Comments on: Time to start work to save the BBC http://brideswell.com/content/sci-tech/time-to-start-work-to-save-the-bbc/ Creative Technology Consultants Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Richard Elen http://brideswell.com/content/sci-tech/time-to-start-work-to-save-the-bbc/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Richard Elen Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:45:07 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=675#comment-418 Ivana has a fair point. It would be interesting to know why the limit is only seven days. Obviously seven days is a lot of data storage, especially in HD. But storage is inexpensive these days. And I would hope that rights negotiations include an indefinite period and not one limited to a week. Ivana has a fair point. It would be interesting to know why the limit is only seven days. Obviously seven days is a lot of data storage, especially in HD. But storage is inexpensive these days. And I would hope that rights negotiations include an indefinite period and not one limited to a week.

]]> By: Ivana http://brideswell.com/content/sci-tech/time-to-start-work-to-save-the-bbc/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Ivana Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:54:57 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=675#comment-417 Proposed principle: Guaranteeing access to BBC services If you have particular views on how you expect BBC services to be available to you, please let us know. You say- I do not have any particular views on this section at present. But what about Iplayer only giving 7 days to see/hear a show. Imagine I hear a NEW show, One I never found before, It is great and want to listen to an earlier prog I probably can't because it is a weekly show. Iplayer is 7 days, why not longer? 3 weeks? Proposed principle: Guaranteeing access to BBC services

If you have particular views on how you expect BBC services to be available to you, please let us know.

You say– I do not have any particular views on this section at present.

But what about Iplayer only giving 7 days to see/hear a show. Imagine I hear a NEW show, One I never found before, It is great and want to listen to an earlier prog I probably can’t because it is a weekly show. Iplayer is 7 days, why not longer? 3 weeks?

]]> By: Jack http://brideswell.com/content/sci-tech/time-to-start-work-to-save-the-bbc/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Jack Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:12 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=675#comment-416 The Archive, 6 Music and the website have a nexus in the John Peel sessions. The John Peel sessions were part of my musical heritage, and I think they are part of the ethos of 6 Music. Originally brodcast for free, they now stand out as a mighty cultural treasure. But all that is available are 30sec clips OR maybe get 6 Music's Marc Riley to play a session. The webpage showcasing the sessions (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/) has a banner informing us that the page hasn't been updated since 2005, and it has been kept for reference. The implication being that as soon as some exec decides that the relevance has gone, so will the page. Originality is being dismissed in favour of mass appeal. Who is going to be able to stumble upon the likes of Ivor Cutler in this bland future? I despair. The Archive, 6 Music and the website have a nexus in the John Peel sessions. The John Peel sessions were part of my musical heritage, and I think they are part of the ethos of 6 Music. Originally brodcast for free, they now stand out as a mighty cultural treasure. But all that is available are 30sec clips OR maybe get 6 Music’s Marc Riley to play a session.
The webpage showcasing the sessions (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/) has a banner informing us that the page hasn’t been updated since 2005, and it has been kept for reference. The implication being that as soon as some exec decides that the relevance has gone, so will the page. Originality is being dismissed in favour of mass appeal. Who is going to be able to stumble upon the likes of Ivor Cutler in this bland future? I despair.

]]> By: Jack http://brideswell.com/content/sci-tech/time-to-start-work-to-save-the-bbc/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Jack Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:14:14 +0000 http://brideswell.com/content/?p=675#comment-415 This BBC-o-gram helps to visualise the BBC budget, and graphically shows how miniscule the 6 music budget is. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/01/information-beautiful-bbc-o-gram-spending This BBC-o-gram helps to visualise the BBC budget, and graphically shows how miniscule the 6 music budget is.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/01/information-beautiful-bbc-o-gram-spending

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