They had similar problems at TV Centre - TC 6,7 and 8 could be switched to work in NTSC, which is based on 60Hz and sometimes had issues with the 50Hz lighting.
I don't think she's been on the BBC for a good couple of years or so. It's a shame really as she was quite good, she even got a shot at Breakfast once.
According to the listings for Monday, the local news after the News at 1 is the usual length so think this is an improvement. With the News at 10 now going onto :30 every night, I think they need to rethink how they do the opening to the Papers as it means it all starts at :35 and eats into Sportsday.
According to the listings for Monday, the local news after the News at 1 is the usual length so think this is an improvement. With the News at 10 now going onto :30 every night, I think they need to rethink how they do the opening to the Papers as it means it all starts at :35 and eats into Sportsday.
Isn't the time needed though to seat the guests etc. The challenge causes by sharing studios - plus the gallery team probably all changes as well.
I hope I'm not being stupid here in suggesting this but if the BBC does have to scrap yet another of its channels, couldn't BBC Parliament go rather than BBC News? I realise BBC Parliament probably costs a pittance to run, however, and the savings would be more with the News Channel but still... who watches BBC Parliament??
That article is based on a debate from months ago which ended when the BBC itself announced they had scrapped plans to close the News Channel due to the relatively low savings involved. If the BBC were indeed in need of closing another TV channel CBBC is the least cost efficient with a cost-viewer ratio almost 8 times that of CBeebies.
Should BBC News be axed the savings would be negligable as most of the budget covers infrastructure that would remain in place for BBC One bulletins etc.
Very few, but regrettably many of them are the ones with the influence to affect and direct the BBC's licence fee revenue.
Therefore I'll let you decide whether scrapping BBC P would be A Good Thing or not !
That's true.
The statistics DTV mentions above prove that BBC Parliament is a massive waste of money. They have Democracy Live online if you want to watch something back; the demand for watching drawn-out parliamentary debates which are often of little irrelevance is quite understandably low. But if the BBC were to suggest scrapping it, the politicians would start preaching the importance of the service and the 'key role' it plays in increasing our political awareness. In fact, I honestly believe this service lends itself to a shift online far more than BBC Three.... It's already there in the form of Democracy Live. But nobody is above a politician in this country
Arguably, the debates that the masses really want to see are on the NC and Sky News.
BBC Parliament would be an ideal candidate to move to IPTV. It's little watched, but the politicos in the Westminster bubble could watch online instead. As a sweetener, the BBC Trust could insist on extra coverage from the Commons and Lords on the News Channel and BBC Two, i.e. the return of an afternoon edition of Westminster Live on BBC Two and Today in Parliament on the NC.
