A similar story was posting in the Soaps forum in the early hours, but I'm guessing you guys want to delve over this report as well: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets...uing_drama.pdf
The six continuing dramas are Casualty, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Pobol y Cwm and River City.
Some snippets I've took out:
The six continuing dramas are Casualty, Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, Pobol y Cwm and River City.
Some snippets I've took out:
Quote:
“The Trust is pleased to note progress in reducing the absolute cost of producing these six dramas. The BBC’s reduction of 20% (in real terms) in the cost of producing an hour of continuing drama, while at the same time increasing audience approval, is an excellent achievement, and one of which the BBC can feel proud.
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The decline in the proportion of television viewers watching the six continuing dramas has slowed over the last two years and, although it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions, this suggests that the efficiency programme has not had a negative impact on viewer numbers in the short term. It is also the case that the people who do watch seem to enjoy the programmes, as the level of audience approval has increased by an average of 6.5 per cent over the last four years
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Although series budgets are generally well managed, when additional episodes are commissioned the production team adds their budget to the budget for the series. For the live episode of EastEnders in 2010, commissioners approved £500,000 additional funding for the episode, which ultimately cost £696,000; the difference was paid for from the 2009-10 series budget for EastEnders
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Costs for 2009/10
- £29.9m - EastEnders (120 minutes per week)
---> highest amount was £36.2m in 2003/04
- £22.8m - Casualty (50 mpw)
---> highest amount was £27.5m in 2003/04
- £20.8m - Holby City (60 mpw)
---> highest amount was £24.6m in 2002/03
- £11.7m - Doctors (150 mpw)
---> highest amount was £12.7m in 2003/04
- £9.8m - Pobol y Cwm (100 mpw)
---> highest amount was £10.5m in 2007/08
- £8.1m - River City (60 mpw)
---> highest amount was £10.7m in 2002/03
EastEnders is the cheapest cost per viewer hour at 3.5p, Casualty being the most expensive at 9.7p.
£6.9m paid to EastEnders cast members (see page 28).”
“The Trust is pleased to note progress in reducing the absolute cost of producing these six dramas. The BBC’s reduction of 20% (in real terms) in the cost of producing an hour of continuing drama, while at the same time increasing audience approval, is an excellent achievement, and one of which the BBC can feel proud.
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The decline in the proportion of television viewers watching the six continuing dramas has slowed over the last two years and, although it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions, this suggests that the efficiency programme has not had a negative impact on viewer numbers in the short term. It is also the case that the people who do watch seem to enjoy the programmes, as the level of audience approval has increased by an average of 6.5 per cent over the last four years
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Although series budgets are generally well managed, when additional episodes are commissioned the production team adds their budget to the budget for the series. For the live episode of EastEnders in 2010, commissioners approved £500,000 additional funding for the episode, which ultimately cost £696,000; the difference was paid for from the 2009-10 series budget for EastEnders
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Costs for 2009/10
- £29.9m - EastEnders (120 minutes per week)
---> highest amount was £36.2m in 2003/04
- £22.8m - Casualty (50 mpw)
---> highest amount was £27.5m in 2003/04
- £20.8m - Holby City (60 mpw)
---> highest amount was £24.6m in 2002/03
- £11.7m - Doctors (150 mpw)
---> highest amount was £12.7m in 2003/04
- £9.8m - Pobol y Cwm (100 mpw)
---> highest amount was £10.5m in 2007/08
- £8.1m - River City (60 mpw)
---> highest amount was £10.7m in 2002/03
EastEnders is the cheapest cost per viewer hour at 3.5p, Casualty being the most expensive at 9.7p.
£6.9m paid to EastEnders cast members (see page 28).”
) it can put across some very postitive messages to large auidences, something the BBC need not be afarid of doing.
