Originally Posted by aurichie:
“It's good that the BBC no longer has bulging budgets from never ending license fee increases anymore to blow on deals that are commercially viable elsewhere.”
Yes. NOW it's commercially-viable. So why didn't the production company offer it to a commercial channel first?
Originally Posted by spikej:
“While it's bad news in one way, the BBC will always have the ability to make other non-commercial shows hits. They don't need British Bake Off, but arguably Bake Off needs BBC for the largest amount of exposure and viewers.”
And when that show becomes another "commercial success" and gets sold to a commercial channel? Should LF money be used to build up an audience for a show only for it to then be sold to a higher, commercial, bidder with more money?
Or, to be more long-winded about it;
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Well said David
Originally Posted by Shaun_Jameson:
“Sorry BBC, you can no longer tell us what to watch, we have choice and I bet the BBC hates that!!”
It's been a while since I've read so much nonsense on this forum
Originally Posted by Jenkins Leeroy:
“whats the point in even paying the bbc license fee they cant even afford to keep their own shows anymore”
Well they certainly shouldn't have to spend years building an audience for a show only for another channel, with far larger pockets, to come along and take it away when it gets popular.
Originally Posted by Shaun_Jameson:
“We can blame the BBC for over extending themselves launching channel after channel with a HD variant whilst expecting the tax payer to fund them. If the BBC reverts back to BBC1, BBC2 and the radio stations it's will do just fine.
It's the BBC's fault it spread its funding to thinly.”
More nonsense. I'll just leave this here.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacent...years-comp.pdf
Originally Posted by dave2702:
“I know someone who was involved in a similar but less high-profile Station hop, his Production Company had sold a show to the BBC and the show was a minor hit. When it came to negotiating the contract renewal the BBC were really low-balling the value of the show and took the attitude "We're the BBC you should be grateful we're dealing with you".”
Whilst we have no reason not to believe you, there's no way that was the BBC's attitude. I think they probably meant "we don't have as much money to spend as other channels but we are the most-watched broadcaster in the UK."
Originally Posted by
Jenkins Leeroy:
“c'mon now its 2016 guys the bbc like any business should be allowed to go out of business if they cannot fund themselves properly. state controlled television should be out the door. this isnt the 1950s people have choices now and can watch hundreds of privately owned tv channels instead of being under a bbc monopoly like it used to be. 'aunty' is irrelevent nowadays
”
Oh dear? Where do I begin? I shall start by going to bed. Whilst I'm gone, perhaps Mr Leeroy should research Public Service Broadcasting.
Goodnight!