BBC Olympic Coverage

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by saxoneagle

So you pay 100 quid a year for your TV license, I pay 50 quid a month for BBC but I don't have a right to complain about how my money is spent and the quality of what they feed to their "prime" channels?

Idiotic comment, but feel free to have a pop at me if you want. Again.

Not a pop, just a gentle ribbing, but you don't pay the BBC £50 a year do you? You pay the local broadcaster who in turn chooses what channels they buy from the BBC - is that right? In Holland and Belgium you get regular BBC1 and BBC 2 as that is what they broadcast.

And, I pay £150 a year, plus Sky to get all the extra red button services, plus BT Broadband to get the online services.

Still, makes a change from teaming up to defend Andy Murray.....

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by Excowboy

I don't think you read any of my post. It was about the moronic repetition of cliches, over-analysis by people who either know little about the sport and general meaningless yabbering in place of showing the sport that is scheduled for that channel. I've no problem with the way the sports are scheduled and spread out.

Sorry to misinterpret, but I still disagree as the BBC has to strike a balance between all levels of interest, plus people dipping in and out.

Experts like Thorpe, Foster, Johnson, etc are excellent but individual presenters like Balding etc will always be personal preference. Someone says they don't like Hugh Porter, I think he is great as do many of the media commentators.

They also have a duty to explain sports to the non familiar viewer. It is a tough line to tread to please 10m viewers all at once.

[saxoneagle]

Originally Posted by Big Blue Eagle

Not a pop, just a gentle ribbing, but you don't pay the BBC £50 a year do you? You pay the local broadcaster who in turn chooses what channels they buy from the BBC - is that right? In Holland and Belgium you get regular BBC1 and BBC 2 as that is what they broadcast.

And, I pay £150 a year, plus Sky to get all the extra red button services, plus BT Broadband to get the online services.

Still, makes a change from teaming up to defend Andy Murray.....

True, but the package without BBC is 50 quid less. I'm sure they don't get it all, but it's still more than you lot pay for 24 or whatever channels...

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by saxoneagle

True, but the package without BBC is 50 quid less. I'm sure they don't get it all, but it's still more than you lot pay for 24 or whatever channels...

To get the regular 40-60 digital channels, plus currently one extra red button channel we pay £145pa. I then pay £55 a month for Sky, Sports package & HD, plus £20 a month or do for broadband.....no idea what Freeview costs.

[Oisin]

Originally Posted by saxoneagle

True, but the package without BBC is 50 quid less. I'm sure they don't get it all, but it's still more than you lot pay for 24 or whatever channels...

I pay 60 USD a year for a VPN and get all the UK channels on line. How much telly do you watch?

[rhino_mik]

I use a Sky box for Freesat and get all the BBC red button events without having to grease the palm of the slippery digger!

[jone-zee]

is there any reason why the coverage has to switch between BBC1 and 2 for the news? Tonight BBC2 showed the main news then they still switched so BBC 1 could show Guardianista round up sorry BBC London News? for 20 poxy minutes. Its not as if all viewers cant get 625 lines these days.

[ebyeeckeagle]

Great coverage.

Particularly on the red button for us UK licence payers

[west country boy]

Originally Posted by saxoneagle

So you pay 100 quid a year for your TV license, I pay 50 quid a month for BBC but I don't have a right to complain about how my money is spent and the quality of what they feed to their "prime" channels?

Idiotic comment, but feel free to have a pop at me if you want. Again.

"Licence".

[Bobby Woodruff]

Originally Posted by jone-zee

is there any reason why the coverage has to switch between BBC1 and 2 for the news? Tonight BBC2 showed the main news then they still switched so BBC 1 could show Guardianista round up sorry BBC London News? for 20 poxy minutes. Its not as if all viewers cant get 625 lines these days.

BBC2 doesn't have the capacity to be split up between regions so the regional programmes have to be on BBC1. They had the same problem during Wimbledon when Murray was playing and the messed about with the schedules so that he could be on BBC1 rather than the scheduled BBC2.

And why the **** do you think BBC London News is 'Guardianista' (whatever the **** that means)?

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by Bobby Woodruff

BBC2 doesn't have the capacity to be split up between regions so the regional programmes have to be on BBC1. They had the same problem during Wimbledon when Murray was playing and the messed about with the schedules so that he could be on BBC1 rather than the scheduled BBC2.

And why the **** do you think BBC London News is 'Guardianista' (whatever the **** that means)?

Soc Lib conspiracy innit guv............

[ChiswickEagle]

McEnroe looks trousered on BBC1 at the min?

[Big Blue Eagle]

Interesting blog from the BBC on the scale and reach of their Olympic coverage - I think the comparisons with a "Coronation Moment" ie - when the nation embraced TV for the first time, are accurate. The mix of red button, mobile, on line video etc etc etc has really taken off in the past two weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sportedit...ng_figure.html