Telly tattle

[caddyman]

There seems to be some attempt to start a scheduling row between the BBC and ITV over the scheduling of the final season of Spooks and the second series of Downton Abbey, both of which air at the same time, starting on 18 September.

The BBC said that since they are entirely different shows, they are offering viewers a real choice. ITV haven’t said anything, as far as I can see.

It’s clearly a sign that the silly season is not yet over. Who cares if two programmes clash in this day and age? For 35 years give or take, VCRs have been widely available and for the past six or seven the BBC have has iPlayer online. More recently ITV have introduced their own ITV Player online and if you have satellite or cable it’s all available on demand anyway. You don’t even have to record it any more; you just watch it when you feel like it.

I shall watch both shows. And I doubt I’ll watch either of them on 18 September, just because.

Comments

[ex_2d96]

Just because, indeed, Bry. Assert your independence. You tell 'em.

[w00hoo.livejournal.com]

Since having a pair of PVR's in the house, I can't remember the last time I actually watched a program 'live' on TV. It was probably football because I don't care enough about it to record it.

[ladkyis.livejournal.com]

I watch TV too sometimes, Who Do You think you are on Wednesdays, The Locator on Tuesdays I used to watch something on a Sunday until it ran out. I will be watching Downton Abbey. Spooks didn't appeal. I watch Extreme Makeover:home Edition too mostly because I just love Paul Di Meo. I also watch Create and Craft TV because they have loads of things I desperately need now that I scrapbook instead of sew.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

I'll watch Downton, but have never seen Spooks. It seems more silly to me to have the news on both channels at 10.

[agentinfinity.livejournal.com]

Wow, at this rate the BBC will have to schedule all their programmes after 11pm so as not to clash with any prime time output from anyone. This does seem especially silly as they're not the same thing at all and completely recordable, as you say.

The BBC seem to get it in the neck about scheduling against ITV. Sadly, this meant they moved the last series of Strictly Come Dancing so that it didn't clash with X Factor, meaning it was at an entirely silly very early time which instead clashed with Mal's bedtime. Because it's live I quite like to watch it when its scheduled, as it feels better that way. I don't give a damn about X Factor, however, and was most put out. Apparently we have the right to the choice of being massively inconvenienced. Hurray for choice. Seemingly the BBC are not allowed to compete with other channels because competing is not what they're there for. I'm not sure what they are there for these days, other than to be kicked about by politicians.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

It's true. They ain't perfect, but poor old Auntie can't do right for doing wrong, it seems.

Politics won't be happy until the Beeb is dispensed with; then they'll realise too late what they are missing. :-(

[agentinfinity.livejournal.com]

I very much enjoyed my Global Media module at uni, during which time the Nigerian lecturer told us how Britain had the very best public service broadcasting in the world and really should be a bit more appreciative of that fact. There was also a bit of Murdoch bashing in there too... gotta love a bit of Murdoch bashing.