The BBC have had an amazing Olympics. Without doubt the coverage has been pretty spectacular. Not only has there been wall to wall coverage on BBC 1 but up to 20 digital channels have offered different sports.
I don't agree with everything the BBC does, but on sports coverage they have excelled. So, my proposal is this: scrap the little watched BBC 3, merge BBC 4 into BBC 2 (returning BBC 2 into its previous remit of a knowledge rather than 'infotainment' channel).
With the money saved, set up a new BBC 24 hour Sports Channel, to rival Sky Sports. The BBC have the journos/commentators, and the technical expertise. With a dedicated sports channel, we might even retain Formula One for example, instead of wasting Licence Fee money on minority TV channels that few watch.
A variant of my idea above - would be to put the proposals to the Licence Fee Payers - and ask them to vote on them. I have already presented a Bill to Parliament to democratise the Licence Fee:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9647000/9647080.stm
Rob Halfon ~ Working Hard for Harlow, Hastingwood, Matching, Nazeing, Roydon & Sheering
While I agree with some of what is said it is total rubbish that BBC3 is not watched by many people. To the contrary it is watched by many particularly in the young adults bracket- one less well served by the other BBC channel output.
ReplyDeleteWhile many people like to watch the sports output offered by the BBC, to scrap a channel that caters for as many interests as possible and replace it with a sports news channel is a rediculous idea at a time of cost cutting