CANARYKING 637 Posted October 31, 2022 Big amalgamation after 2 pm. Apparently Saturday afternoon is okay, not sure about midweek but the Scimmage looks doomed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norfolk Dan 308 Posted October 31, 2022 What's the context to this ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,657 Posted October 31, 2022 BBC have announced cuts to their local radio coverage ~ as ever, politics is to blame… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 637 Posted October 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Norfolk Dan said: What's the context to this ? Found it on BBC News webpage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,342 Posted October 31, 2022 It looks like live sport is unaffected so Canary Call looks safe for now ( phew ) 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 1,893 Posted October 31, 2022 It's here: BBC News - BBC local radio faces significant cuts to programming https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63455192 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 1,893 Posted October 31, 2022 11 minutes ago, ......and Smith must score. said: It looks like live sport is unaffected so Canary Call looks safe for now ( phew ) 😉 Canary Call isn't live sport. Neither is The Scrimmage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city4eva 209 Posted November 1, 2022 8 hours ago, ......and Smith must score. said: It looks like live sport is unaffected so Canary Call looks safe for now ( phew ) 😉 looks like canary call is history Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,342 Posted November 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Pyro Pete said: Canary Call isn't live sport. Neither is The Scrimmage. CC is borderline live sport - blood sport - as it gets pretty lairy at times.😉 I suspect it’ll stay because 6pm seems to be when the local BBC stations switch over from local transmission. CC is part of the sport package which starts at 2pm so I can’t think why they would pull that from the schedule. The Scrimmage is a standalone programme and broadcast after 6pm so unfortunately it looks like that’s had it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WD40 720 Posted November 1, 2022 Would seem crazy to get rid of it. How expensive can it be to make? All the entertainment is free from the callers. It’s a local institution. Short sighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,914 Posted November 1, 2022 Just part of the hatred the Tories have for the BBC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,738 Posted November 1, 2022 I blame the Webbers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 1, 2022 41 minutes ago, WD40 said: Would seem crazy to get rid of it. How expensive can it be to make? All the entertainment is free from the callers. It’s a local institution. Short sighted. And how often do you put it on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said: Just part of the hatred the Tories have for the BBC It has literally nothing at all to do with the Tories hating the BBC. Literally says in the article that the resource is being redirected to digital content. What do you do more of, watching iplayer or listening to Radio Norfolk? Answer honestly? It is down to the general public not listening to the radio as much, and not choosing local stations when they do. Edited November 1, 2022 by TeemuVanBasten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 1, 2022 2 hours ago, ......and Smith must score. said: The Scrimmage is a standalone programme and broadcast after 6pm so unfortunately it looks like that’s had it. If they turn it into a YouTube show, wouldn't that count as "digital content", which is where the BBC says they want to focus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,914 Posted November 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: It has literally nothing at all to do with the Tories hating the BBC. Literally says in the article that the resource is being redirected to digital content. What do you do more of, watching iplayer or listening to Radio Norfolk? Answer honestly? It is down to the general public not listening to the radio as much, and not choosing local stations when they do. The simple answer is that properly funded the BBC could do both. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 1, 2022 Just now, dylanisabaddog said: The simple answer is that properly funded the BBC could do both. You don't support the two year license fee freeze then, in a cost of living crisis? The BBC is a behemoth. Its their decision to try and compete with Netflix for drama programming so they can try and get lucky to make dosh licensing their programmes all over the world, like Peaky Blinders. If anything they have become too big. The travesty is that they are spending our money trying to make programmes that appeal to American audiences, and culling local services to help fund it. The Tories are not the root source of every problem you encounter in your life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WD40 720 Posted November 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: And how often do you put it on? Don’t live local but stick it on when I’m in the area. But I suppose I wouldn’t be able to listen to it every week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number9 272 Posted November 1, 2022 BBC = dinosaur Stop taxing me for that chuff! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,161 Posted November 1, 2022 The Scrimmage should become a podcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,295 Posted November 1, 2022 2 hours ago, A Load of Squit said: The Scrimmage should become a podcast. Already is https://open.spotify.com/show/7fWcMhMuWIutjpA2SX5znh?si=ll-G9F-4QCmANBeE7SPIBw&utm_source=copy-link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,317 Posted November 1, 2022 The scrimmage is one of the BBC's most successful local sports podcasts so i suspect it will be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 637 Posted November 1, 2022 Who watches all that crap that’s on BBC3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, CANARYKING said: Who watches all that crap that’s on BBC3 There's a BBC3? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 953 Posted November 1, 2022 8 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: You don't support the two year license fee freeze then, in a cost of living crisis? The BBC is a behemoth. Its their decision to try and compete with Netflix for drama programming so they can try and get lucky to make dosh licensing their programmes all over the world, like Peaky Blinders. If anything they have become too big. The travesty is that they are spending our money trying to make programmes that appeal to American audiences, and culling local services to help fund it. The Tories are not the root source of every problem you encounter in your life. The Tories might not be the cause of all the problems, but they are the cause of this. They've been trying to undermine the BBC for years at the behest of their commercial media backers like Murdoch and Maxwell before him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldy09 156 Posted November 1, 2022 TV License should go = perhaps a smaller local radio could be the answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
