There's a programme about money-making in Second Life onBBC2 at 7.p.m. tomorrow (Friday).
If you're not really sure what Second Life is about, take a look. I shall.
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Hunch
Call me a fool, but I've got a hunch.
The bods at AQA were compiling the exam paper during Feb and march - when the big Big Brother row was boiling over.
I don't think they'll be able to resist setting a question on Reality TV, or Celebrities, or the responsibilities of broadcasters. Or something.
Make sure you know what OFCOM said about Big Brother.
Take a look at the current series of BB - if you can bear those bloody twins...
The bods at AQA were compiling the exam paper during Feb and march - when the big Big Brother row was boiling over.
I don't think they'll be able to resist setting a question on Reality TV, or Celebrities, or the responsibilities of broadcasters. Or something.
Make sure you know what OFCOM said about Big Brother.
Take a look at the current series of BB - if you can bear those bloody twins...
Monday, 28 May 2007
Ratings or Reithian Values?
The big Autumn series on BBC2 will be Heroes, an American series about ordinary people who find that they have superpowers.
Apparently it's quite good (It was the top-rating series in the US last year) , but it's controversial because the BBC paid at least £400,000 per episode - for a 30 episode series. It was in a big bidding war with other companies and outbid them to get its hands on a winner.
Is this a good use of license-payers' money? To pay a huge amount for something which viewers would otherwise be able to see elsewhere. they could have funded several home-grown series with this money.
The BBC is caught in a trap - spend on crowd-pleasers and they're accused of letting down their Reithian heritage, or fail to buy crowd-pleasers, and they are no longer maintaining their popularity.
Apparently it's quite good (It was the top-rating series in the US last year) , but it's controversial because the BBC paid at least £400,000 per episode - for a 30 episode series. It was in a big bidding war with other companies and outbid them to get its hands on a winner.
Is this a good use of license-payers' money? To pay a huge amount for something which viewers would otherwise be able to see elsewhere. they could have funded several home-grown series with this money.
The BBC is caught in a trap - spend on crowd-pleasers and they're accused of letting down their Reithian heritage, or fail to buy crowd-pleasers, and they are no longer maintaining their popularity.
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Ofcom raps Celebrity Big Brother
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6687091.stm
The Ofcom report seriously criticises Channel 4 for the way it handled the racist bullying on CBB. The judgement will have to be read out on air three times , before screenings of the new BB series.
So no fines, no sackings - just this ritual of humiliation for the company to punish them.
The Ofcom report seriously criticises Channel 4 for the way it handled the racist bullying on CBB. The judgement will have to be read out on air three times , before screenings of the new BB series.
So no fines, no sackings - just this ritual of humiliation for the company to punish them.
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Who should raise the kids ?
Article about the future of Kids' TV...
Speaking after Mr Thickett's session at the VLV conference Anne Wood, the creative director of Teletubbies producer Ragdoll, told MediaGuardian.co.uk that "parliament needs to intervene" and compel broadcasters to address the "crisis" in children's television.
"Children are clearly the future of our country, and it is dangerous to have broadcasters deciding these things for themselves," Ms Wood said.
"The state of children's minds is of national importance and we need to call on Parliament to make steps and to introduce a children's fund at the very least to safeguard the future of children's television."
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