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BBC radio re-organisation on the cards?

 
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firewirefred
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:52 am    Post subject: BBC radio re-organisation on the cards? Reply with quote

I was at BBC White City on Wood Lane yesterday (the new block that forms the north end of TV centre) meeting some old colleagues and doing business and I heard something interesting. Apparently, discussions are undergoing within the BBC heirarchy with a view to the corporation undertaking a major re-organisation of its radio output right across the board. And, if the gossip is correct, that means major.........

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to see you haven't jumped ship Fred!

Hopefully the shake up will mean Radio2 will move towards it former glory! I wonder if this is why Ed Stewart was around Broadcasting House earlier in the year?

Ken Bruce in for Wogan, Radcliffe & Maconie doing the Ken Bruce slot, Ed back on Sundays, Johnnie Walker back on Drivetime and Parky decides to stay.... and The Big Show remains as is! Heaven for me! Razz
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From what I hear (and all I know is what I've written above) is that the re-organisation affects the whole set of radio "outlets' operated by the Beeb - it's not specific to R2 or its roster of presenters. It's more a structural thing.

Less radio outlets, and a great emphasis on new ways of making the BBC's audio programming available to users (sorry...... "listeners"), perhaps?

This has been on the cards for a long time, but the recent discussions have (so rumour has it) been exacerbated by the recent self-imposed financial "crisis" the corp now finds itself in).
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Fred-Likewise good to see you are still here.

Keep us posted on developments.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have to be careful - the mere fact that I've revealed that I was "in the building" yesterday means that I could be indentified! I like the subterfuge, though, because I sympathise with many people who still work within the BBC who think that senior management and government have let them down badly and need a proverbial kick where it hurts.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn.. Sad

Well, I hope they can still afford to expand their DAB broadcast area! I still can't get Radio2 on DAB here and that's the reason I bought the radio in the first place! Laughing ...
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From a technical point of view, I'm not impressed with DAB anyhow. It's like the standard that's been set for HDTV - it's a compromise that enables them to cram a lot of data into smaller spaces in order to maximise revenue potential on the existing platforms - DVB-T (Freeview) and Satellite - at the expense of quality.

DAB and HDTV are cons in terms of what they offer as opposed to what they could offer if such a compromise wasn't being made.

Did you know, for instance, that in order to accomodate more HDTV channels on Freeview they've got to clear out a load of existing channels? Or that the existing Sky platform is now full to bursting?

The whole thing's a joke!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From January 1st, 2008, I, Scott Nelson, will succeed Lesley Douglas as Radio 2 Controller. Iain Smith will be my deputy, and Mark Occomore will become head of music.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know much about EM Spectral allocation but this OFCOM webpage is interesting..

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/futurepricing/summary/
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
I don't know much about EM Spectral allocation


Ooooh I love it when you talk dirty Rach ! Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two stepper wrote:
Rachel wrote:
I don't know much about EM Spectral allocation


Ooooh I love it when you talk dirty Rach ! Laughing


Oh don't encourage me Two Stepper Very Happy or I'll start talking about how vectored thrust in an encapsulated macro hydrodynamic atmosphere can cause all sorts of good things to happen.

Although I don't really know much about that either, it just happens all by itself. Wink Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
but this OFCOM webpage is interesting..

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/futurepricing/summary/


Isn't it just?

So some of the money which we are compelled to pay as licence fee (tax)to the BBC is now to be paid by them as a fee (tax) to Ofcom (the Government) for using... fresh air, effectively.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RockitRon wrote:
Rachel wrote:
but this OFCOM webpage is interesting..

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/futurepricing/summary/


Isn't it just?

So some of the money which we are compelled to pay as licence fee (tax)to the BBC is now to be paid by them as a fee (tax) to Ofcom (the Government) for using... fresh air, effectively.

Twisted Evil[/b]


It sure is...

It has to be regulated and allocated in some way otherwise anyone could transmit on any old frequency and it would be like trying to hear a conversation in a busy pub if that happened. With the loony leftie setting up of year on year reducing funded agencies to run everything on behalf of the Government( cos they have no clue) as a cost cutting exercise, they ( the agencies) have to find a way to maintain their critical mass and keep things in order.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In truth, OfCom has very few teeth - and those teeth they do have aren't that sharp. The state of Broadcasting regulation is that it's very light compared to the combined mass of the old ITC/IBC/Radio Authority/BBC Board of Governors, etc., that we've had in the past.

Personally, I'd like to see a reversion to the IBA and Radio Authority respectively - at least the people running them had some sort of clue as to what was going on.

OfCom is a joke!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought Ofcom is becoming a little more tighter with the BBC? The BBC used to have to bow down to them. Commercial Radio are not happy with the BBC.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
I thought Ofcom is becoming a little more tighter with the BBC? The BBC used to have to bow down to them. Commercial Radio are not happy with the BBC.


The BBC has never had to "bow down" to OfCom. Until the recent changes with the BBC Governors giving way to the new Trust, neither OfCom nor the old ITC has figured with the BBC. It's only during this parliamentary term that OfCom is now the regulatory body responsible for ensuring that the BBC Trust adheres to its charter commitments - and this partly accounts for all the unrest at the highest level.

It's all a complete and utter mess. Come back ITC - all is forgiven.


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