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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
BBC3 and BBC4 are a waste of bandwidth, any unique shows should be pulled back to BBC1/2. Having two kiddies channels is also a waste.
Unfortuntly due to a very shortsighted attitude in the late 70's and 80's the BBC erased many quality shows and documentaries just to save on tape costs so apart from private archives, I have several 100's of hours of "World about us" and Horizon from then on LP1700 tapes, (Pre VHS system) they are just not available.
Another area of bloat are the legions of sports commentators sent out to major events like the olympics, with separate teams for each channel.
The BBC has IMO run amok and has far exceeded the PSB remit in the pursuit of ratings or in an attempt to crush its commercial competitors on radio, TV and internet using a revenue stream that it knows will never (until now) be curtailed.
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agreed with everything said there, it seems they have a problem they cant/refuse to shake off. The bbc will probably have about 4x the staff at the olympics than itv does.