BR
Apart from the extra space required on satellite, which is already acquired, there is no reason why regional services can't continue with little change following DSO, but ITV and especially OFCOM seem to be perpetuating the completely unfounded myth that after digital switchover, people won't be interested in regional services any more.
There is talk of a "channel 6", which would be regional based - but don't think that's getting very far.
There is talk of a "channel 6", which would be regional based - but don't think that's getting very far.
NJ
ITV have been keen to dump regional commitments for years. Regional slots ended up in graveyard transmission slots. ITV have also been keen for a while to dump everything off the main network that they want not to have anything to do with. Weekday children's television has been banished to the CITV Channel which is not available in Wales on Freeview. Regional news is increasingly influenced by the national trends and I dare say by DSO it'll have vanished altogether if not shortly after. Eventually it'll turn into BBC One with commercials and the odd regional advert or three.
This regional "channel 6" isn't going to happen. ITV have put paid to that by pulling out of as many regional commitments as they can and publicly claiming there's sod all in it for them. Why would anybody else want it?
After DSO, if ITV haven't given up altogether on regional, then an opportunity may exist, though if Ofcom have decided that there's nothing in it then there's clearly something in it and there won't be a licence going begging.
Neil Jones
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Brekkie posted:
Apart from the extra space required on satellite, which is already acquired, there is no reason why regional services can't continue with little change following DSO, but ITV and especially OFCOM seem to be perpetuating the completely unfounded myth that after digital switchover, people won't be interested in regional services any more.
ITV have been keen to dump regional commitments for years. Regional slots ended up in graveyard transmission slots. ITV have also been keen for a while to dump everything off the main network that they want not to have anything to do with. Weekday children's television has been banished to the CITV Channel which is not available in Wales on Freeview. Regional news is increasingly influenced by the national trends and I dare say by DSO it'll have vanished altogether if not shortly after. Eventually it'll turn into BBC One with commercials and the odd regional advert or three.
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There is talk of a "channel 6", which would be regional based - but don't think that's getting very far.
This regional "channel 6" isn't going to happen. ITV have put paid to that by pulling out of as many regional commitments as they can and publicly claiming there's sod all in it for them. Why would anybody else want it?
After DSO, if ITV haven't given up altogether on regional, then an opportunity may exist, though if Ofcom have decided that there's nothing in it then there's clearly something in it and there won't be a licence going begging.
MA
ITV have been keen to dump regional commitments for years.
Of course what's happened is that Ofcom (and before that the ITC) have created a multichannel environment, without any means for ITV to viably support their regional PSB requirements. The structure that ITV have to work to, has not changed for them in 50 years.
The only way I see that ITV could provide quality regional programming post DSO is for them to get a slice of licence money. The same would apply to any commercial broadcaster that is still required to provide high quality PSB output.
Neil Jones posted:
ITV have been keen to dump regional commitments for years.
Of course what's happened is that Ofcom (and before that the ITC) have created a multichannel environment, without any means for ITV to viably support their regional PSB requirements. The structure that ITV have to work to, has not changed for them in 50 years.
The only way I see that ITV could provide quality regional programming post DSO is for them to get a slice of licence money. The same would apply to any commercial broadcaster that is still required to provide high quality PSB output.
RJ
There's a word missing there; either enjoy or hate.
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Jugalug posted:
RJH Glover posted:
Personally I watching the Regional News and I guess many people do to.
There's a word missing there; either enjoy or hate.
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