They're looking at taking two English Regions off DSAT, saving £500k a year for each stream apparently. They haven't decided which regions they'll be but Oxford and one of the East regions look likely (interesting that it's not automatically Cambridge that's being mentioned).
The Cambridge side of the Anglia region (aka Sandy Heath) covers more homes than the Norwich side (aka Taccy and Sudbury)
The big problem I have is with the propsals for local radio and the one size fits all nature of them. Why not let each region decide how to make the budget cuts in response to local circumstances, such as what sports coverage is available from competitors and the demographics of the audience.
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A former member
I have to ask:
* is says "Reduce the number of video streams available on satellite and cable from nine to one to provide a more consistent service across all TV platforms"""" Does this mean Freeview streams are being kept and Wimbledon should still have its service?
* It say BBC two daytime will get pulled BUT if CBBC is getting moved of BBC1 aswell then it will have a gap, does this mean a few of the BBC two daytime shows going over to one to fill the gap? like Flog it or ''lets but a house programme somewhere''...
* Are the Gaelic children's programme getting moved off, where will it end up? I got the feeling it will have to placed on to BBC ONE at some point during the day.
* What is the point in BBC2 now? what does it actually do for the public? would it not make more since to combine it with BBC4?
* also by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?>
I still believe theses cuts may be good in the long term, as the BBC really has to much fat, and needs to be simed down
As its been shown what can been by STV on a shoestring.
* by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?
I'd be very surprised if the programme didn't come from TC7 (and whatever studio Andrew Marr comes from at Broadcasting House in a year or two's time). That said:
Do we know if the programme will be live?
Will the Daily Politics team become responsible for the production? If so, this could be about stretching the DP production team across six days, and reducing or removing the Politics Show team.
How much of the programme will be filled with the longer one-on-one interview, and will it feature items, packages and/or interviews from weekday editions of DP?
Potentially they could save a lot here, or it could simply be a rebranding and refocusing 'exercise'.
* by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?
I'd be very surprised if the programme didn't come from TC7 (and whatever studio Andrew Marr comes from at Broadcasting House in a year or two's time). That said:
Do we know if the programme will be live?
Will the Daily Politics team become responsible for the production? If so, this could be about stretching the DP production team across six days, and reducing or removing the Politics Show team.
How much of the programme will be filled with the longer one-on-one interview, and will it feature items, packages and/or interviews from weekday editions of DP?
Potentially they could save a lot here, or it could simply be a rebranding and refocusing 'exercise'.
It could become a pre-recorded review show, showing highlights of the weekday show and a little bit of new content perhaps - a politics version of This Morning Saturday and Sunday!
* by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?
I'd be very surprised if the programme didn't come from TC7 (and whatever studio Andrew Marr comes from at Broadcasting House in a year or two's time). That said:
Do we know if the programme will be live?
Will the Daily Politics team become responsible for the production? If so, this could be about stretching the DP production team across six days, and reducing or removing the Politics Show team.
How much of the programme will be filled with the longer one-on-one interview, and will it feature items, packages and/or interviews from weekday editions of DP?
Potentially they could save a lot here, or it could simply be a rebranding and refocusing 'exercise'.
It could become a pre-recorded review show, showing highlights of the weekday show and a little bit of new content perhaps - a politics version of This Morning Saturday and Sunday!
I wonder how this will work for the Glasgow opt out? there will have to have a live show to cover their remit
* by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?
I'd be very surprised if the programme didn't come from TC7 (and whatever studio Andrew Marr comes from at Broadcasting House in a year or two's time). That said:
Do we know if the programme will be live?
Will the Daily Politics team become responsible for the production? If so, this could be about stretching the DP production team across six days, and reducing or removing the Politics Show team.
How much of the programme will be filled with the longer one-on-one interview, and will it feature items, packages and/or interviews from weekday editions of DP?
Potentially they could save a lot here, or it could simply be a rebranding and refocusing 'exercise'.
It could become a pre-recorded review show, showing highlights of the weekday show and a little bit of new content perhaps - a politics version of This Morning Saturday and Sunday!
I wonder how this will work for the Glasgow opt out? there will have to have a live show to cover their remit
Surely the Glasgow opt could still be live in a hypothetically-recorded Sunday Politics?
I'd be very surprised if the programme didn't come from TC7 (and whatever studio Andrew Marr comes from at Broadcasting House in a year or two's time). That said:
Do we know if the programme will be live?
Will the Daily Politics team become responsible for the production? If so, this could be about stretching the DP production team across six days, and reducing or removing the Politics Show team.
How much of the programme will be filled with the longer one-on-one interview, and will it feature items, packages and/or interviews from weekday editions of DP?
Potentially they could save a lot here, or it could simply be a rebranding and refocusing 'exercise'.
It could become a pre-recorded review show, showing highlights of the weekday show and a little bit of new content perhps - a politics version of This Morning Saturday and Sunday!
I wonder how this will work for the Glasgow opt out? there will have to have a live show to cover their remit
Surely the Glasgow opt could still be live in a hypothetically-recorded Sunday Politics?
I get the feeling there just not bother with the edition anymore and just keep the Politics Show "Scotland" instead, why change a brand that already know, its just replace politics Scotland few year back further still. I still found it strange that all the other opt are record, I'm sure main eduction is also record at times.....
Last edited by A former member on 7 October 2011 11:10pm
* What is the point in BBC2 now? what does it actually do for the public? would it not make more since to combine it with BBC4?
What has been the point of BBC2 the last few years?
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* also by axing Politics show and making it the daily Pol.. does save more one moving studios? or just one presenter for the show?
There's more to a programme than a studio and presenter. They would just change both and keep the separate programmes if that was the case.
A programme has a production team, 2 separate programmes will employ more people than having one. It's the economy of scale and the same principle with extending a half hour programme like The Daily Politics to an hour. If you double the duration you don't double the cost.
I wonder how this will work for the Glasgow opt out? there will have to have a live show to cover their remit
Is it live now? My understanding is that all of the Politics Show opt outs have been pre-recorded for a while - it being cheaper to do it on a Friday afternoon with the crew for the 1:30/6:30 than get everyone in on a Sunday
* is says "Reduce the number of video streams available on satellite and cable from nine to one to provide a more consistent service across all TV platforms"""" Does this mean Freeview streams are being kept and Wimbledon should still have its service?
It's typical BBC nonsense - people have complained for the last couple of years of the poor interactive service on Freeview in comparison to Sky - so their solution is to make Sky's service equally poor - they're closing about 8 video streams but only saving around 10%. Yes, the number of red button streams probably did need cutting but they should keep enough to offer the service people expect for Wimbledon and the Olympics. Unfortunately that may open the door for more BBC/Sky deals with BBC offering pre-digital style linear coverage and Sky offering the multiscreen extras.
Do we know if the programme will be live?