SW
Four hours of new content a week makes it by far one of the top multi-channels for new programming, and especially new British programming. Compare that to Sky One and Sky Arts.
CBBC and CBeebies both get their highest audiences between 5pm and 7pm. Which takes priority?
Looking at BBC Four schedules there is barely 4 hours of new content a week so it doesn't really justify an entire service. But like all multi-channels they are there to increase audience share.
Four hours of new content a week makes it by far one of the top multi-channels for new programming, and especially new British programming. Compare that to Sky One and Sky Arts.
BBC One, BBC Two kept, CBBC and Cbeebies merged into one 24 hour channel, shared between the two brands.
CBBC and CBeebies both get their highest audiences between 5pm and 7pm. Which takes priority?
NG
Though the main reason BBC Three went online was that its budget was slashed so savagely it couldn't effectively run a scheduled linear service...
noggin
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BBC Three moving online while I didn't agree with it did make sense given who it was aimed at, BBC Four I don't think there would be any benefit moving it online.
Though the main reason BBC Three went online was that its budget was slashed so savagely it couldn't effectively run a scheduled linear service...
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JamesM0984
The counter argument is that sometimes the stuff on BBC Two isn't that great, yet you've got some fairly underrated stuff on BBC Four that would benefit from a larger audience.
Actually I'd argue I watch more BBC Four content than anywhere else; mostly music documentaries and of course the Eurovision semi finals (where a significant saving could be made by flying out just one commentator and running the world feed rather than the costs of a camera/production crew, two commentators and a vision circuit that it currently runs at!) but I could live with that content moving over to BBC Two.
Actually I'm going to be controversial: not enough is made of iPlayer. There's a lot of content there but trying to find it is a bitch. There must be tons of documentaries I miss out on because I can't be arsed to scroll through from A to Z and then having to check the synopsis to see if I'm into it.
And I could cry at the fact Ofcom blocked Project Gershwin. Oh to have all the on demand content available to discover from one easy interface. You've watched Panorama? Why not try Dispatches? I can't see how anyone loses!
Actually I'd argue I watch more BBC Four content than anywhere else; mostly music documentaries and of course the Eurovision semi finals (where a significant saving could be made by flying out just one commentator and running the world feed rather than the costs of a camera/production crew, two commentators and a vision circuit that it currently runs at!) but I could live with that content moving over to BBC Two.
Actually I'm going to be controversial: not enough is made of iPlayer. There's a lot of content there but trying to find it is a bitch. There must be tons of documentaries I miss out on because I can't be arsed to scroll through from A to Z and then having to check the synopsis to see if I'm into it.
And I could cry at the fact Ofcom blocked Project Gershwin. Oh to have all the on demand content available to discover from one easy interface. You've watched Panorama? Why not try Dispatches? I can't see how anyone loses!
IS
BBC Four and Two are very different in terms of commissioning. There are a lot of great documentaries that Four do that don't fit with Two's requirements, either stylistically, in terms of having a small niche audience, or the budget is too low. Four can get away with a programme at 9pm that cost a fraction of one on Two at 9pm
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JamesM0984
Wasn't that the plan to bring all the catchup offerings under one app?
TR
I remember them announcing that rival shows including Coronation Street would show up in iPlayer. What happened to that? It no longer works.
It's nice to see the iPlayer interface taking a few cues from Netflix in terms of putting box sets up there with nice visuals that tempt you to dig around to find something to watch. Be nice if they offered vertical "DVD covers" as on Netflix instead of horizontal banners.
It's nice to see the iPlayer interface taking a few cues from Netflix in terms of putting box sets up there with nice visuals that tempt you to dig around to find something to watch. Be nice if they offered vertical "DVD covers" as on Netflix instead of horizontal banners.
NT
Four hours of new content a week makes it by far one of the top multi-channels for new programming, and especially new British programming. Compare that to Sky One and Sky Arts.
CBBC and CBeebies both get their highest audiences between 5pm and 7pm. Which takes priority?
Move the CBBC output to BBC Two between 5 and 7pm.
Looking at BBC Four schedules there is barely 4 hours of new content a week so it doesn't really justify an entire service. But like all multi-channels they are there to increase audience share.
Four hours of new content a week makes it by far one of the top multi-channels for new programming, and especially new British programming. Compare that to Sky One and Sky Arts.
BBC One, BBC Two kept, CBBC and Cbeebies merged into one 24 hour channel, shared between the two brands.
CBBC and CBeebies both get their highest audiences between 5pm and 7pm. Which takes priority?
Move the CBBC output to BBC Two between 5 and 7pm.
SW
BBC2 gets some of its highest audiences between 5 and 7pm with shows like It Takes Two, Eggheads and Great British Menu. Which takes priority?
Move the CBBC output to BBC Two between 5 and 7pm.
BBC2 gets some of its highest audiences between 5 and 7pm with shows like It Takes Two, Eggheads and Great British Menu. Which takes priority?