Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 4
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Old 26-10-2014, 13:54   #282
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 4
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Originally Posted by harry_hitch View Post
I would hate to see BBC 4/3 interfered with. In my eyes, there is something special about listening to TMS on LW whilst. The shipping forecast is a very important part of my cricketing experience. On many occasions, I find I actually hating myself for buying Digital radios in my flat and thus missing out on the shipping forecast when listening to TMS on digital radio. Yes, I know, I am very odd.

If the BBC want to save money, they can easily let someone else have prem highlights, and send less reporters/pundits/commentators/hosts to sporting events. Take cricket for example, TMS have many commentators and pundits at each test/odi/t20. Yet 5live will use someone else to give them an update every hour or so. BBC are already paying people to be there for TMS, surely one or two of them could speak to 5live at some point?

I have no other issues with the BBC and (other than Radio 1 and BBC 3 - they are too immature for my tastes.) I think their radio output is streets ahead of anyone else. I love their sporting output (what little they have left that is) pundits, commentators et al, but if they just stopped paying to send so many people to these things, they would save a fortune.
I agree, they should not be messing with radio at all.

However, the BBC do have an unfair advantage where TV is concerned, and they need to have their financing scaled back. I am happy for this to be recouped through alternative income streams, but not at the taxpayer's expense.
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