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Forum: Broadcasting 24-11-2012, 10:46
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Posted By Vericacious
The statements aren't mutually incompatible.

The statements aren't mutually incompatible.
Forum: Broadcasting 22-11-2012, 18:58
Replies: 73
Views: 2,999
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Ignorance is bliss for most on here, Tony Hall:...

Ignorance is bliss for most on here,

Tony Hall: John Birt's best friend; the reason why Hall didn't get the DG job in 1999 was his allegiance to Birt and his appalling regime.

I remember Hall from...
Forum: TV Shows: UK 21-11-2012, 17:06
Replies: 77
Views: 5,466
Posted By Vericacious
I remember having a laugh over that with someone...

I remember having a laugh over that with someone from the Radio Times, but, actually, your point isn't true of the old Points of View. Note (from about 1:50 in) how much more forthright people were...
Forum: Broadcasting 20-11-2012, 01:58
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
Other popular sitcoms and light entertainment...

Other popular sitcoms and light entertainment shows (e.g. Sykes, The Goodies, Dick Emery, The Liver Birds, Happy Ever After, Are You Being Served? Citizen Smith, Butterflies etc.) would get Christmas...
Forum: Broadcasting 20-11-2012, 01:47
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
You're looking for easy answers there. Of course...

You're looking for easy answers there. Of course the 2002 schedule was unacceptable. In particular, I hated the 1997 BBC One Christmas Day schedule and the recent BBC One Christmas Day schedules have...
Forum: Broadcasting 20-11-2012, 01:08
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
How to present the 'contemporaneity' of the past...

How to present the 'contemporaneity' of the past in order to convince? It's very, very difficult - and, as you state, it does depend upon the type of the programmes that a person values; I like a...
Forum: Broadcasting 18-11-2012, 00:03
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
I'm quite happy with my viewpoint - you make your...

I'm quite happy with my viewpoint - you make your case as you raised the issue.

Before you do, though, I'd better warn you that I have decades of evidence to fall back on. Good luck.
Forum: Broadcasting 17-11-2012, 19:32
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
Frankly, I'm flabbergasted that anyone still...

Frankly, I'm flabbergasted that anyone still tries to perpetuate the progress/'everything is better now' line with regard to TV.

If you value endless episodes of soaps, think of standalone editions...
Forum: Broadcasting 16-11-2012, 17:21
Replies: 1,253
Views: 99,436
Posted By Vericacious
It's laughably bad - just reverting to yellow on...

It's laughably bad - just reverting to yellow on blue would have been much better - but it's the programmes that count.
Forum: Broadcasting 14-11-2012, 13:25
Replies: 442
Views: 35,195
Posted By Vericacious
Thank you for that, but it was just the...

Thank you for that, but it was just the description that threw me; I've always thought of the 1989 ident as a spinning globe bauble. Of course, it was mechanical. Personally, I thought it looked a...
Forum: Broadcasting 13-11-2012, 13:11
Replies: 442
Views: 35,195
Posted By Vericacious
I agree with you almost totally. To me, though,...

I agree with you almost totally.

To me, though, the (computer generated) spinning top (1990) was as lifeless as the animations that went before and as corporate and 'impressive'/'hollow' as much...
Forum: Broadcasting 12-11-2012, 03:07
Replies: 62
Views: 2,147
Posted By Vericacious
Ed Richards! What a horror he would be for...

Ed Richards! What a horror he would be for viewers and listeners.

Yes, the obvious candidate is Greg Dyke. He 'ticks all the boxes', as the expression goes, but who's going to have the gumption to...
Forum: Broadcasting 29-10-2012, 00:08
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
ITV shows that may not have been...

ITV shows that may not have been mentioned:

Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins
For the Love of Dogs
Forum: Broadcasting 28-10-2012, 21:34
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
It gets more than 2m, actually, which is the...

It gets more than 2m, actually, which is the point; it would get a very good audience on ITV1, but is, instead, on ITV2 to get people to watch that channel, hence my use of the term "loss leader".
Forum: Broadcasting 28-10-2012, 21:29
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
I got the impression it was meant to be changes...

I got the impression it was meant to be changes 'around the edges', ie not the main shows (the soaps, talent shows etc.). As to where I read, it, I'd assumed it was in Broadcast magazine, but I've...
Forum: Broadcasting 27-10-2012, 12:21
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
:D I can cherry pick with the best of 'em, but I...

:D

I can cherry pick with the best of 'em, but I choose not to. Try a non-football night on ITV4 and when 'loss leader' Celebrity Juice isn't on ITV2; it gets twice as many viewers as the channels'...
Forum: Broadcasting 27-10-2012, 11:56
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
I did put that the suggested changes are not...

I did put that the suggested changes are not going to happen, necessary though they are.

It would take qualities such as vision, ambition and leadership for such changes to be made and I haven't...
Forum: Broadcasting 26-10-2012, 11:32
Replies: 1,433
Views: 174,199
Posted By Vericacious
Perhaps their focus is on a second press release...

Perhaps their focus is on a second press release for the Come Dine With Me Christmas Specials?

TV companies seem increasingly desperate now; they should be attempting more of a variety of programmes...
Forum: Broadcasting 26-10-2012, 11:11
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
Strangely enough, I had noticed those three other...

Strangely enough, I had noticed those three other channels.

Of course, your point is spurious - of the 4 ITV channels, ITV1 is not only very much ITV's main TV channel, it's also the only general...
Forum: Broadcasting 26-10-2012, 10:46
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
You appear to have missed all of the nuances of...

You appear to have missed all of the nuances of the argument - that it's about providing a more balanced schedule, so that viewers would get back in to the habit of thinking that there might be...
Forum: Broadcasting 25-10-2012, 12:38
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
Yes, ITV's income has risen and there's been a...

Yes, ITV's income has risen and there's been a move towards more in-house production - if only the BBC would follow suit with the latter - but there's no sign of schedule restructuring and ratings...
Forum: Broadcasting 24-10-2012, 02:07
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
I would argue that a lot of people still get home...

I would argue that a lot of people still get home by 5.45pm, especially those who don't work in the London area, and that significantly more advertising revenue could be generated by running...
Forum: Broadcasting 23-10-2012, 17:15
Replies: 1,881
Views: 65,333
Posted By Vericacious
I'm beginning to see a way back for Greg Dyke,...

I'm beginning to see a way back for Greg Dyke, though.
Forum: Broadcasting 23-10-2012, 15:26
Replies: 1,881
Views: 65,333
Posted By Vericacious
I agree with you and Hendero about George...

I agree with you and Hendero about George Entwistle - I would have liked someone from the creative side of the industry as DG, but it could have been someone a lot, lot worse and now that he's in...
Forum: Broadcasting 23-10-2012, 15:12
Replies: 2,400
Views: 110,196
Posted By Vericacious
It's good to see this thread. ITV lost loyalty...

It's good to see this thread.

ITV lost loyalty from many viewers when it ceased to be truly regional. At the same time, it lost advertising revenue and decided to rely more and more - too much - on...
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