Thread: HD BBC Parliament coming to BBC2.
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Old 29-08-2016, 17:43   #18
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Re: BBC Parliament coming to BBC2.
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
As I said ... channels that buy content produced elsewhere, have the when/how often/for how long written into the deal. The BBC is a producer and broadcaster of first-run material and its licences and fees reflect that.

Also, as I said ... it is not a "problem" in the sense of whether it can be done or not. It is a problem in the sense of whether it is cost effective for the BBC to do it, also taking its public service status into account.
...And as I said, the BBC could write such provisions into their contracts. It's no big deal, IMHO.

If the BBC is that worried about saving money, they could just close BBC1 and 2 down after 2am rather than simply duplicate what their other channels are doing.
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