Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Thankfully, those nasty Tories of yours have given the BBC a bit of a reprieve. They don't have to put 100% of shows out for indy's but have to offer 40%. But, and here's the big point, any show an indy works on that is already a BBC show remains property of the BBC. This should mean that Indy's won't be able to fleece the BBC again.”
Ah Wizzy, you are like Mr Ben the shopkeeper. One minute you are there, the next you've disappeared again. How are you fella?
Where have you heard this from Wizz?
So currently the Beeb has to outsource 25% of production...with a further 25% going through a 'window of creative opportunity' (or whatever it's called) whereby indies compete with BBC in-house...with the remaining 50% being BBC in-house. Will this 15% increase mean the end of the 'window of creative opportunity' I wonder Whizz?
BIB...so that's good. So an indie which say takes over EastEnders (heaven forbid) could never sell it to another broadcaster?
A couple of points here.
1. The BBC operates in a competitive market. It has to be able to operate effectively and successfully within that market. It needs the resources to be able to do so fairly.
2. All contracts the BBC has with indies going forward must be absolutely water tight. We cannot have another Bake Off situation in the future. It isn't right. Personally I would prefer co-productions whereby the BBC has the controlling stake. BBC bods around these parts, are you listening? Take note of what's happened this week and get tough.