Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Agreed BBC should forget the ratings and start making quality programmes again

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I think I will wait on more info coming via the BBC about BBC One +1 before posting my own view.

-Will the BBC launch one BBC One +1 channel or will they launch up to four channels - one for England, Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland?
-Will it launch on Virgin Media?

MB HQ thinks if BBC One +1 do launch on Virgin Media it will launch on Virgin Channel 108. With BBC One HD moving to beside BBC TWO HD and BBC ALBA on the Virgin EPG.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Which is why the Beeb is there to provide a variety of shows across radio and tv.

Let them trounce the X Factor in the ratings on Saturdays. Why not it's good for the morale of the nation!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Yes, very odd that they haven't set up an HD version from launch. Wonder why they can't use the former Bio HD capacity?

Excellent news, I never thought that the BBC would do this as the reasons the commercial channels do it is to increase advertising revenue.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Sorry but this ratings competition on Saturday night is one thing about the BBC that does annoy me. I don't watch either of those shows, but they are popular so why put them head to head? The only people who loose out are the British public.

And as far as I recall, ITV had that reality game show spot with X Factor, before the BBC launched Strictly. The BBC should have picked a different time for Strictly.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Bio HD capacity is now use for CI HD on Astra.

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New rumour:

FIVE new channels may launch on Virgin Media within the next two weeks.

MB HQ is not posting the names until I get them confirmed by an other Virgin Viewer.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

l agree as in my humble opinion the BBC should not be obsessed with ratings at all as they are there to serve the public and not take on ITV or SKY who are more obsessed with ratings.

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Oh goody goody more surprises.:hyper::hyper:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Sorry can't agree with that. Any other means involves commercial input that would defeat the whole point of public funded broadcasting.

What bias are you talking about?

Completely disagree.

You mean those 10 million who don't want to subscribe to pay TV? ;) Do the ones who subscribe to Pay TV never watch the BBC, use it's catch up or listen to it's radio stations then?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

No. Let them be innovative, experimental, trail blazing etc. I'll pay for that without complaint. They're doing great things with iPlayer, 3D sporting broadcasts, red button, new music etc. When they're on it they lead the way and others follow. But I cannot accept that we pay the licence fee to allow them to produce populist trash in order to compete in a race for ratings. And yes, I accept that some of what I consider trash is another person's (!) treasure, but in almost every case (Eastenders, the Voice) they're trying to compete with free to air broadcasters who got there first - I just can't understand why.

Let them do what they do best, lead the industry in innovation and experimentation, but make sure they remember the responsibility they have to spend our money properly in these areas rather than trying to imitate ad supported broadcasters who need to produce broadly popular programming to increase revenue.

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The bias that the corporation itself has admitted exists and is evident to anybody who has watched a significant amount of it's news output.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

BBC news is the only news channel I watch (can't be doing with the adverts on the other news channels). Can you give me an example of any bias?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Great News all these channels, but there must be a price rise on the Horizon!.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Well if the price rise is only a couple of quid and the rumoured certain channels arrive then l will accept that quite happily.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

In that case I'd ask you to consider the next time they report a government initiative. Is the headline factual ie. "Coalition announce plans to remove spare room subsidy from council tenants", or does it betray what they think of the policy ie. "Tory bedroom tax criticised"?

Whatever you think about that specific policy, I'd argue that as the nation's broadcaster, paid for by the licence fee, they have a duty to report factually. All elements of the story should be covered but it shouldn't be presented at the start from either side of the argument.

This is worth a read http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ve-admits.html

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But this is the overall conclusion and it says there is no hint of bias.

And Nigel Farage gets loads of exposure these days.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Those headlines have 2 totally different meanings, one means that it is being scrapped, one means it is being criticised.

Do you read a paper? If so is it the Daily Mail?