BR
Articles this week have said it rates better on CBBC than BBC1, and I believe that is pretty much true for the BBC1 block of shows too.
I do think it's important to have some kind of window for flagship kids content on BBC1/2 - though whether that needs to be daily I don't know - but I think the option of moving all daytime content to BBC1 then essentially moving kids content to BBC2, but perhaps simulcasting CBBC (and CBeebies) rather than having separate output might be the way to go in terms of cost cutting - with say a 90 minute slot from 4-5.30pm.
The truth is though kids themselves now head straight to the digital channels, not to the terrestrials.
I do think it's important to have some kind of window for flagship kids content on BBC1/2 - though whether that needs to be daily I don't know - but I think the option of moving all daytime content to BBC1 then essentially moving kids content to BBC2, but perhaps simulcasting CBBC (and CBeebies) rather than having separate output might be the way to go in terms of cost cutting - with say a 90 minute slot from 4-5.30pm.
The truth is though kids themselves now head straight to the digital channels, not to the terrestrials.
BA
Kids TV channels rate the same as terrestrial kids TV. Children follow their programmes around channels unlike older viewers who irrationally stick to terrestrial. They should axe kids TV completely from BBC1 and BBC2 in the afternoon, or at least reduce it to a simulcast, and put the terrestrial childrens TV funding into making a new Saturday morning show as the flagship. Perhaps they could just bring back Top of the Pops Reloaded and kill two birds with one stone 
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KE
Next Tuesday's Blue Peter is the final show from Television Centre.
From Digiguide:
CHILDRENS: Blue Peter
On: BBC 2
Date: Tuesday 28th June 2011 (starting in 3 days)
Time: 16:30 to 17:00 (30 minutes long)
Join Andy Akinwolere, Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood for their final Blue Peter in Television Centre, before the show moves to Salford. In true Blue Peter style, there will be a giant World Record attempt as well as some very special guests performing as Andy bids his final farewell.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)
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From Digiguide:
CHILDRENS: Blue Peter
On: BBC 2
Date: Tuesday 28th June 2011 (starting in 3 days)
Time: 16:30 to 17:00 (30 minutes long)
Join Andy Akinwolere, Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood for their final Blue Peter in Television Centre, before the show moves to Salford. In true Blue Peter style, there will be a giant World Record attempt as well as some very special guests performing as Andy bids his final farewell.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=231800
Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.
BR
Will Andy's replacement be announced next week then - long gone are the days when they'd join months in advance for a transitional period.
And always hate how Blue Peter finishes off on BBC2 - you'd think they'd end it the week before Wimbledon so it remains on BBC1 till the end of the series.
And always hate how Blue Peter finishes off on BBC2 - you'd think they'd end it the week before Wimbledon so it remains on BBC1 till the end of the series.
SW
Well, sometimes they announce them, sometimes they don't. Andy himself was of course revealed on the last show before the summer break, although in his book Richard Marson says that wasn't actually the plan, they were intending to send him on the expedition and so forth and formally introduce him in September, but an item fell through at the last minute so they introduced him there and then.
In the past it was more usual that there'd be four for a period but not always, I remember Caron Keating's departure in 1990 baffling me, as she simply announced on Thursday she'd be off on Monday, then Diane Louise Jordan started on the following Thursday. Back in 1980, Tina Heath and Chris Wenner both left at the end of the series, but while Sarah Greene had already joined as Tina's replacement, Peter Duncan didn't arrive until September. They didn't have a replacement ready when Peter Purves left either so John Noakes and Lesley Judd presented on their own for two months.
This has been one of the longest BP series ever, I think, having started at the end of August, I know it went off for a couple of weeks at Christmas but it never used to start so early in the autumn. Last year of course it ended in early June so it didn't get constantly taken off for the World Cup. I don't suppose the kids these days notice if it's on BBC1 or BBC2.
Will Andy's replacement be announced next week then - long gone are the days when they'd join months in advance for a transitional period.
And always hate how Blue Peter finishes off on BBC2 - you'd think they'd end it the week before Wimbledon so it remains on BBC1 till the end of the series.
And always hate how Blue Peter finishes off on BBC2 - you'd think they'd end it the week before Wimbledon so it remains on BBC1 till the end of the series.
Well, sometimes they announce them, sometimes they don't. Andy himself was of course revealed on the last show before the summer break, although in his book Richard Marson says that wasn't actually the plan, they were intending to send him on the expedition and so forth and formally introduce him in September, but an item fell through at the last minute so they introduced him there and then.
In the past it was more usual that there'd be four for a period but not always, I remember Caron Keating's departure in 1990 baffling me, as she simply announced on Thursday she'd be off on Monday, then Diane Louise Jordan started on the following Thursday. Back in 1980, Tina Heath and Chris Wenner both left at the end of the series, but while Sarah Greene had already joined as Tina's replacement, Peter Duncan didn't arrive until September. They didn't have a replacement ready when Peter Purves left either so John Noakes and Lesley Judd presented on their own for two months.
This has been one of the longest BP series ever, I think, having started at the end of August, I know it went off for a couple of weeks at Christmas but it never used to start so early in the autumn. Last year of course it ended in early June so it didn't get constantly taken off for the World Cup. I don't suppose the kids these days notice if it's on BBC1 or BBC2.
BU
Not much but the show appears to be in a half hour slot - normally there's a Shaun The Sheep or something before Newsround.
It seems historic because of this, losing the famous garden in its current form and it being Andy's last show. For a show which revolves so much around its studio and its garden - wouldn't it have been worth extending the show for a special episode?
Not much but the show appears to be in a half hour slot - normally there's a Shaun The Sheep or something before Newsround.
BP
It seems crazy to think that Andy has been on the show for 5 years now. A bit of a rarity nowadays (excluding Konnie, and the team in the early 2000's), the consistency with branding, studio set up and presenters in the last few years can only be a good thing. Does anyone know how the ratings are doing? Are they above the 700,000 a week mark?
BU
Andy's Greatest Hits got 200,000, although this was on BBC2 - the last BBC1 episode before Wimbledon got 300,000.
It seems crazy to think that Andy has been on the show for 5 years now. A bit of a rarity nowadays (excluding Konnie, and the team in the early 2000's), the consistency with branding, studio set up and presenters in the last few years can only be a good thing. Does anyone know how the ratings are doing? Are they above the 700,000 a week mark?
Andy's Greatest Hits got 200,000, although this was on BBC2 - the last BBC1 episode before Wimbledon got 300,000.