the worl of TV would be very diffrent - there certainly wouldn't be the varity of TV channels there is now
:-(
A former member
Something odd happened on BBC1 this evening at 6:30PM after the BBC News. Just before Look North, a BBC1 National trailer was shown. But for some odd reason, the BBC ONE red box was sparkling again. When the red shutters closed, the glitter dust fell of the text as well. I can't remember what programme the trailer was premoting, but it had nothing to do with Christmas. I tuned in after Look North at 7:00PM to see another trailer and things were back to normal. This seems very strange being as though today is January 6th - Epiphany, the day Christmas ends.
IS
Not strange at all, it's what's known as 'a mistake'
Joe Havard posted:
Something odd happened on BBC1 this evening at 6:30PM after the BBC News. Just before Look North, a BBC1 National trailer was shown. But for some odd reason, the BBC ONE red box was sparkling again. When the red shutters closed, the glitter dust fell of the text as well. I can't remember what programme the trailer was premoting, but it had nothing to do with Christmas. I tuned in after Look North at 7:00PM to see another trailer and things were back to normal. This seems very strange being as though today is January 6th - Epiphany, the day Christmas ends.
Not strange at all, it's what's known as 'a mistake'