New teen programming block

I was going to post this in the CBBC thread but it's not really to do with it. Any way i found this on digital spy.

The BBC is launching a new programming block aimed at teenagers along the lines of Channel 4's popular T4 strand.

The new zone, airing on BBC Two from the autumn, will feature drama and entertainment programming and will also include a news bulletin.

Geoff Goodwin is developing the project, which has yet to be given a name

I don't think BBC Two is the right place to be honest - it has that high-brow image that C4 doesn't. Good news that they are making an effort though.

You're right there. BBC Three should be the right channel if any, but i suppose they want to show it to as bigger audience as possible.

It would have worked well about 4/5 years ago when between 6pm and 7.30pm BBC Two would have been watched by alot of young people with programmes like The Simspons or Fresh Prince of Bel Air etc. But now I think little on BBC Two really attracts a teenage audience, that slot at that time would have worked, alá DEF II if anything...

Interesting how they will put this one into practice.

Do the BBC still have the rights to show Malcom in the middle?

Well, if it's scheduled against T4 it would be rather pointless and defeat the object really.

Can't see them putting it on weeknights either considering "daytime" TV has now claimed the 6-7pm slot - and again, it's questionable whether putting it against the likes of Hollyoaks, The Simpsons and Home and Away would serve any purpose.

I actually think that if this is executed well it could be a success - BBC2 does have a slightly more classy image than C4, but that shouldn't necessarily affect any teen programming.

The project is being run by the head of the BBC Teens project.

Fonted by Natasha Kaplinsky...

Oh please no.

What I think would be interesting to experiment with is to actually have teenage newsreaders, reporters etc, who are able to make the news accessible but add a bit of gravitas to it.

If they have presenters on like T4 do- I think the obvious choice would actually be Angellica Bell because she was at CBBC for years and lots of teenagers of today grew up with her on kids TV

You can tell straight away from the inclusion of a news bulletin that it's not exactly teenagers who are behind this block of programming.